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Maryland Police step in to stop Illegal car meet-up, multiple people arrested
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Nearly a dozen street takeovers shut down in Maryland in one night, authorities sayWUSA1 day ago
Man spent 40th birthday restraining, torturing and murdering woman in bathtub because he thought she stole his wallet: Report
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SHA to temporarily close northbound U.S. Route 301 at Chester River bridgeWbaltv.com3 hours ago
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Republicans of Kent to host District 36 legislators this Friday
The public is invited to the Sept. 6 First Friday Open House of the Republicans of Kent club from 5 to 8 p.m. at its headquarters at 302 Park Row, Chestertown. The Board of Directors of the Republicans of Kent will be hosting a special Meet & Greet event there with Maryland State Legislators. These legislators include Senator Steve Hershey, and Delegates Jay Jacobs, Steve Arentz and Jeff Ghrist. Together, as “Team 36”, they represent the citizens of Maryland District 36, which besides Kent County,...
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month
Kent County Public Library joins the American Library Association and libraries nationwide to encourage every member of the community to connect with their library and the wealth of resources it offers. A library card can save you so much money, because it lets you borrow items for free! You probably know that the library has books and DVDs, but that’s just the start. Kent County Public Library also has hotspots,...
Gun shops that sold weapons trafficked into Washington, DC, sued by nation’s capital and Maryland
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three gun shops that sold nearly three dozen firearms to a man who trafficked the weapons in and around Washington, D.C., are facing a new lawsuit jointly filed Tuesday by attorneys general for Maryland and the nation’s capital. At least nine of those guns have...
Maryland to cut $1.3B from transportation budget to address growing shortfall
Hundreds of millions of dollars for planned transportation improvements across Maryland would be slashed for the second consecutive year under a proposed update to the state’s transportation budget, Gov. Wes Moore’s administration said Tuesday. The cuts — totaling $1.3 billion from the roughly $20 billion, six-year transportation plan — would defer some maintenance projects like sidewalk ...
Merging Storms Taking Aim At Northeast Following Dry Stretch: Here's Projected Timing
Two storms are expected to merge as they arrive in the Northeast following a days-long dry, comfortable stretch. According to AccuWeather.com, the system's current projected timing is Saturday, Sept. 7. (See the first image above.) A coastal storm is expected to arrive in the region just as the system makes...
SMAC football squads prepare for Friday night lights
Following an unprecedented season in which three Southern Maryland Athletic Conference football teams reached their respective state finals last December, all 14 SMAC squads will kick off their current campaigns this weekend with their sights again set on earning a berth in their respective state championship games later this fall. Last season, Calvert (2A/1A), North Point (4A/3A) and Huntingtown (2A) all reached their respective state championship games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium where, unfortunately for them, they each met the same fate of settling for...
County libraries receive state grants
Southern Maryland libraries received some fiscal assistance recently in funding from the Federal Library Services and Technology Act. The Maryland State Library Agency awarded nearly $268,000 to libraries across the state. The competitive grants, which are supported by the IMLS, support staff development, innovative pilot projects, and preparedness by funding strategic and facility master plans. including $60,000 to branches in Southern Maryland. ...
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