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 city letterhead to buy fireworks on behalf of a friend. ...

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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 of a friend. Martin, who is scheduled to be sentenced ...

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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 said Tuesday that it should have informed viewers that footage ...

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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.

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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.

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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, rolling river and lots of ice cream, maybe with a ...

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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 transformed in a way that only happens during the annual ...

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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 council defeated a measure Tuesday to contribute $5,000 to the ...

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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 attractions, each season brings a few changes. This season, visitors ...

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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 Day fireworks in about eight years, and it’s time to ...

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