News
As COVID-19 has racked the country, food insecurity has become a difficult side effect nationwide.
And Delaware is no exception.
According to Feeding America’s 2020 study on the impact …
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Sports
CAMBRIDGE – At Cambridge-South Dorchester High School’s home meet April 10, the men earned a win, with a score of 160.5 points. They were followed by Parkside, 67; James M. Bennett, 55.5; …
SHILOH – On April 10, the North Dorchester High School Boys’ Track and Field Team won their meet against Colonel Richardson, Crisfield and Washington with a score of 87.5. Results are …
Washington College Athletics
Registration for the Annual Ed Athey Golf Tournament is now open. To register, visit washcoll.edu/giving/golf.
Annual Preston Run/Walk
Online registration …
Business
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 …
Business Insights
CAMBRIDGE – On March 22, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) visited J.M. Clayton Seafood Company to meet with local crab house representatives and discuss efforts to support …
Business Insights
The basics of producing corn, soybean, and wheat crops aren’t rocket science to local growers. It’s a way of life, day in and day out, sunup to sundown, year after year.
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Scenes From Bay to Bay
Turkey talk
Yesterday at 6:40 PM
Patricia Sterling of Wyoming took this photo of a meeting of turkeys at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge on March 16.
Spring has sprung
Thursday, April 11
Patricia Sterling of Wyoming took this photo at the Governor’s Mansion in Dover on March 15.
Magnolia sky
Wednesday, April 10
Peter Blaine took this photo in front of his home in Champions’ Club at Jonathan’s Landing in Magnolia on March 28.
Veterans memorial in Ocean View
Friday, April 5
Wendy West of Parsonsburg, Maryland took this photo of a veterans memorial at John West Park in Ocean View on March 17
Man's best friend
Tuesday, April 2
John S. Needles Jr of Milford took this photo at Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge on March 17.
Neighbors
Updates, fun facts and ways to support Dorchester County Public Library
CAMBRIDGE – Both the Cambridge and Hurlock branches of the Dorchester County Public Library were scheduled to be closed April 16 for a Professional Development Day. We are focusing on …
Shore sorors take top state honor
“Zeta is a verb, as we are a community conscious, action-oriented sisterhood” – Iota Chi Zeta chapter
The Eastern Shore’s single chapter of historic, international …
Registration open for virtual Alzheimer’s, Dementia Caregivers Conference
SALISBURY — MAC’s 2024 Virtual Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers Conference, “Dementia: Navigating the Journey,” will be held Wednesday, April 24. CEU registration …
Things to Do
Call for Artists - 2024 DCA Annual Members’ Show and Sale
CAMBRIDGE – Dorchester Center for the Arts is pleased to announce a call for artists for the 2024 Annual Members’ Show and …
‘Joy Through Art’ is Main Street Gallery’s spring show
CAMBRIDGE – Main Street Gallery is excited to be exhibiting the artwork of Joy Staniforth as its guest artist for the May/June …
Cambridge Farmers Market season underway at Long Wharf
A favorite local sign of Spring, the Cambridge Maryland Farmers at the Choptank opened for the season on April 4 at its Long Wharf …
More Things to Do
Schools
Dorchester County Council recently appointed her to fill the remaining school board term of the late Dr. Theresa Stafford, who passed away in December 2023, representing District 2.
And on …
CAMBRIDGE – The Dorchester County Public Schools Board of Education announced last week that as part of the process to select the next superintendent of schools, there will be a series of …
CAMBRIDGE – From March 21-24, the Cambridge-South Dorchester High School Theater Department delighted audiences and demonstrated that musical theater is alive and well with their performances …
Veteran benefits, including health care, are not just a nice perk for veterans. They are something earned through the service, and often sacrifice, of our armed forces, dedicated to defending our country.
We’ve been reporting on housing data in the First State and whether there are enough affordable residences for citizens of every financial status. What are your thoughts? Are there too many new developments going up? How can the number of lower-cost rentals be increased? Are the prices to buy single-family homes getting too high?
I am Benjamin Rothstein, and you have probably seen my name pop up all over the Greater Dover Independent.
The members of the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association are deeply concerned about the potential consequences of Maryland House Bill 1258 on local journalism.
I am a concerned Ocean Pines, Maryland, citizen who is appalled by the unsightly litter along our roads and waterways in our otherwise beautiful Eastern Shore. It’s time to actually do something to deal with this issue.
The Alabama Supreme Court, citing Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, has ruled that the frozen embryos used in IVF (in vitro fertilization) are children and entitled to all the protections …