Abbey Burger Comes To OC, Offering Variety Of Burgers, Craft Beer

OCEAN CITY — Boasting thousands of burger combinations and more than 100 beers, the Abbey Burger Bistro in Ocean City is a destination for the serious foodie and the casual diner alike. The original...

Meningitis Vaccine Will Be Mandatory Soon For Middle School Students In Md.

BERLIN — Maryland will be joining 15 other states in mandatory seventh grade meningitis vaccinations starting next year. The state already requires vaccinations for all college students in Maryl...

Assateague Horse Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Labor Day

ASSATEAGUE – An otherwise perfect Labor Day on Assateague on the symbolic end of the summer season ended on a sad note on Monday night when one of the wild ponies that inhabit the island was str...

Weekly Tough Guy Awards Return

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s football “Tough Guy” award is returning to the sports pages of the Dispatch this fall as the Seahawks prepare to face off against Washington High tonight in the season ...

Virus Likely To Blame For Massive Dolphin Deaths On Coast; Dead Dolphin Found Today On 49th Street; Sick Dolphin Beached Itself Yesterday

OCEAN CITY — A virus is blamed for the summer-long spike in the number of bottlenose dolphin deaths along the mid-Atlantic coast from New York to Virginia, including one involving a sick dolphin...

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann

The China Seas Motel was located on the oceanfront at 51st Street. Designed to resemble a Chinese “junk” (a commercial fishing boat seen on the rivers of China), the unique building attracted much...

Komen Race For Cure Booked In OC For Next Two Years; 5K Race Will Now Be Entirely Along Boardwalk

OCEAN CITY – Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure will be returning to Ocean City for its 3rd annual event next April and a date hold has already been approved for the event to be held in Ocean City aga...

Fund Awards Grant

The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore’s Mark and Patty Engberg Fund awarded a $1,000 grant to ALS Association–Salisbury Walk to support their efforts to provide care services, direct resea...

Things To Do Around Town

Every Saturday: Farmers’ Market 8 a.m.-noon, White Horse Park, Ocean Pines. Every Sunday: Morning Worship 7:30 a.m., Boardwalk Worship, 4th St. & the Boardwalk (on the porch at Shenanigans Irish...

Voices From The Readers

Honesty, Faith Restored (The following letter was addressed to Ocean City Transportation Superintendent George T. Thornes.) Editor: Following graduation, I went to Beach Week in Ocean City. Many of my...