Berlin Museum Seeks Community Stories, Artifacts

BERLIN – Officials with the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum are encouraging community members to share their experiences during the novel coronavirus outbreak.Last week, the Calvin B. Taylor Hous...

Ocean Pines Extends Community Assessment Payment Deadline

OCEAN PINES –  The Ocean Pines Association has extended the assessment deadline by 90 days in response to the economic hardship created by the ongoing health crisis.The Ocean Pines Associa...

Shore Boutiques Partner On ‘Community Over Competition’ Campaign

BERLIN – Community over competition.That’s the message a group of local boutique owners are trying to promote during the COVID-19 pandemic.Last week, Taylor Harman and her mother, Pam Har...

Some Surprise Speckled Trout

Just like almost everything in our world, the Daily Angle fishing report has come to a grinding halt.  There are still some folks getting out, but fishing interests have been severely limited for...

Comptroller Calls For ’90-Day Payment Holiday From Monthly Bills’

Peter FranchotSpecial To The DispatchAs our state, nation and the world battle the COVID-19 pandemic, there is much fear and uncertainty of what the future holds. We must first and foremost protect pu...

Local Couple Details Cruise Ordeal As Health Crisis Escalated

OCEAN CITY –  A local couple caught on a cruise ship as coronavirus turned into a global pandemic is finally home.After weeks of uncertainty as their cruise ship was turned away from port ...

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – April 3, 2020

Ocean City’s beach and Boardwalk had a different appearance in the years prior to World War II. This photo looks north from Talbot Street. The Boardwalk in those days was narrow and raised abou...

Wetlands Created To Mitigate Airport Runway Work

WEST OCEAN CITY — As part of a mitigation for disturbing sensitive areas during a runway improvement project at the Ocean City Municipal Airport, the town is creating an expansive wetlands area ...

Find Silver Linings During Uncertain Time

In this unprecedented time of anxiety and uncertainty, it’s incumbent upon us to seek out the good things in life. With a somber future ahead for now, it’s these silver linings in our dai...

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...