Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – September 25, 2020

Ocean City should immediately abandon any thoughts of closing St. Louis Avenue between 2nd and 3rd streets as recommended by a consultant presenting park redevelopment proposals. It was surprising to...

Obituaries – September 25, 2020

Ellen Wallace TinglePARSONSBURG — Ellen Wallace Tingle (nee Nora Ellen Wallace) of Parsonsburg died Sept. 16, 2020 in Texas.Ellen, the daughter of Margaret Fisher Wallace and Joseph Wallace, was...

Adult Education Grants Awarded

BERLIN – Two local adult education providers have received more than $524,000 in combined grant funding from the Maryland Department of Labor.Last week, the Maryland Department of Labor announce...

Voices From The Readers – September 25, 2020

Impressed With PaperEditor:My wife came home from a recent visit to Ocean City with a copy of the Sept. 4 edition of The Dispatch. I sat down at my kitchen table this morning and read it (since my Ba...

Criminal Justice Reform Task Force Meets For 1st Time

SALISBURY — Salisbury’s recently-formed Criminal Justice Reform task force met for the first time this month to begin exploring the city’s police department policies and foster an op...

Fenwick Offers Details After Former Police Chief’s Sentencing

FENWICK ISLAND – Additional information on the events resulting in the indictment of Fenwick Island’s former police chief came to light this week after he pleaded guilty to official miscon...

Arrest Made After Downtown Attack

OCEAN CITY — A Harper’s Ferry, West Va. man was arrested on first-degree assault charges last weekend after allegedly striking a female in the head with a metal flashlight during an alterc...

Annual Beauty Spot Award Winners Announced

OCEAN CITY — Although the format was a little different this year, the Mayor and Council on Monday doled out the Beautification Committee’s annual Beauty Spot awards to various deserving p...

Biker In Critical Condition After Crash

OCEAN CITY — An Ephrata, Pa. man remained in critical condition this week after his motorcycle collided with a passenger van in Ocean City last Friday night.Around 8:45 p.m. last Friday, Ocean ...

County’s Riverboat Purchase A Risky Venture

It was stunning to see the typically conservative Worcester County Commissioners sign off on the purchase of a riverboat to boost south end tourism.While the goal is noble, even the most ardent of su...