News
To better understand the ocean surface, NASA scientists went to the stars. The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem satellite launched into orbit Feb. 8 on a quest to better understand the microscopic content of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans.
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.
For the people living on Smith Island, the water matters. But it’s about more than the beautiful views of the Chesapeake Bay from the picturesque island 10 miles from the mainland. The …
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.
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.
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Sports
CAMBRIDGE – The tradition of boat racing on Maryland’s Eastern Shore is deep. In the early 1900s, Lou Barrett Jr. and Alfred I. DuPont talked on DuPont’s yacht, the Alicia, after …
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 …
Business
Dr. Eugenia Caternor operates a pair of Smyrna businesses that could treat one patient in two different ways — as a visit to the Kairos Embrace Behavioral Health Clinic can be a trip to Transformations Center for Weight Loss, too.
The Delaware Municipal Electric Corp. will soon pay $177 million to assure enough energy for customers, but the financial impact will vary among communities.
Cambridge
ANNAPOLIS — Governor Wes Moore on Tuesday announced that more than 1.7 billion new juvenile oysters have been planted on sanctuary and public oyster fishery sites in Maryland’s Chesapeake …
Neighbors
When it comes to mental health therapy, “We’ve come a long way, but we still have a long way to go in destigmatizing it,” says Tamara Gibbons. Gibbons is a Licensed Associate …
DOVER — Shamikia Ewell spends her work days tending to children at a day care facility. She’s devoted to caring for her own kids too, and that’s a struggle when making $12 per …
Rental assistance for a family who lost a loved one in a vehicle crash. Clothing and more for another without supplies after a residential fire. Three scholarships for college-bound Smyrna High School seniors, totaling $1,600. The Smyrna Center for Diversity is focused on helping all sorts of people in all sorts of ways.
Things to Do
Singer and blues guitarist Sean Chambers, center, will team with Savoy Brown rhythm section members Pat DeSalvo, right, on bass and drummer Garnet Grimm for an April 26 show at the Smyrna Opera House, hosted by the Central Delaware Blues Society.

Sean Chambers teams with Savoy Brown for Smyrna blues show

Sean Chambers’ musical career has been a series of pinch-me moments. After playing with blues and rock greats such as Hubert …
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Middletown breweries unite for noble cause

For Volunteer Brewing Company co-owner Kevin Schatz, the choice was clear: Participating in the third annual Brewing for a Better …
Chestertown Tea Party Festival.

The Chestertown Tea Party Festival: a Memorial Weekend tradition

The Chestertown Tea Party Festival welcomes all this Memorial Day Weekend in celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the ‘Chester Town …
Schools
Residents in the Appoquinimink School District approved two referendum items designed to support capital and operating expenses Tuesday.
Voters will decide whether an Appoquinimink School District referendum passes the grade Tuesday.
The Delaware Department of Education has named four Delaware teachers as state finalists for the 2024 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the highest recognition …
Opinion
Opinion
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 …
Last week's Viewpoint page featured an open letter submitted by the Maryland House Republican Caucus expressing their concerns that a juvenile sex offender convicted of second-degree rape …
As Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc. (CWDI) advances its mission to develop Cambridge Harbor, we plan to keep the public informed on our progress and what you can look forward to in the coming …
When the opening day of the 2024 Maryland General Assembly session was called to order, Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes was the speaker pro tempore in the Maryland House of Delegates, the second-highest position for a member of the House Democratic Caucus.
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