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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Read More »August 15, 2018 Comments Off on Maryland pharmacist fires gun, thwarts store robbery
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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Read More »October 24, 2017 Comments Off on Princess Anne commissioner has extortion conviction reversed
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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Read More »May 10, 2016 Comments Off on Police: Princess Anne official extorted county commissioner
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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Read More »April 8, 2015 Comments Off on Officials seek answers in Md. carbon monoxide deaths
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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Read More »April 7, 2015 Comments Off on Utility removed stolen electric meter before 8 were poisoned
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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Read More »May 30, 2013 Comments Off on Sandy recovery plan includes Smith Island buyouts
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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Read More »July 2, 2012 Comments Off on Heat has Eastern Shore farmers worried about corn crops
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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Read More »June 28, 2012 Comments Off on Md. testing substance in Princess Anne pond near biodiesel plant
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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Read More »April 30, 2012 Comments Off on Eastern Shore communities consider tax increases
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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Read More »March 15, 2012 Comments Off on New UMES president gets warm welcome on campus
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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