Published May 21, 2010
SNOW HILL - A type of
conservation easement meant to transfer marginal cropland to conservation land
could be costing state taxpayers too much and causing enforcement problems for
local jurisdictions.
The Conservation
Resource Enhancement Program (CREP) does not extinguish development rights,
unlike many other conservation easement programs, and does not have to cover
the entire farm parcel, which could allow for later development that could have
negative impacts on the conserved land, according...
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Published May 21, 2010
SNOW HILL - A measure to
allow Worcester County staff to streamline and speed up a nuisance process for
overgrown properties only received support from five of seven Worcester County Commissioners
this week.
The commissioners rarely
encounter a split vote on decisions, preferring to work out a compromise all
can agree with, but this was one instance when an agreement was not possible.
Tall grass and overgrown
vegetation was already a nuisance under county law when staff came to the
commissioners...
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Published May 21, 2010
NEWARK - As was the case
last year, no Worcester County high school senior will miss graduation next
month because of Maryland High School Assessment (HSA) requirements.
County public school
staff reported this week that only two seniors have not met HSA requirements
for graduation and one of those students will complete a Bridge project in time
to graduate. The other student, said Stephanie Zanich, coordinator of
instruction and assessment, has not met other graduation requirements in
addition...
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Published May 21, 2010
OCEAN CITY - Nearly two
years after offering a reward and asking the public's help in identifying the
suspect in a brutal rape case, Ocean City police detectives last week solved
the case with the help of a national DNA database, which identified a suspect
now serving time in a Florida prison.
The brutal attack and
rape occurred on Memorial Day weekend, more specifically May 24, 2008, around
2:30 a.m. in the area of 49th Street. The unidentified suspect was
seen by witnesses in the 49th Street...
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