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Shannon Pearson reads aloud the Smyrna Town Council election results Tuesday.
Smyrna, Clayton voters determine Town Council members
Two incumbents lost reelection bids for Smyrna Town Council positions Tuesday, while another was defeated in Clayton. more
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Unwanted items are placed on a curb ahead of a previous Clean Up Week in Seaford. The event is set for May 13-17 this year.
Seaford spring Clean Up Week is May 13-17
A sure sign of spring will arrive with the Seaford's annual Clean Up Week from May 13-17. more
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The Milford municipal election took place Saturday, with city residents voting in a new mayor, Todd Culotta.
Culotta beats out incumbent Campbell in Milford mayor race
While the names in this year’s Milford mayoral race were the same as in the 2018 contest, the results were the opposite. With a difference of 100 votes, City Councilman Todd Culotta beat out incumbent Mayor Archie Campbell in the election Saturday. … more
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Pine Street Community Market owner Eddie Beasley chats with Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretarty Jake Day during a county-wide tour Wednesday, April 24. (DHCD photo)
State housing secretary visits projects in Dorchester
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day visited several state-sponsored projects in Dorchester County on Wednesday as part of the agency’s Day Trips tour across Maryland. more
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Timothy Diehl, a commercial fishing and passenger vessel safety examiner for the U.S. Coast Guard, was on the Eastern Shore in March to conduct an inspection on a commercial fishing boat. The Coast Guard advises that a safety exam should be completed every 2 years to ensure safety equipment and procedures are current.
Coast Guard helps commercial fishermen ensure a safe catch
As the nation's largest estuary, the Chesapeake Bay is a highly valued resource for more than 18 million people who live in its watershed. Producing about 500 million pounds of seafood each year, the … more
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Sussex county administration in Georgetown
Marijuana ordinance clears Sussex Planning & Zoning
The Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission voted Wednesday to advance an ordinance governing marijuana establishments to County Council, which will soon hold a public hearing on the matter. more
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Monday's Dover City Council meeting ended with passionate words from Mayor Robin Christiansen and city councilpeople.
Electricity shutoff policy on Dover's radar
Residents who receive Dover electricity services and miss a payment can quickly find themselves on a disconnect list, a process the Committee of the Whole tackled Tuesday. more
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State Sen. Mary Beth Carozza addresses business owners, elected officials and members of the public during an April 24 forum in Salisbury.
Eastern Shore delegation members touch on education, housing and other topics during legislative forum
SALISBURY — A myriad of topics were discussed among Maryland’s Eastern Shore delegation members during the annual legislative wrap-forum hosted by the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce … more
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Whitehouse departure may affect Sussex P&Z schedule
With the departure of its Planning & Zoning Office director looming in May, Sussex County officials are considering whether there may be an impact to the department’s operations. more
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The view of Silver Lake from 1079 Silver Lake Blvd. Residents in March said that wildlife in the area has increased where the land meets the water.
Possible Silver Lake development rejected by Dover City Council
DOVER – In a victory for nearby neighbors, the Dover City Council has rejected a a potential change to the 2019 comprehensive plan that would have allowed for commercial development at 1079 … more
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Fruitland Primary School was originally built in 1955. Wicomico County Council wants to replace the aging facility with surplus reserves.
Wicomico County Council receives preliminary budget but wants to fund new school with surplus money
SALISBURY — A preliminary $198 million budget for Wicomico County includes $20.5 million for a new Fruitland Primary School but officials are divided on how it ultimately will be funded. … more
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Monday's Dover City Council meeting ended with passionate words from Mayor Robin Christiansen and city councilpeople.
Dover mayor, council people denounce violence in Dover
DOVER -- Monday's Dover City Council meeting concluded with a passionate message from Mayor Robin R. Christiansen regarding recent violent events in Dover.  "Let them get the message that … more
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CWDI Vice President and Cambridge appointed representative Shay Lewis-Sisco welcomed questions at shayspeaks@cwdimd.org, (Debra R. Messick)
CWDI forum is standing room only
Every seat at Chesapeake Grove Intergenerational Center was filled by 6 p.m. Thursday, April 18. An estimated one hundred sixty-nine people attended in person with more watching via live stream to hear from the governing board of Cambridge Harbor. more
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Seaford mayoral candidates Matt MacCoy, left, and Jose Santos converse during Saturday's municipal election. Mr. MacCoy won by a 384-200 margin.
MacCoy, Quillen, Grassett are election winners in Seaford
Seaford City Council will have two new members, while a familiar face will move into the mayor’s seat. Councilman Matt MacCoy claimed the mayorship in Saturday’s election, beating Jose Santos, while Alan Quillen and Stephanie Grassett emerged as winners in a five-candidate council race. more
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The hangers at the Crisfield-Somerset County Airport are to be replaced by 10 new T-hangers but the estimated $1.2 million project has more than doubled in cost in part so the building and apron can be raised out of the floodplain.
Airport hanger project costing more than double original estimates
PRINCESS ANNE — Like all other capital projects in the last few years costs are skyrocketing and it’s no different for the hanger replacement project at the Crisfield-Somerset County … more
For months, residents of the Shadow Hills subdivision have spoken out against a Jeep-specific event slated for May. They want Wicomico County to preserve the 234-acre site for public use in the form of a park as they say it was originally intended..
Residents of northern Wicomico County community ask city council to ban Jeep event
SALISBURY — Residents of a northern Wicomico County community continue to protest an upcoming Jeep-specific event planned for a nearby county-owned site off Connelly Mill Road in Delmar. … more
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A talk about the Kent County Levy Court newsletter came up as part of commissioners' weekslong budget discussions.
Kent County Levy Court ponders future of quarterly newsletter
Every quarter, Kent County Levy Court mails a newsletter to every county resident, and it costs over $200,000 a year to do so. And, in a year with a deficit of several million dollars in the county, officials are looking at every available option to cut costs, training their sights on the mailer during Levy Court’s Wednesday budget workshop. more
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The Kent County Levy Court continues its budget discussions.
Planners OK six warehouses on drive-in land in Felton
The land of a former drive-in theater, a place that made memories for decades in Felton, may now become home to six warehouses. more
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Sussex county administration in Georgetown
Sussex County Council reverses previous zoning denial
In August 2023, County Council voted 3-2 to deny a conditional use application for a solar farm south of Frankford but reversed course Tuesday because of conditions set forth in litigation. more
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After an explosive Kent County Levy Court meeting last month, Cliff Weber of the Hilton Garden Inn Dover has spoken up about the effects a proposed stacked lodging tax would have on the hotel industry in Dover.
Dover hotel manager responds to plan to stack lodging taxes
Hoteliers erupted during a Kent County Levy Court meeting last month, after commissioners adopted a resolution that asks the state for a county lodging tax that would stack on top of municipal lodging taxes, without a public hearing. more
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