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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Things I Like
Lunch hot off the grillA squirrel’s dexterityA bee that minds its own businessSteam coming off a pile of hot crabsA cool car on a humid dayOld Bay atop corn on the cob A sunrise over waterThat NFL’s Week 1 is closing inMy dogs after they are brushedA big smile from my sonFall-like days in the… Read more »
Spike In CO Detector Sales Reported
OCEAN CITY – Many local hardware stores have seen a substantial spike in sales of carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in the last two weeks, and a few of them are reportedly having trouble keeping them on the shelves.One could deduce a few things from reports from local hardware stores who say they’ve noticed an increase… Read more »
Settlement Reached In Case Involving WCDC, Ex-Employee
SNOW HILL – A federal civil suit filed earlier this year by a former Worcester County Developmental Center (WCDC) employee against the agency and a handful of its management staff, citing an alleged long pattern of intimidation and discrimination that ended with her wrongful termination in September 2008 was dismissed late last week although the… Read more »
Opinion On Open Meetings Complaint Expected In Fall
BERLIN – A decision on whether the Worcester County Commissioners violated the state of Maryland’s closed meetings law when deciding to consolidate three county departments into one has been delayed by sheer volume of Open Meetings complaints, according to state staff.A decision on the complaint filed by Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT) was due last week,… Read more »
No Solution Picked For Long-Term Sand Source
OCEAN CITY – The federal Army Corps of Engineers has determined the source of sand for the latest installment of the ongoing beach replenishment project in Ocean City in 2010, but no decision has been made on sources for the long-term life of the project.This time last year, the Army Corps of Engineers released the… Read more »
Low Bid Brings Berlin Road Work Below Estimate
BERLIN – Road work will cost Berlin hundreds of thousands less than originally projected, staff reported this week during Monday night’s Berlin Mayor and Council meeting, after the lowest construction bid came in significantly under town cost estimates.The $861,000 bid price, from A.C. Croll and Sons, came in at $400,000 less than the engineer’s estimate…. Read more »
Local Defies Odds, Hooks Top Prize On Final Day
OCEAN CITY – Long-time Ocean City businessman, high school coach and angler Scott “Spunky” Lathroum, after years of laboring behind the scenes of the world’s largest offshore fishing tournament, earned his moment in the sun last week, catching a 95-pound white marlin on the last day of the Mid-Atlantic $500,000 to stun the big crowd… Read more »
Island Phragmites Battle Renewed
ASSATEAGUE – Several areas of Assateague National Seashore were closed temporarily this week as federal officials renewed their aggressive aerial assault on invasive phragmites on the barrier island.Assateague officials this week began the latest phase in the ongoing effort to eradicate, or at least contain, the spread of noxious phragmites. The prolific, non-native and highly… Read more »
Consumers Can Track Carbon Footprint On Website
BERLIN – With so much written and said about energy consumption and one’s personal impact on the environment, Delmarva Power this week launched an online “carbon calculator” to help power purchasers and consumers track their usage in a variety of factors and determine how they stack up against their neighbors in terms of energy use.Delmarva… Read more »