OCEAN CITY — Near-perfect weather along with summer-like crowds on many weekends during the holidays resulted in a new attendance records for Winterfest this year, Ocean City officials learned on Monday.While the weather has taken a sudden turn for the worse this week with a return of winter temperatures, many days in late November and… Read more »
BERLIN– Surreal.That’s the only word Tiffanie Nichols can use to describe the devastating fire that destroyed her family’s home just minutes after they were able to escape safely. She and her husband and their three children were in the middle of a quiet Sunday afternoon at home when the fire began.“The fire started in a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s newest city manager, the self-proclaimed “happiest person in the room,” was formally introduced on Wednesday morning, ending a roughly five-month search to replace his predecessor.After a national search yielded dozens of applicants, the Mayor and Council on Wednesday morning officially introduced Miller, an experienced municipal administrator, as the resort’s newest… Read more »
BERLIN – The moment President Barack Obama stood in Washington and called for a “sense of urgency” in the fight against gun violence, Bob Arthur knew he was going to be getting very busy at his gun shop in Berlin.Arthur, who owns Arthur’s Shooter Supply on Old Ocean City Boulevard outside Berlin, believes the president’s… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s newest city manager, the self-proclaimed “happiest person in the room,” was formally introduced on Wednesday morning, ending a roughly five-month search to replace his predecessor.After a national search yielded dozens of applicants, the Mayor and Council on Wednesday morning officially introduced Doug Miller, an experienced municipal administrator, as the resort’s… Read more »
BERLIN – Local officials remain excited about the prospect of an excursion train in Worcester County following a visit to the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad in North Carolina.Representatives from Berlin, Snow Hill and Worcester County spent two days in Bryson City, N.C. last week visiting the town and the excursion railroad that reportedly transformed it…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Near-perfect weather along with summer-like crowds on many weekends during the holidays resulted in a new attendance records for Winterfest this year, Ocean City officials learned on Monday.While the weather has taken a sudden turn for the worse this week with a return of winter temperatures, many days in late November and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s administration this week announced over $11 million in effective neighborhood revitalization and job creation programs to local jurisdictions all over the state including several in Worcester County and around the Lower Shore.Hogan announced on Tuesday the roughly $11 million in grants will be made available to local jurisdictions,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While many in the community have likened Worcester County’s Department of Liquor Control to a fast-sinking ship, its director recently made it clear that he is not willing to let that ship go down without a fight.In a letter obtained by The Dispatch dated Dec. 11, DLC Director Bobby Cowger wrote a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — More than 350 people packed the Temple Bat Yam synagogue this week to say goodbye to distinguished businessman and beloved community leader Hal Glick, who passed away on Dec. 24.Glick, 74, ended his courageous battle with cancer on Christmas Eve with his loving family at his side and leaves behind a lasting… Read more »