Government
CRISFIELD — An ordinance to codify the city’s administrative organizational chart and enumerate all of the standing department heads was received by the City Council without objection, …
PRINCESS ANNE — An amendment to the nuisance code intended to keep chickens and roosters on residential property from roaming into neighboring yards was tabled by the County Commissioner.
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Environment
PRINCESS ANNE — Following an earlier vote last month the County Commissioners have formally approved by resolution to increase the annual transfer station sticker fee from $60 to $64 effective …
CRISFIELD — If you’re age 55 or older and always wanted to be a park ranger then here’s your chance.
Janes Island State Park is organizing a group of Senior Rangers who will …
Cops and Courts
Shortly before 10:25 a.m., an off-duty trooper from the Maryland State Police Salisbury Barrack was...
BALTIMORE — Daric Evans, age 32, of Crisfield, a correctional officer at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover, pleaded guilty March 19 to conspiring to obstruct justice, related to …
Kent County
GEORGETOWN — A listing on the online job board Indeed has appeared soliciting candidates for a Director of Planning and Zoning in the county, while Jamie Whitehouse, hired to the position in …
GEORGETOWN — Keystone Distributors, which since at least 2021 has operated the pop-up firework shops that appear in the Tanger Outlets, 36461 Seaside Outlet Drive in Rehoboth Beach, and …
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 …
Sussex County
GEORGETOWN — Citing the reasoning the county would prefer to have a say in where marijuana cultivation, testing and retail operations locate between municipalities rather than let state …
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He is “ye olde shoppe keeper,” spending time between customers at his Trappe, Maryland, bookstore pecking his computer keyboard in a musical cadence, two index fingers at a time.
Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore will hold its annual Walk With Me & 5K Run Delmarva on Oct. 22 at Baywood Greens, Long Neck.
New Castle County
Delmarva Power announced it is extending its Sustainable Communities Grant Program application period through July 31.
Since the program’s launch in 2020, the Sustainable Communities Grant …
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Delaware State News and the Dorchester Banner collected six best-of-show design awards and 16 overall first-place awards in the 2022 Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association contest.
Wicomico County
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.
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Dorchester County
During its April 22 meeting Cambridge City Council approved the selection of Shore Construction LLC, the lowest of four bidders, for contracting work repairing the city’s plethora of sidewalks needing repair.
Earth Day
For the people living on Smith Island, the water matters.
But it’s about more than the beautiful views of the Chesapeake Bay from the picturesque island 10 miles from the mainland. The …
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.
Somerset County
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 …
PRINCESS ANNE — The Washington Hotel and Sugar Water Restaurant continue toward opening under new ownership May 15 as the Somerset County Board of License Commissioners showed is support …
PRINCESS ANNE — As the June 4 municipal election nears the Town Commissioners voted to replace one of the newly-appointed supervisors of elections who resigned due to work obligations.
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News
WESTOVER — The Somerset County Health Department reports that a raccoon located in the 26000 block of Asbury Road, near the intersection of Asbury Avenue and Lawsonia Road in Crisfield, has …
WESTOVER — School discipline reports comparing student referrals and suspensions for the recently completed semester versus the same period last school year show an uptick in the number of …
PRINCESS ANNE — A contract with First State Inspection Agency Inc. was approved this month by the Town Commissioners so inspection of rental units can resume in the coming weeks.
The …
PRINCESS ANNE — The Todd Family Community Garden is blooming this spring with 200 red tulips — a visual reminder of last year’s “Plant a Promise” educational effort …
CRISFIELD — Incumbent City Councilman Eric Banks and Councilwoman Ruthie Todd who since August has been serving to complete former Councilwoman Charlotte Scott’s unexpired term are on the …
PRINCESS ANNE — Planting season has arrived on Delmarva for gardeners and small farmers and with it the need to think about small engine machine operation and maintenance.
Offering support …
Public servant, scholar and Christian leader Dr. Gerald “Jerry” Regier will address the 12th annual...
DUNDALK, Md.— More than 1,000 small businesses have sought emergency federal loans to stay afloat following the March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and closure of much of the Port …
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SALISBURY — MAC’s 2024 Virtual Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers Conference, “Dementia: Navigating the Journey,” will be held Wednesday, April 24. CEU registration …