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Cambridge Waterfront Development Inc. files summary judgment request in response to City lawsuit
Cambridge Waterfront Development Inc. has responded to a lawsuit the City of Cambridge filed earlier this month. more
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Woodrow "Jerry" Jones III has been appointed Dorchester County Manager, effective May 20, 2024
Jones named new Dorchester County Manager
Woodrow “Jerry” Jones III has been named County Manager by the Dorchester County Council. more
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From left, State lawmakers Chris Adams, Sheree Sample-Hughes, Tom Hutchinson, and Johnny Mautz reported on the recently ended Maryland legislative session at the Intergenerational Center at Delmarva Community Services, Tuesday, April 30.
State legislators report to Chamber community
District 37 A and B legislators generally gave improved marks to the recent Annapolis session as Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce hosted a luncheon meeting Tuesday, April 30, at the Delmarva … more
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Cambridge Police Chief Justin Todd thanked city officials and the community for all their support during the April 29 special budget work session in Council Chambers. But Todd also disclosed that drone equipment and training he'd requested for approximately $30-35,000 hadn't made it into the draft budget report.
Cambridge Police drone request still up in the air
When it was Cambridge Police Chief Justin Todd’s turn at the City Council chamber podium during April 29’s special budget work session, he led off by counting his blessings, and thanking those responsible. more
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Dorchester County Council meets in closed session May 6
CAMBRIDGE - The Dorchester County Council will meet in Closed Session to conduct interviews on Monday, May 6, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 108 of the County Office Building Cambridge, … more
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Outgoing City Manager Tom Carroll presented his final budget to Mayor Stephen Rideout and Cambridge City Council Monday, April 29 during a special work session. Rideout recalled, "I remember when Tom first came here he had only a month to put one together, and it was the best one I'd seen. But this one is even more so.." He told Carroll, "You've done more in the two years you've been here than in the entire fourteen years I've been here."
Outgoing City Manager delivers upbeat final budget to Cambridge Council
In his last official meeting, outgoing City Manager Tom Carroll presented an upbeat final budget during a special Council work session Monday, April 29. more
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Former Howard County (Maryland) Police Accountability Board member Jim Gormley, right, and police accountability advocate Ted Stewart speak with reporters outside the Howard County administration building Dec. 12, 2023.
Legal gray areas hinder police watchdogs in Maryland
Three years after state lawmakers celebrated the passage of the Maryland Police Accountability Act, the rollout of the new police oversight systems has proven slow, inconsistent and rife with disagreements about how to implement the new oversight process — challenges that frustrate critics and administrators alike. more
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Tom Hutchinson
Cambridge Waterfront Development, City reps sit down with Hutchinson
District 37B State Delegate Tom Hutchinson had planned a relaxing respite, a Miami cruise, to unwind after the busy legislative session concluded. 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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Cambridge property owners can apply for city contracted repairs via a 0 interest loan through the new Sidewalk Improvement Program.
Giant step toward safer sidewalks in Cambridge
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. 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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Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc. community update meeting shares streaming links
The governing body of the Cambridge Harbor development, which has come under fire in recent weeks following the resignation of City Manager Tom Carroll, has posted two streaming links to its community update meeting Wednesday. more
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Cambridge mayor proposes amendments reinforcing city oversight
Cambridge Mayor Steve Rideout took steps to assert city oversight into Cambridge Harbor activities with the introduction of amended articles of incorporation for Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc. (CWDI). Under the revisions, the Mayor of Cambridge would be designated as the nonprofit CWDI’s sole member. more
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Two incumbents and two challengers file for two City Council seats
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 … more
City officials listened as Council members weighed in on the decision to rezone the corner of High and Washington Streets Monday, April 8. From left, City Manager Tom Carroll, Ward Five Commissioner Brian Roche Ward Four Commissioner Sputty Cephas, Mayor Stephen Rideout.
Zoning change denied, P/T City Manager Approved
City Council’s April 8 agenda covered a wide range, from youth opportunities, to the City Manager search, the High/Washington Sts. corner rezoning, crucial sewer overflow work, street paving, committee volunteer openings, and kudos for cost cutting lighting measures and other staff initiatives. more
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On Friday, the Cambridge city government released the above information regarding road repairs in April.
Cambridge announces tentative road paving, resurfacing schedule
CAMBRIDGE – With spring now in full swing, road work can resume and the city announced Friday a tentative schedule for road resurfacing in April. This year, the annual paving project will … more
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Thomas Hurley, President, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 27, urged Cambridge City Council to adopt a half-million to million dollar insurance policy, similar to that enacted by the Dorchester County Sheriff's Department, for each of the city's 38 police officers, to take care of survivor families and help with recruitment and retention.
Land Bank Authority of Cambridge approved
Land banking, taxes, schools, police death benefits, CWDI, and stop signs versus traffic signals were all discussed during the Cambridge City Council meeting March 25. more
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Shannon Hannawald, left.,of EndoWarriors of the Eastern Shore, accepted a proclamation from Dorchester County Council President George (Lenny) Pfeffer declaring March 2024 Endometriosis Awareness Month. (Debra Messick photo)
Dorchester County Council forwards eight charter changes
CAMBRIDGE -- The Dorchester County Council meeting room was overflowing Tuesday as the public had a chance to comment on eight recommended charter changes. more
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Blue crab caught in a crab pot. Maryland's crabbing season starts April 1.
With season starting April 1, Natural Resources Police remind Maryland’s recreational crabbers to comply with conservation laws
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s blue crab season officially opens April 1 in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries and the Atlantic Ocean and coastal bays. With the opening of a new … more
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