Thoughts From The Publisher's Desk

The prospects of a special legislative session in Annapolis should scare all Marylanders because recent history indicates these short gatherings almost always result in government raising taxes or fee...

City Seeks Changes To Boardwalk Comfort Station

OCEAN CITY – With hopes to break ground on the new Caroline Street Comfort Station in October, the design was turned down once again this week, as the Mayor and City Council seeks additional mod...

Super Walmart Opening Celebrated

BERLIN -- After a years-long approval and construction process, the new Super Walmart on Route 50 in Berlin opened early Wednesday morning amid much fanfare and ceremony. The cavernous new 85,000-squa...

Voices From The Readers

Contrasting Figures Simple To Explain Editor, In last week’s edition of The Dispatch, in the section Between The Lines, you posed the dilemma of how two key economic indicators for Ocean City, r...

Pedestrian Struck

OCEAN CITY -- One of the first pedestrian collisions of the year on Coastal Highway occurred last Saturday evening when a Pennsylvania man was struck around 81st Street. Around 5:45 p.m. last Saturday...

New Arts Center Ground Breaking Planned

OCEAN CITY -- Ground breaking will occur on April 15 at 1:30 p.m. for the new Ocean City Center for the Arts on 94th Street The center will include a large gallery than can accommodate more than one e...

OC Neighborhood Watch Coordinator Recognized

OCEAN CITY -- After 35 years of dedicated service, Ocean City Police Neighborhood Watch Coordinator Mary Cascio was recognized on Tuesday before the Mayor and City Council.  Presenting Cascio wit...

Berlin’s Take Pride Week Starts Next Saturday

BERLIN -- Berlin residents are being asked to help support their town for the first ever Take Pride In Berlin Week (TPBW), April 21-28. Formerly known as Take Pride in Berlin Day, town officials said ...

Shore Fund Established To Help Boost Local Swimming Programs

OCEAN CITY – Although the Worcester SWIM Fund is just starting to get its feet on the ground, organizers are hoping to immediately help fund existing swimming programs in the area through local ...

Tourism Board’s Responsibilities Outlined

OCEAN CITY – The long-awaited Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was presented yesterday to the Mayor and City Council by the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB). “The last time TAB was before the...