The hidden one-acre tract off Bayly Road was once an African American cemetery known to just a few local residents as Silent Hill. Long overgrown and forgotten, only three gravestones, all denoting veterans, remain from well over 100 original burial sites. But those interred there so long ago will soon be properly memorialized, thanks to the dedicated craftsmanship of Dorchester Career and Technology Center senior welding students, the generosity of C & K Lord, Inc. and Penn Stainless Products, and leadership from the Lower Shore Cemetery Preservation Organization, Inc.
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s Democratic-led legislature passed the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future in 2021, vowing to pour billions of dollars into the state’s public schools to …
ST. MICHAELS – The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and Chesapeake College are teaming up to offer an introduction to marine welding this month. No experience is required for WEL: Special …
CAMBRIDGE – According to a 2022 survey by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, males account for only 11% of the national nursing workforce and 8% of Maryland nurses. “As …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden-Harris Administration on Feb. 23 published a state-by-state breakdown of the nearly 153,000 borrowers who are receiving $1.2 billion in forgiveness under President …
For Cambridge City Council, it isn’t business as usual to present honorary proclamations near the top of its meeting agenda. But with the Cambridge-South Dorchester Boys Varsity Basketball Team winning the 2024 Bayside Championship last week, the Council jumped at the chance to celebrate the winners as one of the first orders of business Monday, Feb. 26th
GEORGETOWN — A 15-year-old Sussex Central High School student was arrested Tuesday night and charged with multiple felonies after reports of gunshots outside the school following an event, the …
Dorchester County Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Dr. Jymil Thompson was appointed Interim Superintendent during the School Board’s monthly meeting Thursday, February 22. Thompson will fill out the remaining term of David Bromwell, from March 2 through June 30, 2024.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Education recently announced it will postpone the date for sending state higher education agencies, the institutions and designated scholarship …
The Board of Education and Superintendent David Bromwell have mutually decided that Mr. Bromwell will step down as Superintendent. effective March 1, 2024, the Board announced Wednesday, February 21.
SHILOH – Students at North Dorchester Middle School will take part in the Maryland School Survey during regular school hours Friday. The survey will ask students about topics such as student …
Dorchester County Public Schools Superintendent W. David Bromwell, Jr., has decided against seeking reappointment when his current term concludes in July 2024, the Board of Education announced on Friday, February 16.
PEP Family Resiliency Program The PEP Family Resiliency Program is a free eight-week online program for Dorchester County Public Schools parents and caregivers of children ages 5–18. …
CAMBRIDGE – Dorchester County Public Schools last week announced the finalists for the selection of Teacher of the Year and First Class Teacher of the Year for the 2024-25 school year. DCPS …
North Dorchester High School NDHS musicians auditioned for both the ESBDA All-Shore Senior Band and the ESCDA All-Shore Senior Chorus on Jan. 27. NDHS played host to the choral auditions. …
CAMBRIDGE – The  Maryland Department of Natural Resources  and  Forest Conservancy District Boards  invite all Maryland fifth graders in private and public schools to …
SHILOH – The administration at North Dorchester High School last week released the Eagles’ 2023-2024 Quarter 2 Honor Rolls. Exceptional - 3.5-4.0 grade point average (GPA) with no …
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Education & the Workforce has advanced a Republican-sponsored bill that includes measures repealing key aspects of the Biden administration’s plans to make college more affordable.
BALTIMORE – A new report looking at child well-being finds Maryland doing better than most, but racial disparities persist in the state. The Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey …
BALTIMORE – The Maryland Higher Education Commission announced a new app to help streamline the financial aid application process to apply for state scholarships and grants. Through the …
Budget Work Session The Board of Education of Dorchester County will conduct a Budget Work Session with comments from the public on Feb. 1 at 4:30 p.m. to address business as indicated on the …
SALISBURY – Twenty-four law enforcement officers from Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset, Dorchester, Talbot, Caroline and Queen Anne’s counties graduated Dec. 18 in the 91st entrance-level …
CAMBRIDGE – Fifty-five members of the Class of 2024 were inducted Thursday into the National Technical Honor Society at Dorchester Career and Technology Center. To qualify, students needed to …
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