Betterton Crime

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• Maryland Today

  Tuesday May 29 | via The Frederick News-Post 

  Forecasters say this hurricane season could be less active than last and that has environmentalists and researchers hopeful the Chesapeake will avoid a repeat of heavy rains that dumped pollution into the bay last year.

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• Va. City Opposes Slavery Museum Resurrection plan

  Tuesday May 29 | via WBOC-TV Salisbury 

  The city of Fredericksburg opposes a plan to resurrect a national slavery museum envisioned by former Gov.

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• Maryland Lottery Audited

  Tuesday May 29 | via WBOC-TV Salisbury 

  State auditors have noted concerns with the Maryland State Lottery Agency's monitoring of slot machine gambling.

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  Related Topix: Maryland, Ocean City, MD, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Betterton, MD, Denton, MD

• Motorcyclist Extradited From Va. in Fatal Del. Crash

  Tuesday May 29 | via WBOC-TV Salisbury 

  LAUREL , Del. - A 28-year-old Laurel man has been brought back from Virginia to face charges in a May 18 motorcycle crash that killed a 78-year-old Delaware pedestrian.

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• Milford Restaurant Issued Warning Under City Ordinance

  Tuesday May 29 | via WBOC-TV Salisbury 

  MILFORD , Del. - Milford police say a fight that broke out late Friday evening at Circles Bar and Grill in Milford led to four arrests.

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• Va. Launches New Vet ID Card

  Tuesday May 29 | via WBOC-TV Salisbury 

  Gov. Bob McDonnell will launch a new Virginia Veterans ID Card on Wednesday during an event at the McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Richmond.

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• Salisbury Not Contributing Funds to July 4th Fireworks

  Tuesday May 29 | via WBOC-TV Salisbury 

  SALISBURY , Md. - Fireworks will return to the skies over Salisbury this July Fourth, but the display is not getting any funding from the city council.

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• MARYLAND: Missing Chesapeake Bay boater's body found

  Tuesday May 29 | via The Daily Times 

  While many of her son's friends are moving on to tackle, he'll be playing another year of flag... BETTERTON, Md.

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• Budget Proposal Could Cut African American Festival

  Monday May 28 | via WBOC-TV Salisbury 

  DOVER, Del.-- The Dover City Council is facing some tough decisions. The council is looking to adopt its budget and two popular events are caught in the crosshairs.

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• Del., Md. Get Waivers From No Child Left Behind

  Monday May 28 | via WBOC-TV Salisbury 

  U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a call with reporters Tuesday that he has approved waivers for Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Rhode Island.

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• Grease Fire Guts Pittsville Apartment

  Monday May 28 | via WBOC-TV Salisbury 

  PITTSVILLE , Md. Authorities have ruled as accidental a weekend grease fire that caused thousands of dollars in damage to a Pittsville apartment.

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  Related Topix: Fire, Maryland, Pittsville, MD, Willards, MD, Betterton, MD

• Bay Beach Preservation in Delaware

  Monday May 28 | via WBOC-TV Salisbury 

  The initiative is supposed to preserve the bay beaches and promote eco-tourism, but many residents are more concerned with beach erosion than tourism.

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  Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Wildlife

• Plans for Route 404 Halted by Lack of Funds

  Monday May 28 | via WBOC-TV Salisbury 

  CAROLINE COUNTY, Md. - Route 404 is a summer pipeline to the beach. Drivers worry about the safety on the long stretches of the road where it is narrow and only two lanes.

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• Fire Ruins Pocomoke Poultry House

  Monday May 28 | via WBOC-TV Salisbury 

  The Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office said the 2-alarm fire broke out at the 36-foot by 380-foot chicken house located at 8225 Bowlend Road.

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• More

  Monday May 28 | via WBOC-TV Salisbury 

  Authorities said Jonathan S. Hood , 28, of Frederica, Del., was spotted driving a motorcycle southbound on Route 1 above the speed limit, weaving through traffic.

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• Missing Chesapeake Bay swimmer's body found

  Monday May 28 | via Delaware Online 

  Although some folks might have just noticed it via Kilroy's blog, the move to recruit teachers from other countries into Delaware schools NOTE: Every Monday, a News Journal staffer writes about their weekly CSA deliver.

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• El Nino Could Hamper Hurricanes, Help Chesapeake

  Monday May 28 | via WBOC-TV Salisbury 

  Forecasters says this hurricane season could be less active than last and that has environmentalists and researchers hopeful the Chesapeake will avoid a repeat of heavy rains that dumped pollution into the bay last year.

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  Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Betterton, MD, Kent Narrows, MD, Boat Disaster, Ocean City, MD

• Salazar to Help Tout Delaware Conservation Effort

  Monday May 28 | via WBOC-TV Salisbury 

  Salazar planned to join Gov. Jack Markell and members of Delaware's congressional delegation on Tuesday to launch the Delaware Bayshore Initiative.

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  Related Topix: Sports, Swimming

• Milford Police Arrest Four After Large Bar Fight

  Monday May 28 | via WBOC-TV Salisbury 

  Officers from the Milford Police Department's Patrol and K-9 Divisions responded to a large fight reported at the Circles Restaurant Bar and Grill on Saturday, May 26.

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  Related Topix: Milford, DE, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays

• County Official Sets Sights on Md. Gov's Office

  Monday May 28 | via WBOC-TV Salisbury 

  The Republican president of the Frederick County Commissioners says he has formed a fundraising organization for a likely gubernatorial bid.

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