June 15, 2007

Thursday, June 21 - Area Angler Hooks Season's 1st White Marlin

OCEAN CITY - The offshore fishing season in Ocean City has been well underway for several weeks now with sharks of all shapes and sizes being caught in early tournaments and tuna and dolphin starting to show up in decent numbers in the canyons off the coast, but the missing piece of the puzzle until last weekend was the appearance of the first white marlin of the year. Angler Kevin Haile of Pittsville, fishing aboard the 'Catfish' with Captain Doug Simm, caught and released the first white...READ MORE

Voice From The Readers

Lessons Learned From OC Tragedy Editor: Sunday, June 17 was a beautiful day that turned into a nightmare for a few families and a major buzz kill and gruesome reality of life that took place on 33rd Street for all those who witnessed the drowning and search effort for the boy that lost his life this past weekend. After discussing the days tragic events with Ted Smith, a surfer/waterman that I trust my life with every time we surf the biggest, coldest waves the Atlantic can produce, we felt the...READ MORE

Wednesday, June 20 - Ocean City Visitor Missing In Apparent Drowning

OCEAN CITY - A rip current off Ocean City is likely responsible for the apparent drowning death of a 19-year-old visitor last Sunday. Around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 17, lifeguards on 31st Street noticed three distressed swimmers in the ocean. A lifeguard was able to save two of the swimmers, but Lijpaul Headly of Lanham, Md. immediately went missing. Members of the Ocean City Beach Patrol as well as U.S. Coast Guard and Maryland State Police helicopters immediately initiated a widespread...READ MORE

Ocean City On Lookout For Missing Family

OCEAN CITY - Ocean City Police received word Sunday from the Montgomery County Police Department a 'critically missing' family, including a father and two children, ages eight and 10, could be heading to the resort area after investigators there learned he has made verbal and written statements he intends to kill his children and himself. Montgomery County investigators told OCPD officials yesterday to be on the lookout for Navid Eghterafi Hajaf Abadi, 43, and his two children, Anis Eghterafi,...READ MORE

Tuesday, June 19 - UPDATE - Man, Children Found Unharmed

OCEAN CITY - After initially planning to drive to Ocean City and kill himself and his children, a Germantown man turned himself into authorities this morning, according to The Washington Post. The children were unharmed. According to the article posted this morning on the paper's website, police made phone contact with Navid Eghterafi Nanaf Abadi, 43, late last night, while he was driving with his daughter and son in Northern Virginia, Montgomery County police said. Police tried several times...READ MORE

Monday, June 18 - Ocean City Shark Tourney Sets Record

OCEAN CITY - The 27th Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament wrapped up yesterday with a record 84 boats participating this year with 22 sharks weighed in and 82 released. The breakdown of the sharks brought to the docks included 13, mako; five, blue; and four, Thresher. The breakdown of sharks released included 29, mako; 42, blue; two, Thresher; one, spinner; seven, sandbar or dusky; and one, hammerhead. Taking first place in the Mako Division and top prize in the annual event was a 188-pound mako...READ MORE

115th Firemen's Convention Returns This Weekend

OCEAN CITY - The Maryland State Firemen's Association, which represents 392 fire and rescue departments and related associations across the state, will hold its 115th Annual Convention and Conference in Ocean City starting this weekend and ending next Friday, June 22. More than 30,000 volunteer firefighter/rescuers and emergency medical service workers and their families are expected to attend. Current President Bobby Balta, of the Ridge VFC in St. Mary's County, will open the proceedings at...READ MORE

Four Injured In Three Separate Moped Accidents

OCEAN CITY - Four scooter drivers were injured in three separate accidents in Ocean City within roughly three hours of each other last Sunday. The first accident involving last Sunday occurred around 10:47 a.m. when a scooter driven by Christopher Herndon, 19, of Columbia, Md., was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of 23rd Street and Baltimore Ave. Herndon was taken to AGH where he was treated for his injuries. The second accident occurred about an hour and a half later when a vehicle...READ MORE

Voice From The Readers

Fire Protection Adequate In Showell Editor: In a recent article in (ITALICS)The Dispatch ('Questions Continue To Swirl Around Showell Project, May 25), Worcester County Commissioner Linda Busick asserted that the community of Showell does not have adequate fire protection. We beg to differ with Ms. Busick's statement. The Showell Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) has been faithfully and diligently serving Showell and the surrounding area for over 60 years. We currently have 28 active...READ MORE

Emotions Must Be Checked At The Door

Relations have perhaps never been more strained than they are today between the Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company and the appointed and elected officials of the town's government. However, all the distrust and innuendo circulating currently can easily be ironed out as long as cooler heads prevail. Time is a powerful concept and one of its wonder is it can heal, and that's exactly what needs to take place in the dispute between the city and the volunteer firemen. A lot has been said in recent...READ MORE

Thoughts From The Publisher's Desk

Anyone who lives or works in the Ocean City area and especially those who operate a business in the community have a unique perspective on tourism. That's what makes traveling from one tourist destination to another so interesting.  Given that I am still suffering from a touch of jet lag from a seven-day trip to Denmark, this column will stray a bit from local ramblings and instead focus on some unique aspects of my trip because truthfully my brain is still in Europe. (Note: These thoughts...READ MORE

Live Band and DJs

Assateague Island Oasis: 410-629-1492, Rt. 611; Every Friday & Saturday: Patrick McAllorum; Every Wednesday & Sunday: Jon Pheasant; Every Thursday: Kattie Bragg. Bahama Mamas: 410-289-0291, Call for entertainment. Blue Ox & Babe's Lounge: 410-250-6440, 127th St. & Coastal Hwy.; Call for entertainment. Buxy's Salty Dog: 410-289-0973, 28th St. & Coastal Hwy.; Friday, June 15: DJ Wood; Saturday, June 16: Opposite Directions; Every Sunday: DJ BK; Tuesday, June 19: Pirate Radio;...READ MORE

Tourism Industry Rallies For Funds To Promote Ocean City

OCEAN CITY - A caravan of local business owners and members of the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association (OCHMRA) came before the City Council Tuesday to stress the point that tourism is the lifeline of our community, a lifeline that needs to be revived. At Tuesday's work session, the OCHMRA presented a united front, giving several speeches on the state of the industry and requesting more money for tourism marketing and advertising. OCHRMA President Greg Shockley, owner of Shenanigans,...READ MORE

Live Racing Set to Return to Ocean Downs

BERLIN- Live racing returns to Ocean Downs tomorrow night for the 58th year with the first two days of what will be a 40-day live meet at the historic harness racing track near Berlin. The 40-day summer live meet at Ocean Downs will feature 10 races nightly with the first post-time each night at 7:35 p.m. Live racing will be held each Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday throughout the summer and the meet will end a little late this year on August 25. The only exception on the calendar is...READ MORE

Big Sharks Highlight 11th Mako Mania Tourney

OCEAN CITY- The 11th Annual Mako Mania shark tournament at Bahia Marina last weekend provided no shortage of excitement with a 468-pound thresher among the very first fish weighed at the scale on Thursday, Day One of the event, and several large makos brought in throughout the weekend. Mako Mania is typically the first real offshore event of the summer fishing tournament series in the resort, and as such, it is never certain just how many, if any, sharks will be brought in to Bahia Marina. Any...READ MORE

Richmond Team to Host Lax Camps

BERLIN- Local girls' lacrosse enthusiasts and those looking to get introduced to the game will have a great opportunity next week when the University of Richmond women's team hosts a series of camps at Worcester Prep in Berlin. The University of Richmond womens' lacrosse team this year won their third straight Atlantic 10 Conference tournament championship, beating George Washington, 15-7, in the finals, and earned a berth in the NCAA Division I tournament. The Richmond team, led by A-10 Coach...READ MORE

27th Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament

OCEAN CITY- The 27th Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament got underway yesterday with the first of four official fishing days, and with the action heating up offshore in the last few weeks, it could be a memorable one. Hundreds of offshore anglers chugged out to the canyons off the coast of the resort yesterday morning for the first of three chances to grab a share of the thousands of dollars in prize money at stake. The start of the offshore season has been fairly lukewarm, but appears to be...READ MORE

Berlin Citizen Wants Town To Stop Being A 'Dog Kennel'

BERLIN - Berlin needs to get serious about dangerous dogs and loud vehicle noise, according to West St. resident Pete Cosby, who called for heftier fines for offenders. On Memorial Day, a dog bit Cosby's daughter's boyfriend as he rode a bike along West St. The dog, a Labrador retriever, has been involved in a prior attack, Cosby said, and the owner had been cited several times for not keeping his dog on a leash. Cosby, chair of the town's planning commission, said he has lived on the street for...READ MORE

OC's Leash Law Tweaked Due To New Dog Park

OCEAN CITY - The resort's 'four-legged friends' were a topic of discussion once again at Tuesday's work session at City Hall as the leash law was addressed and faced with a potential change. Tom Shuster, Recreation and Parks Director, came before the City Council on Tuesday to discuss a proposed ordinance change regarding both the leash laws in Ocean City and the proposed dog park off 94th Street. Shuster explained that after meeting with Donald Spence and several Animal Control officers and...READ MORE

City Moves Closer To New Policy On Business Licenses

OCEAN CITY - Issues surrounding counterfeit merchandise were brought to the forefront at the City Council's work session Tuesday as a review of the proposed ordinance for suspension and revocation of business licenses took place. A new ordinance spelling out the suspension, revocation, and appeals process for business licenses came before the council Tuesday receiving a lot of support but also a lot of discussion on ways to strengthen the ordinance. 'We have waited a long, long time for this,...READ MORE

Civic Group Unable To Avert $1 Lease Renewal

OCEAN CITY - The $1 lease renewal of the Art League Building was met with heated debate this week as the Little Salisbury Civic Association put a competitive $1,000 bid for the building on the table. The annual motion to renew the lease for the Art League of Ocean City building on 94th Street for $1 was presented at Tuesday's work session but was immediately met with conflict. Councilwoman Nancy Howard made the motion and was quickly faced with contention from Jay Phillips, a local attorney and...READ MORE

Planners OK West OC Pharmacy Plan After Agreeing On Sidewalk

SNOW HILL - The Worcester County Planning Commission made a stab at adding sidewalks to West Ocean City properties along Route 50 when it approved the Rite Aid site plan this week.  The pharmacy site plan was approved on its third time before the Planning Commission after lengthy discussions on landscaping and sidewalks. The plan had changed little other than the addition of more landscaping since the commission last saw it in May. Planning Commission member Costen Gladding would not let...READ MORE

Deer Creates A Stir In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY - A resilient deer went on a rampage of sorts through downtown Ocean City on Wednesday morning that ended with the tranquilized animal crashing through the window of a Boardwalk restaurant before being safely returned to the woods near Berlin. What happened in between sounds more like the exploits of a June Bug rather than a wild deer as the animal dashed from the beach to the Boardwalk to the streets of the resort. The deer was first spotted early Wednesday morning near Dorchester...READ MORE

Shark Tourney Responds To Humane Society Attack

OCEAN CITY - The 27th Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament got underway yesterday despite an effort by a federal conservation group to ban the event and similar tournaments up and down the coast, but tournament organizers said this week the campaign waged by the U.S. Humane Society was unfounded and misdirected. The U.S. Humane Society has waged a campaign over the last few weeks calling for a ban on the Ocean City Shark Tournament and similar events, citing cruelty to sharks and the impact of...READ MORE

Bayside Regs Need More Work, Council Learns

OCEAN CITY - The City Council was faced with further discussion on special bayside development this week, extending an issue that has been a work in progress for three years. Jesse Houston, director of Planning and Development, came before the council at Tuesday's work session to ask that the Planning Commission have further discussion and consideration of a few points in the bayside development regulations. Houston joked that after two public hearings and six work sessions there are still items...READ MORE

Bishopville Project's Early Plan Allowed To Move Ahead

SNOW HILL - Developer Jack Burbage's plans for a small community at Salt Grass Point Farm near Bishopville are a little closer to fruition after the Worcester County Planning Commission approved his preliminary plat. After some discussion centering on open space and the wetlands along the St. Martin River, the commission voted favorably on the plat, giving Burbage the go-ahead to move on with the 12-lot cluster subdivision. The commission also approved a waiver of the open space requirement....READ MORE

County's 'Most Wanted' Sentenced For Shooting Spree

SNOW HILL - A Stockton man, who for a time last year was considered Worcester's 'Most Wanted' after a shooting spree over several months in the south end of the county in 2006, was sentenced this week to 10 years in jail. Riley Lee Collick, 29, of Stockton, was wanted on two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of attempted second-degree murder and two counts each of first- and second-degree assault after being identified as the suspect in two separate shootings in Snow Hill and...READ MORE

Man Gets Two Years In Jail For Robbing Local Cabbie

SNOW HILL - A local man arrested in November for holding up a resort cab driver at knife point in the parking lot of a West Ocean City bar was sentenced last week to eight years in jail with all but two years suspended. Franklin Paul Adams, 48, of no fixed address, was arrested in November in a West Ocean City motel after Maryland State Troopers identified him as the suspect in the robbery of a Classic Taxi cab driver. Adams, who pleaded guilty to armed robbery in April, appeared in Worcester...READ MORE

Ongoing Condo Project On Bay Debated At City Hall

OCEAN CITY - The City Council faced further concerns and complaints regarding the Rivendell condominium project at Tuesday's work session as they fielded questions and comments from residents of a nearby condominium. Bay Princess Condo Association President Shirley Eshleman attended the meeting as a representative of the Bay Princess Condominiums. 'I have some unhappy owners at the Bay Princess,' she said as she came before the council. Eshleman informed the council that Rivendell officials...READ MORE

Route 346 Corridor Plan Moves Ahead

SNOW HILL - A meeting between two local planning bodies last week showed that Worcester County planners are on board with the Berlin Planning Commission's attempt to create a Route 346 corridor plan. Berlin Planning Commission Chair Pete Cosby, Vice Chair Dave Rovansek and town Planning and Zoning Superintendent Stacey Weisner met with the Worcester County Planning Commission and got its support for a formal plan after spending months trying to use the draft plan in discussions with developers,...READ MORE

Suspect Caught After High-Speed Chase In Resort

OCEAN CITY - A bizarre sequence of events in the resort early last Sunday morning included an Ocean City police officer getting assaulted after breaking up a fight and a high-speed chase through much of a mid-town area and ended with the suspect vehicle crashing into a dune on the beach before fleeing into a nearby hotel. Around 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, an Ocean City police officer on routine patrol on a municipal bus observed a fight in progress in the parking lot of a resort nightclub. When the...READ MORE

67 Tons Of Clothes Collected In Seven Months

BERLIN - A textile recycling program intended to add hundreds of dollars to a local drug use prevention initiative has been declared a success after its first seven months in Worcester County. Nearly 67 1/2 tons of old clothing, bedding and accessories have been collected since the bins were placed at recycling centers, transfer stations, and businesses in Worcester County in October. 'It's been a tremendous success. We continue to see growth in this every week,' said Public Works Director John...READ MORE

Berlin Council Alters Policy On Take-Home Vehicles

BERLIN - A minor change in the town's policy on employee take-home cars, allowing the only remaining department head without the privilege into the club, sparked concern from citizens at this week's Berlin Town Council meeting. Until Monday night, only one of Berlin's eight department heads, Stacey Weisner of Planning and Zoning, was not allowed a town provided car. The allotment of cars evolved over the years, said Council Vice President Gee Williams, and does not reflect on Weisner or the...READ MORE

County To Charge 25 Cents Per Copy To Cover Costs

SNOW HILL - Copies of public documents will now cost requestors 25 cents a page, after the County Commissioners voted to establish a fee to cover the cost of copies and time spent. The commissioners asked staff to investigate a 50-cent per page fee in early May. Both Commissioner Louise Gulyas and Judy Boggs felt that 25 cents a page was too low a fee. Ed Tudor, director of Development Review and Permitting, which receives the most document requests, said that local fees range from 6 cents to...READ MORE

Failed Electric Sale Negotiations Cost Town $330K

BERLIN - The cost to the town of Berlin for the fizzled electric utility sale comes out to at least $330,000, according to the town. Legal expenses from Thompson Coburn for the services of utility sale attorney Gary Newell cost Berlin $247,000. Berlin Administrator Linda Bambary reported this spring that legal work by other firms on the attempted electric system sale totaled $42,725. The appraisal of the electric plant and transmission system cost $24,258, while an audit of the utility's...READ MORE

Miss USA, Other Contestants Featured At Charity Tourney

OCEAN CITY - Nine Miss USA pageant contestants including Miss USA 2007 Rachel Smith will be in the resort area next week to host the 'Birdies on the Beach' charitable golf tournament and actually caddy for some lucky teams. The 'Birdies by the Beach' charity golf challenge, benefiting the Best Buddies Maryland program, is coming to the Ocean City Golf Club next week and will feature at least nine Miss USA pageant representatives on hand to serve as caddies during the event, including Smith, who...READ MORE

Probe Originating In Australia Leads To Area Man's Guilty Plea

BERLIN - A Berlin man pleaded guilty on Tuesday in federal court to sexually exploiting a minor to produce child pornography after a complaint filed in Australia back in November about the content of Internet images led to a multi-national effort to track him back to Berlin. According to a plea agreement reached on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, on Nov. 8, 2006, Australian Federal Police received a complaint from viewers on ANYwebcam.com, an Australian Internet content host,...READ MORE

Salisbury Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Shooting

SNOW HILL - A Salisbury man facing attempted murder charges for a shooting incident at a Berlin apartment complex last December was found guilty last week in Worcester County Circuit Court of first-degree assault and other charges and was sentenced this week to 25 years in jail. David Dewayne Jones, Jr., 28, of Salisbury, was facing attempted murder charges for shooting a Berlin man from a vehicle during an attempted robbery at the Bayside Terrace Apartments on the east side of town. After the...READ MORE

"Oh the Places You’ll Go"

40,000 punks can't all be wrong, can they? Tell that to the judge. Every June, we know that the town will be invaded by thousands of 'pre-froshes' ready to release their childhood angst somewhere around 3rd street and burst from their childlike cocoon that has been impairing their social skills like parental supervision.  Unfortunately, when they emerge into adulthood, they look more like a rap artist than the bright light of hope shining on for future generations. The commencement season...READ MORE

My Thoughts

Emotions almost never get the best of the old guy, but this time last year it happened. Insider had noticed a certain Cardinal hard at work building a nest directly out his back door tucked neatly within a large bush. The bird was working hard bringing back branches and leaves to build a nice comfortable nest. Insider kept watching the bird work diligently over the next few days, careful to keep a distance as to allow the work to continue. Within a week or so, the old guy noticed a couple eggs...READ MORE

Ocean City Elementary

OCEAN CITY- Much is typically made of Mother's Day, as it should be, but fathers rarely get the same attention when their special day rolls around each year. However, Mrs. Kirsten Danisavich's fourth-grade class at Ocean City Elementary took the time this year to honor their dads with special Father's Day poems. The following is a sampling of the poems penned by the students about their fathers this year:   My Dad My dad likes to take me fishing, But then the phone goes,' Ring,...READ MORE

A Week In Business

PRMC Gets New CT Scanner SALISBURY - Peninsula Region-al Medical Center announced today that it has acquired a new, state-of-the-art, CT imaging system from GE Healthcare.  The LightSpeed® VCT is the world's first Volume Comp-uted Tomography (VCT) system. Peninsula Regional becomes the first medical facility in the region to install this 64 slice technology, and now offers an innovative way for its physicians to obtain the information they need to diagnose disease and life-threatening...READ MORE

Worcester Prep Middle School

These Worcester Prep Middle School students recently took the time to create birthday cards for all the other students in the middle school and worked hard to encourage everyone to engage in random acts of kindness. Pictured with club sponsor Jan Calloway, left, and Headmaster Dr. Barry Tull, right, are Jordan Marshall, Chris Fischer, Austin Gerachis, Erica Mar-tin, Paxton Mitchell and Billy...READ MORE

Worcester Prep

Several Worcester Prep students were recently honored at the Maryland Humanities Council and Library of Congress Letters About Literature awards ceremony. To enter the competition, the students wrote to their fa-vorite authors and explained why they liked their books. The winners were selected out of 56,000 entries nationwide. The WPS winners, pictured left to right, include Claire Strickler, Razaak Eniola and Trevor Hanley. Not pictured are Dominique Kunciw and Jamie Welch.  ...READ MORE

We Remember Those Who Have Pasted

Jane Marie Ruckman BERLIN - Jane Ruckman, 65, of Berlin, beloved wife of the late Thomas Ruckman, died at her home in Berlin. Born in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late John and Jennie Sullivan. She is survived by her daughter, Nancy Owens and granddaughter, Amberle Booker of Pennsylvania; grandson, Wesley Soto; son-in-law, Michael Booker; brother and sister-in-laws, John and Ann Sullivan and Melvin and Geraldine Sullivan; sisters and brother-in-laws, Jean and Bob Johnson and Maxine and...READ MORE

West Ocean City - Berlin - Ocean Pines - Delaware

WEST OCEAN CITY Sailor's Watch Golf Course Road Daily 10-4 New 3BR, 3.5BA Luxury Townhouses Coldwell Banker  WEST OCEAN CITY Winding Creek Estates Tues - Sun 11-6 Ranch & 2-Story Homes Ryan Homes 866-882-0932 OCEAN PINES 27 Leigh Drive Sat 11 - 3 6BR/5.5BA Single Family Mark Fritschle ReMax Premier Properties 410-726-0720 FENWICK ISLAND, DE Bayside Open Daily Condos, Townhomes & Single Family Homes Carl M. Freeman 877-436-9998 BISHOPVILLE 12243 Duck Lane Sat 12-3 Waterfront Home Tim...READ MORE

Ocean City

OCEAN CITY Seaside Retreat Daily 10-4 3BR, 2.5BA Coldwell Banker 410-723-1000 OCEAN CITY Somerset at Second Daily 10 - 3 3BR Boardwalk Condos Eric Cropper ReMax Premier Properties 443-373-9409 OCEAN CITY The Quay Saturday 2 & 3BR Condos Mary McCracken Long & Foster 410-430-7302 OCEAN CITY Pelican Perch Weekends 11-3 4BR, 4.5BA, & Loft Coldwell Banker 410-723-1000 OCEAN CITY Bahia Vista Daily 12-4 3 & 4 BR Bayfront Condos Della & Joe Wilson ReMax Premier...READ MORE

Powerboat Races Return Sunday

OCEAN CITY - The grand spectacle of offshore powerboat racing is set to return to the resort this weekend, June 15-17, with the arrival of the OPA Racing and Super-Cat Pro Series. For years, the annual offshore powerboat races were a staple in the resort each fall before being discontinued for several years. Last fall, however, the fan favorite returned with a new national racing series and the same local sponsor, Bull on the Beach, which has its own boat and racing team. This year, the racing...READ MORE

Higgins North

OCEAN CITY- Every family restaurant promises great service, friendly staff, and an atmosphere that evokes feelings of familial and close-knit relationships but few restaurants can actually deliver all of those attributes. Higgins Crab House is one restaurant that can deliver all of that plus some. Higgins Crab Houses can be found at the north location on 132nd Street or at the south location on 31st Street. Both locations are owned and operated by the Higgins family, and both provide the same...READ MORE

Things I Like

People exercising early in the morning The determination of a car salesman A thunderstorm on a hot afternoon Any kind of fish cooked on the grill Birds that eat mosquitoes Bumblebees who leave us alone The relief of the shade on a hot day An attentive server at a restaurant Iced tea with lemon The last bite of a great meal The feeling after speaking in public ...READ MORE

Things We Like

Riding my bicycle Older country music Fridays at the OC Marlin Club Making a big pot of spaghetti Talking to the parrot A bloody mary on the beach at Assateague Getting a new CD Hall's breakfast buffet Leaving the gym after working out The smell of a freshly painted room By John E. Miller West Ocean City  ...READ MORE

Consider Your College A Part Of Retirement Strategy

BERLIN - Of all the gifts college gives, the greatest may be the freedom to discover and explore your passions, whatever they are. In fact, the very diversity of their offerings is one of the main things that make colleges such an attractive recipient when the time comes to bestow gifts of your own. By building a gift into your retirement strategy, you can satisfy your philanthropic goals while also expressing your gratitude to your alma mater. 'If you are passionate about the sciences, you can...READ MORE

What's Your Sign?

ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Recently obtained information could open a new opportunity for a career change. But temper that Arian im-patience and act on it only when all the facts are made available. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): You're moving into a more active cycle. So put your ideas back on the table, where they'll be given the at-tention they deserve. Expect a favorable change in your love life. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): A friend might ask for a favor that you feel would compromise your...READ MORE

Major Showell Project on Hold For Now

SNOW HILL - In another twist to the ongoing saga of the ADC Builders development in Showell, the developer has asked the county to put the process on hold. ADC attorney Mark Cropper hand-delivered a letter to Worcester County staff on Tuesday morning, just a few hours before the County Commissioners would have considered ADC's request to set a public hearing to amend the county water and sewer plan. The letter basically asks the county not to take any action for now. The amendment is a necessary...READ MORE