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Trooper honors late uncle by joining force
On his 21st birthday, Tanner Nickerson received a birthday card and a gun.
He had graduated from the Maryland State Police academy in September, more than two weeks before he could legally make an arrest.
The newly minted trooper bided his time at the...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Crimes, Sykesville, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Human Interest
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New reef created in Chesapeake Bay
Concrete that once blocked fish from swimming up the Patapsco River to spawn has a new life as home for aquatic creatures at the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay.
Water cannons blasted chunks of the demolished Simkins Dam off a barge Wednesday, completing...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Chesapeake Bay, Natural Resources, Patapsco, Building Material
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Reflecting a national trend, Maryland's population grays
Driven by a sizable baby boomer population nearing retirement age, Maryland, like the rest of the nation, grew older in the past decade, but Baltimore bucked the trend, attracting more young adults as the number of its middle-age and retiree residents...Tags: Prince George's County, Retirement, Dorchester County, St. Mary's County, Health and Safety at School
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Royal duty: Anne Arundel estate was a king's obligation
Obligation is the appropriately named Anne Arundel County estate owned by retired attorney John F. Wilson Jr. The vast chunk of property on which his 17th-century home stands was a land grant issued in 1671 by Charles Calvert to Thomas Stockett, who had...Tags: College of William and Mary, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis, South Carolina, Horse (animal)
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Funnel reported on Eastern Shore; no damage
Maryland WeatherEmergency personnel in Queen Anne's County on Maryland's Eastern Shore scrambled this afternoon to check out reports of a tornado in the northern portions of the county. But Kevin Aftung, the director of emergency services says his crews have found......Tags: Television, Weather Reports, Floods, Baltimore County, Maryland
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David Wiesand's design odyssey in Mt. Vernon
What's it like to live in a design laboratory?
Local furniture craftsman David Wiesand knows. He created one at his Mount Vernon home, spending years renovating the historic property and trying out a variety of decor and styles.
The finished space &#...Tags: Prince George's County, Arts and Culture, Mount Vernon, Home Improvement, Anne Arundel County
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Despite problems, egg farmer embraced by local governments
— Long before Austin "Jack" DeCoster became a central figure in one of the largest egg recalls in history, he had paid more than $10 million in fines and lawsuit settlements, his eggs were banned in one state and quarantined in another, and he was...Tags: Egg Recall (2010), Local Government, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation, Child Labor
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Glug... Wet weather swamping records
Maryland WeatherWe already know that December brought Baltimore it's biggest December snowfall (Dec. 18-19), and it's snowiest and wettest December on record. Now the U.S. Geological Survey is adding to the most impressive statistics that piled up during 2009.The year...Tags: Baltimore Weather, Weather Reports, Rivers, Maryland, Weather
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Primed for growth
sun reportersIn the heart of this Eastern Shore county seat, bells still peal in the clock tower, interrupted sometimes by the siren at the Goodwill Volunteer Fire Department. Stately Victorians line the streets surrounding the 200-year-old courthouse. Parking...Tags: Property, Pennsylvania, Commuting, Middletown, Road Transportation
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Shore counties get drought disaster okay
Maryland WeatherCrop losses during last year's drought were sufficient in the northern counties of the Eastern Shore to win a drought disaster declaration from the federal government. Farmers in those counties and those immediately adjacent will be eligible to apply for....Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Maryland, Economy, Business and Finance, Queen Anne (Talbot, Maryland)
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Extent of storm damage growing
Sun StaffTropical Storm Isabel destroyed or severely damaged thousands of Maryland homes and businesses, government officials said yesterday as the full extent of the storm's toll began to emerge. More than 3,300 homes were damaged or destroyed in eastern...Tags: Prince George's County, Harford County, Water Supply, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Baltimore County
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Chestertown parties to commemorate its Colonial Tea Party
Special To The SunIn 1774, the brave citizens of Chestertown banded together to protest British tyranny and dumped a load of tea -- and a few British sailors who got in the way -- into the Chester River. Saturday, the citizens of Chestertown will recall this historic...Tags: Severna Park, Restaurants, Petroleum Industry, England, Science and Technology
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