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A driver was taken to the hospital after a single-vehicle crash with entrapment early Saturday morning in Queen Anne’s County, according to the Queen Anne-Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Company. WMDT reports emergency crews were dispatched around 5 a.m. Saturday to the intersection of Ruthsburg Road and Damsontown Road for a reported motor vehicle crash with entrapment. Initial reports indicated the lone occupant of the vehicle was unconscious and trapped inside. The driver, the only occupant of the vehicle, was removed from the wreckage and transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. Authorities did not release the person’s condition.

The Talbot County Planning Commission voted recently to give an unfavorable recommendation to the Board of Appeals for a proposed four-bed assisted living facility at 29334 Dogwood View Drive. The application was filed by Westgate Assisted Living LLC, with operator Tanette Gibson and agent Lacy Gilbert seeking to convert a vacant home owned by Robert and Mae Kimball into a residential care facility charging between $6,000 and $6,500 a month. The Talbot Spy reports opponents raised concerns about the applicants’ connection to a separate recovery house on Burgess Court and questioned whether the business was properly registered in Maryland. The Kimballs said they would serve as landlords and have no direct role in operations.

Easton resident Marvin Foster has filed for the Talbot County Council. According to the Star Democrat,
Foster says that despite a lack of political experience, being a father of four and the founder of a youth football and cheer league on the Eastern Shore left him feeling inspired. Foster said that part of looking out for kids is looking out for their families, which is why he wants to dedicate his time to working with experts to “have a real plan to help possibly lower taxes to promote home ownership in the area.”

Regional and community banks remain more important than ever shared Rotary Club guest speaker President and CEO of Chesapeake Bank & Trust Company, Bob Altieri. The Kent County News reports this week, Alteri talked to Rotarians about the importance and state of those regional banks currently throughout the US. Altieri has been involved in banking since the late 80’s, starting a number of banks in areas around the country. Altieri grew up in the Pittsburgh area, went to Indiana University of Pennsylvania and began his career in 1986 with a mortgage company before helping create a new bank.

Recently, a traffic stop was initiated near the Matapeake School Complex. DFC Schultz was conducting speed enforcement in the area of Route 8 and Camp Wright Lane. A vehicle was observed on radar traveling 56 mph in a posted 40 mph zone. DFC Schultz followed the vehicle and initiated the stop in a posted school zone.
The driver was identified as James Brown, a 61-year old man from Stevensville. A probable cause search of the vehicle uncovered a loaded semi-automatic handgun inside the center console, and a search of Brown located 88 Oxycodone pills in a clear plastic baggie, as well as CDS paraphernalia. Brown was placed under arrest at the scene.

An informational public meeting on a proposed solar generating facility in Caroline County will be held virtually from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday. The proposed project site encompasses about 163.84 acres at 26844 Hobbs Road in the Denton area of Caroline County. The Star Democrat reports the meeting concerns ICFTS MD Solar’s application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct a 4.6-megawatt solar photovoltaic generating facility at 26844 Hobbs Road. The application is filed with the Maryland Public Service Commission as Case No. 9835.

On February 28, the Tidewater Rotary Club hosted a high-impact food packing day as part of its FOLKS (Feeding Our Local Kids & Seniors) initiative to combat food insecurity in Talbot County. Nearly 40 volunteers gathered at the Easton Airport ACE Center to assemble 2,268 meal packets containing a total of 13,608 servings of fortified macaroni and cheese or rice and beans with vegetables. The Talbot Spy reports the meal packets will be distributed to all Talbot County elementary schools, local food pantries, and Meals on Wheels, ensuring nutritious, easy-to-prepare food reaches children, families, and seniors who need it most.

Community members are calling for Caroline County Public Schools to take action against a teacher who posted a video to Facebook that many say contains insensitive comments. The Star Democrat reports on the North Caroline High School website, Shannon Robinson is listed as a special education teacher. Attempts to reach Robinson were not immediately successful on Monday afternoon. In the video, the woman calling herself Dr. Robinson sits in what appears to be an office or classroom setting and uses what many are viewing as questionable or offensive language and terms for students who talk during class.

The Morgnec Road Gateway Committee has announced five finalists for a new gateway public art installation associated with the Morgnec Road Solar project, officially opening the public voting phase of what has been described as a community-driven process. The Evening Enterprise reports the committee was formed to guide the design and selection of a permanent public art feature welcoming residents and visitors into Chestertown.
With the finalists now selected, the committee is inviting area residents to take part in selecting the winning proposal by reviewing the finalist designs and casting a vote to help determine the future gateway artwork for Kent County. Voting will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, March 6 and will close at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, March 12.

Maryland State Police say they are investigating a deadly crash that occurred Friday afternoon in Caroline County.
WBOC reports troopers responded to a crash on Maryland Route 480, also known as Ridgely Road, north of Eveland Road, around 2 p.m. They say upon arrival, they found a car and a box truck off the road. They say the investigation indicates the box truck crossed the center line, and the car tried to avoid a head-on crash by moving onto the shoulder, where the crash occurred. The driver of the car was 30-year-old Joseph Dsouza from Ridgely, who was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS, according to MSP.