The Daily Times from Salisbury, Maryland • 9

Tin: Daily Times I DelmarvaNow.com THURSDAY JUNE 7, 2007 WHLNUfE GIVES YOU LEMONS A Salisbury woman 1 sets up a lemonade stand to raise money to fight cancer PageB5 DELMARVA Obituaries B2 Our Towns B3 Government Shorelife B5-B8 TV Listings B7 COMING FRIDAY Assateague Island National Seashore will host a fishing derby Saturday for children 16 years and younger Planner low mm urns Robert Bruce Chance II indicted in death of Pittsville man seven months after crash By Noah Grynberg Special To Ttw Tbnt Chance was indicted by State's Attorney Davis Ruark on May 21 and served by the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office when he was located Monday by area law enforcement. Vincent explained that a delay in the receipt of an incident reconstruction report from Maryland State Police led to the nearly seven-month gap between the crash and the indictment's release. "That's pretty common in cases like this," Vincent said. Chance was held in jail in Wicomico County awaiting a scheduled bond review hearing in Wicomico County Circuit Court on Wednesday, after which a trial date is expected to be set within 15 days, Vincent said. ngrynbergdelmarvanow.com 410-749-7171 Booth Street.

Jones died of his injuries in October 2006, four days after the incident. Negligent manslaughter by automobile carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Chance faces a maximum sentence of 10 years even if convicted on an additional charge of manslaughter while driving under the influence, according to Assistant State's Attorney Sam Vincent. charged by the Wicomico County State's Attorney's Office with negligent manslaughter by automobile and negligent manslaughter while driving under the influence seven months after he and Jones collided in an car accident at the intersection of Route 50 and SALISBURY A Salisbury man was served with an indictment this week in the October death of Mark Steven Jones, 44, of Pittsville. Robert Bruce Chance II was Picture-perfect day for fishing a.

Hebron hears growth plan pitch Today SOMERSET PLANNING. Somerset County Planning Commission. 7 p.m. Room 111, Somerset County Office Complex, Princess Anne. GOLF TOURNAMENT.

Quick Resorts Charitable Foundation Golf Tournament. Cripple Creek Country Club, Bethany Beach. 302-537-9993. MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Delmarva Shorebirds vs. Lakewood Blue Claws.

7:05 p.m. Arthur W. Perdue Stadium, Salisbury. 410-219-3112. Friday HEBRON SPRING CARNIVAL Hebron Carnival Grounds, Hebron.

Kitchen opens 6:30 p.m., rides start 7:15 p.m. Rides, homemade crab cakes, hot dogs, hamburgers, french fries, candy apples, oyster sandwiches. Through Saturday. Free parking. Ride until close for $10.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Delmarva Shorebirds vs. Lakewood Blue Claws. 7:05 p.m. Arthur W. Perdue Stadium, Salisbury.

410-219-3112. ASTROLOGY LECTURE. "Road Trip Through the Universe." Wicomico Public Library, Salisbury. Sandra Pierson, 410-749-3612, Ext. 55.

7:30 p.m. Jerry Truitt of Delmarva Stargazers will teach about astronomy and the night sky. Telescopes will be on hand for night viewing. Free. EASTERN SHORE MUSIC FESTIVAL Avalon Theatre, Easton.

410-8190380 or www.musicon theshore.org. 8 p.m. Free. 1 hi i rJI -') 'X it i 1 i i i Todd Dudok photo Eric Miller, left, and his son, Jason Eric Miller, 7, of Delmar enjoy Wednesday's nice weather to take a break and go fishing at Salisbury City Park. Murder suspect changes plea Sussex 33 youths arrested in Dewey crackdown DEWEY BEACH Delaware police officers statewide cited 33 minors for a variety of alcohol violations during the last six weeks as they conducted prom-time enforcement activities.

As graduation season kicks into high gear, authorities have now turned their attention toward "June bugs" who flock to the Delaware beaches. Delaware State Police Troop 7, Dewey Beach police and Rehoboth Beach police will conduct underage alcohol violation patrols over the next two weeks, officials said. The recent alcohol violations included 17 underage consumption of alcohol arrests, three underage possession of alcohol arrests, five DUI arrests and eight additional alcohol violations. Visit www.ohs.delaware.gov and click on the icon for underage prom enforcement activities. Gregory Stokes pleads guilty in slaying West Ocean City resident Pamela Balk By Greg Latshaw tuff Writer HEBRON The logic behind a Hebron proposal capable of multiplying its population by 10 times was presented Wednesday night by Town Commissioners, stirring citizen concerns and a potential vote on the plan.

"This is not the Waller Landing comprehensive plan; this is not the Wicomico County comprehensive plan. It's the Hebron comprehensive plan," Town Commissioner President David Hooper told the more than 50 people who attended the public hearing on the town's comprehensive plan at Westside Intermediate School. The possible vote on the plan which would put Hebron as the first municipality in the state to adopt new state-required updates to the comprehensive plan occurred after press time. "This is a blueprint, a blueprint for where the town is going over the next 20 years," said John Holston, Town Planning Commission chairman, who noted that, if adopted, unaddressed areas of the plan would be updated before the deadline. The plan's emphasis on high density planned neighborhood areas, accounting for about 400 acres of space, is a major departure from the town's comprehensive plan in 1998, Town Planning Consultant Pete Johnston said in a Powerpoint presentation that outlined key points of the comprehensive plan.

Johnston, of Redman Johnston Associates, stressed that these types of neighborhoods would emphasize an inclusive neighborhood feel and avoid the uniform nature of other "cookie-cutter" subdivisions popping up on the Eastern Shore. Additionally, the town would emphasize the use of greenbelt areas surrounding the developed town core and also districts set up for conservation. House Bill 1141 and House Bill 2 require counties and municipalities by October 2009 to adopt a long-range plan that projects their capacity for future growth, and how it will affect infrastructure and the environment. Growth areas must be designated, as well as areas for agricultural preservation, the legislation says. Hebron's proposed plan has sparked the ire of many concerned citizens and environment groups, who have said the town of about 800 people can't handle the transformation into a small city of 9,600 people.

Among pollutants associated with growth, the most damaging will be harmful run-off into Rewastico Creek, which drains into the Wicomico and Nanticoke rivers, said Barry Johansson, a Wicomico Environment Trust coordinator who has been studying Hebron's plan. "That makes it more difficult to reclaim the (Chesapeake) bay and we all know the bay is See HEBRON, Page B2 What's next Stokes will be sentenced at a hearing Aug. 8. Judge Theodore R. Eschenburg ordered a pre-sentencing investigation be completed before the hearing date.

By Patrick Gavin Staff Writer home and was spotted leaving the home again, this time in Balk's Jeep. He later phoned an old high school friend and confessed to the murder, police said. Stokes was captured by Maryland State Police the morning of Jan. 13. Signed testimony of Stokes' brother, Robert, alleges Stokes and Balk "partied on (cocaine) for a while" before Stokes became agitated and snapped.

The testimony, dated Jan. 13, also stated Gregory Stokes admitted to his brother he "felt like a coward for shooting a girl." pgavindmg.gannett.com 410-213-9442 documents. The new plea came after a call to Todd's office during Monday's court session from a doctor at the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital who concluded the defendant was criminally responsible at the time the shooting occurred. Judge Theodore R.

Eschenburg found Stokes guilty of both counts and agreed to use an Aug. 8 trial date as the sentencing hearing. The judge ordered a pre-sentencing investigation be completed before the hearing date. SNOW HILL Murder suspect Gregory Stokes, accused in the slaying of Pamela Balk and her dog in West Ocean City on Jan. 11, switched his plea Monday from not criminally responsible by reason of insanity to guilty.

Though State's Attorney Joel Todd originally pursued a first-degree murder conviction, Stokes pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. He also pleaded guilty to aggravated cruelty to animals, according to court Police reports chronicle the slaying in which Stokes killed Balk and her dog and left in her father's Kia, only to crash the car in Salisbury, allegedly while intoxicated. After calling a cab, Stokes was questioned briefly by police regarding the abandoned vehicle, but was released. Stokes then rode in the cab back to the Balk's parent's Mystic Harbor neighborhood Newstracker Delaware Wednesday evening: Play 3 0-7-3 Play 4 9-6-0-1 Lotto 5-15-18-27-30-33 Wednesday afternoon: Play 3 9-1-0 Play 4 -1-7-5-1 Maryland Wednesday evening: Pick 3 8-9-2 Pick 4 9-3-8-9 Bonus Match 5 2-5-7-19-21 (Bonus Ball 29) The Latest Wednesday afternoon: Pick 3 2-9-6 Pick 4 7-9-4-9 Virginia Wednesday afternoon: Play 3 7-5-3 Play 4 -1-2-6-5 Cash 5 -18-22-28-31-32 Tuesday night: Play 3 2-7-4 Play 4 -1-9-4-1 Cash 5 -1-18-23-24-32 Mega Millions Tuesday evening: 27-35-38-49-56 (Mega Ball 15) The issue Antonio Herneisen What's Next Herneisen is expected to have bail denied. His first appearance is scheduled for July 6.

The Last We Knew Antonio E. Herneisen, 40, of Dagsboro was arrested and being held without bond at Sussex Correctional Institute on a fugitive warrant. He was awaiting extradition back to Wicomico County in connection with the murder of 76-year-old Van Crawford. Wednesday morning, Herneisen was brought back to Wicomico County by members of the Wicomico Bureau of Investigation on a Maryland Governor's Warrant. The issue The Latest The concert was well received and the organization gained positive feedback from the community.

CARES The Last We Knew Earlier this spring, the community outreach group, CARES, put on a three-day concert series at the local Knights of Columbus. The concerts ranged from alternative music to rhythm and blues, hip-hop and gospel. What's Next CARES will kick off the Community Day festival in Doverdale Park tonight at 5 p.m. The festival is a part of the Salisbury Neighborhood Service's Neighborworks Week. While the staff at The Daily Times strives for accuracy in all the stories we print, we make mistakes.

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