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Easton man charged in home invasion kidnapping case
TRAPPE, Md. – An Easton man has been arrested in connection with a home invasion last month in Trappe. The Talbot County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division has taken 22-year-old Yahjay Greene into custody. On March 23, Deputies were called to Howell Point Road for a report of...
After ramming ex-girlfriend's car, man is chased by troopers and crashes into bus: Police
A Seaford man has been arrested on multiple felony charges after a domestic incident led to a police pursuit in New Castle County. Troopers stated they were called late Thursday night by a woman reporting that her 20-year-old ex-boyfriend had been following and striking her vehicle multiple times as she drove to state police Troop 2 in Glasgow. The ex-boyfriend's car, a blue Hyundai Sante Fe, continued to hit the victim's car upon arrival at the parking lot of the troop before he climbed on top of her car.
Chesapeake Multicultural after-school program lets students learn through taste
EASTON — On Thursday evening, over a dozen fourth and fifth graders walked through Bonheur Ice Cream and Pie in downtown Easton and learned from local chefs of the profession of devoting themselves to sweets. These students are part of the Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center After-school Program, a program designed to enrich Hispanic elementary school students of Talbot County. During the program, students focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics;...
County turns out for Talbot Day celebration
EASTON — Over 150 members of the Talbot County community, clad in purple and red, gathered on the Talbot County Courthouse lawn Thursday evening to celebrate those who make Talbot County a better place. Citations, volunteer awards and poster-making recognitions were given in honor of Talbot Day, an annual celebration of the county and the people who live and work there. Established in 1983 by unanimous proclamation of the County...
The saga of Jesse Griffith, notorious, murdering member of Patty Cannon's gang
At 11 o’clock on Aug. 16, 1820, the condemned man was brought out of the Cambridge, Maryland, jail dressed in his burial shroud. Taking a seat on a cart, which was followed by several ministers, Jesse Griffith began the slow procession to the place of execution. The Griffith brothers join Patty Cannon's gang of crooks ...
Molly's Challenge: 4-year-old helps raise money for Talbot Humane
Liam Markey stood between his two dogs. The 4-year-old wore a Spiderman costume, appropriate because he was a superhero at the Oxford blessing of the animals Saturday morning. A superhero on a mission. The day before, Liam and his family laid to rest Liam's grandmother, Donna Hanbrige, in Easton's Spring Hill Cemetery. Now they were...
Proposed FY2025 Easton tax rate same as FY2024
EASTON — The Easton property tax rate proposed for fiscal year 2025 is the same as the fiscal year 2024 tax rate. Easton Mayor Megan Cook said in an email that the proposed tax rate is 0.52 cents per assessed $100 of value, the same as fiscal year 2024. She said the last time the rate was increased was in 2007, and it took effect with the 2008 tax billings. ...
Owners put Lil' Bitta Bull on market, 'not in any hurry' to sell
CAMBRIDGE — Although Lil’ Bitta Bull BBQ owners Jeannie and Henry VanDyke are interested in selling their barbecue joint and the building it’s located in, they aren’t necessarily going anywhere anytime soon. The VanDykes listed their property at 520 Race St. for sale about a month ago. But the business owners and married couple are in no rush to sell it or the restaurant itself. “We love it, and we...
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