Unusually Cold Winter Driving Up Energy BillsBERLIN — Although it may not seem like it this week, the unusually cold winter has spurred higher-than-usual energy bills for Delmarva Power customers, according to company officials who cited an eight-percent increase from this same time last year in both electricity and natural gas use by residential customers.“Clearly,… Read more »
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Salisbury Elected Officials’ Health Benefits OK’d
SALISBURY – City Council members responded on Monday to residents’ concerns that the council is politically motivated in passing an ordinance to allow elected officials to participate in the city’s health insurance program.The proposed ordinance that approached the council in second reading states that “elected officials shall be permitted to participate in elective employee benefits… Read more »
Beautiful People Now Sought
BERLIN — The nomination process for this year’s Maryland’s Most Beautiful (MMB) People Volunteer Awards has begun. The awards honor those who “reside in and represent the volunteer spirit of Worcester County.”“We’ve had youths…seniors, groups, even couples win the award,” said Volunteer Services Manager Cyndy Howell.The award has been going on for many years under… Read more »
From The Publisher’s Desk: We’re Growing
by Steven Green
Hello, Wicomico County.In the largest circulation expansion in our 27-year history, The Dispatch today begins distribution throughout Wicomico County, including the towns of Fruitland, Salisbury, Pittsville, Parsonsburg and Willards.For some of you, we have met before, while you have been in the Ocean City or surrounding areas. For the rest of you unfamiliar with our… Read more »
Historic Navy Ship Could Find Home At Indian River
OCEAN CITY — With one retired U.S. Navy destroyer set to be sunk of the coast of Ocean City this spring as a major addition to the artificial reef system off the coast, plans for finding a home for a second destroyer above the water in the resort area are slowly coming together.The 536-foot U.S.S…. Read more »
Flood Map Update Could Cause Insurance Rate Surge
SNOW HILL — An updating of Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMS) may cause some dissatisfaction amongst Worcester County residents in the near future.Ed Tudor, director of Development Review and Permits, informed the Worcester County Commissioners Tuesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency would be reevaluating the current maps over the next two to three years.“There… Read more »
OCPD K-9 “Delon” Mourned
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) this week is mourning the loss of a member of its patrol and explosives division, K-9 “Delon,” who passed away on Tuesday from a degenerative disk disorder in his spine.Delon came to the OCPD from the Czech Republic in 2005 and became the loyal and courageous… Read more »
Pocomoke Parents Asking For Junior Varsity Football
A group of concerned individuals petitioned the Worcester County Board of Education Tuesday to bring junior varsity football to Pocomoke High School (PHS).While many board members openly supported the idea, they also cautioned the group that the process of bringing a football team to PHS would likely be long and have to take place in… Read more »
Proposed Education Budget Passed Amid Uncertainties
SNOW HILL — Despite the majority of Worcester County Board of Education members voting in favor of the newly drafted fiscal year 2012 budget, most of them expressed doubts and concerns about a number of issues.One of the school board’s main problems was the early deadline for the budget this year, with the document due… Read more »
Super Bowl Sales To Assist Diakonia In Difficult Time
BERLIN — An area business used this month’s Super Bowl as a chance to give back to the community.The Greene Turtle in North Ocean City donated 10 percent of its sales on Sunday, Feb. 6 to the local Diakonia, a nonprofit organization which provides counseling, emergency food and housing and support services to those in… Read more »