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10 Arrested, Cops Injured In Brawl
OCEAN CITY – Ten people were arrested, four Ocean City Police officers were injured and three suspects were transported to an area hospital early last Saturday during a fight involving several hundred people in the parking lot of a mid-town resort nightclub.
Shortly after 2 a.m. last Saturday, Oc...
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City Council Briefed On Next Month's Air Show
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Air Show is just one month away, and according to event organizers, the show is coming together as planned and promises to be an exciting first year for the Ocean City Air Show.
The Ocean City Air Show will be held Tuesday, June 10 and Wednesday, June 11 from noon-3 p...
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Council Okay With Granting Developer Extended Boundary
OCEAN CITY – A revision to the boundary line for the Eagle’s Nest Development was requested and approved in concept this week, with the ultimate goal to upgrade the current Eagle’s Nest Campground.
Hugh Cropper IV, attorney for property owner Jack Burbage, presented the request to the Mayor a...
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County Says No Thanks To Influenza Partnership
SNOW HILL – A Maryland state initiative to stockpile anti-flu virus medication in case of a flu pandemic will not count Worcester County among its participants.
The County Commissioners voted unanimously this week to not pursue the anti-viral medication program after Worcester County Health Offic...
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First Subway Cars Headed For Reef
OCEAN CITY – The first batch of retired New York City “Red Bird” subway cars will find a permanent home off the coast of Ocean City next week, weather permitting, when 42 of the cars will be unloaded over the famous “Jackspot” about 19 miles offshore on Tuesday morning.
A barge carrying 4...
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Habitat Donation Precedes Demolition
OCEAN CITY – Demolition crews are on site of the Avelon Inn today, preparing to tear down the building to make way for a new corporate hotel.
Crews worked this week to clear out the furniture and equipment left in the building, but instead of taking the material to auction or to the county dump,...
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Health Dept. Explains Need For More Funds
SNOW HILL – The annual public budget meeting for Worcester County, held Tuesday night in Snow Hill, was relatively subdued, with little controversy on the slate, unlike in past years when new schools and requests for a smaller Homestead Tax Credit got citizens excited.
The County Commissioners wi...
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OC In No Rush To Enter Flu Partnership
OCEAN CITY – The proposal to enter into an anti-viral purchase partnership program with the state of Maryland was presented to the Mayor and City Council Monday night.
Debbie Goeller, Worcester County Health Officer, and Joe Theobald, Director of Emergency Services, for the town of Ocean City, p...
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Only Pillas Against Open Container Change
OCEAN CITY – Open container violations are one step closer to being a non-arrestable offense, after the City Council voted 6-1 this week to approve the ordinance change on first reading.
The ordinance change calls for open container violations to move from a criminal misdemeanor to a municipal in...
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Public School Supporters Reiterate Familiar Message
SNOW HILL – School system supporters at the annual Worcester County public budget hearing held Tuesday night had little new to say, asking the County Commissioners to raise salaries for teachers and fully fund the school budget, as they ask every year.
The Worcester County Board of Education budg...
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Residential Vs. Commercial At Heart Of Ongoing Debate
OCEAN CITY – A public hearing will be held Tuesday, May 13, in an effort to gain public input and discuss commercial development in the town as well as residential development in commercially zoned areas.
“How do we encourage or require commercial development in commercially zoned districts, o...
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Resort Burglar Convicted, Sentenced To Year In Jail
SNOW HILL – An Ocean City man arrested on burglary charges in January after a brief standoff with resort police in one of the vacant residences he broke into was found guilty this week in Circuit Court and was sentenced to a year in jail.
On Jan. 30, resort police received a call from alert citiz...
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Teen Sentenced In WOC Shooting Incident
SNOW HILL – A Salisbury man charged with attempted first-degree murder following a shooting incident in the parking lot of a West Ocean City restaurant last November pleaded guilty this week to first-degree assault and was sentenced to 10 years in jail with five years suspended.
James Labronk Bru...
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The Hobbit Is Back With New Focus, Sophisticated Look
OCEAN CITY – Last month marked the return of one of the resort’s favorite restaurants, The Hobbit, and with it came a mix of good friends, new faces and an overwhelming response to all of the amenities of the new restaurant.
The Dispatch sat down this week with owner Tom Heiderman and managing...
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Williams Named Berlin's Interim Mayor Till Election
BERLIN – Berlin Mayor Tom Cardinale, who died last weekend, left behind quite a few major unfinished town projects and initiatives which the Berlin Mayor and Council and staff will need to carry on without his help, chiefly the expansion of the sewer plant and a new growth plan for...
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