Suspect Falsely Claims Virus To Police

OCEAN CITY — In a case becoming increasingly familiar, a local man facing assault and other charges last week falsely told police he was infected with the coronavirus, forcing officers to take s...

Cops & Courts – April 17, 2020

Assault, Child Abuse ArrestOCEAN CITY — An Ocean City man was arrested on assault and child abuse charges last week after an incident at a downtown residence, continuing a pattern of similar in...

County Reduces Proposed Budget By $15 Million

SNOW HILL – Worcester County officials cut more than $15 million from the proposed fiscal year 2021 budget in anticipation of the financial impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.In a virtual meeting t...

Adjustments OK’d To School Contracts

SALISBURY – School officials in Wicomico County this week approved contract amendments for two school projects.On Tuesday, the Wicomico County Board of Education voted unanimously to authorize c...

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – April 17, 2020

This postcard image (circa 1909) shows an Ocean City in the time before paved streets and traffic jams. Photographed from the old water tower on Somerset Street the view looks east across Baltimore A...

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...

The Adventures Of Fatherhood – April 17, 2020

In general, parents are incrediby hard on themselves.I’ve long thought this was the case, but the quarantine of 2020 has been revealing. I see the pressure imposed every day at home as well as t...

Obituaries – April 17, 2020

Grace Marie ScheuJUPITER, Fla. — Grace Marie Scheu, 83, of Jupiter, Fla., passed away April 11, 2020 in Stuart, Fla.Born on Dec. 9, 1936, in Bronx New York, she met her husband, George in Ocean ...

I Caught My First Keeper Flounder of the Season

At a time of year when I’m used to doing a fishing report every couple of days, I find myself only doing one about once a week.  We are still in the grips of the Corona virus pandemic and G...

OPA 2020 Board election process underway

By Greg Ellison Candidate filing deadline approaching on May 10, with final list due by June 1 (April 16, 2020) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors 2020 election is coming into focus with t...