Lost Cat

Hey Joe,

Hoping maybe you can help find another lost pet! Our cat got out in the early morning hours around Glenn Ave elementary and ran away because of the thunder. She is a house cat and our 2 1/2 year old son is wondering where she is. Hoping maybe one of your many readers can help find her.

Her name is bobby she is a black calico cat, with orange spot by her left eye and neck. She is very friendly and "talks" a lot. 856-649-5534

Thank you,

Ashley

Meet Candidate Carroll Overholt

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Don't Miss Our 6 PM News Broadcast Tonight With Candidate Carroll Overholt

Candidate For Worcester County Sheriff.

ATTENTION ALL CANDIDATES

Today I will return to 300 W. Main Street, (SBYNews.com Headquarters) to do yet another series of Candidate Interviews.

Let it be known that this is your last chance to come down and do a fair and balanced interview with Salisbury News. If you have not been interviewed, today is the final day.

I will be there from 12:00 to 2:00 PM, later if necessary. You can reach me at 410-430-5349.

WHAT IS JACOB DAY’S “EXPERTISE”?

In his post about Rick Pollitt’s latest appointee to Wicomico County’s Planning Commission, G. A. Harrison claims that Mr. Day – now approved by the votes of the Democrat contingent on the County Council plus RINO John Cannon – brings highly pertinent “expertise” to the Commission. Having just read Mr. Day’s resume, I respectfully disagree.

He has several academic degrees in fields that are tangential to land use planning, including “urban design” and “environmental policy”, and now works for a group that advocates for no growth and development outside of municipalities such as Salisbury (where he resides). But beyond those miniscule “credentials,” it’s NADA. Pollitt’s portrayal of Mr. Day as highly qualified is pure hogwash.

Mr. Day’s “expertise” consists largely of academic training. His other experience also is largely of the academic type – reviewing and writing articles and reports and advising about zoning and land use policy. Based upon the institutions involved, it is almost certain that his basic view of land use planning is that it should effect state centrist policy rather than local desires and preferences. Thus, he probably accords little or no value to property rights and fairness. To be sure, he is smart enough not to reveal his basic view or agenda when questioned in public.

Apparently Mr. Day is a nice person. Testimonials about such things as creating a memorial garden are heartwarming, but that kind of activity is no basis for appointment to the Planning Commission, nor is the fact that he is a “from here.”

It is apparent that Rick Pollitt – a career government bureaucrat who once performed “planning” in Somerset County -- is using the resignation of a moderate member from the more rural part of Wicomico County to pack its Planning Commission with members who dwell in the “metro core” around Salisbury and can be counted upon to support taking away development rights in the rest of the County. Because the City of Salisbury also appoints members of the Commission, Mr. Pollitt should appoint residents who live elsewhere. In addition, there should be at least one large scale farmer on the Commission; currently, there is none.

And Pollitt’s self-serving defense of Jacob Day as the indispensable person because of his supposed qualifications only adds insult to our injury.

Dream Come True Or Beer Goggles?

'Beer goggles' fog up sexual signals

Randy Dotinga writes: If you're looking for a hook-up, a few drinks can suddenly make other people seem more attractive -- and receptive -- than they actually are, according to two new studies that help explain the "beer goggle" effect.

First, a suds-soaked fog diminishes a guy’s ability to detect facial symmetry, a crucial component of what we think of as human beauty. When this sense is dulled, an average-looking face may seem like it belongs to a hottie, suggests research on drunk college kids in the journal Alcohol.
To make matters even worse, another study shows liquor makes guys more likely to misinterpret a friendly female glance as a bold come-on.

"The average guy tends to perceive more women as being sexually interested after a few drinks and be more likely to make mistakes about what a woman feels," says study co-author Teresa Treat, an associate professor at the University of Iowa whose finding appears in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology.

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Today's Survey Question

Who's A Better Driver, Man or Women?

White House Directive: Erect Signs At All Stimulus Projects

Federal contractors receiving money for projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)—the $862 billion economic stimulus law President Barack Obama signed in February 2009—have been encouraged and, in some cases, required by the administration to post signs that say their work is funded by that specific act.

Some congressional Republicans are calling the signs propaganda for the administration and questioning their cost.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development recommended one model sign that included these words: “Funded By: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act/ Barack Obama, President.”

The law itself does not require the signs. The program sprung from a March 2009 directive issued by the Office of Management and Budget in the Obama White House.

“Projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will bear a newly-designed emblem,” said the OMB directive. “The emblem is a symbol of President Obama’s commitment to the American People to invest their tax dollars wisely to put Americans back to work.”

“All projects which are funded by the ARRA should display signage that features the Primary Emblem throughout the construction phase,” said the directive. “The signage should be displayed in a prominent location on site.

Obama administration officials have said the signs are designed to increase government transparency by showing people how recovery dollars are being spent.

“The idea that my constituents think anybody but them is paying for these public works projects is an insult to their intelligence,” Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.), told CNSNews.com.

Further, Republicans say that unlike other government signage that can be reused, these signs have a very short half-life since ARRA expires in 2011.

“It’s blatant propaganda on the part of the Obama administration to take credit for the spending of public dollars,” said Schock, who has investigated the matter as a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

New York opted not to post signs after estimating a large ARRA sign would cost between $6,000 and $8,300, while Georgia announced it would stop posting the signs because the average sign was costing $1,200, according to a report by the Republican staff of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Ohio has spent $1 million on ARRA signs and Illinois has spent $640,000, Schock said. ABC News reported in July that a stimulus funded project at Washington, D.C.’s Dulles Airport has a 10-foot-by-11-foot ARRA sign that cost $10,000. ABC also reported that Pennsylvania spent $157,000 on ARRA signs.

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Naylor Mill Rd. Closed

Naylor Mill by Mill Pond is now closed due to flooding.

Back-To-School Shoppers In No Hurry

While this year's back-to-school season is likely to be better for than last year's dismal retail season, many recession-scarred consumers are holding out, waiting for the best deals.

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Dr. Laura Schlessinger Ending Radio Show

'I want to regain my First Amendment rights,' she tells Larry King

Dr. Laura Schlessinger says she's shutting down her 30-year-old syndicated radio program at the end of the year so she can get her "First Amendment rights" back.

Her announcement on "Larry King Live" comes just a week after she repeatedly used the N-word while taking a call on the air from a black woman who wanted to discuss her interracial marriage.

She told King, "My contract is up for my radio show at the end of the year and I've made the decision not to do radio anymore."

"The reason is I want to regain my First Amendment rights," she told King, according to E! Online. "I want to be able to say what's on my mind and in my heart and what I think is helpful and useful without somebody getting angry, some special interest group deciding this is the time to silence a voice of dissent and attack affiliates, attack sponsors. I'm sort of done with that."

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Despite Reaction, Irish Student IDF Volunteer Would Do it Again

Cliona Campbell, a 19 year old Irish student who volunteered to help in the Israeli Defense Force says that she returned home after two months in Israel to a hate campaign, organized by anti-Israel elements in Ireland who saw her story written up in a local newspaper.

A resident of Cork in Ireland, Campbell volunteered several months ago for a program coordinated by Sar-El, which sends volunteers to work on IDF bases or in nursing homes, helping out with routine activities such as maintenance, packing 'kitbags', working in the kitchen, gardening, etc. Participants also take tours of the country, and learn about Israeli and Jewish life.

Campbell, who is not Jewish, said she joined Sar-el because she was “captivated by the Jewish people - a nation which has endured hatred, persecution and genocide, and yet still retains an unyielding will to survive, unifying them in an unbreakable kinship.” In an article in the Cork Evening Echo which was reprinted on the Sar-el site, Campbell said she decided to volunteer for the IDF because she, “had watched the injustice during Operation Cast Lead, where after eight years of incessant rockets, Israel cried enough and was villainized for the deaths caused by terrorists who used their own people as human shields, hiding cowardly in densely populated civilian areas.”

During her two months in the IDF, Campbell said she made some wonderful friends, and came to a real appreciation of Israeli society. 'I gazed at the myriad of faces surrounding me.” she wrote. “Moroccans, Russians, Yemenites, Ethiopians- a cacophony of races and origins, all sporting the same khaki green uniform, all calling each other ‘achi’- ‘my brother'.”

But her sense of joy and wonder were not to last. Even before she returned home, Campbell told the website Irishcentral.com, she was receiving abusive e-mails, warning her to “keep her head down” after word spread about her article. “I came back after two months and wrote a piece on my experiences,” she told the site. “Now I am getting hate mail and being targeted.

She has been called a “terrorist,” she said, and some of her harassers say, “they don't even see me as Irish anymore.”

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Ground Zero Mosque Controversy Grows, Democrats Plummet In Polls

With just 78 days before the midterm elections, Republicans have seized an all-time record lead in generic party preference — a clear signal that Democrats are running out of time to resolve the ground zero mosque controversy and get back on message if they hope to avoid a political train wreck in November.

Democratic pollster and Fox News commentator Douglas Schoen calls the latest polls "very bad" for Democrats.

"With these numbers, the House is almost certainly gone and the Senate is very much in play," Schoen tells Newsmax.

For Democrats, the timing of the polls could hardly be worse.

Reports are emerging from the White House that Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has been in damage-control mode, working the phones to stave off further Democratic defections over President Obama's on-again, off-again support for construction of a mosque and cultural center in lower Manhattan.

Late Monday, Majority Leader Harry Reid parted company with the president, saying the mosque should be built elsewhere. A flurry of swing-district New York Democrats also are siding with Reid, and urging that a new location be found. They include Reps. Mike Arcuri, Mike McMahon, Steve Israel, and Tim Bishop.

The division among Democrats, combined with the poll numbers, raises the prospect of a massive GOP landslide in November.

Gallup reported Tuesday that the GOP has seized the largest margin of advantage in the history of the firm's generic ballot: 50 percent to 43 percent. Pollsters use generic ballots to ferret out which party is favored by voters irrespective of specific candidates or individual races.

Gallup editor-in-chief Frank Newport confirmed to Newsmax that Tuesday's result is the largest GOP lead the organization has ever recorded in generic-ballot polling.

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Obamanomics Is Why There Is No Recovery

How many more months must Americans endure near-double-digit unemployment, little or no new-job creation, economic stagnation, a topsy-turvy stock market, and sagging consumer confidence before Washington politicians concede the "summer of recovery" is mostly a mirage?

They've spent nearly $8 trillion since 2007, including nearly $2 trillion on economic stimulus programs and an equal amount for the Troubled Asset Relief Program and similar bailouts. They've effectively nationalized Fortune 500 corporations, taken over the health care sector, and set the regulatory stage for more bailouts and takeovers, but the needle is still stuck. Worse, recovery isn't likely for many months ahead because those same politicians are planning more of the same failing policies.

Consider that entrepreneurial small businesses are the job-creation machine of a free-enterprise economy. But these firms are about to get smacked with significant tax rate increases that will keep most of them struggling just to survive. President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will let the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 expire as scheduled Jan. 1, 2011. The current 33 percent tax rate on individuals will go to 36 percent, and the current 35 percent rate will increase to 39.5 percent. Those are individual rates, but the majority of small-business profits are taxed as income to individuals.

According to Internal Revenue Service data, 30 million tax returns reporting small-business income were filed in 2008, showing net business profits of $631 billion. Americans for Tax Reform pointed out Friday that "large chunk of this net profit -$457 billion - faced taxation in households making more than $200,000 per year. A majority of small business profits will face a tax rate hike under the Obama-Pelosi-Reid plan."

So, those millions of small-businesses will soon have even less money to invest in expanding existing product lines or services, as well as job-creating new ventures.

Read more at the Washington Examiner

Are They Joking? Hillary As Defense Secretary??

There is growing speculation that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will replace Robert Gates at the Pentagon when he steps down sometime early next year.

“It would be a mistake to wait until January 2012 [to leave],” Gates told Foreign Policy magazine, explaining why he is targeting 2011 for his retirement. “This is not the kind of job you want to fill in the spring of an election year.”

Clinton has won praise for her performance at State, according The Hill, and forged a strong relationship with Gates, the only holdover from the Bush administration. Her many supporters argue she has the most credibility with the military of any Democrat and would be a logical choice to take Gates’s place at the Pentagon.

The appointment of Clinton to replace Gates would be historic. The former first lady and presidential candidate would be the first woman to serve as Defense secretary and only the second person – after George C. Marshall – to have served as both secretary of State and Defense, according to The Hill.

Still, the Hillary-for-Defense speculation drew a familiar retort from some Washington veterans: It must be August, when the congressional recess makes for a slow news cycle. They viewed the suggestion as a slightly less far-fetched version of the other fantasy that has been making the summer gossip rounds: that Obama will swap Clinton for Vice President Joe Biden on the 2012 ticket and send Biden to run the State Department.

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Swimming Water Advisory Issued Near Dewey Beach

DEWEY BEACH, Del. - Swimmers are being asked to stay out of the water in an area just south of Dewey Beach.

A swimming water advisory has been issued for the beach at Tower Road Bay Side because higher-than-normal levels of bacteria have been found.

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control thinks the problem is likely caused by seagull droppings that have been flushed into the water.

More testing will be done and the department says the advisory will be lifted once water quality improves, but for now the advisory is scheduled to continue through Thursday.

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Chase Foreclosing On 90-Year-Old Even Though Son Is Willing To Pay

Chase is proceeding full steam ahead with foreclosing on a 90-year-old woman's condo even though her son has offered to pay it off. Rather than get the full amount of the mortgage paid in full, they prefer to incur the expenses of a foreclosure and sell it at a loss.

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Should Seat Belts Be Required On The Bus?

Riding the bus is a relatively safe way to get from point A to B, but a new proposal under consideration by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would seek to make it even safer by requiring new motorcoaches -- as opposed to municipal or school buses -- to provide seat belts for all passengers on board.

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Experts: Argue All You Want, Mosque Project On Firm Legal Ground

For all the anger [1], political strategizing [2] and stabs in the heart [3] that the plans to build a Muslim community center near ground zero may have brought about, land-use and zoning experts say opponents of the project have very little legal basis [4] on which to rest their argument.

The discussion draws in First Amendment arguments about the constitutional right to freely practice religion. But on a more basic level, the community center must adhere to zoning laws, as none other than Rush Limbaugh [5] has noted.

GO HERE to read more.

Lowe's Drywall Settlement Continues To Be Scrutinized; Attorneys Defend Fees

Consumer advocates say the victims of tainted drywall are getting the short end of a class action settlement with Lowe's. Plaintiffs' attorneys say their $2.1 million cut of the deal is appropriate.

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Low Bidder Announced For Town Of Georgetown Streetscape Improvements

Georgetown -- The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that Daisy Construction Company Inc. is the low bidder for the Town of Georgetown's Market Street Improvement Project. For this project, the Newport-based firm submitted a bid of $434,387.72, the lowest of three bids received.

The streetscape enhancements will include construction of textured sidewalks, curbing, ADA ramps, pedestrian lighting and minor landscaping along East Market Street between King Street and the railroad tracks, within the Town of Georgetown.

Construction will begin this fall and will be completed in approximately 103 calendar days.

PHONE REPAIR

Lawrence , Kansas, December 12, 2008

A Kansas farm wife called the local phone company to report her telephone failed to ring when her friends called - and that on the few occasions, when it did ring, her dog always moaned right before the phone rang.

The telephone repairman proceeded to the scene, curious to see this psychic dog or senile lady. He climbed a telephone pole, hooked in his test set, and dialed the subscriber's house.

The phone didn't ring right away, but then the dog moaned and the telephone began to ring.

Climbing down from the pole, the telephone repairman found:

1 . The dog was tied to the telephone system's ground wire with a steel chain and collar.

2. The wire connection to the ground rod was loose.

3. The dog was receiving 90 volts of signaling current when the number was called.

4.. After a couple of jolts, the dog would start moaning and then urinate.

5. The wet ground would complete the circuit, thus causing the phone to ring.

Which demonstrates that some problems CAN be fixed by
Pissing and moaning.

HR1388 Parental Rights Stolen

My name is Mike Edson, I am a veteran, concerned citizen, and currently reside in California. This e-mail regards HR1388.

On April 18, 2009, our U.S. House of Representatives voted to support HR1388. The subsequent Representatives in approval legislated parents to relinquish their parental rights by mandating our children into community service programs. What discussions occurred on the House floor to sustain thoughts that parental rights do not matter? HR1388 was given to the U.S. Senate for passage, however the Senate graciously removed “mandate”. The bill was signed with the goal of involving all students in secondary schools served by the local educational agency.

Maryland Representatives Kratovil, Ruppersberger, Sarbanes, Edwards, and Hoyer have redefined volunteerism and conscripted our children by supporting HR1388 and need to justify their disrespectful actions to every American family prior to the November. I hope the appropriate Tea Party and electorate agree.

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares:
These great questions and answers are from the days when ' Hollywood Squares' game show responses were spontaneous, not scripted, as they are now. Peter Marshall was the host asking the questions, of course..

Q.. Paul, what is a good reason for pounding meat?

A. Paul Lynde: Loneliness!

(The audience laughed so long and so hard it took up almost 15 minutes of the show!)


Q. Do female frogs croak?
A. Paul Lynde: If you hold their little heads under water long enough.

Q. If you're going to make a parachute jump, at least how high should you be
A. Charley Weaver: Three days of steady drinking should do it.

Q. True or False, a pea can last as long as 5,000 years...
A. George Gobel: Boy, it sure seems that way sometimes.

Q. You've been having trouble going to sleep. Are you probably a man or a woman?
A.. Don Knotts: That's what's been keeping me awake.

Q. According to Cosmopolitan, if you meet a stranger at a party and you think that he is attractive, is it okay to come out and ask him if he's married?
A.. Rose Marie: No wait until morning.

Q. Which of your five senses tends to diminish as you get older?
A. Charley Weaver: My sense of decency..

Q. In Hawaiian, does it take more than three words to say 'I Love You'?
A. Vincent Price: No, you can say it with a pineapple and a twenty..

Q. What are 'Do It,' 'I Can Help,' and 'I Can't Get Enough'?
A. George Gobel: I don't know, but it's coming from the next apartment.

Q. As you grow older, do you tend to gesture more or less with your hands while talking?
A. Rose Marie: You ask me one more growing old question Peter, and I'll give you a gesture you'll never forget.

Q. Paul, why do Hell's Angels wear leather?
A. Paul Lynde: Because chiffon wrinkles too easily.

Q.. Charley, you've just decided to grow strawberries. Are you going to get any during the first year?
A.. Charley Weaver: Of course not, I'm too busy growing strawberries.

Q. In bowling, what's a perfect score?
A. Rose Marie: Ralph, the pin boy.

Q. It is considered in bad taste to discuss two subjects at nudist camps.. One is politics, what is the other?
A. Paul Lynde: Tape measures..

Q. During a tornado, are you safer in the bedroom or in the closet?
A. Rose Marie: Unfortunately Peter, I'm always safe in the bedroom.

Q. Can boys join the Camp Fire Girls?
A.. Marty Allen: Only after lights out.

Q. When you pat a dog on its head he will wag his tail. What will a goose do?
A. Paul Lynde: Make him bark?

Q. If you were pregnant for two years, what would you give birth to?
A. Paul Lynde: Whatever it is, it would never be afraid of the dark..

Q. According to Ann Landers, is there anything wrong with getting into the habit of kissing a lot of people?
A. Charley Weaver: It got me out of the army.

Q. It is the most abused and neglected part of your body, what is it?
A. Paul Lynde: Mine may be abused, but it certainly isn't neglected.

Q. Back in the old days, when Great Grandpa put horseradish on his head, what was he trying to do?
A. George Gobel: Get it in his mouth.

Q. Who stays pregnant for a longer period of time, your wife or your elephant?
A. Paul Lynde: Who told you about my elephant?

Q. When a couple have a baby, who is responsible for its sex?
A.. Charley Weaver: I'll lend him the car, the rest is up to him

Q. Jackie Gleason recently revealed that he firmly believes in them and has actually seen them on at least two occasions. What are they?
A. Charley Weaver: His feet.

Q. According to Ann Landers, what are two things you should never do in bed?
A. Paul Lynde: Point and laugh

WE DON'T STOP LAUGHING BECAUSE WE GROW OLD, WE GROW OLD BECAUSE WE STOP LAUGHING

MSP Press Release

DATE & TIME: August 18,2010 @ 0115 hrs
LOCATION: 24190 Main Street Mardela Springs, Wicomico Co., MD. 21837
CASE NUMBER: 10-54-007392
CRIME: Accused 1. Burglary 3rd Degree
2. Theft Over $500
3. Theft Under $500
4. Fail to Obey a Lawful Order
5. Possession of CDS

Accused: George Robert Briddell 3rd W/M 12/04/1983 of Sharptown, MD

BRIEF RESUME:
On 08/18/2010 at approximately 0115 hours, TFC Elin from the Salisbury Barrack initiated an investigation in reference to possible stolen property. Two suspects fled on foot, abandoning several power tools in a ditch along the roadway. Tfc Elin was able to apprehend one of the suspects, identified above.

The suspect was found to be in possession of a controlled dangerous substance at the time of his arrest.

Further investigation revealed that the suspects had gained entry to several outbuildings on a adjacent property and attempted to steal the items. They discarded the items in the ditch and fled when they were confronted by the Trooper.

Anyone with information on the second suspect can contact the Maryland State Police at (410) 749 3101

WNC-Workshop "Energy And You"

THE WICOMICO NEIGHBORHOOD CONGRESS, INC.
P.O. Box 145 * Sharptown, MD 21861

Sponsors a

NEIGHBORHOOD WORKSHOP

“ENERGY AND YOU”
on
THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 2010 at 6:30 PM
At the
Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore
1324 Belmont Avenue in Salisbury
(Route 50 to East Salisbury; North on Civic Ave; Right on Belmont to end;
Right into Business Park; follow parking lot towards Rt50 around to 2nd building)

TWO FEATURED SPEAKERS

George Kreiner - Total Energy Consultants
Electric for home

Larry Horsman – Complete Systems
Alternative Energy for homes


All are invited to learn about New Electricity Resources as well as
Alternative Energy Resources for your home.

*** For information, contact Kurt Drechsler at 443-235-1283,
or Cindy Pilchard at 410-742-5224. RSVP to cindypilchardco@comcast.net

Big Brothers Big Sisters Eastern Shore Golf Classic

Dear Friends,

We are looking forward to a fantastic day of golf and good times at River Marsh Golf Club, at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge, on Wednesday, September 8th. This is a new fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters and I am asking for your support.

At this time, we are in need of more teams, individual players and sponsors in order to have a financially successful event. If you or your company can leverage vendors, entertain customers, or woo prospects by investing in a day at the Big Brothers Big Sisters Eastern Shore Golf Classic at the Hyatt, it will be a significant and meaningful contribution to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lower Eastern Shore.

Please let me know if you are able to assist us in any way and feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Regards.

John

BBBS LES Chairman
2530 N Salisbury Blvd
Mail Stop 29SC55
Salisbury MD 21801
john.allen@delmarva.com

Delmar Man Arrested After Assaulting Paramedics

Location:
15000 block Britts Lane Delmar, Delaware

DATE and TIME:
Monday August 16, 2010 7:00 p.m.

Victim(s):
4 EMT’s from Delmar Fire Department

Defendant(s):
Clodoaldo L. Santos-38 Britts Lane Delmar, De

Charge(s) and Bond Information:
9 counts Offensive Touching of Ambulance Attendant or EMT
Terroristic Threatening
Driving a Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol
Disorderly Conduct
$5,600 secured bond remanded to Sussex Correctional Institute

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On Monday August 16, 2010 Delmar Fire Department EMTs responded to Britts Lane Delmar, Delaware for a subject allegedly passed out on his front lawn. When Delmar Fire Department arrived they found Clodoaldo L. Santos-38 of Delmar lying in his yard.

State Police learned that Santos arrived at his residence, pulled into his driveway, exited his Ford pick up truck and stumbled across his yard before collapsing. When Delmar Fire Department arrived they attempted to ascertain the condition of Santos, however they were met with obscenities. Santos continued to make verbal threats toward 4 different Emergency Medical Technicians there to help him.

Delmar Fire Department while attempting to load Santos onto a stretcher would kick, punch and spit at the emergency medical crew. Once Santos was placed into the ambulance he ripped his IV’s out flinging blood about the inside.

Santos was transported to Peninsula Regional Medical Center for treatment and after being released today was formally charged by State Police. Santos was charged with 9 counts of Offensive Touching against Ambulance and or EMT’s, Terroristic Threatening, Driving under the Influence of Alcohol and Disorderly Conduct. Santos was remanded to Sussex Correctional Institute in lieu of $5,600 secured bond.

There Is Only One Johnny

Click here: Johnny takes a Japanese bath. Funniest Video of the Day

Millsboro Man Facing 5th DUI Arrest

Location:
Coastal HWY S/O CR 274 Old Landing Road Rehoboth

DATE and TIME:
Monday August 16, 2010 7:00 p.m.

Operator(s):
Karen Stroney-46 Dalton, Pa
Vehicle Stroney-white 2001 BMW 745i
George J. Swenda Jr-61 Millsboro, De
Vehicle Swenda-Maroon 1996 Nissan Pathfinder

Defendant(s):
George J. Swenda Jr-61 Dolphin Street Millsboro, De

Charge(s) and Bond information:
4th Offense Driving A Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol
Leaving the Scene of Property Collision Accident
Driving While Suspended or Revoked
Removal of a Vehicle from the Scene of an Collision
Following a Motor Vehicle Too Closely
$6,000 cash bail

Resume:
Delaware State Police Monday August 16, 2010 arrested a Millsboro man for 4th Offense Driving a Vehicle under the Influence of Alcohol making this his fifth offense. The arrest occurred after George J. Swenda Jr. was involved in a motor vehicle crash. The crash occurred around 7:00 p.m. on Coastal Highway south of Old Landing Road Rehoboth Delaware.

State Police responded to Coastal Highway and discovered a 1996 Nissan Pathfinder driven by George J. Swenda Jr. rear ended a 2001 BMW 745i. State Police took custody of Swenda after a preliminary investigation suggested alcohol was involved with the crash.

Swenda was arrested for 4th Offense Driving a Vehicle under the Influence of Alcohol and other traffic offense stemming from him leaving the scene of an accident. Swenda was remanded to Sussex Correctional Institute on $6,000 cash bond.

Wanted Sex Offender Apprehended

Location: Toy’s R Us, 10 Geoffrey Drive, Newark, DE

Date of Occurrence: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 5:40 p.m.

Defendant: Jonathan E. Thomas, 39, Westbrook, ME

Resume: A sex offender wanted out of Massachusetts was apprehended by State Police this afternoon.

The incident occurred at approximately 5:40 p.m. this afternoon as troopers were called to the Toy’s R Us located on Geoffrey Drive in Newark for the complaint of suspicious people. Upon their arrival, the troopers found a male and female sitting in the grass on the side of the business. After obtaining identification from the two subjects, it was learned that the male, identified as Jonathan E. Thomas, was wanted out of Worchester, Massachusetts for failure to register as a sex offender. Troopers arrested Thomas and charged him with being a fugitive from another state. He was arraigned by JP Court #2 and committed to the Howard Young Correctional Facility without bail pending his extradition to Massachusetts.

GOVERNOR O’MALLEY VISITS FREDERICK’S THERMO FISHER, CONTINUES “JOBS ACROSS MARYLAND” TOUR

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Continuing his “Jobs Across Maryland” tour, Governor Martin O’Malley joined Frederick County economic development officials on a visit to Fisher BioServices, part of the world’s largest biorepository storing more than 200 million biological specimens for disease research and drug development. The company is a business of Thermo Fisher Scientific, a Fortune 500 company with more than a dozen sites in Maryland, employing nearly 300 workers. Fisher BioServices is planning to expand its operations in Frederick this year and hire approximately eight additional workers.

Earlier today, Governor O’Malley delivered remarks to the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce and focused his address on the O’Malley-Brown Administration’s efforts to create jobs, save jobs, and improve the conditions for Maryland businesses, large and small, to create and save jobs.

“Maryland is continuing to invest in our biotechnology industry and create a climate where cutting-edge companies like Fisher BioServices can expand and create jobs,” said Governor O’Malley. “The important work that Thermo Fisher Scientific is doing right here in Maryland to cure diseases and develop new drugs can help save the lives of millions around the globe.”

“Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Fisher BioServices business is pleased to employ approximately 250 people in Montgomery and Frederick Counties,” said Dennis Fallen, Vice President and General Manager of Fisher BioServices, which has 11 locations in Maryland. “These are important hubs for our business, since we serve both the federal government and commercial businesses that are in the area. Most of all, I’m proud that the services we provide our customers represent a new standard in biological specimen management.”

Fisher BioServices has contracts with more than a dozen U.S. federal government agencies, including National Institute of Health (NIH), providing exclusive worldwide distribution of anti-retrovirals for NIH’s Division of AIDS for clinical trials; National Cancer Institute (NCI), providing repository services both on Ft. Detrick and off-post with chemotherapeutic distribution for NCI’s clinical trials; and Department of Defense (DOD), providing DOD serum repository services by storing a vial of blood from every U.S. serviceman and woman. The company recently won a contract for the biorepository services of the National Children's study (NCS), which will follow 100,000 children and their parents from preconception through age 21.

“Frederick County is very excited to be home to Fisher BioServices and their new, expanding repository facility,” said Jan Gardner, President of the Frederick County Commissioners. “The interaction, innovation and research between Fisher BioServices, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and other corporate stakeholders will not only continue to create jobs but offer solutions and support of all sectors of the clinical research and drug discovery industry.”

Frederick is home to more than 75 bioscience companies including SAIC/NCI; MedImmune, Inc; Lonza Bioscience Walkersville, Inc.; SA biosciences; Charles River Labs; ASRL Pathology; and Akonni Biosystems, Inc.; making Frederick the second largest cluster of bioscience companies in the state.

In the past year, the O’Malley-Brown Administration has implemented an aggressive agenda of new and expanded programs to create jobs, retain jobs and improve the conditions that allow businesses large and small to create and save jobs, including:

Increasing the biotech tax credit to $8 million in fiscal year 2011;
Pioneering the Jobs Creation and Recovery Tax Credit;
Expanding the Small Business Loan Guaranty program to increase access to credit; and
Creating InvestMaryland, an administrative and legislative proposal designed to support the growth of the state’s knowledge based industries by stimulating investment in the Maryland Venture Fund.

Maryland remains one of only eight states to retain a Triple A bond rating, recently reaffirmed by all three rating agencies. With an unemployment rate more than 25 percent below the national average, Maryland created more than 40,200 jobs since January. Over the same period, every job growth sector experienced gains, particularly in those areas of the economy that have struggled during the recession. In June, leisure and hospitality gained more than 5,800 jobs, professional and business services added 2,800 jobs and construction added 1,300 jobs.

Three Vehicle Crash Closes Rt. 13 In New Castle

Location: Southbound US Rt. 13 at US Rt. 40, New Castle, DE

Date of Occurrence: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 3:05 a.m.

Operators/Vehicles:

Operator 1: Kristie L. Watunya, 20, Middletown, DE
Vehicle 1: 2007 Honda Civic

Operator 2: Farrell L. Harris, 40, Petersburg, VA
Vehicle 2: 2002 Kenworth Tractor and trailer

Operator 3: Joseph V. Cannan, 42, National Park, VA
Vehicle 3: 2005 Sterling Tractor and trailer


Resume: The Delaware State Police are investigating a three vehicle crash that closed southbound US. Rt. 13 early this morning.

The accident occurred at approximately 3:00 a.m. this morning as Joseph Cannan was operating a Sterling tractor with a trailer and was traveling southbound on US Rt. 13 at the US Rt. 40 split in New Castle, DE. Cannan’s vehicle then struck the rear of a Kenworth tractor and trailer that had slowed in front of him and which was being operated by Farrell Harris. Harris’ vehicle was then forced into the rear of a Honda Civic that was being operated by Kristie Watunya of Middletown, DE. Joseph Cannan’s vehicle, which was loaded with boxes of food, overturned into the parking lot of a former Exxon Gas Station which sits in between the US. Rt. 40 eastbound and US Rt. 13 southbound lanes immediately to the west of the crash scene. Cannan was transported by EMS to the Christiana Hospital where he was treated and released for a laceration to his arm. Rt. 13 southbound was closed for approximately 2 hours as the crash was investigated and the roadway cleared. The accident is still under investigation at this time.

SHOREBIRDS FALL SHORT AGAINST SUNS IN GAME ONE, 8-6

Rosa and Helmick Homer in Losing Effort

Salisbury, Md. – The Hagerstown Suns survived a late push by the Delmarva Shorebirds and took game one of the series, 8-6, at Perdue Stadium on Tuesday night.

Hagerstown exploded for a 5-0 lead in the fourth inning courtesy of five hits. The first five batters to the plate all came into score against Shorebirds starter Brent Allar. The big hit in the inning was a triple to right field by Sandy Leon with the bases loaded to score three runs.

The Shorebirds fought back in the fifth inning with three runs. Justin Dalles hit a one out single. Mikey Planeta followed with a soft tapper up the third baseline to move Dalles to second. Then, Hagerstown second baseman Adrian Sanchez threw errant to second on a force play to score Dalles. T.J. Baxter followed with a ground out to short to score Planeta. Justino Cuevas tossed low to first on a grounder by Helmick to score Rosa, which cut the deficit to 5-3.

The Suns stretched out the lead in the sixth inning. With two on and two outs, Rick Hague hit a single to left field to give the Suns a 7-3 lead.

Brett Newsome doubled home Destin Hood in the seventh inning to give the Suns an 8-3 edge.

The Shorebirds again fought back. In the bottom of the seven, Planeta hit a one out single. Then, Garabez Rosa hit a long homer that sailed over the left-center field wall to trim the deficit to 8-5. Two batters later, Gary Helmick hit a line drive home run that just flew over the left field to get the ‘Birds within two runs.

Josh Smoker tossed a scoreless ninth inning for Hagerstown to close the door on Delmarva. It was his first save of the season.

Suns starter Evan Bronson earned the win in 6.1 innings pitched. He allowed six hits and two earned runs.

Shorebirds starter Brent Allar was pinned with the loss in four innings pitched. He surrendered six hits and four earned runs.

T.R. Keating made his Shorebirds debut in the seventh inning. He went two innings and allowed two hits and one run.

The Shorebirds and Suns square off in game two of the series on Wednesday night at 7:05 p.m. RHP Kenny Moreland makes the start for the ‘Birds.

SHOREBIRDS GAME NOTES: 8/17 vs. Hagerstown

PREVIEW: The Shorebirds aim for a game one win over Hagerstown after a 3-2 series loss to Lakewood. The Shorebirds have dropped six straight series. Their last series win was over West Virginia (July 14-18). The Shorebirds are 10.5 games out of first place with 20 games remaining. Tonight marks the first meeting between Delmarva and Hagerstown in the second half. The last series was between June 5 and 8.

BUNDY TWIRLS COMPLETE GAME: Shorebirds starter Bobby Bundy tossed a nine-inning complete game last night in the 4-2 win. He throw just 88 pitches. He became the first Shorebirds pitcher to throw a nine-inning complete game since July 23, 2008 when Sean Gleason tossed a complete game against Hickory. The last nine inning complete game prior to Gleason’s was in 2005 when Luis Ramirez tossed a nine-inning complete game against West Virginia (July 2). Chris Tillman (twice) and Nathan Moreau are the only other pitchers in the Orioles farm system with nine-inning complete games.

MOST STEALS SINCE ‘08: T.J. Baxter stole two bases last night to up his total to 32 on the season. The last Shorebirds player to steal more than 32 bases in a season was Matt Angle in 2008 (37). Kyle Hudson led last year’s club with 31 steals.

HITLESS: Steve Bumbry is hitless in his last 22 at-bats. His batting average has dipped from .279 to .263. He did not play in the last two games of the Lakewood series.

PARKER PITCHING WELL: Relief pitcher Brian Parker has allowed just one earned run in his last 15.1 innings. His ERA has dipped from .295 to 1.96.

1-FOR-19: Justin Dalles is 1-for-19 in his last five games. His batting average has dropped from .221 to .200.

Wicomico Recreation Kicks-Off Men’s Soccer League This Fall

(Salisbury, MD) Wicomico Recreation, Parks and Tourism is introducing a new league this fall by adding Men’s Soccer to its sports offerings. Registration for teams and individuals is currently open and will be accepted through Friday, September 3 at 5:00pm.

The league is for male players ages 16 and older and will include 11 players per side. Games will take place on a full-sized soccer field at the Henry S. Parker Athletic Complex (711 Naylor Mill Road) on Sunday mornings and league action is slated to begin on Sunday, September 12. The season will include 8 games and a double elimination playoff tournament at the end of the season.

League fees include a $375 team fee + referee fees ($10/team/game). Individual players may also register and be placed on a team of other individuals; the cost is $30 per player ($35 for out-of-County players) + referee fees ($10/team/game).
Players can register at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center Box Office, which is open Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm. Registration forms can be downloaded in advance at www.wicomicorecandparks.org.

For those interested in playing in a more relaxed environment, Wicomico Recreation is also introducing a Coed Recreational Soccer League this Fall as part of its Adult Social Recreation Program. For more information on either the competitive or recreational soccer leagues please contact Steve Miller at 410-548-4900 x105 or smiller@wicomicocounty.org.