OCEAN CITY- Like many of the offseason projects conducted in the resort this winter, beach replenishment in Ocean City has not been immune to the unusually harsh weather and now has a target completion date of May 10, or about five weeks after what was originally planned.The preliminary work on the vast network of dunes… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE- While everything is a go for the upcoming season, Assateague State Park officials this week announced they are not accepting campsite reservations for 2015 until the final plans for a major project scheduled for next winter are finalized.Assateague State Park is holding off on accepting reservations for the 2015 camping season until it has… Read more »
NEWARK — The Worcester County Board of Education this week approved the second phase of a vast number of safety measures at public schools across the county.Following the Sandy Hook tragedy in late 2012, Worcester County Public Schools officials worked closely with local law enforcement, school administrators, parents, teachers and students to review and evaluate… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – With the summer season approaching, Ocean City tourism representatives receive an update this week on the current advertising campaign.Andy Malis and Allison Fiorelli of MGH, Ocean City’s advertising agency, attended this week’s Tourism Commission meeting to present an update on this summer’s advertising campaign.Fiorelli began by explaining the thought behind Ocean City’s… Read more »
Kathy PhillipsSpecial To The DispatchThese spring days set our minds to cleaning the yard, opening the pool and getting the boat ready for summer fishing season. Our coastal watershed is a summertime playground for boating, fishing, crabbing, clamming and swimming. Each of us needs to do our part to keep our waterways ‘swimmable and fishable.’… Read more »
SALISBURY — A divided council postponed a vote this week to pass an ordinance on first reading increasing the salaries of future Mayor and Council members.The ordinance states, “the Salary Review Committee is appointed by the mayor to review the salaries of the mayor and council members and to make salary recommendations which shall be considered… Read more »
BERLIN — An elderly couple’s apparent planned murder-suicide shocked many in the Berlin community this week, but many found comfort in their memories of the long-time residents.Early Wednesday morning, around 8, the Berlin Police Department received a call in reference to a shooting. Along with Berlin officers, the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI) responded… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A loud boom on Monday, followed by windows rattling and homes and businesses shaking, was due to a sonic boom related to military jets in a testing track off the coast.Many residents and visitors reported the incident shortly after noon on Monday and initially there were concerns it was the result of… Read more »
BERLIN — With thousands of people cramming into downtown Berlin last Saturday for a multitude of events, highlighted by the wildly successful “America’s Coolest Small Town” celebration, one of the interesting side stories to emerge is that Berlin does not have a public urination ordinance on its books.The huge party held in celebration of the… Read more »
BERLIN – Worcester County residents are encouraged to clean out their medicine cabinets and participate in Operation Medicine Drop: Safe Communities-Healthy Waterways, a one-day drug take back effort on April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at numerous locations throughout Worcester County.Assateague Coastal Trust/COASTKEEPER, Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, Berlin, Ocean City and Ocean Pines… Read more »