Troopers Target Noisy Vehicles In Maryland Crackdown
State police will use decibel meters to crack down on loud cars buses trucks and motorcycles with warnings first and tickets later. Enforcement targets sounds exceeding limits 76 decibels at low speeds 82 to 86 for motorcycles 90 for trucks and readings observed near the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel.
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Pikesville, Md
George M. Snyder
Snyder
Baltimore Harbor Tunnel
Kent County treasurer convicted of stealing funds
Elizabeth Ann Crowding, Kent County treasurer, convicted on 28 counts of embezzlement and forgery for stealing nearly 3100 in county funds. Sentencing pending, health cited as factor. she was released on 10000 bond with duties to a deputy.
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Prince Frederick, Md
Kent County
Elizabeth Ann Crowding
David Williams
Calvert County
Perry G. Bowen Jr
State Department of Parole and Probation
Miss Crowding
Floyd Parks
Bowen
Williams
Margaret Reese
Miss Reese
Maryland teachers return without signed contracts
Three Maryland districts face no contract prospects as Talbot county signs anew. Baltimore city Harford and Cecil counties lack contracts amid binding arbitration disputes. If local offers remain absent the Maryland State Teachers Association will press cases to the state Board of Education. Cecil county teachers voted to return.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Talbot County
Baltimore City
Harford
Cecil Counties
Maryland State Teachers Association
State Board of Education
Baltimore
Harford County
Cecil County
The
Public School Teachers Association
Harford County Education Association
Cecil
Cecil County Classroom Teachers Association
Teachers reject contracts lacking arbitration with boards
Morris Jones of the MSTA says Baltimore city system will follow most terms from a prior contract but omits binding arbitration. Harford and Cecil affiliates also lack arbitration coverage. The union will assist grievances by taking them to the state board as support remains high with thousands of teachers in each locality.
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Morris Jones
MSTA
Baltimore City
Jones
Harford County
2 000 doctors face loss of insurance
The Mutual Fire Marine and Inland Insurance Co based in Philadelphia says it will stop offering malpractice coverage for about 2 000 Maryland physicians by December 31. The company cited no reason in a letter to the state insurance commissioner and noted new applications and renewals would be considered through December.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Mutual Fire. Marine and Inland Insurance Co
Edward J. Birrane Jr
B. Dixon Evander & Associates
Mutual Fire
Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland
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