Annual Business Competition Goes Virtual Next Month

SALISBURY – A local competition that assists business startups will go virtual this spring.Last week, organizers of the Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation Shore Hatchery Program announ...

County Park Lighting Concerns Addressed

SNOW HILL –  Concerns regarding lighting at Newtown Park in Pocomoke have been addressed, according to one county official.Worcester County Commissioner Josh Nordstrom said this week that t...

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – April 24, 2020

The Paddock was built by Gabby Mancini on 18th Street and Philadelphia Avenue in what was then considered “way up the beach.” It opened in 1953 as a bar and restaurant specializing i...

What’s Your Sign? – April 24, 2020

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): You still might have to deal with some lingering confusion that marked a recent workplace situation. But for the most part, you should now be well on your way to your ne...

Things I Like – April 24, 2020

ESPN’s “The Last Dance”A blunt conversation with a politicianA wall of photos on canvasWhen a card game with my kids doesn’t end in an argumentA great shower after a landscapin...

Voices From The Readers – April 24, 2020

Arguments Need FactsEditor:A frequent contributor to this column penned a piece titled “Cure Worse Than Disease” in the April 3, 2020 issue. His opinion piece managed to speak disparaging...

Input Sought On Berlin Comp Plan Addition

BERLIN –   Town officials are encouraging citizens to share their thoughts on a resilience element set to be added to Berlin’s comprehensive plan.Citizens have until April 30 to ...

Feds Must Decrease Unemployment Stipend

Though clearly well intentioned, it’s counter-productive for the federal government to supplement the states’ unemployment benefits with a $600 boost a week in “pandemic unemploymen...

A Look at Local Sports this Week in Years Past

With spring high school sports seasons on indefinite hiatus, The Dispatch thought it might be interesting and fun to take a look back at what was making local sports headlines this same week in years ...

Officials Urge Action On Airport Water Extension Project

SALISBURY – An effort to advance a water main extension project at the airport highlighted a meeting of the Wicomico County Council this week.Less than a month after tabling two agreements that ...