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This spring, there's a new sight welcoming members of the Cambridge Community Garden at historic Waugh Chapel UMC on High Street.
Affectionately referred to as Ms. Shirley's Shade Structure, the …
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Mike Lambert has seen to it that the Eastern Shore’s “boys of summer” remain forever young as immortal athletic stars in a baseball constellation that still burns bright.
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POCOMOKE CITY — The Pocomoke Indian Nation is planning special events in June to demonstrate traditions of Native Americans who lived here before the colonists.
On Saturday, June 3 …
Local groups are reaching out to spread the word about their events and schedules. The Banner compiled a list of announcements over the previous week, which follows:
Board of Education meeting
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People often associate the Maryland Department of Housing with its vital subsidy voucher program. They may not be as familiar with its Community Development directive.
Here in Cambridge, at its …
Over the past seven years, hundreds of local heroes have been honored with flags in their name through the Cambridge Rotary Club Flags for Heroes program.
This year, the field of flags will be …
PRINCESS ANNE – Mya Woods was named the 55 th Miss University of Maryland Eastern Shore last week.
The Cambridge-South Dorchester graduate (Class of 2017) has plans for her reign, which …
Daniel Shimp, 63, a Navy Veteran, knew he needed to lose weight. Struggling with some health issues related to injuries sustained during his 7½ -year Navy career and missing a calf on one leg, …
The Cambridge-Dorchester Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police recently presented city Police Chief Justin Todd with a book that recounts the history and 1953 death of Cambridge Officer Daniel C. …
Wearing a T-shirt reading “Who's Your Farmer?”, Paul Jackson made his way from the wide swath of seemingly endless strawberry plant rows.
The season's first U-pick customers had …
CAMBRIDGE - On April 30 at 3:30 p.m., Waugh Chapel United Methodist Church’s Women of Faith will host their annual Women’s Day at 425 High St. The Rev. Avonda Thompson Moore of New Life …
EASTON – Employees with Earth Data, Inc. in Centreville are rolling up their sleeves to use manual tools to help the community through volunteer service. Earth Data employees recently …
Members of the Rotary Club of Cambridge were recently given a tour of The Packing House by Jodie Hardesty, community manager for MERGE, the 2 nd floor shared office space.
The Packing …
From a housewife who accidentally founded Delmarva's poultry industry, to a hen nationally celebrated for prodigious egg-laying feats, some of our peninsula's unsung leading ladies were afforded the …
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"Nothing better represents the way of life of Maryland watermen than the historic Chesapeake Boat known as the Skipjack . . ."
General Provisions Article, sec. 7-327, 1985, proclaiming the …
CAMBRIDGE - One Mission Cambridge has launched a community partner program with businesses in Dorchester County to help bring its services to more residents in Cambridge.
To date, Riverview …
CAMBRIDGE - At first glance, the tidy brick home beside Salvation Army headquarters at 204 Washington Street seems like any other neighborhood abode.
But for the thousands who have been welcomed …
For those fortunate enough to have known the longtime principal of Mace's Lane High School, the name Edythe M. Jolley still resonates, evoking pride and gratitude. It's little wonder, then, that the …
CAMBRIDGE - On Feb. 10, the Boys & Girls Club at Leonards Lane held a celebratory event ahead of Self-Love Day on Feb. 13. The half-day event for club members promoted their sense …
Members of the Dorchester Senior program celebrated the history, challenges, victories and beauty of African American culture recently at the Chesapeake Grove Intergeneration Center at Delmarva …
“I love coming to Dorchester County, the folks are so friendly around here, and they’re full of stories,” said writer Andy Nunez as he began his recent presentation about the ghosts …
Victoria Jackson-Stanley has never been one to dwell on how she made history as the first female and first African American mayor of Cambridge, winning re-election three times, and earning the city's …
CAMBRIDGE - One Mission Cambridge, a coalition of Christian churches and ministries that works to meet the physical and spiritual needs of men, women and children, helped 632 individuals from June …
For anyone unfamiliar with the field of graphic arts, spend an hour with Pierre Bowens and come away an impassioned fan.
You don't have to visit a museum to view what are essentially everyday …
For amateur historian David Keyes, every day is Presidents Day. The 57-year-old Cambridge native has been collecting pieces of presidential history since childhood, and is now sharing some of his …
CAMBRIDGE – What started as a show for a college class has grown into much more.
Now that Marco Garcia’s DORiS program on WHCP is entering its 10 th season, his interest is branching …
Like countless others from Cambridge, Dion Banks headed out right after high school. The military took him to Kentucky, then Kuwait. Later, a random dart thrown at a map had him heading for Chicago.
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Twenty-two law enforcement officers from Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset, Dorchester, Talbot, Caroline and Queen Anne’s counties graduated in the 89th entrance-level class of the Eastern Shore …
Ask WHCP's "Smooth Operator" Kirk Major when his knack for being a DJ began, and he can't tell you the exact day, time or year. The overwhelming urge to “groove” has always been with …