EASTON — The Commerce Department is awarding $1.6 million to Talbot County to support the construction of a new hospital in Easton — if it gets built. The grant announced Friday would help pay for construction of a wastewater system ...

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SALISBURY — A Montgomery County media company is buying the Eastern Shore’s WMDT-TV, an ABC affiliate station. WMDT-TV announced Thursday that Brookeville-based Marquee Broadcasting, Inc. had reached an agreement to acquire the assets and operations of the Salisbury-based station from ...

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SALISBURY — A former Ocean City police officer and candidate for Worcester County Sheriff has been charged with illegally selling an AK-47. Maryland State Police say David Catrino also provided an unidentified buyer with four loaded 30-round magazines for the ...

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SALISBURY — Police in Salisbury say officers used pepper spray to disperse a large crowd after rocks and bottles were thrown at officers. Police Chief Barbara Duncan told The Daily Times of Salisbury that officers were called to the scene ...

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SALISBURY — Salisbury University has received an $8 million gift to be used to build a new complex that will include a library. The gift from the Guerrieri Family Foundation, which was announced Thursday, is one of the largest private ...

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SALISBURY — Following the lawsuit that brought national attention to Maryland farmers, a group of academics is working to find out what legal resources the stewards of Maryland’s largest industry may want. During the next several months, the cohort, which ...

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SANDY POINT — Every year, 38 million vehicles drive over its spans. They are tractor-trailer drivers ensuring food gets to the grocery store, minivans packed with brightly colored towels and antsy kids who want to know if they are there ...

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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 have the new tower and four others at small to ...

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The state has approved the expansion of Enterprise Zones in Baltimore and Salisbury, making more land available for businesses that could receive tax breaks for operating within those zones.

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The chicken farmer who allegedly discharged pollutants into a Chesapeake Bay tributary admitted in court that he did not have a management plan in place to prevent groundwater contamination for four years.

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