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Council hears updates on illicit discharge ordinance
EASTON — Town Engineer Rick Van Emburgh answered questions about an illicit discharge ordinance before the Easton Town Council Monday. The ordinance, once passed, will restrict certain discharges from entering storm drains and authorize the town to perform inspections at sites where it has “reasonable cause” that an illicit discharge violation is occurring. “It’s only rainwater that can go into the storm drain,” Van Emburgh said. “You’re not allowed to...
Local district hikes school lunch, milk prices
Queen Anne’s County Public Schools Board of Education approved a 15-cent per meal price increase and 5-cent per milk carton price increase for the 2024-2025 school year at their June 26 meeting. The board cited cost increases for the higher prices. Lunch prices had remained the same since the 2022-2023 school year, according to Julie Hickey, coordinator of food services. ...
Centre for Arts embraces 'A Homecoming'
CENTREVILLE — June 1, the Queen Anne’s County Centre for the Arts hosted the opening of “A Homecoming,” a mixed-media exhibition of five regional artists, all with ancestral ties to the Eastern Shore and Queen Anne’s County. Family, friends, community and supporters from nearby counties filled the Centre’s gallery to view works created from collage fiber and fabric, paint, photography, paintography and shell craft by artists Yolanda Acree, Janet Adams, Niambi Davis, Alani Paus, and Charlese Phillips. ...
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