With $200,000 in public funds secured, it now looks like all is lined up for filming of the independent movie “Ping-Pong Summer” to commence next month.This was not an easy decision for most and it’s understandable. A practical and conservative nature confirms government has no right spending public dollars on a private movie venture. However,… Read more »
Eight months after the horrific accident on Coastal Highway, the Baby Ava case came to a quiet close on Wednesday when the man responsible accepted fault, plead guilty and immediately went to jail.As is the case with many court cases of this magnitude, the judge ordered a pre-sentence investigation that will hopefully result in Andre… Read more »
False Claims Disturbing Editor:As much as I promised myself that I would remain a spectator of local politics, I find myself unable to stand by and let the misinformation put forth by Council President Jim Hall in an article dated July 19, “Costs To Remove Former City Manager Estimated At $252K” go uncontested.The 2007-2008 budget… Read more »
The ban on skateboarding in Ocean City has always been perplexing and the grassroots movement underway currently may have better luck getting the city to change its current approach to skateboarding than it will with the surf beach rules.Nobody likes the current surf beach concept of two streets selected each day and the Inlet offered… Read more »
Some winds of controversy have been blowing around the proposed Uptown Beach Bash of late.Over the winter, an alliance consisting of veteran business owners in north Ocean City was formed to try and brainstorm ways to ensure the businesses in the north end of the island were getting a fair shake as far as event… Read more »
True Heroes At Work Editor:When I was in Ocean City recently, my daughter and I enjoyed a day at the beach at the Clarion hotel where a too-familiar drama played out that reminded me of the many heroic responsibilities of your Surf Rescue Technicians, known to beachgoers for generations as “lifeguards.”We watched as a little… Read more »
These are the best of times for Berlin as an unprecedented swell of community pride and entrepreneurial spirit has become deeply woven in the historic town.What’s happening currently in Berlin is tremendous. It’s palpable and rooted in the belief the town is a hotbed for commerce and the epitome of a unique small town that… Read more »
On the one-month anniversary of his first day on the job, City Manager David Recor faced his first true political firestorm of sorts.Last Wednesday, July 11 (his first day on the job was Monday, June 11), all hell broke loose in the local surf community upon what appeared to be the sudden enforcement by the… Read more »
Thanks To Officials Editor:Kudos to our elected officials in Ocean City for re-introducing the topic of a smoking ban on our beaches. As I recall, this past January is when it was mentioned in The Dispatch that 69,000 butts had been collected in the provided cans throughout OC beaches and I was happy to read about… Read more »
Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan created a stir last week when he addressed the possibility of an outright smoking ban on the beach, saying, “It is time to take the next step. It is time to move forward progressively to attack this problem.”This is not a new issue for Ocean City. Two years ago, the… Read more »