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Take flag display to White House
On the letters page on July 4, there was a picture of James F. Barry of Chestertown, who planted more than 4,000 small white flags in his yard to remind us of the painful losses in Iraq ("Moving monument for fallen soldiers," July 4). A larger version of...Tags: The White House
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Educator to assist with BRAC response
The state's higher education commission has hired a Chestertown educator, counselor and Army veteran to help coordinate the response of Maryland's colleges, universities and career schools to the influx of defense jobs expected from nationwide military...Tags: Colleges and Universities
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The Weather Page
Sun Reporter // Weather BloggerStuart Godwin Jr. in Chestertown noticed that the June 30 relative humidity, reported here on July 1, soared from 51 percent at 1 p.m. to 76 percent at 3 p.m. before falling back. "Did [the] relative humidity actually fluctuate that much?" he asks. It...Tags: Weather Reports
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Kent County company to clean up pollution, pay fine
A Kent County chemical company will have to clean up contaminated groundwater and soil and pay a $200,000 fine under a consent decree announced today by Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler. The state sued Chestertown-based Velsicol Chemical Company...Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Water Supply, Water, Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution
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David Whittier Roese
David Whittier Roese, a retired Westinghouse Electric Corp. project manager and World War II veteran, died Sunday of complications from Parkinson's disease at Hospice House in Centreville. The former longtime Catonsville resident was 82. Mr. Roese was...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Whittier, Linthicum, Johns Hopkins University, Sykesville
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Chestertown factory agrees to cleanup
A chemical factory in Chestertown has agreed to clean up potentially cancer-causing pollution in the soil and groundwater on the Eastern Shore and pay $200,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the Maryland Department of the Environment, state officials said...Tags: Water Supply, Water, Environmental Pollution, Kent County, Environmental Politics
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Small wonders
Special to The SunJuly is tough on the garden. The early perennials have given out, leaving gaps in the beds. One quick fix is a container garden. It can beautifully plug a hole and lift your flagging spirits in one shot. Start with the container -- a classic big ceramic...Tags: Nancy Taylor, H.L. Mencken, Glen Burnie
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Suit won't stop Harford bridge
Sun reporterConstruction of a $1.2 million bridge across Cranberry Run in Aberdeen will continue after legal efforts to halt the project failed today when a Harford County judge ruled that the local court had no jurisdiction in the case. But Jay Wright, owner of...Tags: Road Transportation, Lawyers, Vehicles, Heavy Engineering, Aberdeen Proving Ground
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Double-duty house
Special to the SunThe decision to buy a vacation house puts a number of factors in play, especially in the current market, which is as flat as week-old beer. According to a National Association of Realtors (NAR) survey, sales of vacation houses decreased by more than 30...Tags: Rentals, Rivers, Clubs and Associations, Sales, Bodies of Water
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Memories of Louie's the Bookstore Cafe and a recipe
Dining@LargeI got the best e-mail (from someone who wanted to remain anonymous) when we did a Top Ten on Locations We Miss Terribly. In it, I said I still regretted not getting the recipe for the Chestertown Chicken at Louie's......
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