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Easton council supportive of potential spike in hotel tax rate
EASTON — A plan to increase the accommodation tax rate in Talbot County was presented to the Easton Town Council at Tuesday night’s meeting. Cassandra Vanhooser, the county’s director of economic development and tourism, recommended the increase to the council. It would raise the accommodation tax, or hotel tax, from 4% to 6% in the county. “Anybody who’s renting a room to someone for less than four months who’s considered...
$60M reward offered for info on alleged Russian hackers charged in Maryland
BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has widened its indictment of Russians in the so-called “WhisperGate” malware attack aimed at destroying computer systems in Ukraine and 26 NATO allies including the United States. A superseding indictment announced Thursday names five Russian military intelligence officers in a conspiracy to demoralize the Ukrainian people on the […] The post $60M reward offered for info on alleged Russian hackers charged in Maryland appeared first on WOLB Talk 1010.
With lawsuit against gun shops, Maryland AG joins other communities suing to hold sellers accountable
When firearms sold at Maryland gun stores turned up at crime scenes in Washington, D.C., and the surrounding suburbs in 2021, federal prosecutors took action against the man who bought the guns and illegally resold them, known as a straw purchaser. Earlier this week, the attorneys general of Maryland and D.C. moved against other participants in the transactions: the three Montgomery County ...
Governor names three new members to state school board
Gov. Wes Moore has appointed three new members to the Maryland State Board of Education. Moore appointed Kimberly Ann Lewis, Kenny Clash and Xiomara V. Medina to the state board, according to an Aug. 30 press release. KIMBERLY ANN LEWIS Lewis has worked in education for over 40 years with experience as an educator in four Maryland school districts, as well as with the Maryland, New York and ...
Developer of Controversial Salmon Farm to Build on Susquehanna River Instead of Eastern Shore
Two years after abandoning controversial plans for a large indoor salmon farm on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, a Norwegian aquaculture company is back with a new proposed location that it hopes avoids environmental concerns. AquaCon Maryland LLC is planning to build its $320 million facility on the lower Susquehanna River....
Pedestrian Involved In Crash Killed After Walking Into Traffic: Maryland State Police
Shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Sept. 6, troopers were called to the northbound lanes of Crain Highway near Croom Road to investigate a fatal crash involving a pedestrian. Police say that the person was involved in a prior crash, and for unknown reasons, walked into a lane of traffic and was struck by a Ford traveling north along the highway.
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