Westover News

CRISFIELD -- Andrew L. 'Shad' Crockett, 85, of Crisfield died Wednesday, July 1, 2009, after a brief illness.

Bates Memorial United Methodist Church, Snow Hill Sunday at 8 a.m., the message will be given by church member Natalie Wien, lay speaker.

Many residents in Somerset County cleaned up Thursday, after a strong storm passed over the Westover area Wednesday night.

DOVER -- In an effort to encourage the design and construction of greener buildings in Delaware, the state has joined the U.S. Green Building Council.

WESTOVER -- For the past two years, residents of Millard Long Road said they have put up with a neighbor's black Angus cows that frequently break loose, trample through yards and snack on vegetable gardens.

All Walks of Life Outreach Ministries, Laurel A pastoral service will be held Sunday at 4 p.m. The guest preacher will be Apostle Margaret Johnson of Salisbury Evangelistic of Salisbury.

The following cases were heard in Wicomico County District Court by Judge R. Scott Davis on June 22 and June 23, 2009.

PRINCESS ANNE - An ECI inmate serving 12 years in prison for weapons and other charges fell victim over the weekend to stab wounds to his face and head.

WESTOVER -- A diverse committee of ordinary citizens and professional heavyweights has formed to tackle what civil rights leaders call racial disparities in hiring practices by Somerset County government and Board of Education leaders.

The following marriage licenses were issued in Somerset County Circuit Court from May 22 to May 27.

WESTOVER -- The woman in charge of Maryland's purse strings came to see firsthand how state money was used to build the new Somerset Intermediate School, which boasts high-tech classrooms, an emphasis on environmental education and 'green' mechanical systems.

PRINCESS ANNE , Md.- A former Manokin man convicted of murdering a Crisfield woman was sentenced to a total of 60 years in prison Monday by a Somerset County Circuit Court judge.

WESTOVER -- Students at two Somerset County elementary schools will begin wearing uniforms to school as part of a one-year pilot program that got final approval from the Board of Education.

Space shuttle Atlantis and its astronauts will spend yet another day in orbit. NASA called off all landing attempts for Saturday because of thunderstorms in Florida.

WESTOVER -- Students at two Somerset County elementary schools could begin wearing uniforms as part of a pilot program that will be pitched to the Board of Education this week.

WESTOVER -- Somerset County public school officials stressed the need for community involvement and highlighted accomplishments during the school system's third annual community luncheon Thursday.

The following is a list of all real residential property sales for Somerset County from April 23 to 27 as reported by the Maryland Department of Assessment.

PRINCESS ANNE -- Civil rights leaders, labeling Somerset County 'the most out of step' jurisdiction in Maryland and perhaps the nation when hiring or appointing blacks, are campaigning to reverse what they call a historical practice of passing over minority applicants.

WESTOVER - The NAACP joined the ACLU in calling for the Somerset County to hire more blacks during a noon press conference today.

PRINCESS ANNE -- Prosecutors agreed Thursday to reduce a first-degree murder charge against a migrant worker accused of strangling her newborn infant and hiding his body in a trash can at a Westover tomato packing plant.