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Summer camp
SALISBURY — The on-campus child development center at Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury is accepting registrations for Camp Jordan, a summer day camp program for children from 5 to 8 years …
Higher Education
SALISBURY — Salisbury University was recently named a recipient of a $900,000 Higher Education Clean Energy Grant through the Maryland Energy Administration to increase the amount of clean …
Higher Education
SALISBURY — “Echoes & Visions,” the creative arts journal at Wor-Wic Community College, recently won first place in the American Scholastic Press Association’s 2024 …
Health
SALISBURY – The TidalHealth Foundation has announced the appointment of Tanisha Armstrong as the health system’s new grant manager. With more than three decades of experience in grants …
Government
SALISBURY — The City of Salisbury is inviting residents, business owners and stakeholders to participate in a series of focus group meetings that will help inform the city's next comprehensive …
Public Education
SALISBURY — Emma Cohn Matthews, an English teacher at Wicomico High School, was named the 2025-2026 Wicomico Teacher of the Year April 10 during the Teacher of the Year Celebration held at …
Traffic
SALISBURY — The city of Salisbury has announced upcoming temporary street closures in preparation for the upcoming Hops on the River event. Officials said to ensure the safe setup and operation …
The National Park Service has reversed edits and restored content to its webpage about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad in the wake of news reports and public backlash over the changes. An …
Business
Business

Bruce Rogers earns Perdue Executive Advisory Council Leadership Award

SALISBURY — For more than 40 years, Salisbury University alumnus Bruce Rogers ‘78 has been a business and community leader on the Lower Eastern Shore. The Executive Advisory Council …
Business

Apple Discount Drugs recognized as top-performing pharmacy in nationwide study

SALISBURY — Apple Discount Drugs has been recognized as a top-performing pharmacy in a nationwide Diabetes Impact Study conducted by the American Pharmacists Association Foundation. The …
Government

Wicomico County Executive presents multiple options for proposed operating budget

SALISBURY — The theme of a recent public hearing on Wicomico County’s proposed operating budget for next year centered around public education and how to fund it without defunding other …
Business

Piedmont Airlines seeks to invest in future dispatchers with training program

SALISBURY — Piedmont Airlines is offering a paid specialized training opportunity for individuals with a strong interest in aviation operations. The wholly owned subsidiary of American …
Business

Local Jersey Mike’s franchisees announce partnership with Delmarva Rush Soccer Club

MILLSBORO — Local Jersey Mike’s franchises and Delmarva Rush Soccer announce a new, two-year partnership to support the club’s travel and recreational programs for local …
Things to do

Wellness walk part of Earth Day activities April 22 at UMES

PRINCESS ANNE — The University of Maryland Eastern Shore will celebrate the 135th anniversary of the Second Morrill Act with a …

Crisfield has two ways to celebrate National Kite Month in April

CRISFIELD — April is National Kite Month and Janes Island State Park Manager Christina Carlson has two ways you can celebrate. …

Janes Island State Park opens for 2025 season with special events; 3rd annual Paddlefest is June 7

CRISFIELD — Janes Island State Park opens for the season this weekend and welcomes visitors from near and far to come and enjoy the …
Opinion
POLL
President Donald Trump’s dramatic changes to the federal government haven’t emerged as an obvious political winner or loser. That's according to a new poll that indicates some Americans may be …
The NAACP advocates for policies that ensure equitable distribution of resources across school districts, with a particular focus on addressing funding disparities that disproportionately affect …
OPINION
I would like to echo the support expressed by Cindy Dillon of the importance of a bottle bill in Maryland (“Marylanders need to support bottle bill”). I walk and bike throughout Wicomico County and am saddened by all the litter along roads, mostly beverage containers.
OPINION
Microplastics — the breakdown of plastic materials into microscopic (unseeable) particles in our water and soil — are now everywhere in our environment and are impacting wildlife and human health at a level we are just starting to understand.
This will elaborate upon my comment at the County Executive’s public meeting on March 10 about raising the additional revenue that’s required to appropriately fund both the Board of …
OPINION
I am writing to you to highlight the extensive problem of litter and plastic pollution on the Eastern Shore and to offer a solution. Of the 5.5 billion beverage containers (metal, glass and plastic) sold each year in Maryland, more than 4 billion are left in the environment, along roads, in waterways, on our beaches.
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