SELBYVILLE – New features surrounding The Freeman Stage at Bayside will better accommodate the patrons and artists leading the venue into its 10th season.Alyson Cunningham, communications and public relations manager for the Joshua M. Freeman Foundation – the nonprofit that runs the Freeman Stage – said notable additions will propel the venue into its next… Read more »
BERLIN – Town officials are hoping an online contest could bring a $25,000 grant to Berlin.Berlin is one of a number of municipalities entered in this year’s America’s Main Streets contest offered through Independent We Stand. The contest’s grand prize is $25,000.“This contest, unlike the Budget Travel contest, involves a cash prize,” said Ivy Wells,… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The Snow Hill Blues Jam will celebrate 10 years with a tribute to a local musician.The 10th annual Snow Hill Blues Jam is set for March 11 at the town’s old firehouse. This year’s event will honor Mike Armstrong, a local musician who passed away in September.Armstrong was a member of the… Read more »
By Joseph F. PalmisanoSpecial To The DispatchBERLIN — A recent trip to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis exposed me to the exploits of Stephen Decatur. Since he had ties to Worcester County, I decided to find out more about his naval hero and I wasn’t disappointed.He was born in 1779 at Sinepuxent in Worcester… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Town of Ocean City followed through this week on an initiative to paint a “thin blue line” along a section of 65th Street in support of the resort’s police department.In December, the Mayor and Council approved a measure that began at the police commission level to paint a “thin blue line”… Read more »
BERLIN – Local officials approved plans for a permanent sign to replace the longstanding banner at Berlin Town Hall.The Berlin Historic District Commission (HDC) approved plans for a new sign to replace the “America’s Coolest Small Town” banner that has adorned town hall for the past few years.“Thank you to the town for investing in… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — If new regulations are going to be in place prohibiting bow-riding in Ocean City this summer, it will have to be approved as legislation and not by regulation as originally planned.In the wake of several serious boating accidents in the resort last summer, including a fatal propeller strike that claimed the life… Read more »
BERLIN – As students at Stephen Decatur High School filtered into the cafeteria and through the lunch line Tuesday, things were noticeably different.The normal lunch trays and food the students were accustomed to seeing were replaced with Chinese take-out containers and a plethora of Asian cuisine options. A sign out front proudly displayed the words… Read more »
SNOW HILL – After years of dealing with an overcrowded building plagued by plumbing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning problems, students and staff at Snow Hill High School now have a state-of-the-art facility to call their own.While the baseball and softball fields are still under construction, work on the Snow Hill High School (SHHS) building… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — The National Park Service is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) in support of a new flexible design strategy for relocating campsites at the Oceanside Campground on Assateague that are lost or repeatedly damaged by coastal storm events.Several new locations within the developed area on Assateague Island are under consideration in the EA. The… Read more »