OCEAN CITY — Recovery oftentimes takes a long time, but some say that although the real estate market is undeniably showing signs of life again, it may never reach the heights that it did just a few years ago.It didn’t seem that long ago that real estate in Worcester County was booming, as were property… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Armed And Dangerous Man Sought
BERLIN – Local law enforcement officials this week are looking for a man wanted in connection with an attempted shooting outside a Berlin service club in late March.Last Friday, Berlin police officers, assisted by the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office criminal enforcement team, executed a search-and-seizure warrant at a residence at the Homes of Berlin I… Read more »
Things I Like
A little spirit on Easter Random smiles from strangers Cruising in a convertible with the top down Watching my son make himself dizzy Fresh hardwood mulchSunny, warm morningsA young person reading in a parkMen who wear their wedding ringsBreaking in a new pair of flip flopsSquirrels chasing each other around a treeChips with guacamole and… Read more »
What’s Your Sign?
ARIES (March 21 to April 19): A problem in getting a workplace project up and moving might upset the Lamb, who likes things done on time. But be patient. The delay could turn out to be a blessing in disguise.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Your instincts are usually on the mark, so if you… Read more »
We Remember Those We Have Lost
Jessie Lee EverhartFRUITLAND – Jessie Lee Everhart, 55, died Monday, April 5, 2010 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Salisbury, she was the daughter of the late Charles Edward Layton and Evelyn Mildred Culhane Layton Allen Coyle. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ruba Lee Everhart, in 2003.She was a… Read more »
A Week In Business
New Practice OpenedSELBYVILLE, Del. – Atlantic General Hospital and Health System announced the opening of a new internal medicine practice in Selbyville, Del., conveniently located within the Strawberry Center on Route 113. AGHS Internal Medicine/Selbyville will be the new office of Dr. Nhu Tran, a board-certified internal medicine physician with twenty years of experience in… Read more »
Readers Viewpoints
Insightful InterviewOn Health CareEditor:Kudos to Michael Franklin, president and CEO of Atlantic General Hospital, for his honest and informative responses regarding health care reform in last week’s issue of The Dispatch.Albeit a different avenue, I too have been in the healthcare industry for over 35 years and have seen first-hand the inadequacies. No, all is not… Read more »
Views On The News
Although most people did not want to go on record with their comments, let it be known some folks in tourism around here were irked over the fact two Ocean City applications will soon be available for iPhone users. It was not so much the number of “apps” but the process that led to them… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
Although the hubbub over the competing Ocean City “apps” may have been a bit overblown this week, the same cannot be said for the situation involving the taxi operators who transferred a medallion for a buck. While elected officials were reluctant to speak their minds too much on this matter this week, waiting presumably until… Read more »
Law Clinic Will Not Release Client Names To Legislators
BERLIN – Professors at the Environmental Law Clinic at the University of Maryland Law School will not surrender client names or accounts of money spent.“We won’t disclose confidential information,” said Rena Steinzor, past director and professor of the Environmental Law Clinic. “We are lawyers first and professors second.”Future clients do not need to fear that… Read more »