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SALISBURY — The City of Salisbury’s Department of Infrastructure and Development would like to notify the public that a contractor will be performing a routine bridge inspection on the …
Higher Education
SALISBURY — Salisbury University welcomes members of Sea Gull Nation to campus for Alumni Homecoming Week and Family Weekend.
A full week of activities takes place Sunday-Sunday, October …
Community
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore has granted $25,000 to the American Red Cross Delmarva Chapter to assist in their rescue and recovery efforts across the Southeast region.
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Halloween
SALISBURY – It will be a sweetly ghoulish evening on Thursday, Oct. 24 when TidalHealth’s Behavioral Health division hosts its third annual “Trunk or Treat” night on the …
Business
While Perdue Farms has been providing locally grown products since 1920, it’s modernization that is key to the company’s continuance.
Community
SALISBURY — Bruce Robson turned onto Whitehaven Road in his olive-green Mercury Mountaineer one recent Saturday morning pulling an open trailer full of buckets, bug spray and various cleaning …
Government
SALISBURY — Salisbury University and the Salisbury Regional Airport were on Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s agenda during an Oct. 10 tour of Wicomico County. Groundbreaking ceremonies …
PRINCESS ANNE — Want to learn how to grow the elusive pawpaw, learn about beekeeping or transition to agritourism? Trending topics in agriculture like these and more will be featured at the …
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As Maryland voters get ready to head to the polls on Nov. 5, Capital News Service is here to provide answers about how, when and where to vote. When is the deadline to register to vote in Maryland? …
WASHINGTON - The Maryland State Board of Elections completed the installation Wednesday of 286 ballot drop boxes across the state for the general election.
Marylanders can use any drop box to …
Business
Member Exclusive
DNR announces next three large-scale oyster restoration sanctuaries
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has selected the next three sites for large-scale oyster restoration in Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay, marking the beginning of …
Maryland DNR announces next three large-scale oyster restoration sanctuaries
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has selected the next three sites for large-scale oyster restoration in Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay, marking the beginning of the state’s …
Member Exclusive
MD 662 in Easton to close for hospital construction
EASTON – The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) in conjunction with the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, will close a section of MD 662 (Longwoods Road) between Airport …
Community Development
SHORE UP, Inc. releases findings from community needs assessment
SALISBURY — SHORE UP, Inc., the community action agency serving the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, has released the findings of its 2024 Community Needs Assessment, highlighting key …
Delmarva Power crew in Georgia to assist following Hurricane Helene
Delmarva Power sent a crew last week to support personnel with Georgia Power responding to the impact of Hurricane Helene.
Thirty-two lineworkers and additional individuals from fleet, safety …
Business Insights
Member Exclusive
SALISBURY — Eastern Shore business owners and managers are more optimistic of the economic future than they were six months ago.
These trends are among the findings of the latest Eastern …
Things to do
Twice monthly meditation for all faiths starts Nov. 4 at St. Andrew's Parish House in Princess Anne
PRINCESS ANNE — If you’re interested in the practice of meditation as a way to improve your focus, health, or to deepen your inner …
Robin Hood Christmas Shop opens at Cambridge Women's Club
Two historic High Street neighbors have joined together this year to ring in the holiday shopping season for a worthy cause.
The …
Easton Airport Day returns this Saturday
EASTON — Easton Airport Day will take place at Easton Airport on Saturday, from 9:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. This annual event celebrates the …
More Things to Do
In June of 2023, Mayor Jack Heath and the City Council, at a hastily called special meeting and after deliberating in a closed session, voted to sell three valuable downtown parking lots to Salisbury …
Basic economics teaches us that if you want to decrease prices you must increase supply. Wicomico County has not built a sufficient number of housing units since the Great Recession of 2008-09. The …
The Wicomico County Council’s October 1st decision to not accept the Ross’s application for the Horizon tax credit was a slap in the face to the developers, who made significant …
In his recent discussion of the decision to have a Wicomico County Executive, Mr. Gains Hawkins recited statements made twenty or so years ago by certain former members of the County Council. When …
Rick Pollitt is now the town manager for Snow Hill, but in 2006 he was elected Wicomico’s first county executive. When I interviewed him in mid-July, some weeks after the Wicomico County …
As Election Day (November 5) draws near, arguably the most controversial initiative on the ballot is the county referendum to revert back to the council-manager form of government from the current …