Flying With The GEICO Skytypers Over Ocean City

OCEAN CITY – For the first time in my years as a reporter, I had an opportunity this week to join the GEICO Skytypers on a close-formation flight over Ocean City.On Thursday, as The Dispatch st...

Bigeyes and Blue Marlin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwx92u4WV18&t=1sOnly one shopping day left before Father’s Day folks, check out the vid for some great ideas available at Atlantic Tackle.Started off pretty f...

OC Council To Weigh Cab Changes

OCEAN CITY – In a review of the town’s taxi medallion ordinance this week, a resort commission agreed to recommend maintaining its authority to revoke business licenses.On Monday, the Ocea...

Boardwalk Tram Drive Shortage A Focus As Bus Situation Improves

OCEAN CITY — While the critical shortage of municipal bus drivers to meet the demand eased somewhat this week, the shortage of Boardwalk tram drivers and conductors could be more acute.Last week...

OCBP Alumni Of The Week, Andy Schmidt: The Adventure Of A Liftetime

(Editor’s Note: The following is a series on the men and women who have spent their summers protecting all those who came to Ocean City for fun and safe vacation.)OCEAN CITY — People join...

Man Charged In Major Assault

OCEAN CITY — A Pennsylvania man was arrested on first-degree assault charges last week after alleging choking his girlfriend at a downtown hotel during a domestic incident.Around 3 a.m. last Wed...

ALOC Awards College Scholarships

OCEAN CITY — The Art League of Ocean City is celebrating 30 years of providing college scholarships, awarding 69 scholarships since 1991 to localstudents pursuing a college degree in the visual...

Mayor, Senator Defend Ocean City Police’s Use Of Force; Local NAACP President Seeks Third-Party Investigation

OCEAN CITY — How much force is appropriate has been the subject of much debate nationally and the issue hit close to home this week.After a pair of incidents involving arrests on the Boardwalk o...

Ocean City In Early Stages Of Rebranding Process

OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s new Tourism and Business Development Director Tom Perlozzo has hit the ground running in his first weeks on the job, including a rebranding presentation to touris...

A School Year To Remember, Celebrate

Resilience, grit, commitment, perseverance and adversity.These are just a handful of words to sum up the 2020-21 school year for students, teachers, staff members and administrators.Rather than viewi...