BERLIN – Four Republicans in the south end of Worcester County hope to compete with a Democratic candidate in the general election for the District 1 County Commissioner post.The Dispatch spoke to the four Republican District 1 candidates last week in advance of the Sept. 14 primary.Larry Ward: “We need change and we need change… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — It would be safe to assume that there will be hundreds of little girls screaming at the top of their lungs on Sunday on the Ocean City Boardwalk.Ocean City’s much publicized partnership with Radio Disney will hold its swan song of events for the summer as a band being touted as the… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — In the brief this week, a few pending ordinances took steps to getting solidified into law, one ordinance did get penned in officially and a downtown business was given permission to charge for parking after hours.Grilling In Public Lots Illegal Without PermitThe Mayor and Council breezed through the second required reading of… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The local economy could suffer a severe blow if Worcester County does not receive federal funds to widen the Snow Hill freight railroad line, which carries grain for poultry feed, to accommodate larger rail cars.Expanding the railroad to carry larger cars, which can transport more grain, is vital to keeping the poultry… Read more »

T.K. DickersonStaff WriterFENWICK ISLAND – Nancy Ruppert is no stranger to owning and operating retail stores in Fenwick Island, as she has owned Body Double, a swimwear store, for nearly 25 years. When she realized that her customers’ need for casual wear was growing and Body Double alone could not accommodate, she opened her most… Read more »

BERLIN – A Berlin man arrested in May in one of the most significant cocaine busts in recent county history had the local charges against him dropped last week after he was indicted earlier this month in U.S. District Court on federal drug distribution charges.The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office criminal enforcement team this spring concluded… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Two Salisbury residents were arrested on cocaine distribution charges last week after allegedly selling the illegal narcotic to an undercover OCPD detective on several different occasions over the last month or so.During the month of July, an undercover OCPD narcotics detective initiated an investigation into a suspected dealer known as Dujuan Terrell… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Several Boardwalk merchants were named as defendants in a multi-million civil suit filed on Monday in U.S. District Court by the maker of high-end luxury handbags for selling counterfeit merchandise earlier this summer.Coach, Inc. and Coach Services, Inc. on Monday filed suits in U.S. District Court against a dozen individual Boardwalk stores… Read more »

BERLIN – The field of applicants for the recently vacated Worcester County Circuit Court judgeship was made public this week and includes a handful of familiar names including a sitting Circuit Court Master and a few well-known local attorneys.The Maryland Judicial Nominating Committee late Wednesday posted the list of applicants for the Worcester County Circuit… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The battle between the state’s wholesalers and the Liquor Control Board for Worcester County (LCB) for a stronger foothold on the second tier of the state’s three-tier alcohol system seems to be one of the driving forces behind continuous allegations and ongoing investigations against the quasi-governmental monopoly.Simply put, some wholesalers believe that… Read more »