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HURRICANESANDY AFTERMATH AND UPDATES
Hurricane Preparedness Day, May 18
(May 17, 2013) The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1, and forecasters are predicting the season to be more active than normal, with 18 named storms and nine hurricanes, four of which are likely to be category three or higher. To help area residents prepare in advance for these potential weather related disasters, Worcester County Emergency Services,…
YEAR IN REVIEW: Sandy spares Maryland coast in most instances
(Dec. 28, 2012) All things considered, Worcester County fared rather well during Hurricane Sandy. No lives were lost, but two men did put themselves in harm’s way when they went out in a boat from West Ocean City to see the storm up close. They, and their boat, were swept ashore at Assateague Island.
LOOKING BACK …
Oct. 28: County, municipal and state…
Local donations help hurricane victims in Somerset Co., Jersey
NANCY POWELL ¦ Staff Writer
Boxes of donations from Ocean Pines are secured for the trip to New Jersey.PHOTO COURTESY SHARON OHARE(Nov. 23, 2012) The outpouring of help for victims of Hurricane Sandy continues in the Ocean City area.
Since the “Frankenstorm” hit at the end of October, people have donated goods, money and hours of work to benefit others…
HURRICANE CLEANUP CONTINUES
Atlantic Stonewall & Patio, Inc. and Timber Tree cut down a 110-foot tree Tuesday that fell onto a house in Ocean Pines during Hurricane Sandy. (At left) Ken Zuber assesses the situation from atop the tree. While several property owners are still ridding their yards of leaves, branches and trees, many others are traveling throughout the region to offer …
State housing rehab applications being accepted in Berlin
(Nov. 9, 2012) Representatives from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Single Family Special Loan Programs will be at Berlin Town Hall on Friday, Nov. 16, to meet with interested homeowners who suffered damage during the August 2012 storm event.
The program provides low-interest loans to assist with rehabilitations to correct…
County ‘fares well’ with Sandy, provides aid to Somerset County
Men rescued from boat on Assateague; some West Ocean City houses flooded
NANCY POWELL ¦ Staff Writer
Flooding was significant in Snow Hill’s Byrd Park during the height of the storm last week, although the county sustained limited damage.OCEAN CITY TODAY/CHRISTINE BROWN(Nov. 9, 2012) Although no lives were lost in Worcester County during Hurricane Sandy,…
Huey Memorial helicopter suffers damage
The Huey Memorial helicopter, on display at the Ocean City Municipal Airport, suffered some damage during Hurricane Sandy.PHOTO COURTESY OCAA(Nov. 9, 2012) Hurricane Sandy, with her 60-knot winds, delivered quite a blow to the Huey Memorial helicopter, on display at the Ocean City Municipal Airport off Route 611 in West Ocean City. She popped the retaining…
Reversal from Gloria: bayside boards take brunt of hurricane
ZACK HOOPES ¦ Staff Writer
Seen right after the height of the storm, Sandy’s tides lifted the section of boardwalk south of Fourth Street off its foundation, overturning benches and skewing light poles.PHOTO COURTESY ROB KORB(Nov. 9, 2012) Half the glamour, twice the damage.
As the cleanup from Hurricane Sandy winds down – at least on the municipal front…
Donations from one coastal area benefit others hit by hurricane
NANCY POWELL ¦ Staff Writer
Labeled donations in Ocean Pines are ready to be taken to an as yet undetermined destination.(Nov. 9, 2012) Ocean City area residents continued efforts this week to help victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Truckloads and carloads of supplies and clothes were taken to Crisfield, the most heavily damaged municipality in the state.
Volunteers…
Moderate flooding expected during approaching Nor’easter
The Town of Ocean City’s Emergency Services personnel is reminding citizens that effects from the approaching nor’easter will be present in Ocean City beginning this afternoon. The initial forecast has changed slightly, projecting an increased flood level for this afternoon’s 1:49 p.m. high tide, which will result in moderate flooding in the …
O’Malley visits Ocean City to assess Hurricane Sandy damage
NANCY POWELL ¦ Staff Writer
Gov. Martin O’Malley tours the Boardwalk during his visit to Ocean City on Wednesday afternoon to check on storm damage. Before coming to Ocean City, he visited Crisfield, which had a considerable amount of damage. “We were very fortunate in the state,” O’Malley said.OCEAN CITY TODAY/NANCY POWELL(Nov. 2, 2012) Accompanied…
Shots heard ’round the block
OC homeowner takes aim at derelict boat bashing his property on Marlin Drive
ZACK HOOPES ¦ Staff Writer
When a wayward boat made its way toward his property during the height of Hurricane Sandy, Marlin Drive resident Bill Salvatore shot the vessel to prevent it from damaging his property.OCEAN CITY TODAY/NANCY POWELL(Nov. 2, 2012) It’s a story that results…
Ocean City dodges a bullet as Hurricane Sandy speeds up off coast, and delivers its most powerful punch to New Jersey and New York, leaving us mostly unscathed
ZACK HOOPES ¦ Staff Writer
Col. Trey Jordan of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins his inspection of the beach and seawall Tuesday at the Boardwalk’s north end. The city’s sands absorbed much of Hurricane Sandy’s impact.OCEAN CITY
D espite near-apocalyptic predictions from state and federal officials, Ocean City appears to have sustained limited…
BRUISED BUT NOT BROKEN
NANCY POWELL ¦ Staff Writer
Route 50 was open only to emergency vehicles Monday, as Hurricane Sandy brought with her a large amount of rain that flooded the downtown area.PHOTO COURTESY ROBERT KORB JR., WORCESTER COUNTY DEPUTY FIRE MARSHALWORCESTER COUNTY
Residents throughout Worcester County started picking up the debris Tuesday that had been left behind…
Tuesday: day of cleanup in Worcester
Zack Hoopes
(Oct. 31, 2012) Despite near-apocalyptic predictions from state and federal officials, Ocean City and its surrounding areas appear to have sustained limited damage from the hybrid storm system surrounding Hurricane Sandy.
Although flooding caused some loss in the low-lying downtown areas of the island, impact damage from…
Worcester County urges homeowners who have experienced damage to report it to the County Emergency Services
PRESS RELEASE
Worcester County Government ¨Phone (410) 632-1194 ¨Fax (410) 632-3131
TO: Local Media
FROM: Worcester County Commissioners
DATE: November 1, 2012
FOR…
Route 50 is reopened; Hurricane Sandy clean-up begins
For immediate release Media contact: Jessica Waters, Communications Manager
October 30, 2012 12:52 p.m. (o) 410-289-8967
Town of Ocean returning services, providing transportation for relocated citizens
Town of Ocean City and Maryland State Highway officials have …
Town of Ocean returning services, providing transportation for relocated citizens
For immediate release Media contact: Jessica Waters
October 30, 2012 Communications Manager
12:05 p.m. (o) 410-289-8967 (c)443-235-2650
Town of Ocean returning services, providing transportation for relocated citizens
Town of Ocean City and Maryland State Highway officials have opened Coastal Highway at 17th Street south to North…
Water is receding and Ocean City is open from 17th St. North
This press release was sent out before the recent announcement that Ocean City has opened Coastal Highway above 17th St. I was just taking pictures of the ocean which has receded significantly since yesterday. Ayres Creek was badly flooded and trees were down. West Ocean City is also showing less water than yesterday. Golf Course Road is no longer under…
The Calm Before The Storm
Safety Info
Tri-county agencies offer assistance to homeless
(Feb. 8, 2013) Financial assistance is available for eligible people to get birth certificates or state identification cards through the “Homeless ID Project.”
The Core Service Agencies of Worcester, Somerset and Wicomico counties provide assistance to people at risk of being homeless, and who have a mental illness or substance abuse disorder.
Another program, SSI/SSDI Outreach Access and Recovery speeds up disability social security claims. The program is designed to have a decision for disability claims within 90 days.
Information about SOAR and the Home-
less ID Project is available at Worcester County Core Service Agency by calling 410-632-3366 or by calling the Somerset-Wicomico Core Service Agency at 410-543-6981.
These projects help people in the tri-county area on their road to recovery and treatment. Identification cards are needed to access a number of services, entitlements and medical insurance.
About a quarter of the homeless population in the United States suffers from some form of severe mental illness, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Mental illness can disrupt a person’s ability to handle daily tasks. Treatment services are available through the mental health programs of the local health departments. Call your health department to find out more.
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