OCEAN CITY – Resort police this week are looking for a suspect who burglarized a mid-town surf shop last weekend.Around 4 a.m. last Sunday, OCPD officers responded to Chauncey’s Surf Shop on 53rd Street in reference to a burglar alarm activation. The officers arrived on the scene and immediately noticed the front plate glass window… Read more »

BERLIN – New information has come to light suggesting the Pittsville man arrested for rape in September after allegedly coaxing a woman from a bus stop in Berlin before sexually assaulting her at a remote location may have carried out similar crimes against other victims in Worcester County and across the Lower Shore.In the middle… Read more »

BERLIN – Two restaurants expected to spark a business revival in north Berlin have been shelved because of the falling economy.A 125-seat seafood restaurant on Old Ocean City Blvd. has been axed, confirmed restaurateur Jim Farlow of his plan to build an eatery opposite the old Tyson chicken processing plant.“We’ve kind of pulled the plug… Read more »

BERLIN – There is no need to withdraw your savings from your local bank and hide it under your bed, local bankers say, because commercial banks, at least those operating regionally, are safe.People are concerned over their money in local commercial banks because of the high profile failure of several investment firms, or so called… Read more »

OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Council this week voted to disqualify relative newcomer William J. Steiner, Jr. as a candidate in the upcoming municipal election citing his apparent failure to register to vote in the city prior to the filing deadline, but the Anne Arundel County strip club owner believes there is a more… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – On the heels of a firestorm of controversy over dedicated bike lanes and wider sidewalks in the conceptual plans for a major overhaul of the St. Louis Avenue corridor, resort officials this week got a look at a revised plan that should be able to accomplish both.Last month, the Ocean City Mayor… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A 41-foot boat sank in heavy seas about 22 miles off the coast of the resort early last Saturday, forcing its two occupants from Denmark to abandon ship and board a life raft before being rescued by good Samaritans on a local fishing charter boat.Early last Saturday morning, a 41-foot vessel bound… Read more »

Q&A With OC Council CandidatesIn an effort to brief Ocean City registered voters on the candidates and their viewpoints in advance of the election on Oct. 21, The Dispatch kicks off today the first of a three-part, question-and-answer series with the seven City Council candidates.Question 1: Why are you seeking a seat on the Ocean… Read more »

BERLIN – The Town of Berlin would like to invite everyone to join us in this month’s art stroll on Oct. 10, from 5-8 p.m. A variety of shops will be keeping their doors open to display local artwork from local artists. The artists will be on hand to answer questions about their works and… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – City Council candidate Brent Ashley is seeking to become a fixture at City Hall because he thinks the elected body needs “a conservative voice for the people.”Ashley, currently the chairman of the town’s Noise Board, of which he has been a member for 20 years, last ran for the council in 1988…. Read more »