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District Heights mayor gets one-weekend sentence for misconduct
District Heights Mayor Eddie L. Martin will serve one weekend in jail and pay more than $22,000 in restitution after being convicted last month of misconduct in office for using […]
Jury convicts District Heights mayor of misconduct
A Prince George’s County Circuit Court jury this week found District Heights Mayor Eddie L. Martin guilty of misconduct in office for using city letterhead to buy fireworks on behalf […]
PBS says it should have told viewers about firework reruns
NEW YORK — It turns out the bombs bursting in air over Washington for PBS’ presentation of “A Capitol Fourth” were, at least in part, reruns. The public broadcasting service […]
Md. high court: Church’s fireworks display not liable in death of 4 cows
A Walkersville church cannot be held strictly liable for essentially scaring to death four of a neighboring dairy farmer’s cows with its lawful fireworks show because such pyrotechnical displays are not an “abnormally dangerous activity,” Maryland’s top court has ruled.
Months of planning for 18 minutes of pyrotechnics
Less than a few hundred people will be responsible for the security, music and fireworks display for tens of thousands who will convene at the Inner Harbor and around the city July 4 to celebrate Independence Day.
Many Americans have throwback Fourth without power
MOUNT VERNON, Va. — George Washington never had air conditioning, but he knew how to keep cool: a mansion with lots of windows elevated on the banks of a wide, […]
Antietam battlefield prepares for Fourth of July
HAGERSTOWN — When about 20,000 people spread out over Antietam National Battlefield on July 7, many staking out a spot with a blue tarp or blanket, the park will be […]
Salisbury not contributing to July 4th fireworks
SALISBURY — Fireworks will return to skies over Salisbury this July Fourth, but the display isn’t getting any funding from the city council. The Daily Times of Salisbury reports the […]
New season, new attractions in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY — The boardwalk has been a tourism nucleus for decades. And while it stays relatively the same year after year, with a multitude of stores, eateries and other […]
July 4 fireworks returning to Salisbury
SALISBURY — The skies over Salisbury will be lit up this July Fourth. Mike Dunn, the former city council president and the event organizer, says the city hasn’t had Independence […]
Fireworks returning to Salisbury on July 4th
SALISBURY — After seven years of darkness, Salisbury’s night sky will again see fireworks on July 4. Former City Council member Mike Dunn is spearheading the volunteer-driven effort to raise […]
Fireworks look like a go for New Year’s Eve in Baltimore
It looks like Baltimore will ring in the 2012 with fireworks after all. City officials said Friday that more than $32,500 was donated following a report Thursday in The Daily […]
