Chesapeake College

SALISBURY -- The Eastern Shore's five colleges and universities are joining forces in a plan their leaders say will increase educational options for students, eliminate duplication of programs and improve economic development efforts in a region that is just beginning to attract high-tech employers.With a combined enrollment of more than 13,000, the schools -- Salisbury State University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Washington College, Wor-Wic Community College and Chesapeake College -- see almost unlimited opportunities for sharing faculty, offering joint degree programs and providing specialized training.

WYE MILLS -- Dense fog, which cut visibility to 10 to 20 feet early yesterday, caused a half- dozen accidents involving 18 vehicles along a stretch of U.S. 50 near the Queen Anne's-Talbot county line.Eight people were hospitalized, including 9-year-old Daniel Bortner Jr., of Thomasville, Pa., who was in critical condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital late yesterday.Police said the boy was in the back seat of a station wagon that was struck from the rear by a tractor-trailer as traffic slowed to avoid several minor accidents at U.S. 50 and Route 404. Daniel Bortner Sr., who was driving the car, and his daughter, Lynn, 6, also were hurt.

Sometimes a good tale or two can even nudge bureaucracy into action.Business has long lamented the lack of a skilled work force in the state, but the tale of one Maryland businessman's hopeless attempt to get employees trained for jobs at his company particularly struck Gov. Parris N. Glendening when he took office.John Franzone, president of Fawn Industries, a Hunt Valley company that makes custom injection molding using laser technology, wanted to build two plants in Maryland. But he ZTC needed workers with a particular expertise.

I suggest that you line up a charter date if you do not own a boat or have a pal who lets you hitch a ride on the bay during the fishing season.A number of Chesapeake charter boat captains have told me that prime-date bookings for the April 28 to May 31 Spring Trophy striped bass (rockfish) season are running ahead of this time last year.If you have your sights set on hooking a trophy-sized rockfish, most experienced anglers will tell you to book early in the season, especially if you wish to fish the areas around the Bay Bridges and south to about Chesapeake Beach or across the Bay around Tilghman Island.

Ben Schall scored 14 points to lead host Swarthmore to a 52-44 win over visiting Johns Hopkins in a Centennial Conference men's basketball game yesterday. Sam Voolich scored 11 for Swarthmore (12-9, 8-2).Matt Gorman led the Blue Jays (3-18, 3-7) with 12 points.* Essex 68, Montgomery-Rockville 67: Mark Franklin (Perry Hall) hit the front end of a one-and-one with seven seconds left to give host Essex Community College (15-9) a victory over Montgomery-Rockville. The victory clinched Essex's first winning season in 17 years.

Margaret Woods of Riviera Beach tracked me down one evening last week and asked: "Do you think you could find some information about my favorite bird, the purple martin?"The purple martin is a favorite of mine, too, and it just so happens that I'm looking around my lawn for a spot to put up a martin condo, so the inquiry was timely.Louise Chambers, of the Purple Martin Conservation Association, was happy to share some information.Purple martins are returning to the area now from their annual winter migration to Brazil.

The American Kennel Club's first National Bird Dog Championships has changed dates for a second time because entries are well below expected levels, according to Terry Lucas, field trial secretary for the event.Lucas said last week that the event will be held Tuesday and Wednesday at the Blairs Valley Wildlife Management Area, north of Clear Spring in Washington County west of Hagerstown.The site for the trials is located off Blairs Valley Road, four miles north of Clear Spring. Lucas said signs will be posted to lead spectators to the site.

The girls basketball regional semifinal games scheduled for last night were postponed until tonight due to the weather. They are to be held at the same times (7 p.m., except where noted) and locations.In Class 4A, East Region, No. 5 seed Annapolis travels to No. 1 seed Old Mill, and No. 3 seed Calvert plays at No. 2 seed Severna Park. The championship game is scheduled for 7 p.m. tomorrow atthe higher seed.In Class 2A, East Region, No. 6 seed Northeast goes to No. 2 seed Parkside, and No. 4 seed South River travels to No. 1 seed Northwestern.

Sophomore forward Tim Shields scored a career-high four goals to lead No. 19 Loyola to an 8-0 victory over Iona in the first round of the Loyola Budweiser men's soccer tournament. Shields' output was one shy of the school single-game record set in 1961.Senior goalkeeper Zach Thornton posted his 18th career shutout.* UMBC 1, Howard 0: Rob Hoch scored with 3:56 remaining in the second overtime as UMBC (2-1) overcame Howard (1-2) at UMBC Stadium. Hoch has game-winning goals in both Retrievers wins.

After six months of training, 15 men and women graduated yesterday morning as members of the state Natural Resources Police.In a 90-minute ceremony at the Anne Arundel Community College auditorium, graduates marked the end of 23 weeks of day and night classes that included navigation and seamanship, conservation and constitutional law, firearms training and drug enforcement. The training was conducted at the Natural Resources Police Academy in Stevensville.All 15 graduates are certified as emergency medical technicians and have earned credits toward a degree in law enforcement from Chesapeake College.

Men's college basketball Reggie Williams named coach of Chesapeake College Former Dunbar High and Georgetown star Reggie Williams has been named coach at Chesapeake College, a community college in Wye Mills in Talbot County. Williams, 45, was hired Monday to replace John Mappas, who guided the Skipjacks to an NJCAA Region XX championship in 2008 but retired last week because of family considerations. Williams became available when Towson Catholic closed in July; he had been hired as boys coach in May. Williams, who played 10 NBA seasons, coached the Washington Justice of the National Rookie League - at that time an unaffiliated minor league for the NBA - to the 2000 championship.

SCOTT DAVID LIVIE, 53, died at his home on Thursday April 27, of colorectal cancer. Elected as a Kent County commissioner in 2002, Scott was also the principal and founder of Chesapeake Benefits Services, Inc., an employee benefit firm, and a former trustee of Chesapeake College. Scott's many interests included lacrosse, hunting and fishing. Into each of these venues, Scott brought his leadership, vision, skill and generosity. Scott graduated from Mc Donogh School in 1971, where he was recognized on the Wall of Fame, for his athletic achievements.

Dawud Drew scored seven of his 21 points in overtime to lead CCBC-Dundalk to an 84-75 victory over Chesapeake College (21-9) yesterday in the opening round of the Region XX National Junior College Athletic Association Division II men's basketball tournament in Hagerstown. The Lions (14-14) advanced to today's 3 p.m. semifinal against Baltimore City Community College, a 64-62 victory over CCBC-Catonsville (19-9) yesterday. Kevin Mosely scored 16 points for CCBC-Dundalk. Frostburg State 57, Pittsburgh-Greensburg 51: Ryan Grabill scored 13 points to power Frostburg State (16-12)

Reade W. Corr, 95, chief of Kent County schools Reade W. Corr, who was Kent County superintendent of schools for 21 years, died Saturday at University of Maryland Medical Center from injuries suffered earlier that day in an Eastern Shore automobile accident. The Chestertown resident was 95. Mr. Corr became superintendent of Kent County schools in 1947 and retired in 1968. During his tenure, he oversaw the building and renovation of many schools and ushered in many changes. After his retirement, he initiated an adult education program at the Campbell Soup Co., which helped adults obtain high school equivalency certificates.

Marylanders will be able to express their views on legislative and congressional redistricting at a dozen public hearings starting next week. The Governor's Redistricting Advisory Committee will hold 12 public sessions around the state beginning Wednesday in Salisbury. Gov. Parris N. Glendening appointed the panel, headed by Secretary of State John T. Willis, to hear public testimony and present him with recommendations on how to carve Maryland into eight congressional and 47 legislative districts.

SINCE JULY, Gail Stans- berry-Carbaugh has been doing much of her college research in the wee hours from her home in Frostburg. The 42-year-old sophomore at Allegany College of Maryland simply turns on her computer, taps in her college library card number and enters a vast store of information available to more than 200,000 Maryland college students and faculty. The Maryland Digital Library, up and running since last summer, contains 400 electronic books, 3,480 academic journals, 10 databases and three reference works, including the Oxford English Dictionary.

SALISBURY -- The Eastern Shore's five colleges and universities are joining forces in a plan their leaders say will increase educational options for students, eliminate duplication of programs and improve economic development efforts in a region that is just beginning to attract high-tech employers.With a combined enrollment of more than 13,000, the schools -- Salisbury State University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Washington College, Wor-Wic Community College and Chesapeake College -- see almost unlimited opportunities for sharing faculty, offering joint degree programs and providing specialized training.

WYE MILLS -- Dense fog, which cut visibility to 10 to 20 feet early yesterday, caused a half- dozen accidents involving 18 vehicles along a stretch of U.S. 50 near the Queen Anne's-Talbot county line.Eight people were hospitalized, including 9-year-old Daniel Bortner Jr., of Thomasville, Pa., who was in critical condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital late yesterday.Police said the boy was in the back seat of a station wagon that was struck from the rear by a tractor-trailer as traffic slowed to avoid several minor accidents at U.S. 50 and Route 404. Daniel Bortner Sr., who was driving the car, and his daughter, Lynn, 6, also were hurt.

Sometimes a good tale or two can even nudge bureaucracy into action.Business has long lamented the lack of a skilled work force in the state, but the tale of one Maryland businessman's hopeless attempt to get employees trained for jobs at his company particularly struck Gov. Parris N. Glendening when he took office.John Franzone, president of Fawn Industries, a Hunt Valley company that makes custom injection molding using laser technology, wanted to build two plants in Maryland. But he ZTC needed workers with a particular expertise.

I suggest that you line up a charter date if you do not own a boat or have a pal who lets you hitch a ride on the bay during the fishing season.A number of Chesapeake charter boat captains have told me that prime-date bookings for the April 28 to May 31 Spring Trophy striped bass (rockfish) season are running ahead of this time last year.If you have your sights set on hooking a trophy-sized rockfish, most experienced anglers will tell you to book early in the season, especially if you wish to fish the areas around the Bay Bridges and south to about Chesapeake Beach or across the Bay around Tilghman Island.