OCEAN CITY — A New Castle, Del. man faces 20 charges this week after allegedly being part of a group that jumped and robbed a man in downtown Ocean City last Sunday and then ran over one of his alleged co-conspirators with a vehicle in an attempt to get away.Dominick Mendez-Powell, 20, of New Castle,… Read more »
BERLIN- Five standout student-athletes were recently inducted to Worcester Prep’s prestigious 12-letter Club, continuing a long tradition at the Berlin school.The five student-athletes were inducted to the 12-letter club for lettering in three varsity sports in each of their four upper-school years at Worcester Prep. The students participated in a fall, winter and spring varsity… Read more »
With spring high school sports seasons on indefinite hiatus, The Dispatch thought it might be interesting and fun to take a look back at what was making local sports headlines this same week in years past. Many of the players went on to do great things in college both athletically and academically and some now… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In an effort to fill the void of many special events canceled because of the ongoing health crisis, the Town of Ocean City this week announced it is offering a free drive-in movie each week at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center.Starting Monday, June 15, the town of Ocean City is offering… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A New Castle, Del. man faces 20 charges this week after allegedly being part of a group that jumped and robbed a man in downtown Ocean City last Sunday and then ran over one of his alleged co-conspirators with a vehicle in an attempt to get away.Dominick Mendez-Powell, 20, of New Castle,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — As expected, Gov. Larry Hogan late Wednesday announced the state was prepared to enter stage two of his phased recovery plan, but unexpected was his continued reluctance to ease the struggles of the restaurant and hospitality industries.Hogan announced on Wednesday stage two of his Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery would take effect… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The future of the Boardwalk tram this summer remains in limbo this week after the Transportation Committee again deferred a decision until the pandemic picture becomes clearer.During its meeting in early May, the Transportation Committee debated the merits of running the Boardwalk tram at all this summer, regardless of what stage the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — It took considerable debate, but resort officials this week decided to meet virtually every day if necessary to expedite the approval process for local businesses seeking to use public property for outdoor seating.Last week, Gov. Larry Hogan announced a relaxation of some of the restrictions under stage one of his recovery plan… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Two juvenile females were injured including one flown to Shock Trauma when a personal watercraft collided with another vessel in the Assawoman Bay on Saturday afternoon.Around 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) and the Ocean City Fire Department were dispatched to a reported personal watercraft accident in the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Some local businesses in the race to get open with limited outdoor seating on their private property got a boost from the Mayor and Council late Thursday in the form of conditional approval as long as their applications have been submitted and they are in the pipeline, while others seeking to use… Read more »