SALISBURY — Wicomico officials last week approved a payment-in-lieu of taxes (PILOT) program for a vast affordable housing project in the county after getting assurances from the new owners certain conditions would be met in the final agreement.Last Tuesday, the Wicomico County Council approved an agreement with Tryko Partners on a PILOT program for the… Read more »
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Berlin Approves New Site For First Wind Turbine
BERLIN — The historic town’s skyline is about to look a little eco-friendlier with the town’s first wind turbine approved for installation on Old Ocean City Boulevard.Until Monday, the fate of a proposed 85-foot, 50-killowatt turbine had been up in the air since creator and DDU Magnetics President Doug Richards offered to install his new… Read more »
OC Police Detective Earns Award
OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City Police undercover narcotics agent last week was honored with the Enrique S. Camarena Award presented each year by the Elks Regional Association to a law enforcement officer who best exemplifies the spirit of the award’s namesake.The Maryland, Delaware and District of Columbia Elks Regional Association honored Ocean City Police… Read more »
Union Deals Reached Between Ocean City, Employees; Details Unclear Until Ratification
OCEAN CITY — While all sides report tentative employee contract agreements are in place, union officials as well as Ocean City representatives were mum this week on the specifics.Negotiations over union contracts between the city and the Ocean City Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 10 and the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 4269… Read more »
Supreme Court Hears Salisbury DNA Case
BERLIN — The U.S. Supreme Court this week heard testimony on a landmark Maryland DNA testing law rooted in a Lower Shore rape dating back to 2003 and although no opinion has yet been rendered, at least one justice called the case the most important the high court has heard in decades.In July 2010, Alonzo… Read more »
Support Sought For Tougher Cigarette Smuggling Penalties
SNOW HILL — State and local enforcement officials gathered in Snow Hill this week to present united support for a pending piece of state legislation that would drastically increase penalties for smuggling cigarettes.Senate Bill 69, which has passed the state Senate and is pending in the House of Delegates, would triple the current fine per… Read more »
Man Arrested On Theft Charges
WEST OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City man was arrested on theft charges last week after allegedly swiping a propeller and rudder from a boat in West Ocean City and later pawning the stolen goods at a pawn shop.On Feb. 19, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Sunset Ave. in West… Read more »
Local Indicted On Manslaughter Charge In Friend’s Death
OCEAN CITY — A West Ocean City man, arrested on manslaughter and assault charges in late January, was formally indicted this week and is on track for an early June trial.Around 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 26, Ocean City police and paramedics responded to the area of Somerset Street in reference to a male individual who… Read more »
Author Looks To Share Family’s ‘Message Of Hope’
BERLIN — Sheldon Larmore’s new work of non-fiction, “Be Quiet and Listen,” has shot from the gate since being published this winter.The book focuses on the life of David Larmore, Sheldon and wife Sara Belle Larmore’s son who was born severely handicapped. While some might first mistake the story for a tragedy, Sheldon is adamant… Read more »
Air Show Will Go On Even Without Blue Angels, Promoter Reports
OCEAN CITY – The organizer of the OC Air Show assured the Mayor and Council this week the show will go on in June, despite the possible grounding of headlining military acts, such as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, due to the looming possibility of sequestration.The Blue Angels are scheduled to make their inaugural appearance… Read more »