Somerset County News

DEAL ISLAND -- One month into this year's oyster season, watermen working in Tangier Sound are finding a healthy and plentiful harvest.

PRINCESS ANNE -- Town police have arrested two Princess Anne teens in connection with the Oct.

SALISBURY - George Kaloroumakis, a former assistant warden at the Eastern Correctional Institute in Somerset County, has been named the interim director at the Wicomico County Department of Corrections.

WESTOVER - The Somerset County Health Department will be holding three vaccination clinics for the H1N1 flu for the following specific populations, by appointment only: Pregnant women People who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age Healthcare and emergency medical services personnel Persons between the ages of 6 months ...

CRISFIELD -- City officials plan to use federal funds set aside in 2005 for a ferry landing to rebuild the City Dock at the end of Main Street into a multi-use pier that could include car ferry accessibility.

Allegany College of Maryland has posted a third consecutive year of record enrollment with a 3 percent gain that puts the number of credit students above 4,000 for the first time.

The Somerset County Historical Society hosts an early November Harvest Season Evening at the Bordeleau Vineyards & Winery, a society fundraiser offering a sampling of local foods and a personalized tour of the Lower Eastern Shore winery in rural Eden on Noble Farm Road.

SALISBURY -- State employees are nearing the end of the first month of a ban on hand-held cell phone use while driving a state vehicle, and now Maryland highway officials are calling on county governments that haven't done so already to implement their own.

Although it's controversial, there is a bright spot amid all the bad budget news.

PRINCESS ANNE -- Somerset County offers a workforce, acquiescence and now, the infrastructure to accommodate a private-owned prison for federal inmates.

PRINCESS ANNE -- A 22-year-old Crisfield man was convicted of murder for a second time by a jury in Somerset County Circuit Court on Thursday.

WESTOVER -- A task force formed to address racial disparities in hiring practices by the Somerset County government and Board of Education has recommended the creation of diversity policies as well as an equal employment opportunity oversight committee.

PRINCESS ANNE -- A second criminal jury trial for a 23-year-old man convicted of first-degree murder three years ago began in Somerset County Circuit Court on Monday after he was granted a new hearing.

CRISFIELD -- Local Democrats are gearing up to greet Gov. Martin O'Malley this Saturday during a political fundraiser that will include a cruise on Tangier Sound followed by a crab feast at Somers Cove Marina.

CRISFIELD -- A nor'easter that blew up the coast Saturday didn't seem to deter more than 100 local Democrats who turned out -- and waded through foot-deep flood waters -- to greet Gov.

WESTOVER -- The Somerset County Sheriff's Office plans to place a deputy on a 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. shift beginning next week after about three weeks without nighttime coverage.

BERLIN - Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance and staff joined the Maryland Agricultural Commission for its annual fall tour in Somerset and Worcester counties, which was led by Maryland Extension Agents Laura K. Hunsberger and Ginny Rosenkranz.

WESTOVER , Md.- Would you feel safe knowing there were fewer officers on patrol at night? Probably not.

Somerset County Commissioners are expected to vote today on a plan to set annual assessments on new sewer service to Westover.

PRINCESS ANNE -- The Somerset County Historical Society kicks off the 52nd annual Old Princess Anne Days Friday.