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Blogger Sues Salisbury Mayor

The controversial blogger Joe Albero is seeking $200-thousand from the Mayor of Salisbury Jim Ireton.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that the suit was filed in June.

Albero, who established a residence in downtown Salisbury on the second floor of his office in March, is seeking damages for the Mayor calling him Delaware blogger.

The blogger alleges this raises questions about his eligibility to run for office.

City law requires that candidates must be a resident of the city for at least one year before the election.

The libel lawsuit also accuses Ireton of defamatory remarks when he tells people that he does not believe Albero’s account about a phone prank supposedly by the Mayor.

Ireton along with many others in the city establishment has sharply criticized his blog as divisive.

Albero considers himself as controversial.  

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.