Cecil County

January 3, 2020 | Deirdre Byrne

Hogan Orders Flags at Half Staff for Fallen Firefighter

On Tuesday, Gov. Larry Hogan ordered the United States flag and the Maryland flag to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Otis L. Isaacs, Jr. of the North East Fire Company, who died in the line of duty Dec. 29, 2019. The flags will be raised to full staff at sunset, Saturday, Jan. 4, […]

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September 5, 2019 | Deirdre Byrne

Hallie Wells Educator Named Finalist for Maryland Teacher of the Year

Madeline Hanington, a staff development teacher at Hallie Wells Middle School in Clarksburg, is a finalist for the 2019-2020 Maryland Teacher of the Year Award. Hanington, named the 2019-2020 Montgomery County Public Schools’ Teacher of the Year in April at the annual Champions for Children celebration, is continuing to earn recognition as an educator, as […]

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May 4, 2018 | Staff Writer

Takoma Park Man Charged with Smuggling Smokes

A Takoma Park man was arrested Wednesday night for transporting more than 12,000 packs of unstamped cigarettes, a felony, after a traffic stop on I-95, the Maryland Comptroller’s Office said in a statement. Agents with the office’s Field Enforcement Division, with help from Maryland State Police, seized 12,370 packs of unstamped cigarettes valued at nearly […]

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March 5, 2018 | Staff Writer

Governor Orders Maryland Flag to Half Staff Sunday in Honor of Maryland State Senator Wayne Norman

Update: The flag is to be returned to full staff at sunset on Friday, March 9. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the State flag to be flown at half-staff in honor of state Senator Wayne Norman, who died Sunday, March 4. The flag is to be returned to full staff at sunset on the […]

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