OCEAN PINES- A Salisbury woman was found guilty last week of fraudulently using the credit card of a terminally ill Ocean Pines woman in her care just before the victim passed and was sentenced to 30 days in jail.Last Tuesday, Fedia Dorlus, 25, of Salisbury, was found guilty of theft scheme from $100 to $1,5000… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2020
Mutual Assistance Agreement Rejected
FENWICK ISLAND – Citing concerns about liability and manpower, the town council last week rejected a mutual assistance agreement among three local police departments.Last Friday, the Fenwick Island Town Council voted 5-2 to reject a mutual assistance agreement among the police departments of Fenwick Island, South Bethany and Ocean View.In a workshop earlier this month,… Read more »
Proposal To Bring Offshore Wind Power Ashore On Hold
FENWICK ISLAND – Officials say a proposal to improve Fenwick Island State Park through a partnership with an offshore wind developer has come to a standstill as staff review thousands of responses from a public survey.On January 15, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Division of Parks & Recreation closed the… Read more »
Peninsula Cleaners Finds New Home
BERLIN – Peninsula Cleaners is now serving the Berlin community from a new location.Peninsula Cleaners, the company that took over the Venable’s Cleaners location on William Street in 2018, opened this week in its new space in the Berlin Shopping Center.“We’re still in Berlin we’re just on the other side of Route 113,” said Nick… Read more »
Hot Tar Civil Suit Settled
OCEAN CITY- Although the terms have not been disclosed, a civil suit filed by a resort-area resident after burning his feet on a freshly-paved section of Coastal Highway was settled last week.According to complaint, on May 11, 2018 around 1 p.m., local resident Scott Berry was returning from the beach and crossing Coastal Highway from… Read more »
County Approves Plan For Senior Transit
SNOW HILL – County officials approved an over-expenditure request that will allow the Worcester County Commission on Aging to help fulfil transportation needs for local seniors.The Worcester County Commissioners last week approved a $8,840 over-expenditure request from the Worcester County Commission on Aging (WorCOA) that will allow the agency to fill transportation gaps for seniors.“Shore… Read more »
Hogan Vows New School Start Bill
OCEAN CITY- The debate over a mandated post-Labor Day start to the school year in Maryland began anew this week with Governor Larry Hogan announcing legislation to override a bill approved by state lawmakers last year.On Wednesday, Hogan announced he was introducing the Universal School Start Act of 2020, legislation aimed at codifying his executive… Read more »
Victim’s Death Elevates WOC Assault Case To Homicide
WEST OCEAN CITY- The charges against a local homeless man for the beating death of another man in West Ocean City in December were elevated from first-degree assault to first-degree murder this week after the victim succumbed to injuries sustained in the alleged attack.Eric J. Jarrett, 48, of no fixed address, on Tuesday was indicted… Read more »
Moms Demand Action Join OC Women’s Day March
Moms Demand Action joined the Ocean City Women’s Day March to celebrate the 100 years of women’s suffrage in the U.S. A spokeswoman from the Eastern Shore, MD Moms Demand Action, Kady Everson, talked about the inextricable link between gun violence and intimate partner violence. The organization’s goal is to establish common-sense gun laws.
Gusts Over 30
As I was having my last dinner in town before heading to the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, PA I was surprised to get an email from Captain Monty Hawkins of the Morning Star with a fishing report. I say surprised because at one point this morning I was standing in the parking lot… Read more »