Salisbury News

Thursday, October 04, 2012

Millsboro Man Dies From Injuries Sustained In September 8th Crash

Location: Gravel Hill Road (SR30), .2 miles north of Kawan Drive, Georgetown, DE

Date of Occurrence: Saturday September 8, 2012 at approximately 7:00 p.m.

Operator and Vehicle Information:

Operator #1: Oliver K. Ayars, 53, Millsboro, DE

Vehicle #1: 2007 Chevrolet Impala

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Georgetown, DE-The Delaware State Police Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating a September 8^th crash that claimed the life of Oliver K. Ayars, 53 of Millsboro.

Preliminary investigation indicates that the crash occurred on Saturday September 8, 2012 at approximately 7:00 p.m. as Oliver K. Ayars was operating a 2007 Chevrolet Impala northbound on Gravel Hill Road north of Kawan Drive approaching a sharp “S” curve. Due to the speed of the vehicle, the Impala began to rotate in a counterclockwise direction before crossing the center lane and eventually sliding off the west side of the roadway where the car struck a utility pole with the passenger’s side of the car.

Oliver Ayars was removed from the scene by EMS and initially transported to Beebe Hospital. He was later flown to Christiana Hospital due to his critical injuries. He succumbed to those injuries at Christiana Hospital on Monday October 1, 2012.

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Troopers Investigating An Attempted Robbery, Rehoboth Beach

Location: Merrill Lynch Brokerage, 19535 Camelot Drive (Parking Lot), Rehoboth Beach, DE

Date of Occurrence: Wednesday October 3, 2012 at approximately 8:00 p.m.

Victim:

32 year old female

Suspect(s):

White male, 20 – 25 years old, 5’09” – 5’10”, 150 – 160 lbs., wearing a white tank top and jeans. Clean shaved head. Armed with a knife.

Unknown male wearing blue jeans (No further description)

No Surveillance Photos Available

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Rehoboth Beach, DE- The Delaware State Police are currently investigating an attempted robbery of a female victim in the parking lot of the Merrill Lynch Brokerage off Camelot Drive.

The incident occurred at approximately 8:00 p.m. last night as a 32 year old female had just used the ATM at the Merrill Lynch Brokerage to make a deposit. As the female had returned to her car, she was approached from behind by a white male who was displaying a knife. The suspect demanded the victim’s money and the victim turned over her empty wallet. When the suspect noticed there was no money in the wallet, he and another male suspect fled westbound behind the Merrill Lynch building. The victim was not injured in this incident.

If anyone has any information in reference to this incident, they are asked to contact the Troop 7 at 302-644-5020 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333. Information may also be provided via the internet at www.tipsubmit.com

Send an anonymous tip by text to 274637 (CRIMES) using the keyword "DSP."

Why You Should Be Outraged About The Ruling To Keep The National Defense Authorization In Effect

On Tuesday a federal appeals court ruled the government can indefinitely detain anyone, at least until the courts decide whether to permanently block or confirm the indefinite detention clause (i.e. §1021) of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act.

That the NDAA is fully enforceable right now is scary enough, but the details of the ruling are truly bothersome to those that have been following the rulings in the case.

First, a recap why §1021 was ruled unconstitutional and how the government reacted.

Orioles fever has meant big business for area companies that design and print sports apparel.

Thousands of t-shirts are being printed at C & A Sportswear in East Baltimore.

The shirts feature a heavy hitting bird with the background of the ballpark and "We Believe 2012."

Senior Danny Leideker was crowned Linden High School homecoming king tonight to chants of "We love Danny."

Leideker, 18, has Asperger's syndrome, a type of high-functioning autism.

"It feels good to be king. It feels great," Leideker said.

Thanks to the captain of the football team, Eddie Walterhouse, Leideker is helping the football team as its team manager.

Did last night's Presidential Debate change your mind?

US: Immigrant stole military technology for Russia

An American success story of an immigrant from Kazakhstan who made millions off his Texas export firm took a Cold War-era turn on Wednesday when U.S. authorities accused him of being a secret agent who's been stealing military technology for the Russian military.

Alexander Fishenko was among 11 defendants named in a federal indictment filed in Brooklyn charging them in an alleged scheme to purposely evade strict export controls for cutting-edge microelectronics. It also charges Fishenko with money laundering and operating inside the United States as an unregistered agent of the Russian government.

Fishenko, a naturalized U.S. citizen and owner of Houston-based Arc Electronics Inc., and seven others were in custody in Houston following raids there by the FBI. He was expected to make his first court appearance on Thursday.

O'Malley Denounces Anti-Gambling Ads As "Hogwash"

Gov. Martin O'Malley says television ads against Maryland's proposed gambling expansion are "hogwash" and "a bunch of West Virginia casino hooey."

The governor had a few other colorful words in his tirade Wednesday against the ads by Penn National Gaming, which owns a casino in Maryland and another just over the state's border in West Virginia.

O'Malley took particular umbrage at the suggestion that additional gambling proceeds won't go to education as set out in the proposal.

Lane Closure Scheduled For 10/4/2012

The south bound lane of Eastern Shore Drive will be closed from 8:00AM to 2:00PM on
Thursday, October 4, 2012. We will discontinue the abandoned water lateral at Bay Shore Fire
Protection. Flaggers will be in place. All locators, Central Alarm and Wicomico County Board
of Education have been notified of this lane closure. Contact Public Works Water & Sewer
Branch at 410-548-3105.

Ping-Pong Summer Cast, Crew Discuss Movie

OCEAN CITY – The stars of Ping-Pong Summer took the time this week to sit down and take in the scenery while they introduced themselves to the media.

The conference was held at the Hilton with select cast and crew of the independent movie now being filmed in Ocean City.

“I can’t tell you how proud we are to have all you here in Ocean City overlooking the Atlantic Ocean … and we are proud of [writer/director] Michael [Tully] being so determined over the course of the last two years to make sure he got to make this movie here in Ocean City where it was written about and where he wanted it to be, and what a great compliment for our community,” Mayor Rick Meehan said to kick the conference off.

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Agenda - October 8, 2012 Legislative Session

6:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER
6:01 p.m. WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS
6:06 p.m. INVOCATION/MEDITATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
6:08 p.m. ADOPTION OF LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
6:12 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA – City Clerk Kim Nichols
 February 8, 2012 Redistricting Public Forum minutes
 March 13, 2012 Redistricting Public Forum minutes
 March 20, 2012 Redistricting Public Forum minutes
 March 27, 2012 Redistricting Public Forum minutes
 March 29, 2912 Redistricting Public Forum minutes
 April 2, 2012 Redistricting Public Forum minutes
 May 22, 2012 budget work session minutes
 June 18, 2012 closed session minutes (separate envelope)
 July 2, 2012 work session minutes
 July 2, 2012 special meeting minutes
 July 9, 2012 regular meeting minutes
 July 16, 2012 work session minutes
 July 16, 2012 closed session minutes (separate envelope)
 July 23, 2012 regular meeting minutes 1l
 Resolution No. 2208 - approving the application for financing for a strategic demolition & smart growth impact fund project in Salisbury, Maryland, to be funded either directly by the department of housing and community development (the "department") of the State of Maryland or through other departments or agencies of the state of Maryland
 Resolution No. 2209 - authorizing the City Administrator and Director of Internal Services to act on behalf of the City in executing a contract for electricity supply
6:22 p.m. AWARD OF BIDS – Assistant Internal Services Director-Procurement Catrice Parsons 2
 Award of Contract Number 100-13 Police Vehicles 2
6:30 p.m. RESOLUTION – City Administrator John Pick 3
 Resolution No. 2207 - extending the acting status of Salisbury Fire Department
Acting Assistant Chief Michael Donaway move
6:40 p.m. ORDINANCES – City Attorney Mark Tilghman
 Ordinance No. 2221 - 2nd reading - amending Title 17, The Zoning Code, to in
some situations exempt certain historic district property applications from the
requirement to advertise in a newspaper of local circulation

 Ordinance No. 2222 - 1st reading - approving an amendment of the FY13 General Fund budget to appropriate funds to cover the Police Department consulting costs for warrant service by the Maryland State Police incurred in FY 12
 Ordinance No. 2223 - 1st reading – FY12 General Obligation Bond issuance ($6,050,000) for the Caustic Chemical Feed Building (Water Fund), Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade (Sewer Fund) and costs of issuance
 Ordinance No. 2224 - 1st reading – approving a budget amendment of the FY13 Fire Department budget to transfer a portion of the funds received pursuant to the sale of the old Marine 1 Vessel, a City owned asset, to the Fire Department operating budget to cover expenses for radio system upgrades needed to comply with the narrowband mandate promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
 Ordinance No. 2225 - 1st reading – to amend the Fiscal Year 2013 budget to address an anticipated shortfall in the grass cutting account
7:30 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
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ADJOURNMENT

Oh Dear, It's Lovey-Dovey Time For Deer

Deer in the mood for love are greatly increasing the danger for drivers.

October and November are "rutting season." That yearly mating period inevitably brings an increase in vehicle-deer encounters.

Hitting a deer can be dangerous, costly, and inconvenient.

Solar Power Grid Parity

Solar power

seems like a such a great idea. It's green and there's plenty of it.

But there's one gigantic problem: grid parity.

Grid parity is when a source of power becomes cost competitive with other sources.

And solar is a long way from grid parity.

"Today, you’d need to charge $375 per megawatt hour to justify investment in new solar equipment—nearly four times the average US retail price

of electricity," writes Catherine Wood of AllianceBernstein. "That’s why solar energy requires steep subsidies."

Wood discusses some of the cheaper existing forms of energy:

Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy voiced his support for "Biblical families" in one of his first interviews since his earlier comments caused controversy regarding gay marriage.

Cathy told Atlanta TV station WXIA in an interview released Wednesday that families are important to "those of us who are concerned about being able to hang on to our heritage."

He added, "we support Biblical families, and they've always been a part of that."

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Prosecutor Drops Joint In New Orleans

It was business as usual Monday afternoon in the Orleans Parish magistrate court when an assistant city attorney reportedly made a mistake that could haunt him the rest of his career.

Jason Cantrell, the 43-year-old son of a magistrate commissioner, allegedly dropped a joint out of his pocket right in front of New Orleans Police Department officers, The Times-Picayune reported Monday.

Officers reportedly laughed as they escorted Cantrell out of the courtroom and wrote him a summons for simple possession of marijuana.

Improving Maryland’s Electric Distribution System

State officials are considering the impact of potential infrastructure investments on the resiliency of Maryland’s electric distribution system

Governor Martin O’Malley issued an Executive Order

directing the Administration’s Energy Advisor to mobilize several key government agencies to solicit input and recommendations from experts throughout the State to improve and strengthen Maryland’s utility infrastructure and create a more resilient electric distribution system.

Citing the economic and health damage resulting from repeated and prolonged electricity outages, and pointing to projections of more violent weather to come, the Executive Order sets in place an important evaluative process for the following:

The effectiveness and feasibility of undergrounding supply and distribution lines in selected areas as a means to increase the resiliency of Maryland’s electric distribution system;
Options for other infrastructure investments in the electric distribution infrastructure that can or should be made in order to improve the resiliency of Maryland’s electric distribution system. The costs and benefits of such investments should be evaluated over various time periods, including a 30-year period; and
Options for financing and cost recovery for capital investments to the electric distribution system.

The group is tasked with reporting back to the Governor within 60 days regarding recommended legislative changes, regulatory reforms, and other executive branch actions.

To that end, we are asking the public to share feedback and suggestions for good ways to increase the resiliency of the grid.

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WHAT WAS THE ODD DOT ON ROMNEY’S LAPEL FLAG PIN? THE CAMPAIGN TELLS US

In the spirit of Sesame Street and Big Bird (which did get a mention during Wednesday’s presidential debate), we couldn‘t help but notice the candidates’ lapel pins and note “one of these things is not like the other.”

What are we talking about? Take a look at Romney’s pin. Not only is it larger than President Barack Obama‘s flag pin but Romney’s appears to have a dot in the center of the red and white stripes.

An outbreak of a rare and deadly form of meningitis has now sickened 26 people in five states who received steroid injections mostly for back pain, health officials said Wednesday. Four people have died, and more cases are expected.

Eighteen of the cases of fungal meningitis are in Tennessee where a Nashville clinic received the largest shipment of the steroid suspected in the outbreak. The drug was made by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts that issued a recall last week. Investigators, though, say they are still trying to confirm the source of the infections.

Tonight, the city of Denver hosts the first presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. But as any of us who pay attention know, the debate itself won't matter anywhere near as much as what the corrupt media does afterward to ensure Obama is crowned the winner.

The media's already lost round one -- the pre-debate expectations game. They overplayed the Romney-Can-Do-Nothing-Right narrative to a point where everyone expects him to get his clock cleaned tonight. This means that should Romney have a good showing, the media must find something to pick away at to declare him a walking catastrophe.

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