ASSATEAGUE – The ongoing emergency repair effort by the state and private contractors to restore the network of dunes along Assateague Island battered by a series of winter storms neared it conclusion this week with the finishing touches put on the replenishment project.The convoy of trucks carrying tons and tons of sand day in and… Read more »

BERLIN – A new day has begun for The Dispatch as it recently joined forces with a leading web development and marketing company to reconstruct and revamp its existing website.Publisher/Editor Steve Green announced this week the completion of the company’s new website, which represents a total transformation from the newspaper’s previous website. The site can… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Recent warm weather in the region has tempted many locals and visitors alike from their winter hiding spots to take to the streets of Ocean City to begin preparations for the coming season. However, not everyone had the chance to recess during the cold weather as the Ocean City Police Department and… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – Some of the confusion over who should receive separate property tax assessments on boat slips in Ocean City was cleared up this week when the director of the state assessment office for Worcester County laid out the reasoning for the seemingly random process.Several boat slip owners in the resort have raised questions… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Teachers, salaries and technology dominated the Board of Education’s budget presentation at Wednesday’s county budget work session.Dr. Jon Andes and staff spent two and a half hours going over the schools budget and answering questions from the County Commissioners. The Board of Education is requesting $70.7 million, which is 36 percent of… Read more »

SNOW HILL – An Ocean City man with a penchant for breaking and entering in the resort pleaded guilty again to second-degree burglary stemming from an incident last December and was sentenced this time to 12 year in jail, half of which was suspended putting him behind bars for six years. Stanley Charles Celmer III,… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The local restaurant community was well represented at this week’s Restaurant Association of Maryland (RAM) “Stars of the Industry” Annual Industry Gala.Although places like the Marlin Moon Grille, Seacrets, the Greene Turtle and Liquid Assets did not come away with a win in the categories they were nominated, the businesses agreed being… Read more »

BERLIN – Berlin’s colorful mayor for nearly three decades, John Howard Burbage, Sr., who held the position through the turbulent 1960s, 70s and 80s, passed away last Sunday at the age of 90 at his home in Ocean City, leaving many of his colleagues and contemporaries to reflect this week on his life of service… Read more »

BERLIN – Route 346 in Berlin, long a catch-all corridor for an array of uses, has seen a trickle of redevelopment turn into a flood in the last few years, triggering a virtual renaissance of the road also known as Old Ocean City Blvd.At least eight projects are in the planning stages or under construction… Read more »

BERLIN – The Purnell Professional Center is heading towards site plan approval, with the sketch plan presented for comment for the second time last week.Sketch plans do not need to be approved by a formal vote, and despite the continuing requests from the Berlin Planning Commission for more changes to the plan, developer Troy Purnell… Read more »