If youâre someone who likes to hunt around for a bargain, PennyGemâs Justin Kircher has some of the items you should have in your sites the next time you go to a garage sale.
HARTFORD, Conn. â Talk about your yard sale finds. A small porcelain bowl bought for $35 at a Connecticut yard sale turned out to be a rare, 15th century Chinese artifact worth between $300,000 and $500,000 that is about to go up for auction at Sothebyâs.
The white bowl adorned with cobalt blue paintings of flowers and other designs is about 6 inches (16 centimeters) in diameter. An antiques enthusiast came across the piece and thought it could be something special when browsing a yard sale in the New Haven area last year, according to Sothebyâs.
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ELKTON â County Executive Danielle Hornberger expressed concerns about state mandates and the COVID-19 pandemicâs impact on the county budget at Thursdayâs annual State of the County Address.
âState funding is in such turmoil right now,â Hornberger said. âOverall funding for priorities like education is changing on an almost daily basis.â
She said the Relief Act, a law providing direct stimulus payments to Maryland residents, will cost the county $2 million in revenue. Passage of the Kirwan Commissionâs âBlueprint for Marylandâs Future,â she added, will cost county taxpayers $41 million over the next eight years, with mandated local spending increases estimated to begin in 2025.