Maryland announces six Blue Ribbon Schools
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: January 17, 2012
Tags: anne arundel, Baltimore, blue ribbon, blue ribbon schools program, Education, harford, interim state superintendent of schools bernard sadusky, maryland, maryland schools, Montgomery County, Prince George's County, worcester county
Six public schools have been selected as Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools.
The names of the schools were announced Tuesday. They are: Crofton Meadows Elementary School in Anne Arundel County, Woodholme Elementary School in Baltimore County, Ring Factory Elementary School in Harford County, Rachel Carson Elementary School in Montgomery County, Whitehall Elementary School in Prince George’s County [...]
O’Malley criticizes suit against Perdue poultry farms
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: November 18, 2011
Tags: Eastern Shore, lawsuit, maryland, O'Malley, perdue, poultry farms, Waterkeepers Alliance, worcester county
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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley is criticizing a lawsuit filed by a University of Maryland environmental law clinic against an Eastern Shore poultry farm over pollution concerns.
The Baltimore Sun obtained a copy of a letter that O’Malley wrote this week to the university’s law school Dean Phoebe Haddon. In it, O’Malley complained about the “ongoing [...]
Maryland casino revenue up 7% in September 
BY: Nicholas Sohr
POSTED: October 5, 2011
Tags: Bill Hayles, casino at ocean downs, hollywood casino perryville, Maryland State Lottery Agency, perryville, Slot machines, Slots, worcester county
Maryland’s two casinos generated $14 million in revenue in September, a 7 percent bump over August, according to figures released Wednesday by the Maryland State Lottery Agency.
Hollywood Casino Perryville accounted for most of the increase. The state’s first slots parlor brought in $9.3 million after a down month in August. The casino’s 1,500 slot machines [...]
Caesars submits proposal for Baltimore casino
BY: Nicholas Sohr
POSTED: September 23, 2011
Tags: allegany county, anthony deering, Arundel Mills, Baltimore, Baltimore City Entertainment Group, caesar's, caesars entertainment group, casino, casion licenses, Cecil County, court of special appeals, nathan landow, rocky gap lodge and resort, Slots, stronach, Video Lottery Facility Location Commission, worcester county
ANNAPOLIS — A development group headlined by gaming giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. is seeking state approval to build a casino just south of M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
The slots parlor would be the second-largest in Maryland, with 3,750 terminals.
The state also received three proposals Friday for the casino to be built in Western Maryland at [...]
FEMA makes Irene recovery money available
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: September 16, 2011
Tags: Calvert County, caroline county, Cecil County, dorchester county, federal aid, Federal Emergency Management Agency, harford county, hurricane irene, kent county, queen annes county, somerset county, st. mary's county, talbot county, Wicomico County, worcester county
WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency says federal aid has been made available for the state of Maryland for Hurricane Irene recovery efforts.
FEMA announced Friday that federal aid will supplement state and local recovery efforts for areas affected during the period of Aug. 24 to Sept. 5.
The aid applies [...]
Casino revenue drops 15 percent in August
BY: Nicholas Sohr
POSTED: September 6, 2011
Tags: casino, Cecil County, hurricane irene, Maryland State Lottery Agency, ocean downs, perryville, revenue, Slots, stephen martino, worcester county
Revenue at the two Maryland casinos dropped to $13.1 million in August, a 15 percent decline after the state’s gaming industry posted its best-ever month in July.
Hurricane Irene forced Casino at Ocean Downs to close for two days, but the statewide gambling slump was led by Hollywood Casino Perryville, the state’s first and largest casino. [...]
Worcester County ordering mandatory evacuation
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: August 26, 2011
Tags: assateague point, cape isle of wight, castaways, evacuation, frontier town camp ground, hurricane irene, irene, mandatory evacuation, mystic harbour, pocomoke, snow hill, snug harbor, west ocean city, worcester county
SNOW HILL — Worcester County is ordering a mandatory evacuation of residents in the area of West Ocean City ahead of Hurricane Irene.
Residents are being asked to evacuate no later than Saturday at 9 a.m. from the communities of Cape Isle of Wight, West Ocean City, Mystic Harbour, Snug Harbor, Assateague Point, Frontier Town Camp [...]
Economic shock waves hit Eastern Shore
BY: Nicholas Sohr
POSTED: August 21, 2011
Tags: Allen Family Foods, Business, Eastern Shore, Economy, joy snyder, maryland, Ocean City, Real Estate, Recession, Unemployment, worcester county
OCEAN CITY — Joy Snyder calls them “scavengers.”
They pick through the rock-bottom real estate listings and make lowball offers on homes bought five or six years ago at the peak of the market.
“Some of the offers I see are absolutely ridiculous,” said Snyder, an Ocean City real estate agent. “We have five properties for every [...]
Interactive: Recovery on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
BY: Jon Sham
POSTED: August 21, 2011
Tags: dorchester county, Eastern Shore, economic recovery, economist, hawk institute for space sciences, Interactive, joy snyder, maryland, memo diriker, Ocean City, pocomoke city, ron bettini, salisbury university, somerset county, virgil shockley, Wicomico County, worcester county, worcester county commissioner
Click on the yellow hotspots on the map to hear from businesses and economic development officials on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
Census: Aging Worcester County oldest in Maryland
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 27, 2011
Tags: baby boomers, census, MAC inc., maryland aging population, maryland census, maryland population, meals on wheels, median age, population, retirees, salisbury, somerset, wicomico, worcester, worcester county
SALISBURY — Worcester County’s population became grayer during the past decade, as “come-here” retirees flocked to coastal towns and “born here” young adults departed for jobs.
The median age of residents is 48 — the oldest in the state. That’s a full decade older than Maryland’s median age and also the neighboring counties of Wicomico and [...]
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