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Effective immediately, the Somerset County Commissioners have imposed a moratorium on all outdoor burning until further notice.
The ban, effective starting Oct. 16, applies to all outdoor …
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 …
CRISFIELD — Janes Island State Park is calling upon volunteers to help clean-up their park. This is a challenge to everyone, from individuals, campers or day-users, to groups, businesses, and …
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NEW YORK, NY — There will be an auction in New York City Oct. 17 of items originally from a local historic home. The Somerset County Historical Society (SCHC) is working to bring at least some …
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 …
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SALISBURY — A Baltimore-based development and management firm has entered the Wicomico County commercial real estate market for the first time.
Construction is slated to begin soon on …
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WILLARDS – The recently remodeled Dollar General in Willards has a new shopping option for customers.
Company officials recently announced that the 7286 Main St. store will feature fresh …
Business
While Perdue Farms has been providing locally grown products since 1920, it’s modernization that is key to the company’s continuance.
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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 …
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The Daily State News is again accepting photo tributes for our "A Tribute To Our Heroes" special publication to be released in the Delaware State News on Sunday, November 10 in advance of Veterans …
MARYLAND — Top state officials approved a $2.75 million settlement on Wednesday after a federal investigation turned up evidence of discriminatory hiring practices by the Maryland State Police. …
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? …
Salisbury Wicomico Arts Council selling tickets for musical trip
SALISBURY — The Salisbury Wicomico Arts Council is literally taking the show on the road.
Organizers for the non-profit …
Dining al fresco in downtown Berlin
Now was the perfect time to eat good food in a beautiful town. I grinned as we walked down the historic Main Street of Berlin, Md., …
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 …
TidalHealth’s Salisbury “Trunk or Treat” is October 24
SALISBURY – It will be a sweetly ghoulish evening on Thursday, Oct. 24 when TidalHealth’s Behavioral Health division hosts its …
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 …
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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 …