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JUNE 29, 2018
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ICE detainees worth millions to Worcester Since ’12, feds pay $42M to county for space in jail
By Brian Gilliland Associate Editor (June 29, 2018) It’s no secret, but it might not be common knowledge that Worcester is among the Maryland counties that has been housing Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at its jail since 1998. It’s also known that the county is paid for this service, and the current rate is $87.11 per day, per inmate. What most people probably don’t know, however, is how that money adds up. Since 2012, the county has brought in more than $42 million by housing these federal detainees. Currently, there are 151 detainees at the Worcester County Jail, and that translates into almost $13,200 per See FED Page 90 PHOTO COURTESY GUNNER HUGHES
A WORSE ACCIDENT AVOIDED An overturned rental scooter rests up on the curb Sunday morning after swerving to avoid being struck by a Volkswagen Passat making a right turn from the bus lane on Coastal Highway onto 92nd Street. The scooter operator and a passenger were taken to Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury for treatment of unspecified injuries. The Passat driver was not injured.
Judge’s semaphore helps save a life Right people in right place at right time come to aid of stricken woman on beach
By Brian Gilliland Associate Editor (June 29, 2018) Several skills once learned are never forgotten, like riding a bike, but the counterintuitive example of semaphore — using flags and arm position to communicate — has just been added to the list. And it was a life-saver.
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Wicomico County Circuit Court Judge Matthew Maciarello learned semaphore during his tenure on the Ocean City Beach Patrol from 19931997. Until last week, he hadn’t used it
since 1997. “I trained under Capt. George Schoepf, and he told us all the time what is God-given is not likely to fail,” Maciarello said.
The deeper meaning was that radios, walkie-talkie and other technology could always break or go on the fritz, but low-tech solutions have certain advantages. That’s why Beach Patrol lifeguards continue to use semaphore, rather than walkie-talkies, to communicate with each other on the stands. Last week, Maciarello was training for a hike with his son Luke, 13, by running on the soft sand beach See SIGNS Page 86
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By Brian Gilliland Associate Editor (June 29, 2018) It came down to reports from the very last of Worcester’s 20 election districts to confirm the results of the state primary this week, and the election ended with county voters choosing to replace the top prosecutor and sheriff. Challengers Matt Crisafulli for sheriff and Kris Heiser for state’s attorney took the contests for their positions in what See CRISAFULLI Page 88
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