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Monday, March 29, 2010
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Jennifer sent you a message.
Jennifer Wechsler Foxwell March 29, 2010 at 4:25pm
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"fyi,,,you fat ugly slob,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,you go ahead and keep up the bullshit,,,,,,does it make you feel better to bash my family,,,,,,,,,,oh big man with the big balls,,,,,,,,you sure would never do in my face,,,,,,thats ok dude,,,,ive got dirt on ur family aswell,,,,,,,,,ive have kept my mouth shut,,,out of respect for the two young girls that live with your father,,,,,,,,,still a mystery as to who's children they are anyway,,but needless to say,,,,i do know for a fact that your own father at one time was accused of sexually molesting those two girls and all there friend's that he druged and brought to his home,,,im sure you nor your father want that made public,,,,,,,,so like i said dude,,,,,,,keep it up...."
Watch the video Folks. Jennifer clearly follows Salisbury News and this evening sent the above message to me.
In order to detail things a bit more, allow me to explain a little more than the above Broadcast offers.
My Father adopted two girls when they were infants. His Wife's Son committed suicide and left the two children to be raised in Foster Care. My Father, NOT the biological parent or grandparent adopted them anyway, pulled them from foster care and has raised them ever since they were infants. His Wife died of cancer a few years ago and he has raised these kids on his own. What's the matter Jennifer, can't stand a responsible parent doing something you clearly are NOT capable of doing?
So now you want to defame my Father, claim he's drugging kids and molesting them, I think NOT. Jennifer Foxwell knew from the earlier Post today that I was going to finally expose what her and her nut case Mother have been lying about, so she's out to destroy others by falsely accusing other people in hopes the attention will be on someone other than herself.
Jennifer, let me tell you something everyone else seems to be afraid to say to you. IF you were any kind of decent Mother, your Daughter would still be alive today, God rest her soul. You can bash me, defame me and go on the attack all you want. However, you just remember what the Albero Family has done for you over the years and stop forgetting where you came from.
I have forwarded your message to Sheriff Lewis and Davis Ruark as it is very clear you have made statements to defame others without any evidence or proof. You have claimed someone has "druged" young women. Jennifer, you're a very mentally sick woman who has played the pity card for far too long. The day you'll threaten me and my Family with blackmail in the hopes of scaring us into being quiet is the day we'll admit to being who you say we are.
Because we're nothing like you claim we are to others, I have no problem exposing you, your letters, your messages, like calling me the same monster as Thomas Leggs. Thomas Leggs is an alleged murderer. I'll certainly remember our experience with you the next time someone like you is in need of help in the future. What a shame it is that someone like you would spoil it for everyone else. Oh, that's right, all you care about is yourself, I forgot.
Folks, Jennifer Foxwell and her Mother are mental cases. Watch the video and see all my Father did for Jennifer and her 7 children with 5 different Fathers. I heard he spent $12,000.00 in helping you out Jennifer and look how you repay him, with threats and lies. You were on the streets with 7 kids when he came in and saved you. You need some serious help woman.
Man Arrested For Eric Cantor Death Threat
Federal authorities have arrested a Philadelphia man and charged him with threatening to kill House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and his family.
Norman Leboon will be charged with two federal counts: threatening to kill a member of Congress and interfering with his federal duties, and posting video online containing such threats. He is scheduled to appear in federal district court in Philadelphia on Monday afternoon.
The arrest is the most serious in a string of threats of violence against lawmakers in wake of the divisive health care vote. At least 10 Democrats along with a handful of Republicans, including Cantor, reported threats of violence during the past week.
“At this time, the congressman will have no further comment on this threat or the investigation, and asks that inquiries be directed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” Cantor spokesman Brad Dayspring said. “The congressman is deeply grateful for, and would like to dearly thank all local and federal law enforcement involved, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Attorney’s Office[s] in Virginia and Philadelphia, U.S. Capitol Police and the Henrico Police Department in Virginia.”
GO HERE to read more.
Norman Leboon will be charged with two federal counts: threatening to kill a member of Congress and interfering with his federal duties, and posting video online containing such threats. He is scheduled to appear in federal district court in Philadelphia on Monday afternoon.
The arrest is the most serious in a string of threats of violence against lawmakers in wake of the divisive health care vote. At least 10 Democrats along with a handful of Republicans, including Cantor, reported threats of violence during the past week.
“At this time, the congressman will have no further comment on this threat or the investigation, and asks that inquiries be directed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” Cantor spokesman Brad Dayspring said. “The congressman is deeply grateful for, and would like to dearly thank all local and federal law enforcement involved, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Attorney’s Office[s] in Virginia and Philadelphia, U.S. Capitol Police and the Henrico Police Department in Virginia.”
GO HERE to read more.
Traffic Advisory
Location: East Redden Road, east of U.S. 113, Georgetown, Sussex County, DE
Date of Occurrence: Monday March 29, 2010 at 1:10 p.m.
Resume:
Delaware State Police and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control are on the scene of a crash involving a train and a car. Minor injuries are reported.
Motorists are asked to avoid the area due to emergency equipment responding to the scene.
Date of Occurrence: Monday March 29, 2010 at 1:10 p.m.
Resume:
Delaware State Police and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control are on the scene of a crash involving a train and a car. Minor injuries are reported.
Motorists are asked to avoid the area due to emergency equipment responding to the scene.
Mike Lewis and LEOPSMike Lewis and LEOPS
This morning’s Daily Times has a front page story on the need to include Wicomico County Sheriff’s deputies in the Law Enforcement Officer Pension System (LEOPS). It’s a worthy goal.
Sadly, the article seems to place undue focus on Wicomico County Executive Rick Pollitt’s supposed efforts to accomplish this than the work of Lewis and his deputies to get this accomplished. Sheriff Lewis has been lobbying for this measure for years. Pollitt has bemoaned the constraints of the revenue cap.
Now that we are in an election year, Pollitt has convened a “blue ribbon panel” to study the matter. Quite frankly, I’m willing to bet that more Wicomico voters are concerned about this than whether or not we build a new civic center or library. Yet, those issues have been grist for Pollitt’s mill.
It was worthy of Pollitt’s time to attempt stealing farmers’ property rights. He’s spent plenty of time over the last 3 1/2 years telling us that we need to repeal the evil revenue cap.
Perhaps this issue can be properly disposed of before the end of Pollitt’s second term?
Time To Put Politics Aside
After I had received word Gary Comegys had cancer, it truly about knocked me down to my knees. After recently losing my Mother to bone cancer, I know the road ahead for Gary and his Family will not be an easy one.
However, Gary is much younger and has plenty of fight in him to beat this evil disease. That being said, I want to personally extend my thoughts, prayers and or services to the Comegys as this is the time to put everything aside and support a fellow American, a Firefighter, a Council Member and most of all a Husband and Father.
No, there are not just words from Joe Albero. I mean every single word published here and I never go against my word. In the same spirit of support for Brooke Mulford, we must all extend the same for Mr. Comegys.
House GOP Often Has An Ally In Eastern Shore's Kratovil
If it weren't obvious already, Rep. Frank M. Kratovil Jr.'s final vote against health-care legislation last week made clear that the freshman Maryland Democrat is more than willing to go against his party. He has sided with Republicans nearly 200 times since President Obama's approval ratings started to dip last summer, more than almost any other Democrat.
Kratovil's stances appear to be part conviction and part calculation, a bet that the only way he can represent and carry his right-leaning Eastern Shore district is to prove that he is an independent voice willing to oppose Obama and congressional Democrats when necessary.
Thirty-three other Democrats, in other districts with other dynamics, made the same gamble last week. Brushing aside a call to history by Obama, they opposed the party's latest attempt to expand health-care coverage, a cause the party has pursued for decades. Their votes have unleashed a rash of action and analysis, with some no-voting Democrats immediately drawing primary challengers and others struggling to explain themselves.
GO HERE to read more from the Washington Post.
Kratovil's stances appear to be part conviction and part calculation, a bet that the only way he can represent and carry his right-leaning Eastern Shore district is to prove that he is an independent voice willing to oppose Obama and congressional Democrats when necessary.
Thirty-three other Democrats, in other districts with other dynamics, made the same gamble last week. Brushing aside a call to history by Obama, they opposed the party's latest attempt to expand health-care coverage, a cause the party has pursued for decades. Their votes have unleashed a rash of action and analysis, with some no-voting Democrats immediately drawing primary challengers and others struggling to explain themselves.
GO HERE to read more from the Washington Post.
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE
Gary Comegys, Vice President of the Salisbury City Council, announced today that he has been diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a type of cancer formed by cancerous plasma cells.
Comegys was diagnosed late last week, after tests revealed a cancerous tumor in his lower back. He is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. In the weeks ahead, he will receive additional treatment at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore.
Comegys is planning to continue his duties on the Salisbury City Council and is prepared and ready for the fight ahead. “Clearly this has come as a shock to me and my wife Debbie,” Comegys said. “We are receiving exceptional care at PRMC and we have complete confidence in our doctors. We are grateful for the support we’re receiving from our family and friends and we remain hopeful that my treatment will go fine.”
Council President Louise Smith has been in contact with Comegys and his family and is optimistic about the road ahead. “Gary is a fighter. We all know that,” she said. “This is a time to rally around Gary. Let us keep Gary and his wife, Debbie, in our thoughts and prayers. I look forward to Gary continuing his work for the people of Salisbury
Comegys was diagnosed late last week, after tests revealed a cancerous tumor in his lower back. He is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. In the weeks ahead, he will receive additional treatment at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore.
Comegys is planning to continue his duties on the Salisbury City Council and is prepared and ready for the fight ahead. “Clearly this has come as a shock to me and my wife Debbie,” Comegys said. “We are receiving exceptional care at PRMC and we have complete confidence in our doctors. We are grateful for the support we’re receiving from our family and friends and we remain hopeful that my treatment will go fine.”
Council President Louise Smith has been in contact with Comegys and his family and is optimistic about the road ahead. “Gary is a fighter. We all know that,” she said. “This is a time to rally around Gary. Let us keep Gary and his wife, Debbie, in our thoughts and prayers. I look forward to Gary continuing his work for the people of Salisbury
Little League...It's For the Children
It's spring and the baseball season is upon us. If your kids are anything like mine then they are salivating at the mention of baseball. That is, if you can afford the costs involved to allow your kids to participate. A registration fee of $75.00 per child comes first. What they do with this money, I'm not certain. The shirts and hats are provided by the league and you can have their name put on both for an additional fee. Now you have to buy them pants, the league used to provide these and stirrups, not anymore. Stirrups $5-$7 a pair. Pants $15-$25 a pair. Belt $5-$10. Then there are the shoes. A cheap pair of Nikes will cost you $25 if, you purchase them online at www.store.nike.com. I prefer to buy locally, it's doubtful Vernon Powell or anywhere else will have them at this price. I was told by a parent in Delmar that they had to purchase a batting helmet. Well there goes another $60, easily. Then there is the bat. I have paid anywhere from $30 to $125 for baseball bats, what was I thinking? My kids could hit just as well with a bat provided by the league as they could with one of those expensive bats. So, the average cost for a child to play baseball is now anywhere from $113 to $130 and that doesn't include shoes, glove, or bat.
Those sign boards advertising local businesses used to pay a fee of $250 annually, I can't imagine what they are paying now with all of these fees going up. Let's just say there are 10 signs on the fields, that's $2,500 add that to the money raised in the concession stand, the 50/50 raffles, the picture fundraiser and other fundraisers held throughout the year. I think it safe to say Little League is bringing in $10,000 a year, conservatively. So what are they doing with this money? Coaches, concession stand staff, grounds keepers are all volunteers, the board of directors are volunteers. There is no paid staff, on the local level so where is the money going? Why can't the league continue to furnish uniforms for the teams? Equipment is paid for by the league, bats, baseballs, bases, batting helmets, catchers gear. Does this cost $10,000 annually to maintain? How much lime can be used on a baseball field?
What happens to the kid that has natural ability in the sport yet his parents can't afford to pay the fees? What about the families that have 2 or 3 baseball aged children that can't afford the fees? Listed under Little League rules and regulations,
Regulation 13 - Commercialization
A participation fee may be assessed by a local league, but at no time should payment of a fee be a pre-requisite for participation in the Little League program. How many parents/families know of this rule? I have never heard anyone, during registration, say to a family that it was OK, the kids could play even if they can't afford to pay. Have any of you?
Makes me wonder why those highly paid professional baseball players are not chipping in, on a local level, and helping the kids that can't afford to play the sport they love? Lets look at some of the Baltimore Orioles salaries. They don't have the salaries of the New York Yankees but hey, who does? Kevin Millwood will be paid $15,000,000 this year, just to play baseball. He had a 5 year $60 million dollar contract with the Orioles. How much of that has he given to local Little League teams? Brian Roberts, $40 million over 4 years, Nick Markakis, $66.1 over 6 years, Mike Gonzalez, $12 million for 2 years, you get the picture. A lot of money is thrown at these big league players while the kids that aspire to be one of these big league players could quite possibly be denied the opportunity to play America's favorite sport, because their family can't afford the fees.
Just one time, I would like to hear someone using the phrase "It's For The Children", mean it.
Those sign boards advertising local businesses used to pay a fee of $250 annually, I can't imagine what they are paying now with all of these fees going up. Let's just say there are 10 signs on the fields, that's $2,500 add that to the money raised in the concession stand, the 50/50 raffles, the picture fundraiser and other fundraisers held throughout the year. I think it safe to say Little League is bringing in $10,000 a year, conservatively. So what are they doing with this money? Coaches, concession stand staff, grounds keepers are all volunteers, the board of directors are volunteers. There is no paid staff, on the local level so where is the money going? Why can't the league continue to furnish uniforms for the teams? Equipment is paid for by the league, bats, baseballs, bases, batting helmets, catchers gear. Does this cost $10,000 annually to maintain? How much lime can be used on a baseball field?
What happens to the kid that has natural ability in the sport yet his parents can't afford to pay the fees? What about the families that have 2 or 3 baseball aged children that can't afford the fees? Listed under Little League rules and regulations,
Regulation 13 - Commercialization
A participation fee may be assessed by a local league, but at no time should payment of a fee be a pre-requisite for participation in the Little League program. How many parents/families know of this rule? I have never heard anyone, during registration, say to a family that it was OK, the kids could play even if they can't afford to pay. Have any of you?
Makes me wonder why those highly paid professional baseball players are not chipping in, on a local level, and helping the kids that can't afford to play the sport they love? Lets look at some of the Baltimore Orioles salaries. They don't have the salaries of the New York Yankees but hey, who does? Kevin Millwood will be paid $15,000,000 this year, just to play baseball. He had a 5 year $60 million dollar contract with the Orioles. How much of that has he given to local Little League teams? Brian Roberts, $40 million over 4 years, Nick Markakis, $66.1 over 6 years, Mike Gonzalez, $12 million for 2 years, you get the picture. A lot of money is thrown at these big league players while the kids that aspire to be one of these big league players could quite possibly be denied the opportunity to play America's favorite sport, because their family can't afford the fees.
Just one time, I would like to hear someone using the phrase "It's For The Children", mean it.
Big Local News Story Coming Some Time Today
Salisbury News has been holding off a story on a local Public Official for a couple of days now for good reason. When the story breaks, (we're told some time today) you'll understand why. In the mean time, keep visiting Salisbury News throughout the day today as we're told a Press Release should be coming from the Mayors Office.Md. Man To Plead Guilty In Dog-Tossing Case
FREDERICK, Md. - The attorney for a Maryland man says his client will plead guilty to tossing a Chihuahua off a bridge.
Attorney Eugene Souder says 35-year-old David Beers, whose trial was set to begin Monday in Frederick, will plead guilty to aggravated animal cruelty, a felony, and theft under $500.
Beers allegedly told investigators he got angry when the dog's owners ordered him off their property after he had pulled into their driveway to make a cell phone call in June.
GO HERE to read more.
Attorney Eugene Souder says 35-year-old David Beers, whose trial was set to begin Monday in Frederick, will plead guilty to aggravated animal cruelty, a felony, and theft under $500.
Beers allegedly told investigators he got angry when the dog's owners ordered him off their property after he had pulled into their driveway to make a cell phone call in June.
GO HERE to read more.
Final Days For A Chance To Win A Town House & Convertible Mercedes For $50.00
Folks, we are in the FINAL DAYS for you to buy a raffle ticket for $50.00 for a chance to win a Golf Course Town House and a brand new convertible Mercedes, all for $50.00!In the mean time you'll be supporting Chuck Campbell to get a set of lungs to survive. GO HERE and learn more and or purchase a ticket before the end of the month. This Site will show you the Town House and the Mercedes Convertible YOU could win.
Timeline Of Major Provisions In The Democrats' Health Care Package
This gives a good picture of what will happen and when, if this bill is not repealed.
Timeline of Major Provisions in the Democrats’ Health Care Package
http://republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov/UploadedFiles/WM_hcr_timelinel.pdf
Timeline of Major Provisions in the Democrats’ Health Care Package
http://republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov/UploadedFiles/WM_hcr_timelinel.pdf
More Evidence The Lift Station Behind Sam's Club Is Having Issues
Last week we brought to every one's attention the Lift Station on Northgate Drive just behind Sam's Club and the fact that they're having issues with it.
As you can see from the pictures above, the City has been working on it once again and information continues to come in that this section is about to fail any day now.
This is a major problem for a couple of reasons. Number one is, they already have a problem with the Lift Station on Naylor Mill Road and Rt. 13. In fact, it's so bad they have halted any new development for the next 6 months because of it. We're told they have a new location for a new Lift Station near one of the new Hotels in that area.
Should this other Lift Station completely fail, well, this could be a complete disaster. There are too many residents and businesses in that area that must rely on these systems working in order to get the sewage from that far north all the way back to the WWTP. These systems force the sewage back to the Plant and if they fail, well, gravity will not allow the sewage to naturally flow and it will back up to a point in which it could start causing serious health issues and close businesses.
Keep in mind Folks, I highly doubt money has been allocated for this particular project, especially since the problem has been flying under the radar for so long.
OK, so what does this mean. Well, when you consider such infrastructure problems such as this, the Downtown Plaza and numerous other unforeseen problems in the future, Mayor Ireton is more than likely going to have to propose a tax increase on the citizens.
BUT WAIT, didn't Comegys, Cathcart, Shields, Dunn and Tilghman promise you "Growth will pay for growth?"
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Central City District Commission (CCDC) has scheduled a meeting for Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 12:00 noon.
The meeting will be held in Room 306 of the City/County Government Building (125 N. Division Street).
The meeting will be held in Room 306 of the City/County Government Building (125 N. Division Street).
Another Wonderful Success Story
Joe,
Thanks for posting this. I am the grateful owner of "RedBird." He had been missing for a week. I got a call from a friend this morning at 6:30 telling me that someone had found him. I visit your site almost every day, but I never thought that RedBird would ever be your top headline! Thanks to you and to your loyal fans for letting you know that he was found.
Tracy
The Downtown Plaza Remains Closed To Vehicle Traffic
For what it's worth Folks, I had been taking pictures of this exact location as far back as the Barrie Tilghman days letting the City know the bricks were separating and failing but you know where that got me. You can't blame a guy for trying.
TODAY AT 10:00 AM
GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY TO JOIN KIMMIE MEISSNER AND BILLY RIPKEN IN DECLARING ‘HEALTHY MARYLAND DAY’
ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 29, 2010) – Governor Martin O’Malley will join a Coalition for a Healthy Maryland to present the first Healthy Maryland Day. Joined by World Champion figure skater Kimmie Meissner and former Baltimore Oriole Billy Ripken along with Coalition supporters, the Governor will make the declaration to promote healthy living and prevention strategies to drive down the cost of health care and improve individual health in Maryland.
ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 29, 2010) – Governor Martin O’Malley will join a Coalition for a Healthy Maryland to present the first Healthy Maryland Day. Joined by World Champion figure skater Kimmie Meissner and former Baltimore Oriole Billy Ripken along with Coalition supporters, the Governor will make the declaration to promote healthy living and prevention strategies to drive down the cost of health care and improve individual health in Maryland.
Farmers Just Can't Get A Break
I captured these images yesterday to show everyone just how bad things are for Farmers out there. To think we have at least two more straight days of rain, it's going to make things that much more difficult for Farmers to get it together for the season.
BREAKING NEWS: U.S. To Sell Entire Stake In Citigroup
Treasury says it will sell 7.7 billion shares in a ‘measured fashion’
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Treasury said on Monday it would sell the 7.7 billion Citigroup common shares it owns over the course of 2010 under a prearranged written trading plan.
The Treasury, which acquired a 27 percent stake in Citigroup during bailouts of the banking giant in 2008 and 2009, said it would sell the shares into the market "through various means in an orderly and measured fashion."
"Treasury intends to initiate its disposition of the common shares pursuant to a prearranged written trading plan. The manner, amount and timing of the sales under the plan is dependent upon a number of factors," the Treasury said in a statement.
GO HERE to read more.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Treasury said on Monday it would sell the 7.7 billion Citigroup common shares it owns over the course of 2010 under a prearranged written trading plan.
The Treasury, which acquired a 27 percent stake in Citigroup during bailouts of the banking giant in 2008 and 2009, said it would sell the shares into the market "through various means in an orderly and measured fashion."
"Treasury intends to initiate its disposition of the common shares pursuant to a prearranged written trading plan. The manner, amount and timing of the sales under the plan is dependent upon a number of factors," the Treasury said in a statement.
GO HERE to read more.
Start The Search For A Doctor Before The Rush
Millions of uninsured will need physicians, straining already short supply
WASHINGTON - Better beat the crowd and find a doctor.
Primary care physicians already are in short supply in parts of the country, and the landmark health overhaul that will bring them millions more newly insured patients in the next few years promises extra strain.
The new law goes beyond offering coverage to the uninsured, with steps to improve the quality of care for the average person and help keep us well instead of today's seek-care-after-you're-sick culture. To benefit, you'll need a regular health provider.
GO HERE to read more.
WASHINGTON - Better beat the crowd and find a doctor.
Primary care physicians already are in short supply in parts of the country, and the landmark health overhaul that will bring them millions more newly insured patients in the next few years promises extra strain.
The new law goes beyond offering coverage to the uninsured, with steps to improve the quality of care for the average person and help keep us well instead of today's seek-care-after-you're-sick culture. To benefit, you'll need a regular health provider.
GO HERE to read more.
Chains Effective For Georgetown Protestors
Georgetown University officials say they are now willing to talk about sex health issues after a dozen student protesters got their attention during a rally Saturday.
At least three of those students spent eight hours chained to a statue of the school's founder after learning school officials would not sit down and hear their complaints. The protesters also covered their mouths with duct tape to symbolize what they say is censorship by Georgetown University, the paper reports.
The students are part of a group called Plan A: Hoyas for Reproductive Justice. They are upset having to leave campus to purchase condoms and other birth control. The students and staff also want the school’s health plan to cover birth control and other reproductive choices.
GO HERE to read more.
At least three of those students spent eight hours chained to a statue of the school's founder after learning school officials would not sit down and hear their complaints. The protesters also covered their mouths with duct tape to symbolize what they say is censorship by Georgetown University, the paper reports.
The students are part of a group called Plan A: Hoyas for Reproductive Justice. They are upset having to leave campus to purchase condoms and other birth control. The students and staff also want the school’s health plan to cover birth control and other reproductive choices.
GO HERE to read more.
Soaking Rain Enters Washington Region
About an inch of rain has fallen across the Washington region since Sunday evening, and another inch is possible throughout the day Monday, putting an early damper on the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
But never fear, tourists will have plenty of sunshine to marvel in the glory of the Tidal Basin's blossoms by the end of the week.
An area of low pressure along the eastern seaboard will continue to give us a chance of rain through midday Tuesday, according to News4 meteorologist Tom Kierein. Winds could increase through the afternoon and into Tuesday, and they may be gusty at times.
GO HERE to read more.
But never fear, tourists will have plenty of sunshine to marvel in the glory of the Tidal Basin's blossoms by the end of the week.
An area of low pressure along the eastern seaboard will continue to give us a chance of rain through midday Tuesday, according to News4 meteorologist Tom Kierein. Winds could increase through the afternoon and into Tuesday, and they may be gusty at times.
GO HERE to read more.
Deadly Weekend In Prince George's County
Police are investigating three homicides during a deadly weekend in Prince George's County.
The murders happened within hours of each other, according to investigators.
Police say they found a man's body on University Boulevard in Langley Park, just past 7:30 p.m. Saturday night.
GO HERE to read more.
The murders happened within hours of each other, according to investigators.
Police say they found a man's body on University Boulevard in Langley Park, just past 7:30 p.m. Saturday night.
GO HERE to read more.
NORM CONWAY HELPS TO PROTECT TEACHERS' PENSIONS
Pension cost shift halted
House committee seeks study of moving financing of teachers' fund to counties
By Annie Linskey annie.linskey@baltsun.com
March 28, 2010
A spending committee in the House of Delegates has rejected a proposal that would have eventually transferred about $337 million in teacher pension costs from the state to local governments, stalling a Senate-approved plan to help balance Maryland's budget.
The House Appropriations Committee recommended on Friday a study of the implications of the cost shift, instead of beginning the effort next year.
"A step of that magnitude could only be done after a comprehensive study," said Del. Norman Conway, an Eastern Shore Democrat and head of the spending committee. "You really need more data."
State officials have long considered a shift in the cost of pensions. They say because local officials set the salaries on which pensions are based, fairness dictates that local governments pick up some of the burden. Counties argue that paying for pensions would require them to cut other services.
The Senate voted 28-19 last week to move the pension costs to the counties gradually, starting in July 2011. Ten of 14 supported that plan. A more drastic approach, shifting $450 million to the counties in the coming budget year, was first offered in an alternative Republican budget plan.
For More: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-md.pension28mar28,0,1121435,print.story
The' Restoring American Financial Stability' Act-- A Permanent TARP Fund
There are many valid reasons to be angry with bankers, and supporters of Senator Chris Dodd's (D-CT) latest rewrite of his financial regulatory bill, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act, have mentioned them all. Americans have heard all about greedy bankers, huge bonuses, shady accounting practices, and outright greed. But the reason for this rhetoric is nothing less than an attempt to seize control of the financial services industry and to micromanage it.
Unfortunately, if this ploy succeeds, the result would be an all-powerful bureaucracy that would do little to address the real problems in the industry and actually make future crises--and bailouts--more likely. The first step has already been taken after the Senate Banking Committee amended the 1,336-page original text with a 114-page manager's amendment and sent the bill to the full Senate after a 22-minute markup on March 22.
According to the media, the most controversial issue is Dodd's decision to create a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) within the Federal Reserve rather than creating a new independent agency. The new CFPB would have its own staff, autonomous rule-making authority, and the ability to examine financial institutions with more than $10 billion in assets.
It makes little difference where the agency is housed if, as Dodd proposes, it is effectively a completely independent agency that can ignore questions about whether its proposals could destabilize the industry. The bill approved by the Senate Banking Committee enhances those concerns, because although safety-and-soundness regulators would be able to appeal draft CFPB regulations that could endanger the stability of the financial system, they would not have the ability to veto them in advance.
The Senate Banking bill proposes to create a new $50 billion fund to be used in "emergencies" to close or restructure failing financial institutions or those perceived as being in danger of default. This fund is certain to be used for bailing out any politically significant financial institution and is nothing less than a permanent TARP program.
If the Treasury, Federal Reserve, and FDIC agree, failing financial institutions would be turned over to the FDIC for resolution. Three bankruptcy judges must also agree, but this appears to be more window-dressing than any substantive requirement, since the closing or restructuring would be handled by the FDIC and not through bankruptcy courts.
Ironically--since the debate started with a stated desire to trim back the regulatory powers of the Federal Reserve--the Senate Banking bill ends up giving it even greater powers over major financial services firms than it has now (even though it does strip the Fed of its jurisdiction over small banks).
More from the Heritage Foundation
Unfortunately, if this ploy succeeds, the result would be an all-powerful bureaucracy that would do little to address the real problems in the industry and actually make future crises--and bailouts--more likely. The first step has already been taken after the Senate Banking Committee amended the 1,336-page original text with a 114-page manager's amendment and sent the bill to the full Senate after a 22-minute markup on March 22.
According to the media, the most controversial issue is Dodd's decision to create a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) within the Federal Reserve rather than creating a new independent agency. The new CFPB would have its own staff, autonomous rule-making authority, and the ability to examine financial institutions with more than $10 billion in assets.
It makes little difference where the agency is housed if, as Dodd proposes, it is effectively a completely independent agency that can ignore questions about whether its proposals could destabilize the industry. The bill approved by the Senate Banking Committee enhances those concerns, because although safety-and-soundness regulators would be able to appeal draft CFPB regulations that could endanger the stability of the financial system, they would not have the ability to veto them in advance.
The Senate Banking bill proposes to create a new $50 billion fund to be used in "emergencies" to close or restructure failing financial institutions or those perceived as being in danger of default. This fund is certain to be used for bailing out any politically significant financial institution and is nothing less than a permanent TARP program.
If the Treasury, Federal Reserve, and FDIC agree, failing financial institutions would be turned over to the FDIC for resolution. Three bankruptcy judges must also agree, but this appears to be more window-dressing than any substantive requirement, since the closing or restructuring would be handled by the FDIC and not through bankruptcy courts.
Ironically--since the debate started with a stated desire to trim back the regulatory powers of the Federal Reserve--the Senate Banking bill ends up giving it even greater powers over major financial services firms than it has now (even though it does strip the Fed of its jurisdiction over small banks).
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More On Militias
Militia alert status is "high"
http://patriotresistance.com/DEFCOM-STATUS-PAGE.html
To see how serious this is go here and read the text:
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message1024896/pg6
Their members are packing up and are preparing for battle - more than 100 at this point.
Anyone watch "The Patriot" lately?
Breaking News You Just Won't Get Anywhere Else
The O.C. Fire Department received a call for a building fire at 1st and the bay.
The location was the Cropper Concrete Plant around 10:30 pm. Upon arrival of the first OCPD unit, a male subject was apprehended leaving the scene. It turns out it was John Cropper the notorious arsonists from the lats 80s early 90s.
More to come....
The location was the Cropper Concrete Plant around 10:30 pm. Upon arrival of the first OCPD unit, a male subject was apprehended leaving the scene. It turns out it was John Cropper the notorious arsonists from the lats 80s early 90s.
More to come....
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Winter Was Hard On Many, Especially Structures
This property on Nanticoke Road finally collapsed after being abandoned for several years. I have seen so many buildings, barns and so forth that have come down after the rough winter of 2009/2010.
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An Argument To Be Made About Immigrant Babies And Citizenship
By George F. Will
Washington Post
A simple reform would drain some scalding steam from immigration arguments that may soon again be at a roiling boil. It would bring the interpretation of the 14th Amendment into conformity with what the authors of its text intended, and with common sense, thereby removing an incentive for illegal immigration.
To end the practice of "birthright citizenship," all that is required is to correct the misinterpretation of that amendment's first sentence: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside." From these words has flowed the practice of conferring citizenship on children born here to illegal immigrants.
A parent from a poor country, writes professor Lino Graglia of the University of Texas law school, "can hardly do more for a child than make him or her an American citizen, entitled to all the advantages of the American welfare state." Therefore, "It is difficult to imagine a more irrational and self-defeating legal system than one which makes unauthorized entry into this country a criminal offense and simultaneously provides perhaps the greatest possible inducement to illegal entry."
Writing in the Texas Review of Law and Politics, Graglia says this irrationality is rooted in a misunderstanding of the phrase "subject to the jurisdiction thereof." What was this intended or understood to mean by those who wrote it in 1866 and ratified it in 1868? The authors and ratifiers could not have intended birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants because in 1868 there were and never had been any illegal immigrants because no law ever had restricted immigration.
If those who wrote and ratified the 14th Amendment had imagined laws restricting immigration -- and had anticipated huge waves of illegal immigration -- is it reasonable to presume they would have wanted to provide the reward of citizenship to the children of the violators of those laws? Surely not.
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 begins with language from which the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause is derived: "All persons born in the United States, and not subject to any foreign power, excluding Indians not taxed, are hereby declared to be citizens of the United States." (Emphasis added.)
The explicit exclusion of Indians from birthright citizenship was not repeated in the 14th Amendment because it was considered unnecessary. Although Indians were at least partially subject to U.S. jurisdiction, they owed allegiance to their tribes, not the United States. This reasoning -- divided allegiance -- applies equally to exclude the children of resident aliens, legal as well as illegal, from birthright citizenship.
Indeed, today's regulations issued by the departments of Homeland Security and Justice stipulate:
"A person born in the United States to a foreign diplomatic officer accredited to the United States, as a matter of international law, is not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. That person is not a United States citizen under the 14th Amendment."
Sen. Lyman Trumbull of Illinois was, Graglia writes, one of two "principal authors of the citizenship clauses in 1866 act and the 14th Amendment." He said that "subject to the jurisdiction of the United States" meant subject to its "complete" jurisdiction, meaning "not owing allegiance to anybody else." Hence children whose Indian parents had tribal allegiances were excluded from birthright citizenship.
Appropriately, in 1884 the Supreme Court held that children born to Indian parents were not born "subject to" U.S. jurisdiction because, among other reasons, the person so born could not change his status by his "own will without the action or assent of the United States." And "no one can become a citizen of a nation without its consent." Graglia says this decision "seemed to establish" that U.S. citizenship is "a consensual relation, requiring the consent of the United States."
So: "This would clearly settle the question of birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens. There cannot be a more total or forceful denial of consent to a person's citizenship than to make the source of that person's presence in the nation illegal."
Congress has heard testimony estimating that more than two-thirds of all births in Los Angeles public hospitals, and more than half of all births in that city, and nearly 10 percent of all births in the nation in recent years, have been to mothers who are here illegally.
Graglia seems to establish that there is no constitutional impediment to Congress ending the granting of birthright citizenship to those whose presence here is "not only without the government's consent but in violation of its law."
georgewill@washpost.com
Wargotz Vows To Repeal Viagra For Sex Offenders
Annapolis, MD – Queen Anne's County Commissioner Eric Wargotz, candidate for U.S. Senate, expressed outrage that U.S. Congress voted to provide Viagra to sex offenders in the recently passed Health Care bill.
"Congress should be charged as a codefendant when the first of these Viagra-induced predators strike again," said Wargotz, a physician by profession.
"It is immoral, obnoxious and an insult to the American people." he stated. "When elected, I will offer legislation to immediately repeal this sexist and outrageous act. It will be my highest priority."
The Commissioner agrees with most Americans and knows firsthand as a physician that we are in need of health care reform, but not as passed by the Democrat Majority in Congress. Wargotz believes that government reforms should provide for more options like health savings accounts, portability, the ability to purchase policies across state lines and tort reform. "Competition and flexibility will reduce cost and increase participation," Wargotz said.
In addition, "The Democrat's plan is about mandates and consequences, which will be meted out by 16,000 new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents. The IRS is not known for having a compassionate bedside manner," he noted. "And apparently correctional officers will now be part of our new health care delivery system," he added.
"Congress should be charged as a codefendant when the first of these Viagra-induced predators strike again," said Wargotz, a physician by profession.
"It is immoral, obnoxious and an insult to the American people." he stated. "When elected, I will offer legislation to immediately repeal this sexist and outrageous act. It will be my highest priority."
The Commissioner agrees with most Americans and knows firsthand as a physician that we are in need of health care reform, but not as passed by the Democrat Majority in Congress. Wargotz believes that government reforms should provide for more options like health savings accounts, portability, the ability to purchase policies across state lines and tort reform. "Competition and flexibility will reduce cost and increase participation," Wargotz said.
In addition, "The Democrat's plan is about mandates and consequences, which will be meted out by 16,000 new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents. The IRS is not known for having a compassionate bedside manner," he noted. "And apparently correctional officers will now be part of our new health care delivery system," he added.
US Troop Deaths Double In Afghanistan
KABUL (AP) - The number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan has roughly doubled in the first three months of 2010 compared to the same period last year as Washington has added tens of thousands of additional soldiers to reverse the Taliban's momentum.
Those deaths have been accompanied by a dramatic spike in the number of wounded, with injuries more than tripling in the first two months of the year and trending in the same direction based on the latest available data for March.
U.S. officials have warned that casualties are likely to rise even further as the Pentagon completes its deployment of 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan and sets its sights on the Taliban's home base of Kandahar province, where a major operation is expected in the coming months.
"We must steel ourselves, no matter how successful we are on any given day, for harder days yet to come," Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a briefing last month.
In total, 57 U.S. troops were killed here during the first two months of 2010 compared with 28 in January and February of last year, an increase of more than 100 percent, according to Pentagon figures compiled by The Associated Press. At least 20 American service members have been killed so far in March, an average of about 0.8 per day, compared to 13, or 0.4 per day, a year ago.
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Those deaths have been accompanied by a dramatic spike in the number of wounded, with injuries more than tripling in the first two months of the year and trending in the same direction based on the latest available data for March.
U.S. officials have warned that casualties are likely to rise even further as the Pentagon completes its deployment of 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan and sets its sights on the Taliban's home base of Kandahar province, where a major operation is expected in the coming months.
"We must steel ourselves, no matter how successful we are on any given day, for harder days yet to come," Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a briefing last month.
In total, 57 U.S. troops were killed here during the first two months of 2010 compared with 28 in January and February of last year, an increase of more than 100 percent, according to Pentagon figures compiled by The Associated Press. At least 20 American service members have been killed so far in March, an average of about 0.8 per day, compared to 13, or 0.4 per day, a year ago.
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MSP Press Release
LOCATION: Rt. 50, Mardela Springs Wicomico County, Maryland
BRIEF RESUME:
On 03-28-10 at approximately 2030 hours, the Salisbury Barrack received a telephone call from a concerned citizen regarding a possible drunk driver. The citizen reported that a black Ford SUV was driving erratically and possible under the influence. Troopers from the Salisbury Barrack caught up with the vehicle upon it getting into the Salisbury area. Troopers immediately detected the odor of burning marihuana emitting from the vehicle. The driver stated that he was returning to college at Salisbury University from his home in Columbia Maryland. The driver admitted to smoking the marihuana while driving to Salisbury. The driver was placed under arrest for driving under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance. A search of his person and vehicle revealed a small quantity of marihuana and paraphernalia as well as a felonious amount of 4 different types of prescription drugs, for which the driver did not have prescriptions for.
Arrested:
Daniel Aaron Windsor w/m age 18 of Columbia, Maryland
Charges:
Possession of cds Narcotic schedule II with int/ to distribute
Posession of cds Schedule IV with int/ to distribute
Possession of cds Marihuana
Paraphernalia possession
D.U.I. CDS, and related traffic charges.
BRIEF RESUME:
On 03-28-10 at approximately 2030 hours, the Salisbury Barrack received a telephone call from a concerned citizen regarding a possible drunk driver. The citizen reported that a black Ford SUV was driving erratically and possible under the influence. Troopers from the Salisbury Barrack caught up with the vehicle upon it getting into the Salisbury area. Troopers immediately detected the odor of burning marihuana emitting from the vehicle. The driver stated that he was returning to college at Salisbury University from his home in Columbia Maryland. The driver admitted to smoking the marihuana while driving to Salisbury. The driver was placed under arrest for driving under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance. A search of his person and vehicle revealed a small quantity of marihuana and paraphernalia as well as a felonious amount of 4 different types of prescription drugs, for which the driver did not have prescriptions for.
Arrested:
Daniel Aaron Windsor w/m age 18 of Columbia, Maryland
Charges:
Possession of cds Narcotic schedule II with int/ to distribute
Posession of cds Schedule IV with int/ to distribute
Possession of cds Marihuana
Paraphernalia possession
D.U.I. CDS, and related traffic charges.
“ONLY YOU CAN PROTECT YOUR PET FROM RABIES”
Wicomico County Health Officials Urge Residents to Vaccinate Their Pets
(Salisbury, MD) The rabies virus is present in every county in Maryland and every year many pets in Maryland are needlessly euthanized due to exposure to suspected or confirmed rabid animals. Wicomico County Environmental Health Officials are urging residents to protect their pets and vaccinate them before it is too late. Rabies vaccine is the best way for pet owners to protect the pets they love.
Rabies is a viral disease transmitted from animal to animal or from animal to human by a bite and/or a scratch from an infected mammal. The virus can also be spread by licking, when infected saliva makes contact with open cuts or wounds, or with the mouth, eyes, and nose. Rabies can be carried by both wild animals (such as raccoons, foxes, and bats) as well as domestic pets or livestock (such as cats, dogs, and horses). The risk of catching rabies is low, but if infection occurs, the disease is fatal. For this reason it is important to understand that prevention thru current rabies vaccinations is the only practical way to protect yourself and your pets.
Maryland Law requires all dogs, cats, and ferrets to be vaccinated to protect against the rabies virus when they are four months old and requires the vaccine to be kept current. The first rabies vaccination is good for one year. The next rabies vaccination is usually good for three years. Pet owners should check with their veterinarian or their local Humane Society for specific information.
Exposure to a Suspected or Confirmed Rabid Animal: There is no treatment available once your pet has been exposed to rabies! If exposed to a suspected or confirmed rabid animal, the rabies vaccination record of the animal is immediately reviewed by the Health Department.
No Current Vaccination On Record: If a pet has not been vaccinated against the rabies virus, the consequences are severe. The State of Maryland requires by law that a pet be euthanized or complete a 180 day strict isolation quarantine. The Health Officer will issue an order if the pet is placed on this quarantine with specific guidelines, including immediate vaccination, isolation, deprivation of all human to animal contact, and direct monitoring of the pet’s health until the end of the quarantine by Health Department officials. The pet must be in a strict isolation enclosure or euthanized by day eight after the exposure.
Current Vaccination On Record: If the pet is current on the rabies vaccine, the consequences are less severe. The pet must receive a rabies booster vaccine and then complete a 45 day observation period. During the 45 day period, the owner is asked to keep the pet on their property, and under control of an adult. The pet owner must notify the Health Department of significant changes in health, personality or if the pet escapes or dies.
Vaccination is a simple, easy process. Don’t hesitate to vaccinate. Only you can protect your family and pets from the deadly rabies virus. For more information, please call the Wicomico County Health Department, Environmental Health Division at 410 546-4446 or visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website at http://www.cdc.gov/rabies
Lori Brewster, M.S., APRN/BC, LCADC
Health Officer
March 29, 2010
(Salisbury, MD) The rabies virus is present in every county in Maryland and every year many pets in Maryland are needlessly euthanized due to exposure to suspected or confirmed rabid animals. Wicomico County Environmental Health Officials are urging residents to protect their pets and vaccinate them before it is too late. Rabies vaccine is the best way for pet owners to protect the pets they love.
Rabies is a viral disease transmitted from animal to animal or from animal to human by a bite and/or a scratch from an infected mammal. The virus can also be spread by licking, when infected saliva makes contact with open cuts or wounds, or with the mouth, eyes, and nose. Rabies can be carried by both wild animals (such as raccoons, foxes, and bats) as well as domestic pets or livestock (such as cats, dogs, and horses). The risk of catching rabies is low, but if infection occurs, the disease is fatal. For this reason it is important to understand that prevention thru current rabies vaccinations is the only practical way to protect yourself and your pets.
Maryland Law requires all dogs, cats, and ferrets to be vaccinated to protect against the rabies virus when they are four months old and requires the vaccine to be kept current. The first rabies vaccination is good for one year. The next rabies vaccination is usually good for three years. Pet owners should check with their veterinarian or their local Humane Society for specific information.
Exposure to a Suspected or Confirmed Rabid Animal: There is no treatment available once your pet has been exposed to rabies! If exposed to a suspected or confirmed rabid animal, the rabies vaccination record of the animal is immediately reviewed by the Health Department.
No Current Vaccination On Record: If a pet has not been vaccinated against the rabies virus, the consequences are severe. The State of Maryland requires by law that a pet be euthanized or complete a 180 day strict isolation quarantine. The Health Officer will issue an order if the pet is placed on this quarantine with specific guidelines, including immediate vaccination, isolation, deprivation of all human to animal contact, and direct monitoring of the pet’s health until the end of the quarantine by Health Department officials. The pet must be in a strict isolation enclosure or euthanized by day eight after the exposure.
Current Vaccination On Record: If the pet is current on the rabies vaccine, the consequences are less severe. The pet must receive a rabies booster vaccine and then complete a 45 day observation period. During the 45 day period, the owner is asked to keep the pet on their property, and under control of an adult. The pet owner must notify the Health Department of significant changes in health, personality or if the pet escapes or dies.
Vaccination is a simple, easy process. Don’t hesitate to vaccinate. Only you can protect your family and pets from the deadly rabies virus. For more information, please call the Wicomico County Health Department, Environmental Health Division at 410 546-4446 or visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website at http://www.cdc.gov/rabies
Lori Brewster, M.S., APRN/BC, LCADC
Health Officer
March 29, 2010
DELMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE
Incident: Home Invasion
Location: Chestnut Manor, Delmar, MD
Date: March 26, 2010
Arrested: Darryl Byrd, black male, 24, Fruitland, MD
On 03-26-2010 the Delmar Police Department arrested Darryl Byrd for the Home invasion robbery which occurred on 03-05-10 at Chestnut Manor apartment complex in Delmar, Maryland. The investigation is still ongoing.
Charges:
Armed Robbery
Assault First Degree
Reckless Endangerment
Burglary First Degree
And numerous more robbery charges total of 37
Byrd was processed at the Wicomico County Detention Center where Byrd was held on $300,000.00 bond.
Location: Chestnut Manor, Delmar, MD
Date: March 26, 2010
Arrested: Darryl Byrd, black male, 24, Fruitland, MD
On 03-26-2010 the Delmar Police Department arrested Darryl Byrd for the Home invasion robbery which occurred on 03-05-10 at Chestnut Manor apartment complex in Delmar, Maryland. The investigation is still ongoing.
Charges:
Armed Robbery
Assault First Degree
Reckless Endangerment
Burglary First Degree
And numerous more robbery charges total of 37
Byrd was processed at the Wicomico County Detention Center where Byrd was held on $300,000.00 bond.
SU MENS' LACROSSE WINS ANOTHER BIG GAME-- STAYS UNDEFEATED!
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Sam Bradman scored the game-winning goal with 15.9 seconds left in overtime and No. 3 Salisbury University erased a late Gettysburg rally to hand the No. 1 Bullets their first loss of the season, topping Gettysburg 11-10 in non-conference men's lacrosse action Saturday afternoon (March 27) at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium.
In one of the top rivalries in college lacrosse, the Bullets (9-1) rallied from a two-goal deficit inside the final 4:29, getting goals from seniors Josh Reichert (Englewood, Colo./Kent School) and Kyle McGrath (Randolph, N.J./Randolph). McGrath forced OT with 39 seconds left, sending the Gettysburg crowd into delirium.. The Bullets took the first two shots of the extra session before Bradman's game-winner, his fourth goal of the game.
It was the third game in a row between Gettysburg and Salisbury (10-0) that ended with an 11-10 score. The Bullets defeated the Sea Gulls by the same count in Salisbury during the regular season last year, and Salisbury claimed an 11-10 double-overtime decision against the Sea Gulls in the 2008 NCAA semifinals at Salisbury.
The game featured the top-two all-time winningest coaches in NCAA men's lacrosse history in Salisbury's Jim Berkman and Gettysburg's Hank Janczyk. Berkman now has 356 wins by Janczyk has won 339 games.
The loss snapped Gettysburg's 20-game home winning streak – one shy of the school record – and was the Bullets first loss at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium since an 11-8 loss to Salisbury in 2008.
Mike Von Kameck added two goals and three assists for the Sea Gulls, who blitzed to a 3-0 lead just 1:48 into the game and scored the game's first five goals. Jake DiLillo contributed two goals for Salisbury.
McGrath tallied three goals for the Bullets, who rallied from an early 5-0 deficit, while junior J.C. Ward (Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville) and senior Joe Brody (Bethesda, Md./Walter Johnson) scored twice. Senior Danno Lynch (Medfield, Mass./Avon Old Farms [Conn.]) had one goal and one assist.
Salisbury, which never trailed in the game, went ahead 10-8 after Bradman's third goal with 8:18 left. But Reichert pulled the Bullets to within one after flashing around the back of the net before sending home a low shot from the right wing with 4:29 to go.
The Sea Gulls won the ensuing face-off and melted the next three-and-a-half minutes off the clock, but turned it over with 50 ticks showing. McGrath then converted on the break, drilling in a runner that deflected off the post and the goalie's stick before dribbling into the back of the net.
In overtime, junior Matt Griffo (Babylon, N.Y./Babylon) won the opening face-off, and the Bullets immediately called timeout. After the two teams exchanged turnovers, goalie Johnny Rodriguez saved a shot from Reichert with 2:40 left, but Salisbury turned it over just as they brought it into their offensive end.
The Bullets took their final shot when McGrath missed wide right, and Gettysburg turned it over with just under a minute left. Bradman then took a centering pass from Shawn Zordani and drilled in a straightaway shot for his 33rd goal of the year.
The Sea Gulls wasted no time getting on the scoreboard, as Mike Winter converted off the opening face-off 12 seconds into the game. Bradman scored with 13:18 showing before Jake DiLillo converted off another Salisbury face-off win six seconds later on the Gulls third shot of the day, prompting a Gettysburg timeout.
DeLillo struck again with 6:25 left in the opening quarter before Von Kamecke completed Salisbury's opening run 29 seconds later to make it 5-0. Ward and McGrath stemmed the Sea Gulls momentum with a pair of goals sandwiched around Bradman's second tally to make it 6-2 at the end of the first quarter.
GO HERE FOR MORE: http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=18385
PREVIEW OF COMING ATTRACTIONS:
Having already beat Cortland State (last years champion) SU and Stevenson could be ranked 1 and 2 (either way) when they meet at Stevenson on April 3. The winner will probably become the conference champ and have the home advantage in the NCAA tournament.
In one of the top rivalries in college lacrosse, the Bullets (9-1) rallied from a two-goal deficit inside the final 4:29, getting goals from seniors Josh Reichert (Englewood, Colo./Kent School) and Kyle McGrath (Randolph, N.J./Randolph). McGrath forced OT with 39 seconds left, sending the Gettysburg crowd into delirium.. The Bullets took the first two shots of the extra session before Bradman's game-winner, his fourth goal of the game.
It was the third game in a row between Gettysburg and Salisbury (10-0) that ended with an 11-10 score. The Bullets defeated the Sea Gulls by the same count in Salisbury during the regular season last year, and Salisbury claimed an 11-10 double-overtime decision against the Sea Gulls in the 2008 NCAA semifinals at Salisbury.
The game featured the top-two all-time winningest coaches in NCAA men's lacrosse history in Salisbury's Jim Berkman and Gettysburg's Hank Janczyk. Berkman now has 356 wins by Janczyk has won 339 games.
The loss snapped Gettysburg's 20-game home winning streak – one shy of the school record – and was the Bullets first loss at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium since an 11-8 loss to Salisbury in 2008.
Mike Von Kameck added two goals and three assists for the Sea Gulls, who blitzed to a 3-0 lead just 1:48 into the game and scored the game's first five goals. Jake DiLillo contributed two goals for Salisbury.
McGrath tallied three goals for the Bullets, who rallied from an early 5-0 deficit, while junior J.C. Ward (Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville) and senior Joe Brody (Bethesda, Md./Walter Johnson) scored twice. Senior Danno Lynch (Medfield, Mass./Avon Old Farms [Conn.]) had one goal and one assist.
Salisbury, which never trailed in the game, went ahead 10-8 after Bradman's third goal with 8:18 left. But Reichert pulled the Bullets to within one after flashing around the back of the net before sending home a low shot from the right wing with 4:29 to go.
The Sea Gulls won the ensuing face-off and melted the next three-and-a-half minutes off the clock, but turned it over with 50 ticks showing. McGrath then converted on the break, drilling in a runner that deflected off the post and the goalie's stick before dribbling into the back of the net.
In overtime, junior Matt Griffo (Babylon, N.Y./Babylon) won the opening face-off, and the Bullets immediately called timeout. After the two teams exchanged turnovers, goalie Johnny Rodriguez saved a shot from Reichert with 2:40 left, but Salisbury turned it over just as they brought it into their offensive end.
The Bullets took their final shot when McGrath missed wide right, and Gettysburg turned it over with just under a minute left. Bradman then took a centering pass from Shawn Zordani and drilled in a straightaway shot for his 33rd goal of the year.
The Sea Gulls wasted no time getting on the scoreboard, as Mike Winter converted off the opening face-off 12 seconds into the game. Bradman scored with 13:18 showing before Jake DiLillo converted off another Salisbury face-off win six seconds later on the Gulls third shot of the day, prompting a Gettysburg timeout.
DeLillo struck again with 6:25 left in the opening quarter before Von Kamecke completed Salisbury's opening run 29 seconds later to make it 5-0. Ward and McGrath stemmed the Sea Gulls momentum with a pair of goals sandwiched around Bradman's second tally to make it 6-2 at the end of the first quarter.
GO HERE FOR MORE: http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=18385
PREVIEW OF COMING ATTRACTIONS:
Having already beat Cortland State (last years champion) SU and Stevenson could be ranked 1 and 2 (either way) when they meet at Stevenson on April 3. The winner will probably become the conference champ and have the home advantage in the NCAA tournament.
State Gymnastics Fundraiser
Friendly's of Seaford is having a Family Fundraiser Night on Thursday, April 1, 2010 from 5pm-8pm. The benefit is for Mia Brown, Abi Brown, and TyAnna Handy of Twisters Gymnastics. During that time 10% of all purchases will help these young ladies from Laurel to attend state gymnastics finals. So come out, have a meal, and help these champion gymnasts.