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School system scales down its ask for county funding
ROCK HALL — After receiving updated funding figures from Superintendent Karen Couch, the Kent County Board of Education on May 6 approved the proposed fiscal year 2025 budget by a 3-1 vote. Board President Joe Goetz, Vice President Francoise Sullivan and board member Trish McGee voted as the majority.
Matthew Scott Banks Schlegel Accused Of Abusing Minors
Matthew Scott Banks Schlegel, 44, who has been the subject of an investigation since March by the Anne Arundel County Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division Child Abuse Unit was taken into custody on Thursday, officials say. According to police, Schlegel was identified by students and school administrators as the subject...
Federalsburg man arrested after fleeing police
CAMBRIDGE — A Federalsburg man who was wanted by Cambridge Police for attempted murder and assault was arrested Wednesday after fleeing Talbot County Sheriff's deputies. Adrian Jerrod Jenkins, 29, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, fleeing and eluding, driving without a license and other traffic violations, according to a news release from the Talbot County Sheriff's Office. The release said Jenkins was driving east on Ocean Gateway in...
Food Friday: Farmers’ Markets
Tomorrow is Saturday, a day chock-a-block with adventure potential. Who wants to sleep late when the farmers’ markets are open and the fresh produce is gleaming? Or because Luke the wonder dog is wriggling and curvetting at the first sign of the rosy-fingered dawn? It’s not even six o’clock, and we are stumbling through the house, making coffee, making plans.
Candy-Offering Creep Hanging Around Playground Behind Annapolis School Wanted: Police
An alert was issued by the Annapolis Police Department after a man approached a young girl who was working out at an area school. Shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, police say that a girl was finishing up a workout at a track in the 200 block of Locust Avenue when she was approached by an unknown man.
Pair arrested for abuse of vulnerable adult in Talbot Co.
TRAPPE, Md. – Two people have been arrested following an abuse investigation that began last month in Trappe. On April 23rd, the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation into the abuse of a vulnerable adult at a group home on Krismor Court. Police say the home houses three special needs, non-verbal adults requiring around the clock care. The morning of April 23rd, a staff member had just started their shift for the day when they allegedly found one of the residents bound by his hands and feet inside his bedroom. It was determined that the resident had been tied up for more than six or more hours.
Plebes take on greasy, grueling Herndon Climb to cap first year at U.S. Naval Academy
BALTIMORE -- Dozens of U.S. Naval Academy freshman, known as plebes, climbed a 21-foot-tall obelisk covered in lard Wednesday morning in Annapolis.Their objective: climb the slippery monument and place a hat on top to mark the end of their first year at the institution.The Herndon Climb is a Naval Academy tradition that dates back to 1950, the academy says. The monument is named after Commander William Lewis Herndon, who went down with his ship in a hurricane in 1857.The plebes work together in the event to remove the "dixie cup" hat from atop the obelisk and replace it with an...
Look up! Blue Angels take to the skies for Naval Academy commissioning week
There are two chances to see the F/A-18 Super Hornets zip over the Severn River in tight, diamond formation before displaying the rest of their dazzling moves. But don’t blink, or you might miss them. “The Blue Angels actually fly in for each show in Annapolis from Andrews Air...
Concerts in the Park Series returns to St. Michaels this summer
The St. Michaels Community Center’s Concerts in the Park Series is returning to the waterfront Muskrat Park on Thursdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. beginning May 30 and continuing through Aug. 29. The sounds of summer begin with Junction 33 (JCT33) performing on May 30. The Eastern Shore-based band...
Ensor, Queen Anne's reach 2A state semis
PASADENA — Junior RJ Ensor scored six goals and set up a seventh, and Riley Klepper added a hat trick Wednesday, leading Queen Anne’s County High’s girls lacrosse team to an 11-6 victory over No. 3 seed Chesapeake-Anne Arundel in a Class 2A state quarterfinal. The sixth-seeded Lions (14-2) move on to play second-seeded Stephen Decatur in a 2A state semifinal Friday at 6 p.m. at Kent Island High. Baillie Pinder had one goal and three assists for Queen Anne’s and Kaisa Hickson scored once.
Claxton, Wynot lead Bucs into semifinals
BERLIN — Senior Tucker Claxton scored five goals and set up one, and Owen Wynot netted four goals Wednesday night, as seventh-seeded Kent Island High’s boys lacrosse team defeated No. 2 seed Stephen Decatur, 15-11, in a Class 2A state quarterfinal. Winners of eight straight, the two-time defending state champion Buccaneers (12-4) advance to Saturday’s 2A state semifinals, where they will play third-seeded Glenelg (13-2) at Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville at noon. Keegan Green had a hat trick and set up two more goals for Kent Island, and Aidan Henry (three assists), Micah Quinn and Mark Rees each scored once. Grayson Corn had one assist for the Bucs, goalie Christian Lemme registered 12 saves, and Quinn McFaden won 16 of 26 face-offs. It was the second time this season Kent Island defeated the Seahawks, who finished 12-4.
Maryland State House evacuated for second day in a row after bomb threats
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Maryland Capitol Police Department investigated another bomb threat Wednesday at the Maryland State House. It's the second day in a row that authorities have received a phone call from someone threatening to bomb the State House. At approximately 3:38 p.m., the Annapolis Police Department received a...
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