The Easton Volunteer Fire Department responded to 10142 Old Cordova Rd in Easton for a commercial structure fire.  The building is a cafe on the Hog Neck golf course.  An employee discovered the fire and reported it right away, and firefighters had the fire under control within five minutes.  Fire investigators determined the fire started in the inter-wall space of the structure. The preliminary cause points to an unspecified electrical event involving the building’s branch wiring.  Damage to the structure and its contents is estimated at $50,000. 

Several Republican Maryland lawmakers have filed a lawsuit seeking to block a proposed constitutional amendment on congressional redistricting from appearing on the November 2026 ballot.  The suit centers on House Bill 2100, legislation passed during this week’s special session of the Maryland General Assembly and signed by Gov. Moore. The bill would put a proposed constitutional amendment before voters in the Nov. 3 general election concerning the standards governing Maryland’s congressional districts.  The plaintiffs argue that the measure was approved too late to legally appear on this year’s ballot.  The lawsuit raises six counts, including alleged violations of Maryland election law, the Maryland Declaration of Rights, and constitutional requirements involving proposed constitutional amendments.

The plaintiffs are asking the court to act quickly because of the approaching election.