Easton News

Published: Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 4:40 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 4:40 a.m. Just a few years ago, it was easy to write off the local community bank as a relic, a quaint reminder of an ...

EASTON - The new Starbucks Coffee of Dudrow Farm on Marlboro Avenue is a casualty in a corporate downsizing that closes an estimated 600 stores through next year, including a dozen in Maryland and one in ...

Written by Kye Parsons Easton Police Probe Spree of Attempted Kidnappings 07/16/2008 9:40 AM ET EASTON , Md.- Easton police are investigating a string of attempted kidnappings targeting Hispanic men.

Troubling news out of Easton, where Police say they're investigating a string of attempted kidnappings.

Shahin Ismayilov, 21, a resident of Sumgait, Azerbaijan, is hard at work at his new job at Wendy's on West Street in Annapolis.

Talbot County, a swath of Maryland along the Chesapeake Bay and its estuaries, has 602 miles of coastal shoreline.

Looking for info on my Great Grandfather George Lawfton Wright,or Grandfather and grandmother Edmund Chase and Margaret Wright-Chase-Turner and their children.

EASTON - The Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office says a house fire that killed three people in Talbot County last year was accidentally sparked by a cigarette.

Here is a list of Fourth of July holiday fireworks events for the Delmarva Peninsula.

A Charles County teenager thought to be staying on the Eastern Shore is being sought by police.

SALISBURY -- A Charles County teenager thought to be staying on the Eastern Shore is being sought by police.

In a step toward improving high-speed Internet access on the Eastern Shore, state officials approved a wetlands permit today allowing optic fiber cable installation over and under Maryland tidal wetlands.

By Mike Sachoff - Tue, 07/01/2008 - 9:31am. Locks prices in With gas prices hitting record highs a new service is hoping to offer U.S. drivers some relief when they fill up at the pump.

Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, June 28, 2008; Page C01 It's a sunny Friday afternoon at the Southern Maryland Kennel Club dog show, and officials are calling the Italian greyhounds for judging.

MILFORD -- A Milford man is facing rape charges for the alleged inappropriate touching of a child.

The accident occurred shortly before 10 p.m. on the Easton Parkway about a half mile south of Oxford Road.

Margaret Clara "Peggy" Johnson loved dogs. She raised Shelties, taught dog obedience classes for around 40 years, and for over 20 years she wrote the weekly "Dog's World" column for The Capital.

A suspect in a string of burglaries and thefts of cell phones at Verizon wireless stores is in custody in Maryland.

EDITOR'S NOTE : Political Notes is a periodic compilation of announcements. Two of Maryland's leading Republicans have given a boost to the Republican Central Committee in Talbot County.

Caroline county officials are saying little about the reasons for this week's back-to-back firings of county administrator Charles Cawley and the head of the county planning office, Stacey Weisner.

Weisner tells The (Easton) Star Democrat she was informed of her firing by acting county administrator Rick Barton on Wednesday, one day after Cawley was terminated. She says she recently received a favorable performance review from Cawley.

Barton says the county commissioners made the decision the fire Weisner and it was his duty to carry out their directive.