BERLIN – The Shore Up program is once again preparing to assist lower income homes on the Eastern Shore with their heating bills this winter.Shore Up is a federally funded program that offers financial aid for a variety of issues, including energy assistance.Residents of Worcester, Wicomico, and Somerset counties with low household incomes could qualify… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Between The Lines
by Steven Green
It appears as if the OC Air Show got the dates it wanted for next summer’s edition. It will likely be held the second weekend in June, as organizer Bryan Lilley had requested when he came before the Mayor and Council a few weeks ago.The key, according to the newly-formed Tourism Advisory Board, comprised of… Read more »
Helicopter Decision Questioned
Helicopter Decision Questioned Editor: (The following was addressed to Ocean City Councilman Doug Cymek.)I noted in today’s issue of The Dispatch newspaper that you voted in opposition to the motion by Councilman Joe Hall to “forward fund”, the costs of obtaining, mounting and maintaining a surplus Army Huey helicopter through the Ocean City Aviation Association… Read more »
Detectives Probe Assateague Body, Dewey Case Link
ASSATEAGUE – Worcester County detectives this week are no closer to identifying the remains of an individual discovered on the beach at Assateague Island earlier this month, although an effort is underway to determine a possible connection to a Silver Spring, Md. man reported missing in nearby Dewey Beach in late October.Shortly after 3 p.m…. Read more »
SHA Prepared For Worst With Winter A Month Away
OCEAN CITY – The snowstorms of 2010’s winter season still haunts many with memories of mountains of snow surrounding the roadways and Coastal Highway just being a slab of ice and snow. During this year’s 2nd Annual Snow Show, held last Thursday in Salisbury, the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) confirmed it’s making sure to… Read more »
Maryland Preserves More Pocomoke River Lands
POCOMOKE – The Department of Natural Resources recently preserved another 835 acres of sensitive land in Worcester County, bringing the total to approximately 68,000 acres.“I would say there are certainly some counties with a lot less,” said Meredith Lathbury, Director of Land Acquisition and Planning. “It’s one of the stronger counties in terms of preservation.”Lathbury… Read more »
Middle School Students Need Recess, Parents Say
NEWARK – A group of concerned parents went in front of the Worcester County Board of Education last Tuesday to protest the elimination of recess at Pocomoke Middle School.The issue was placed on the agenda last month at the request of Todd Palmer, one of the parents. At this month’s meeting, Doug Voss represented the… Read more »
Berlin Postpones Sprinkler Decision After Public Hearing
BERLIN – Whether Berlin will decide to exempt itself from installing mandatory sprinklers in new one- and two-family dwellings is still up in the air after Monday’s public hearing.After more than an hour of presentations on both sides of the debate by fire marshals, realtors and private citizens, the Mayor and Council delayed making a… Read more »
Verified Results Officially Conclude Election
BERLIN – After much counting and re-counting, rattling of sabers and gnashing of teeth, followed by a decided calm, the state and local election results from earlier this month were officially finalized this week.The results did not change when the final vote counts for the numerous state and local offices were officially put in the… Read more »
Pedestrian Struck In Hit-And-Run
OCEAN CITY – An Ocean City man was arrested on first-degree assault and other serious charges this week after allegedly plowing his vehicle into a pedestrian in front of a downtown bar before striking a tree and fleeing the scene.Around 9 p.m. last Sunday, Ocean City police responded to Pickles Pub on 8th Street and… Read more »