A Maryland pharmacist fired his revolver and ran off two would-be robbers, who are charged by police in connection with the incident.

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A Princess Anne town commissioner did not commit extortion when he told a fellow commissioner up for re-election that he would convince a potential opponent not to run in exchange for $5,000, the Court of Special Appeals ruled last week. Lionel ...

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A Princess Anne town commissioner has been accused of conducting an extortion scheme to keep someone from running as a Somerset County commissioner. Maryland State Police said in a news release Monday that 25-year-old Lionel D. Frederick has been charged ...

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Officials are trying to determine what could have been done to prevent the deaths of a man and his seven children who died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

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PRINCESS ANNE — Delmarva Power says it did not cut off power to a family of eight who died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning because they were behind on their utility bills. Spokesman Matt Likovich says the utility discovered a ...

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PRINCESS ANNE — A draft plan for Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts in Somerset County includes $1 million for property buyouts on Smith Island, despite local officials’ opposition. The Daily Times of Salisbury reports that Housing and Community Development Secretary Raymond ...

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PRINCESS ANNE — The intense heat during the past few days has local farmers worried about their corn crops, which are approaching the critical tasseling stage. “The corn is stressed,” said Richard Nottingham, a University of Maryland Extension Agent in ...

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PRINCESS ANNE — Princess Anne Town Commissioner Garland Hayward is calling for tighter screening of prospective businesses in an industrial park following the discovery of a reddish brown substance in a stormwater pond. Princess Anne and Somerset County officials told ...

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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 ...

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PRINCESS ANNE — Juliette B. Bell made rounds on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Wednesday, greeting an assembly of hundreds of supporters, taking accolades at a luncheon in her honor and mingling at an evening ...

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