SNOW HILL — The first-degree murder trial of a Texas man charged in the death of a Delaware woman reported missing in Pocomoke in 2007 was postponed this week after new DNA evidence in the case recently came to light.The trial of Justin Michael Hadel, 20, of College Station, Texas, was scheduled to get started… Read more »
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Ocean City Crime Analysis Report Presented
OCEAN CITY – During this week’s Ocean City Police Commission meeting, Crime Analyst Brandon Reim presented an analysis of 2010’s crime in Ocean City compared to previous years.“We’re looking at time management and crime fighting,” Police Chief Bernadette DiPino said. “We’re really focusing on those two things because it is a win-win.”Between robberies, breaking and… Read more »
OC All-Day Bus Fare Jumps Feb. 28
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City residents may or may not be fazed by the one dollar increase in an all-day bus pass, but only time can tell how summer time visitors may react.In December of last year, the Mayor and City Council voted to increase the Ocean City bus fare for its ride-all-day pass. Starting… Read more »
New Trial Ordered In Police Case
OCEAN CITY — One year after the Maryland Court of Special Appeals dismissed a discrimination suit filed in November 2008 by an Ocean City Police sergeant, who alleged he was passed over for promotion to lieutenant when he was pressed into active military service, the higher U.S. Court of Appeals last week reversed the decision.In… Read more »
Feds Invest In Wind Farm Project
OCEAN CITY — The federal government this week identified a 200-plus mile swath of ocean off the coast of the Ocean City as a priority area for future offshore wind energy and injected over $50 million in funding to help jumpstart some of the projects.Last week, as expected, Governor Martin O’Malley made the development of… Read more »
Census Finds Worcester Population Spiked 11%
BERLIN — The long-awaited 2010 U.S. Census figures for Maryland were released with week, reflecting a population growth in Worcester slightly higher than the state rate.The U.S. Census Department on Wednesday released the first set of raw numbers for population totals in Maryland after the completion of the latest national Census last year including a… Read more »
Local Family Finds Miracles Do Happen
OCEAN PINES – Words like “angel” and “miracle” have been seldom heard as the recession drags on and the unemployment rolls grow, but for at least one afternoon this week, they were the only words that seemed appropriate.A local family, including a single mother with four children under the age of seven, found a new… Read more »
Man Guilty Of Discharging Firearm In Kitten Shooting
OCEAN CITY – At Ocean City District Court this week, an Ocean City citizen was found guilty of discharging a fire arm after he allegedly shot and killed a feral kitten.A litter of feral kittens and their mother had found shelter under the deck of William Cecero’s neighbors, Steve and Nancy Barnaba, setting off a… Read more »
Larger Beach Cabanas Headed For Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – The beaches this summer may start to look more like southern resorts as the Mayor and City Council approved this week beach equipment rental stands’ desire to rent out larger cabanas.Sixteen of Ocean City’s beach equipment rental stands, located between the Inlet and 26th Street, have been recently auctioned and sold in… Read more »
Charitable Souls Honorees Announced
BERLIN – The 40 honorees in the premiere Charitable Souls campaign, organized under The Dispatch Shore Stars initiative, were announced this week.In a five-week period, more than 100 nominations were received and the Charitable Souls committee selected the honorees last weekend.“These folks are each inspirational in different ways. Their stories of charitable giving and genuine… Read more »