Holiday toy drives for needy kidsTeens who take their shoes off the doorThe post-floss feelingA fake Christmas tree that looks realCrying kids with Santa picturesSundays of chili and footballJeffrey Auxer’s ornamentsBlowing a pile of big orange leavesWorking out on Thanksgiving morningA heated steering wheel in the morningSilly beer commercials The post Things I Like – December 1, 2023 appeared first on News Ocean City Maryland Coast Dispatch Newspaper. ...READ POST.

FENWICK ISLAND – Officials have agreed to continue discussions on a new bike event to celebrate the launch of Fenwick Island Police Department’s bicycle patrol.Mayor Natalie Magdeburger told members of the Fenwick Island Pedestrian Safety Committee that the Fenwick Island Police Department recently received grant funding to launch a bicycle patrol in town next year.... Read more » The post Fenwick Island Scores Bike Patrol Grant appeared first on News Ocean City Maryland Coast...READ POST.

Ocean City looked much different in this aerial photo taken in 1946 between 14thand 15th streets.The large building in the center was the original Commander Hotel before its second wing was added and the vacant space to its left is today the site of the Beach Plaza Hotel and its adjoining parking lot. The building... Read more » The post Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – December 1, 2023 appeared first on News Ocean City Maryland Coast Dispatch Newspaper. ...READ POST.

Members of the Worcester County Garden Club were instructed on the basics of floral design from member Jackie Davies during a recent meeting. Davies is pictured with floral arrangements she created during her program. The post Garden Club Learns Floral Design Basics appeared first on News Ocean City Maryland Coast Dispatch Newspaper. ...READ POST.

Promotions, New HiresBERLIN – Taylor Bank is pleased to announce a series of recent leadership promotions and new hires.Debbie Rickards was promoted to branch operations manager. In this position, Rickards will oversee branch operations for multiple branches in partnership with our regional branch managers. In addition, she will assess and mitigate risk through inspection of... Read more » The post A Week In Business – December 1, 2023 appeared first on News Ocean City Maryland...READ POST.

Greg Goldman, regional vice president of Coldwell Banker Realty in the Mid-Atlantic, recently presented a check for $1,000 to the Ocean View Historical Society. Pictured, left to right are Greg Goldman, regional vice president, Coldwell Banker Realty in the Mid-Atlantic, Irene Vrentzos, branch vice president, and Anne Powell, sales associate, with the Coastal Delaware office... Read more » The post Coldwell Banker Realty Donated to Ocean View Historical Society appeared first on News Ocean...READ POST.

Ruth Fisher HallBISHOPVILLE — Ruth Fisher Hall, 96, of Bishopville, died on Nov. 25, 2023.Born in 1927, Mrs. Hall was the daughter of Robert Jennings Fisher and Nannie Gibbs Fisher. She was the youngest of eight children raised on Holly Grove Farm a few miles west of Ocean City.Ruth was married to her late husband,... Read more » The post Obituaries – December 1, 2023 appeared first on News Ocean City Maryland Coast Dispatch Newspaper. ...READ POST.

OCEAN CITY – Officials will review multiple proposals for projects at the Ocean City Municipal Airport following bid openings this week.In a Mayor and Council meeting Tuesday, two bids were opened for the installation of a new roof at the Ocean City Municipal Airport maintenance hangar. A bid price of $592,300 from Willow Construction and... Read more » The post OC Staff To Review Airport Proposals appeared first on News Ocean City Maryland Coast Dispatch Newspaper. ...READ POST.

Attempted KidnappingOCEAN CITY – A man is facing serious kidnapping and assault charges after two disturbing encounters with young children in the downtown area.On Nov. 8, around 3:30 p.m., an Ocean City police officer was dispatched to the 7-Eleven on N. Division Street for “a suspicious male saying he wanted to ‘buy children,’ according to... Read more » The post Cops & Courts – December 1, 2023 appeared first on News Ocean City Maryland Coast Dispatch...READ POST.

SALISBURY – A day celebrating philanthropy for Lower Shore nonprofits culminated in a recording breaking $310,178 raised for participating organizations.More than 2,279 donations were made during the 9th annual Shore Gives More Giving Tuesday campaign. Since inception the campaign has raised more than $1.8 million to benefit local organizations.Giving Tuesday, held each year on the... Read more » The post Shore Gives More Campaign Sets New Donor Record Of $310K appeared first on...READ POST.