OCEAN CITY — Maryland’s highest court ruled this week an Ocean City taxi cab driver is entitled to monetary damages awarded to her following an accident on Coastal Highway in 2008, overturning the Court of Special Appeals’ decision that an issue with the reading of the jury verdict nullified the award of damages.On July 4,… Read more »
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J/R’s Addresses Parking Concerns; Owner Clarifies Position On Meters
OCEAN CITY – J/R’s House of Ribs reached out this week to clear the air over ongoing miscommunication on the restaurant’s position of paid parking on 131st Street, especially now that the business has been threatened.A couple of weeks ago, The Dispatch published a clarification following an article, “Council Moves Ahead With Paid Parking Areas”,… Read more »
Senator Captures Fastest Pickin’ Title
SNOW HILL — State Senator Jim Mathias (D-38), who represents the Lower Shore, added another feather to his cap so to speak last week when he won the 2013 Mountaire Chickin’ Pickin’ title at the Delmarva Chicken Festival, toppling the defending national champion in the finals.Each year during the Delmarva Chicken Festival, an annual event… Read more »
Robot Probes Suspicious Package Found On Beach
OCEAN CITY – A bomb scare on the beach last Friday turned out to be a non-hazardous object but nonetheless protocol was followed and robotic equipment was deployed.Around 6 p.m. last Friday the Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) called in a suspicious device to the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) and the resort’s Fire and… Read more »
Md. Delegate Gets Hands Wet At Diakonia; Mizeur Mulling Run At Governor’s Post
OCEAN CITY – On Tuesday, Delegate Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery) led a public service project at Diakonia, a shelter and emergency food services organization based in West Ocean City.Upon arrival Volunteer Organizer at Diakonia Susan Blaney with Program Coordinator Laura Rosenfeld at her side gave Mizeur, who has been contemplating a run at governor, her campaign… Read more »
County Continues Inside Promotions
SNOW HILL — The retirement of Worcester County former Chief Administrator Gerald Mason has resulted in a domino effect of in-house promotions, including this week’s shakeup inside the county’s finance office.Some of those promotions will likely come with learning curves, said County Commission President Bud Church. But Church added that the commission was unanimous in… Read more »
Assault Charge For Knife Threat
OCEAN CITY — A Salisbury man faces two counts of first-degree assault and other serious charges this week after allegedly threatening two individuals with a knife in the downtown Ocean City area early Saturday morning.Around 2:25 a.m. last Saturday, two individuals, a 21-year-old male and a 22-year-old male, both of Philadelphia, approached an OCPD officer… Read more »
Assateague Welcomes New Foal, Expects Another Soon
ASSATEAGUE — The wild pony herd’s newest edition has been quietly getting its legs under it in a remote area at the national seashore.The latest addition to Assateague’s famed pony herd, with its rather sterile early moniker N9BFQ-GL, was birthed on Assateague sometime in mid-May. The sorrel foal was the first new edition to the… Read more »
Art Exhibit In Berlin To Benefit Wounded Warriors
BERLIN — A month-long art feature by local artist Bill Thomas begins this Friday at The Globe in Berlin, and the 10-year Army veteran has pledged to donate all of the proceeds to the Wounded Warrior Project.The idea for the showing came through coincidence. Thomas’ day job often takes him to The Globe for deliveries…. Read more »
NEW FOR THURSDAY: Assateague Welcomes New Foal, Expects Another Soon
ASSATEAGUE — The wild pony herd’s newest edition has been quietly getting its legs under it in a remote area at the national seashore.The latest addition to Assateague’s famed pony herd, with its rather sterile early moniker N9BFQ-GL, was birthed on Assateague sometime in mid-May. The sorrel foal was the first new edition to the… Read more »