Family Responds To Mayor’s InterviewEditor:I feel compelled to publicly respond to and correct certain falsehoods made by Mayor Rick Meehan in his recent interview on WMDT Channel 47. My grandfather was Nathan Rapoport and I have been involved with this property my entire life. For the last 105 years our family has been in continuous… Read more »
Tired Of Tough TalkEditor:Regarding the recent “unsanctioned” H2OI event and the presence of these vehicles in Ocean City, I appreciate your updates with The Dispatch’s Daily Buzz E-Mails.First, I want to commend Chief Ross Buzzuro, his officers, the allied partners and first responders that assisted in an attempt to keep our town safe this past… Read more »
Chaotic Scene In OCEditor:My wife and I bicycled south to the Bayside Skillet at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30. We were shocked by the drag racing up and down Coastal Highway. Cars were fishtailing, racing each other, driving fast across lanes and screeching rubber. The noise was deafening. We felt particularly at risk in… Read more »
Bay Grasses Need AttentionEditor:Why are the bay grasses in Sinepuxent Bay dying?I have kayaked the Sinepuxent Bay waters for more than a decade. I have seen lots of changes but this year the change is exceptional. Earlier in the summer, I noted on the shallow water flats behind Assateague Island that certain area of the… Read more »
Enforcement Of Laws NeededEditor:I have been coming to Ocean City since I was 13. I’m going to be 62 in November.The last 10 to 12 years I come three to five weeks a year. I own two weeks timeshare at the Bay Club. I stay one or two weeks at the Holiday Inn on 17th… Read more »
Homeless Problem Ruins OC VacationEditor:My wife and I just returned from a week in Ocean City. It was our first visit here and we had heard how wonderful the shore is at this time of year when the weather is pleasant and the crowds at a minimum. We did a great deal of planning and… Read more »
Hopeful For Happy Ending On BoardwalkEditor:Recently, I received an email regarding the possibility of removing Dumser’s Dairyland, formerly Nathan Rappoport’s building on the Boardwalk in what I call the old Ocean City, Md. The idea of removing such an historical building is upsetting to me as well as may older and younger sisters, Jeanne Thrush… Read more »
Trailer Ticket Infuriates VisitorEditor:My father was a life guard from the mid-40s to the late 50s. I grew up in OC during my childhood summers. My Mother had a great restaurant called the Captain’s Galley. I have been vacationing all my life in OC, Md.The last 11 years my wife and I have been coming… Read more »
Dumser’s Not Interested In Being Town’s TenantEditor:I would like to address all of our great customers and workers at the South Division Street location for the last 35-plus years. There’s been a lot of speculation in the last two weeks about our future at this location. I would like to thank you for all your… Read more »
Support After Court Verdict AppreciatedEditor:I want to express my heartfelt appreciation for the thousand-plus posts that appeared within 12 hours after the publication in the Dispatch on Aug. 11, 2017, of the article regarding a court decision about the Nathan Rapoport property located at 601 S. Atlantic Avenue.For almost two generations, Don Timmons, the owner… Read more »