Eastern Shore communities consider tax increases
BY: Danny Jacobs
POSTED: April 30, 2012
Tags: county executive rick pollitt, local governments, mayor Jim Ireton, mayor rick meehan, Ocean City, princess anne, property tax, salisbury, shore communities, wicomico county council, worcester county
SALISBURY — Local governments in Maryland’s shore communities are weighing whether to raise taxes as they struggle with budgets hurt by declining property values. The Daily Times reports that Salisbury Mayor Jim Ireton has proposed raising the property tax rate to 1.5 cents. It hasn’t changed in four years and the city’s tax base has [...]
No settlement in law school clinic poultry pollution suit
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 29, 2012
Tags: Baltimore, hudson farm, judge william nickerson, perdue farms, pollution, salisbury, u..s district court, university of maryland environmental law clinic, worcester county
Lawyers have not reached a settlement in a poultry pollution case filed by a University of Maryland environmental law clinic. U.S. District Judge William Nickerson said in a filing Thursday that while a settlement had not been reached, some progress was made in a settlement conference before Judge Paul W. Grimm on Wednesday. Attorneys in [...]
Settlement talks to be held in law clinic-poultry pollution case
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 28, 2012
Tags: chief magistrate judge paul w. grimm, gov. martin o'malley, hudson farm, perdue farms, pollution, Settlement, u..s district court, waterway, worcester county
Attorneys in a poultry pollution case filed by a University of Maryland environmental law clinic will try to settle the dispute during a conference in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. The clinic represents plaintiffs suing Hudson Farm and Perdue Farms Inc., claiming they are polluting a nearby waterway. Gov. Martin O’Malley has criticized the lawsuit. [...]
State senator wants law clinic to support farmers
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 5, 2012
Tags: Annapolis, Budget and Taxation Committee, chicken farm, dorchester county, environmental law, gov. martin o'malley, republican, state sen. richard colburn, university of baltimore school of law, University of Maryland, worcester county
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ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland legislator wants to transfer funding from an embattled University of Maryland environmental law clinic to create a similar program for farmers as retribution for the clinic’s attempt to sue a chicken farm over water pollution. The budget amendment proposal from state Sen. Richard Colburn, R-Dorchester, is spurred by the clinic’s representation [...]
Salisbury University gets $2M for English as a second language
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 20, 2012
Tags: engineering, english as a second language, esol, grant, math, professor anjali pandey, salisbury, salisbury university, science, STEM, Technology, the daily times, Wicomico County, worcester county
SALISBURY — Salisbury University has secured a $2 million grant to continue funding courses that help local teachers reach students who are learning English as a second language. The Daily Times reports this is the third such grant Professor Anjali Pandey has secured for the university since 2003. It’s aimed specifically at improving science, technology, engineering [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 to Calvert, Caroline, [...]
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