BERLIN – When trick-or-treaters young and old head out for the annual Halloween tradition later this month, the scariest sights they might see are the “No Candy at This Residence” signs posted on the doors of the dozens of registered sex offenders in the area.The rather ominous signs adorned with a sneering pumpkin were sent… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A Baltimore man apparently went back to the same well once too often last weekend after getting arrested for trying to break into a mid-town surf shop which connected him to the burglary of a similar business in town.Last Saturday, Ocean City police responded to a reported burglary in progress at the… Read more »

BERLIN – After eight years of serving the town of Berlin, Administrative Director Linda Bambary retired from her post this week.“I have mixed feelings,” Bambary said on Tuesday, her last day on the job. “I’ve worked with the staff and the council the last eight years. We’ve been through our highs and lows. We’ve been… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Local restaurants are pulling for a strong weekend showing from diners before they call the first-ever “Fall OC Restaurant Week” an overall success.As of yesterday, an overwhelming majority of the restaurants involved in the third installment of the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association event have seen their numbers at least “on pace” with… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The trial in the $1.3 million-plus lawsuit filed last year against the Worcester County Board of Education by a private contractor replaced mid-way through the construction of the new Ocean City Elementary School over two years ago concluded late yesterday after four days when visiting Judge R. L. Karwacki ruled in favor… Read more »

BERLIN – Registered voters in the municipal limits of Berlin head to the polls next Tuesday to elect a mayor and a new council member for District 2.As was the case with last week’s District 2 candidates, The Dispatch presented a series of questions on current events to mayoral candidates  Gee Williams, the town’s interim mayor… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City added another award to its proverbial mantle this week as town officials were presented with the national ICMA “Voice of the People” award.Public Works Director Hal Adkins was presented with the annual award given to cities all over the country exemplifying the highest standards of services provided to its residents… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Assessments of real estate values in Ocean City were officially completed last week, and while it should come as no surprise to property owners that the assessed value of their homes and businesses have gone down since the last assessment three years ago, the results reveal a downward trend not seen in… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The Coastal Bays Critical Area is due for some regulatory changes, staff informed the Worcester County Commissioners this week.New septic systems in the Coastal Bays Critical Area will be required in the future to install pre-treatment technology to reduce nutrient loading on local waters. Consequently, the county must amend the Critical Area… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Seventeen-year-old Amy Swain received two educations of sorts last Saturday night in West Ocean City: one with a price and one that was priceless.Swain and her mother, Katie, flew to Ocean City from their home in Texas to be presented with a trust fund of almost $25,000 raised over 17 years by… Read more »