I visited the Maryland zoo in Baltimore this past week and got to see so many different birds from around the world. Talk about stunning and some even funny to look at. I saw the Blue Belly from the western and central Africa and the Caribbean flamingo which are found on the North coast of [...]
(BALTIMORE, MD-October 11, 2016) – The Maryland Public Service Commission will hold three public hearings on a request by Delmarva Power & Light Company to increase its electric distribution rates by $66 million (an increase of more than $21 a month for the typical residential customer). Delmarva delivers electricity to about 203,000 customers in Caroline, [...]
Taxpayers Advised to Not Respond to Messages ANNAPOLIS, Md. (October 7, 2016) – Comptroller Peter Franchot warns taxpayers to stay vigilant and safeguard their personal information by being alert to a new phone scam aimed at scaring people into paying money. A taxpayer alerted the agency’s Compliance Division Friday morning that he had received two suspicious [...]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (October 3, 2016) – The Maryland Comptroller’s Office has been selected by a national panel recognizing the agency for its work in identifying tax fraud and identity theft. Created by Drexel University and CIO.com, the Analytics 50 Awards selected 50 executives who use analytics to solve business challenges. The Comptroller’s Office was chosen [...]
Reading by firelight It was the Ethiopian New Year. My wife and I, and our daughter (who was born in Ethiopia) traveled to Baltimore to attend a celebration with other Ethiopian adoptive parents and their children. It has become a tradition in our house, and despite the recent changes in our home—we’ll be [...]
Behind a locked wooden door and along the antique staircase of the Hammond-Harwood House hang portraits of the Pinkney family. The Pinkney family lived in the mansion from 1806 to 1811. Their young nephew, Edward Coote Pinkney (1802 – 1828), would have played with his cousins in the grand gardens and elegant rooms. Edward Coote [...]
Photo by George Welty, http://georgewelty.blogspot.com/ The “Tails of Taneytown” Pet Parade and Contests began as a revitalization event to draw people to downtown Taneytown. This year, organizers had 21 pets participate most were dogs but they did have one. This year’s event was held in Loving Memory of “Trooper” a Welsh Corgi who was companion to [...]
ANNAPOLIS, MD (September 21, 2016) – The following are remarks, as prepared for delivery, by Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot today, September 21, 2016, at a meeting of the Board of Revenue Estimates in Annapolis. “I’d like to begin by thanking Andy Schaufele for his outstanding work in preparing this report and to the entire Bureau [...]
First place winner Salisbury, MD – Wicomico County Tourism is happy to announce the four winners of its 2016 Photo Contest. A committee selected the winners from nearly 150 entries. Charles Jorgensen earned the first-place prize for a photo he took at Roaring Point. Brian Paternoster was awarded second place for his photograph [...]
Free Concert on the Lawn Swamp Donkey will perform electric newgrass at the Berlin Heritage Foundation’s final concert on the lawn this season on Sunday, September 11th at 6:00 p.m. Berlin Main Street will sponsor this free concert on the lawn of the Calvin B. Taylor House Museum at 208 N. Main Street in [...]
