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Gonzaga, Arizona and reigning national champion Baylor remained atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll Monday while Tennessee cracked the top 10 for the first time this year and …
PRINCESS ANNE — Municipal voters on Tuesday rejected giving their first-term incumbent representatives another four-year term as challengers will be taking their seats as Town Commissioners on …
PRINCESS ANNE — This summer, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s (BSO) Music for Maryland tour makes its 2024 return, delivering eight performances across the state.
Each concert …
The place named “Molokai” is one Conor Keightley-Reinhardt will probably not forget as it tripped him up in the fourth round of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling be on Wednesday, May 29.
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CRISFIELD — Flooding has been a problem in Crisfield and the surrounding area for decades, and it keeps getting worse, affecting businesses, residences, tourism, and transportation.
While …
ANNAPOLIS — There were 202 wild turkeys harvested in Somerset County during the spring season which made it the best year for hunters out of the last seasons.
The 1.5% increase over 2023 …
PRINCESS ANNE — If you haven’t added your opinion on priorities to guide Somerset County’s Comprehensive Plan over the next 20 years your opportunity is closing fast.
A …
Member Exclusive
WESTOVER — The Somerset County Board of Education continues deliberations to finalize a budget for fiscal year 2025 after failing this week to get it through first reader.
At nearly $52 …
Member Exclusive
PRINCESS ANNE — Somerset County’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025 does not call for lowering the tax rate but at $56.052 million is 2.6% less than what was approved for FY24.
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Business
SALISBURY — Life Management of Maryland, LLC (LLM) has announced its newest milestone in community engagement as it joins the ranks of the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce.
In …
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is now seeking public comment on the proposed fiscal year 2025 annual work plans for the following state forests: Chesapeake/Pocomoke, Green …
SALISBURY — Handy Seafood, North America’s oldest seafood processor, is proud to announce that it has once again secured an AA rating in its recent British Retail Consortium Global …
Sports
Over a decade ago Kylie Curtis’ dream of playing soccer at Crisfield High School was nearly impeded by one major obstacle: there was no girls’ team.
The 2012 graduate was 10 years …
Maryland shutdown State tournaments for high school sports during World War II and regular season play was limited. However, Crisfield High School teams were back in full swing in 1947 governed by a …
Equality in sports has been a hot topic in the world of athletic competition since the early 1900s. Women have been competing for the right to play organized sports just as vigorously as they compete …
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HARRINGTON — The Delaware State Fair continued yesterday, July 23, and is scheduled to keep on going through Saturday, July 27 at the fairgrounds in Harrington.
The warm temperatures …
DOVER—Earlier this month, Dover Mayor Robin R. Christiansen was given a $5,000 raise in a last-minute decision before passing the yearly budget. On Tuesday, however, he requested that that …
HARRINGTON – Harrington Raceway’s richest racing program of the season is set for Thursday during the Delaware State Fair.
More than $650,000 in total purses will be on the line in …
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Blue Hens' O'Connor welcomes competition at quarterback
NEWARK — Ryan O’Connor is Delaware’s most experienced quarterback.
But he knows he’s not the Blue Hens’ only current QB who’s proven he’s capable of …
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It's back to the Super Bowl for three Blue Hens with the Chiefs
NEWARK — Brett Veach always seemed to want to be involved in bigger things.
He dreamed of playing football at Notre Dame before playing at Delaware.
And when he was coach Andy …
Mystics star Elena Delle Donne taking break from basketball, AP source says
Washington Mystics star Elena Delle Donne is stepping away from basketball, potentially for the entire season. That's according to a person familiar with the decision who spoke to The Associated …
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Wicomico considers Westside Community Center partnership
BIVALVE – Wicomico County Recreation and Parks is planning to partner with the Westside Neighborhood Alliance to operate programs at the Westside Community Center in Bivalve over the next five …
Lamar Jackson was sidelined again. The Baltimore Ravens say he's still being evaluated by their medical team. Jackson has practiced only once since training camp began for the full squad Sunday. He …
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Cop & Courts
A 14-year-old Millsboro male was arrested for murder Tuesday following a homicide occurring last month in Ellendale, Delaware State Police said.
BALTIMORE — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a 56-year-old male that fell overboard off a 47-foot commercial fishing vessel near Deal Island on Tuesday.
The mariner was last …
BALTIMORE – The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a fatal crash following an attempted traffic stop and pursuit that …
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Delaware State Fair
HARRINGTON – Mason Hay knows what it takes to be a champion. The Harrington teen won his third consecutive Grand Overall Showman title on Tuesday evening at the Delaware State Fair’s …
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HARRINGTON —2024 is an election year, and not only is the American presidency up for grabs, but also plenty offices close to home . That make s the Delaware State Fair, which attracts visitors …
Delaware State Fair
HARRINGTON — Eighteen eager individuals were onstage at the Delaware State Fair on Thursday, hoping to rub noses with an aptly named, 3-month-old piglet, Pucker Up.
The Delaware 4-H …
DELAWARE STATE FAIR
Thursday was bittersweet for term-limited Gov. John Carney, as he took part in the final Delaware State Fair Governor’s Day of his tenure.
MILITARY
Kristen Giordano has dedicated herself to recognizing military members who have died while serving.
So, she and family members are leading the Woody Williams Foundation’s initiative to raise funds for a local Gold Star Families Memorial Monument, organizing the Aug. 11 Pfc. Joseph “Dimps” Marquez Memorial 5K, named for her son.
Cops
While the Storm of 1962 remains the storm of record for Delaware, many events prior to that year and after it have caused significant problems for coastal residents.
Notable storms, gathered from experts and newspaper reports, include:
- A hurricane in October 1878 brought a record occurrence of flooding for the middle and upper Delaware Bay. During the category 1 hurricane, at Little Creek, the water was 10.4 feet above mean sea level — 4 feet above predicted high tide.
- A hurricane on Sept. 15, 1903, affected the lower part of the Delaware Bay, causing flooding and damages in Lewes and along the Atlantic Coast. Five seamen aboard a schooner died when the vessel shipwrecked in the storm.
- The 1933 Chesapeake-Potomac Hurricane was an August storm that caused a 7- to 9-foot storm surge for the Delaware Bay. A Delaware Coastal Management Program report said the 24-hour storm flooded the National Guard Camp at Bethany Beach, the Henlopen and Belhaven hotels in Rehoboth and areas between Lewes and Rehoboth. Saltwater flooding inland destroyed crops between Kitts Hummock and Lewes.
- On Sept. 18, 1936, a hurricane caused eight sailors aboard the steamer Long Island to drown when their vessel went down off the Delaware Bay. Crop damage was also reported.
- On Sept. 14-15, 1944, a hurricane caused two fatalities in Delaware from people who suffered heart attacks trying to secure property and pushing the 254-foot SS Thomas Tracey onto the beach at Brooklyn Avenue in Rehoboth. Crops were damaged, the boardwalks in Bethany and Rehoboth were destroyed and a barge in the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal sank. In Lewes, residents of homes along the beach were evacuated because of flooding.
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- On Oct. 15, 1954, Hurricane Hazel brought severe damage to Delaware. Six people died, including two who were trying to secure boats along the Delaware Bay.
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DELAWARE STATE FAIR
One of John Carney’s stops during his final visit to the Delaware State Fair Governor’s Day as the state’s leader included the bestowing of several youth awards.
Entertainment
GEORGETOWN - For the second year, the Freeman Arts Pavilion will take its signature Locals Under the Lights event to Festival Hispano de Georgetown for a special Latino talent showcase.
Locals …
environment, shore life
LEWES — Ever since she was tagged in Juno Beach Fla., in April as she laid eggs, Marie, a 300-pound female loggerhead sea turtle has made her way steadily northward since before coming to a …
new business
FRANKFORD — Bay Venture Outfitters celebrated the grand opening of its new location on the Assawoman Canal, at 38365 Muddy Neck Road in Frankford, with a ribbon cutting on July 12 with the …
Jeffery Broughton Sr., 47
Work and/or education: Lead pastor of Living Grace Worship Cathedral; clinical hospice chaplain since 2006; owner and president of Grace Transportation; worked in the …
Vincent Francabandera, 32
Work and/or education: Bachelor of Science in criminal justice from George Mason University; investigator at the Court of Common Pleas.
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Bruce Orr, 57
Work and/or education: Bachelor of Science in economics from Penn State University; Master of Arts in public and international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh; vice …
James ‘Jimmy’ Reynolds, 72
Work and/or education: Retired after 35 years in the Materials and Research Division for the Delaware Department of Transportation; spent the last 19 years …
Craig Sherman, 42
Work and/or education: Bachelor of Arts from the University of Delaware; works at M&T Bank.
Family: Married with two kids.
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Election day will have three open council seats, and five candidates are after the spots. Middletown elections are nonpartisan and at-large. Voting will be held at Town Hall from noon-8 p.m. March 7. Unofficial results are announced immediately after.