Dr. Ilona Holland Visits OC Elementary School

Julie Vorsteg’s kindergarten class at Ocean City Elementary School was visited by author Dr. Ilona Holland, who is the grandmother of student Chloe Holland. She wrote the book “Buddy BisonR...

MAC Launches Campaign To Feed More Elderly In Region

By Peggy Bradford Special To The Dispatch SALISBURY — “The truth is, I was in dire need of food when Meals on Wheels started bringing my food.” That’s what Meals on Wheels recipient Rebecc...

Berlin Heritage Foundation To Host Afternoon On The Lawn

BERLIN — Are you “in withdrawal” since the final episode of Downton Abbey? Do you miss watching the British aristocracy in its finery, wining and dining par excellence?  The Berlin Heritage...

Purnell Honored For Citizenship

SALIBSURY — The Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland presented its annual Citizenship Award at its quarterly meeting. The Citizenship Award is given in recognition of outst...

Worcester County Garden Club Holds Annual Plant Auction And Sale

Members of the Worcester County Garden Club gathered last month at the home of Plant Auction Chairperson Glenda Clarke to pot, label and price annuals and perennials to be sold at the annual Plant Auc...

Guarding The Beach, Holiday Weekend Means Lifeguards Back On Duty

Ryan Cowder Special To The Dispatch OCEAN CITY — When I first moved to the Eastern Shore of Maryland, someone once told me, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait five minutes.” Well, I...

Adventures Of Fatherhood – May 27, 2016

Life is so different now than what it was 10 years ago for several reasons, the most obvious being my kids. Pre-children, a Friday night was an opportunity to get together with friends at a local wate...

Worcester County Humane Society Board Member Speaks At Kiwanis Club Meeting

Worcester County Humane Society Board member Heather Bahrami spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City earlier this month. She is pictured with Kiwanis Programs & Speakers Chair ...

Biomed Students Offer Innovations After Internships

SNOW HILL – Students in the biomedical science program at Worcester Technical High School shared their solutions to real world problems as they completed their senior internships this month. Each of...

Council Weighs Baltimore Avenue’s Right-Of-Way

OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials last week agreed to begin exploring what to do with a no man’s land of sorts along Baltimore Avenue with 30 feet or so belonging in the city’s historic righ...