Posts Tagged ‘dorchester county’
Governor Hogan Urges Sec. Mnuchin Not to Delay Tubman $20 Bill
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has released a letter, urging U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to not further delay the release of a 20 dollar bill featuring Maryland abolitionist Harriet Tubman. The Governor said “citizens across Maryland the country will instead have to wait nearly a decade for this new bill to reach general circulation.” He…
Read MoreCambridge Home Destroyed by Fire
The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office says a home in Dorchester County has been destroyed by a fire that took place on Wednesday evening. Officials say the blaze broke out around 7:44 p.m. at the two-story, wood framed home located in the 5000 block of Horns Point Road in Cambridge. The Cambridge Rescue Fire Company…
Read MoreDorchester County Poultry House Catches Fire
Maryland Middle School Warns Parents of “Choking Challenge”
Administrators at Mace’s Lane Middle School in Cambridge are warning parents about the dangers of the “choking challenge” after students encouraged each other to choke each other to the point of passing out. The Dorchester Banner reports that two students were sent to the emergency room on Monday, one of them in a wheelchair after…
Read MoreMaryland State Police Fugitive Warrant Effort Nets 107 Arrests in Wicomico, Dorchester Counties
Maryland State Police, in partnership with Wicomico and Dorchester County law enforcement agencies have arrested over 100 people as part of a continued effort to reduce the number of active fugitive warrants on the Lower Eastern Shore. The effort, known as “Operation: On the Lamb” yielded 107 arrests between April 9 and April 11, and…
Read MoreCambridge Man Sentenced For Running Over Police Officer
A Cambridge man has been sentenced for assaulting a city police officer in the summer of 2018. 28-year-old Armand Cornish hit the officer with a vehicle in June of last year. The officer then shot Cornish in self defense, causing him to spend months in the hospital. The suspect pleaded guilty to multiple counts of…
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