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MARCH 24, 2017
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Residents get say on windmills Public Service Com. hearing Saturday on offshore wind farms
PHOTO COURTESY DAN COLLINS
LOWEST OF LOWS This duck blind near Hooper’s Crab House and the Route 50 bridge in West Ocean City is exposed during low tide on March 14. “Usually it is surrounded by several feet of water but the low tide turned the area into an island,” said photographer Dan Collins. “From my perspective with the USCG Auxiliary, this picture [is a] teaching moment to demonstrate how shallow the water can be.”
Break-in, car thefts end with shots fired Resident hears intruder and then sees her car speeding out of driveway
By Katie Tabeling Staff Writer (March 24, 2017) A Dorchester County man is in critical condition in Christiana Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware after being shot by police last Saturday following a break-in at a local Realtor’s home and a subsequent car chase that ended in Ocean View, Delaware. Although the identity of the shooter has not been released pending an investigation, Ocean View Police and Worcester County Sheriffs shot at the Troy Lee Short, 31, of Hurlock, Maryland after he allegedly tried to run over on-foot of-
ficers with the stolen Infiniti SUV. Bethany Drew of Hileman Real Estate in Ocean Pines said that the black SUV was stolen from her driveway at her Bishopville area home. She said a man entered her house while she, her husband, Chris Squires, and guests were inside. “We always keep the door locked, but a guest went out to his car to get something. He came back and went to play pool with my husband upstairs, and I guess he didn’t lock the door,” Drew said. “I can’t even believe it.” Around 8:10 p.m. on March 18, Deputy Anthony Rhode spotted Short driving a Chevrolet truck erratically around Eighth Street in Ocean City. When the deputy attempted to stop the truck, Short See IF Page 3
PHOTO COURTESY OCEAN VIEW POLICE DEPARTMENT
Ocean View Police officer Nickolas Harrington's patrol car was totaled after it was rammed by Troy Lee Short during a police chase last Saturday.
By Brian Gilliland Associate Editor (March 24, 2017) This Saturday at noon in the Stephen Decatur Middle School cafeteria, Worcester County residents will have one final opportunity to voice their preference between two proposed offshore wind operations before the state public service commission is expected to make its determination on May 17. T h e commission must approve, conditionally approve, or deny either or both of the proposals by that date. Tori Leonard, spokeswoman for the commission, said it was unlikely both projects would be approved as they are currently structured, noting a conditional approval could be formulated in such a way as to allow both projects to proceed. At issue for the companies, US Wind and Skipjack Offshore Wind, are the offshore renewable energy credits that were created in 2013 when Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the Maryland Offshore Energy Act, essentially creating a built-in demand for electricity generated in this manner. It allows up to 2.5 percent See FINAL Page 6