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EASTON — In an ongoing effort to help alleviate the healthcare professional shortage on the Eastern Shore in Maryland, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is working with Londonderry on the …
SALISBURY — Wicomico County is getting its first state park highlighted by a property listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Board of Public Works gave the Maryland Department …
PRINCESS ANNE – Agribusinesses across the Mid-Atlantic are diversifying their revenue streams by adding fields or patches of beautiful blooms. Whether it’s wildflowers, bulbs or cut …
“I don't mean to stir up a panic, but I do think it's reasonable to ring the alarm,” Dorchester County Vice President Mike Detmer said during the Tuesday, February 4 meeting. “There might be tough choices coming to this table.” As Dorchester County Council prepares to begin its budget planning for the coming fiscal year, its leaders are using words like “dire” and “extraordinarily drastic.”
CAMBRIDGE — The Dorchester County Historical Society is embarking on a new project for Black History Month, and is asking the public for help. The group’s members are researching and …
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Delmarva Power customers are reacting to steep rises in monthly power bills, especially over the past few months. “Next to the budget, it's the biggest subject under discussion in Annapolis,” District 37 Delegate Tom Hutchinson said on Thursday February 13.
Salisbury
GEORGETOWN, Delaware – Race Street, usually the busy commercial core of a Central American neighborhood, was deserted on a clear weekday evening. A man named Delmar sat in an otherwise empty …
SALISBURY — Wor-Wic Community College will host a reading by Amber Green on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m., in the Hazel Center on the college campus at the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch …
OCEAN CITY, Md. – Green Day, Noah Kahan, and Fall Out Boy are set to headline the Oceans Calling Festival from Sept. 26-28 at the Ocean City Boardwalk. The festival returns to the Ocean …
SALISBURY — Kids are invited to try a new sport without committing to an entire season at Wicomico Recreation & Parks’ free ‘Just Try It’ event on Wednesday, Feb. 26. …
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Officials with Gillis Gilkerson and members of the Joshua M. Freeman Foundation broke ground in January on a project that will improve the concert experience at the Freeman Arts Pavilion in Selbyville.

Selbyville's Freeman Arts Pavilion begins major upgrade

The Freeman Arts Pavilion in Selbyville has started a significant improvement project to bring a permanent stage and an enhanced …
Kathleen Wise

Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra welcomes Wise to Board of Directors

EASTON – The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra (MSO) has announced the appointment of Kathleen Wise to its Board of Directors. Wise, a …
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will ffeature a presentation on Feb. 24, highlighting the maritime aspects of the Underground Railroad..Photo courtesy of CBMM

Underground Railroad’s maritime history in St. Michaels

MICHAELS — The special exhibition, Sailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad will be the topic of …
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In light of the recent White House executive orders and Office of Management and Budget memo to pause all federal aid and grant funding (and then to unpause it) and to rescind the Infrastructure …
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The presidential executive order “ Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooling ,” signed on Jan. 29, grossly mischaracterizes history education across the United States, …
In response to Jared Schablein's opinion piece on "Randy Taylor's veto is conflict of interest", I would like to continue to point out Mr. Schablein's contradictions. First, this density increase is …
In an opinion written by Jared Schablein, recently published in the Salisbury Independent, Mr Schablein accused Mayor Taylor of a conflict of interest by opposing the increase in housing density in …
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The significance of Black history and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the United States cannot be overstated. Black history is not just a segment of American history; it is an integral part …
It’s that time of year again - the Maryland General Assembly is in session and bills are being filed by the dozens. There are a few that are of particular interest to us here on the Lower …
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