Things I Like – April 17, 2020

Being able to not leave the house on a nasty dayWatching the sun rise from my kitchenGiving a good referral to a small business ownerNot having an ashtray in the houseSupporting restaurants throughout...

Salisbury Supporting Businesses With Promotion

SALISBURY – As local eateries and retail shops struggle during the global health crisis, the City of Salisbury is taking steps to drum up support for local businesses.Mayor Jake Day said efforts...

A Week In Business – April 17, 2020

OCFD PromotionsOCEAN CITY — The Ocean Fire Department has announced the promotions of Lieutenant Derrick Simpson and Lieutenant David Peterson to battalion chief.Simpson started with Ocean City ...

County Libraries Tweak Operations Amid Closures

BERLIN – Library operations, plans for a new branch and budget modifications highlighted a meeting of the Worcester County Library Board of Trustees this week.On March 23, the Worcester County L...

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...