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Firm eyes Easton for medical marijuana factory
EASTON — A year after a state law was updated to allow commercial entities to grow and dispense medical marijuana, a group specializing in cultivating the product has unveiled plans […]
Easton eliminates personal property tax for manufacturers
The town of Easton will no longer have a personal property tax for manufacturers, the town and the Talbot County Council have decided.
Man sentenced to 20 years in Md. sex trafficking case
A man who operated brothels in Annapolis and Easton has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison after being convicted of sex trafficking. Twenty-six-year-old Kevin Garcia Fuertes was sentenced […]
Statement, ballistics excluded in guilty finding
EASTON — Almost 40 years have passed since a Talbot County Circuit Court jury found Merle W. Unger Jr. guilty of first-degree felony murder in the December 1975 shooting of […]
Retrial brings conviction in Md. officer’s slaying
EASTON — The retrial of a man convicted of murdering a Hagerstown police officer has produced the same verdict as in 1976: guilty of first-degree felony murder. Talbot County Circuit […]
Shore Bancshares sees turnaround in 1Q
Shore Bancshares Inc., of Easton, the largest independent bank holding company on Maryland's Eastern Shore, reported first-quarter net income of $222,000, or 3 cents per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $3 million, or 36 cents per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2012.
Md. airports make plea to keep control towers
McLEAN, Va. — Just one year ago, Frederick Municipal Airport debuted a new, $5 million air traffic control tower paid for by the federal stimulus legislation. Now, automatic budget cuts […]
Easton lacrosse players win appeal of suspensions
EASTON — Maryland school officials say two high school lacrosse players were wrongly suspended for having a penknife and lighter in their lacrosse bags. The Easton High School students were […]
Off-duty Montgomery Co. officer shoots self after stop, pursuit on Eastern Shore
EASTON — Maryland State Police say an off-duty Montgomery County police officer fatally shot himself after a trooper stopped him for speeding and suspicion of driving under the influence. Police […]
Scott-Taylor honored by Chesapeake Bay Girl Scouts
Maureen Scott-Taylor has been named this year’s Mid-Shore Woman of Distinction by The Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay. Scott-Taylor moved to Easton in 1989 after a 10-year career with […]
Mikulski, Cardin seek halt to postal center study
EASTON — Maryland‘s senators are demanding a halt to any study by the Postal Service involving the closing of the distribution center in Easton and moving mail processing to Wilmington, […]
Talbot County wind and solar power project canceled
EASTON — A wind and solar power project proposed for a Talbot County wastewater treatment plant has been canceled by the county council. Council members said at Tuesday’s meeting that […]
