OCEAN CITY — Ocean City is requesting state capital funding for a new boat ramp.The total project cost is estimated at $4.15 million including land acquisition. The town is asking for $1 million in assistance. State funds will be used to pay for dredging a navigable channel to the new ramp location and to assist… Read more »
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Dew Tour Athletes Interviewed
OCEAN CITY – The Dew Tour has taken over the resort this week and BMX vert athlete Jamie Bestwick and skate vert athletes Bob Burnquist and Pierre-Luc Gagnon found the time to talk to The Dispatch prior to the start of the Pantech Open.Bestwick of England has won first place in year-end Dew Cup standings… Read more »
Resort Commits Funding To Arts Building
OCEAN CITY – Council chambers was packed to capacity on Tuesday afternoon when the Art League of Ocean City’s long battle with the city for a new cultural headquarters in the resort finally came to an end.The Art League of Ocean City (ALOC) originated in the 1960’s and has been working out of the same… Read more »
Passion, Consistency Key At The Place For Ribs
OCEAN CITY – J/R’s Ribs is celebrating its 32nd year anniversary as well as the return of its creator, Jack Hubberman, to the restaurant’s uptown Ocean City location.In 1980, Hubberman opened J/R’s Ribs on 62nd Street and four years later opened its second location on 131st Street.“After a lot of research and a strong feeling… Read more »
‘Buy Local’ Challenge Aims To Educate
BERLIN — Members of the community from several walks of life will be coming together next month in an attempt to take on the “Buy Local” challenge.For the month of August, they encourage everyone to try to buy fresh food from local farmers and growers.“We’re very passionate about it,” said Bryan Brushmiller of Burley Oak… Read more »
Worcester Summer Academy Focuses On Rockets
BERLIN — Students in Worcester County are being encouraged to aim for the stars this summer, both figuratively and literally.The county’s Board of Education is partnering with NASA once again this year to offer a month-long Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) summer academy focused on students, grades 6-8. The camp culminates with a large… Read more »
New Worship Center Plans Move Forward
SNOW HILL — Plans for a new Ocean City Worship Center received a favorable recommendation last Thursday from the Worcester County Planning Commission.Though unable to convince the commission that a place of worship shouldn’t have to meet commercial standards, representatives from the center did manage to get a number of restrictions waived.Attorney Mark Cropper appeared… Read more »
Berlin Man Faces Life In Prison After Plea
SNOW HILL — A Berlin man, shot by Ocean City police last December during a stabbing attack on his estranged wife, faces life in prison today after essentially admitting to attempted first-degree murder during a hearing last week.Marvin Jefferson Mitchell, 28, appeared in court last Friday for a motions hearing in advance of his trial… Read more »
Amped Riders Camp Starts Sunday
BERLIN — When Garry Moore lost half of his foot during a marine construction accident in 1997, he feared that he would never be able to skate again. After two years of trying to skate with a rolled up sneaker, Moore made a bold decision. He would undergo a trans-tibial (below the knee) amputation and… Read more »
Del. Building Fraud Nets 4 Years
BERLIN- Following a conviction on fraud charges in June, a local man was sentenced last week to four years in jail and ordered to pay over $100,000 in restitution to a South Bethany family in connection with a project to renovate and expand their home.Theodore Barrett, Jr., 39, of Selbyville was sentenced in Delaware Superior… Read more »