News
Bay to the Beach magazine is a quarterly labor of love. I always tell people that the magazine is like a regional travel guide: “We’re trying to highlight cool places around the peninsula …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 119 th  Congress that will be sworn in next year will have a record number of Black lawmakers, including Angela Alsobrooks, the first Black woman to be elected a …
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CHAPEL POINT — Before John Smith arrived and even before the glaciers melted to create the Chesapeake Bay, Indigenous Peoples had called the land that is now Maryland home.  …
SALISBURY — TidalHealth Peninsula Regional has again constructed its holiday star decoration atop the hospital in Salisbury. The unique star, measuring 22 feet from tip to tip, will be lit the …
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SALISBURY — A Cambridge man will spend years behind bars after being sentenced Oct. 29 for drug violations. Dorron Taylor, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a large amount …
Health
DELMARVA – Blood Bank of Delmarva (BBD) is calling on the community to help support the region’s blood supply by donating blood this Thanksgiving. All who come to donate between Nov. …
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CAMBRIDGE — The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL) has announced a $1 million donation from longtime supporters Brian …
Environment
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Top state officials approved a permit Wednesday needed to begin an offshore windmill project in the Delmarva Peninsula, despite objections from Ocean City residents worried …
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WASHINGTON – Maryland Sen.-elect Angela Alsobrooks will make history in January as one of just five Black women to ever serve in the United States Senate.  As she won her hotly …
MD Vote 2024
COLLEGE PARK — Maryland became one of seven states to codify abortion rights in their constitution this week, joining a wave of pro-choice votes in the wake of a Republican sweep. Across …
MD Vote 2024
Maryland remains a strong Democratic state as the rest of the country skewed Republican in the 2024 election. Senate-elect Angela Alsobrooks made state and national history and voters made their …
Business
Development

Salisbury developer remains committed to downtown apartment project. Not everyone is happy about it.

SALISBURY — A proposed residential and commercial development for downtown Salisbury has drawn the ire of some business owners and officials, but others including the developer want to see the …
Business

FurBaby Pet Resort bringing third location to Easton, Maryland

EASTON – FurBaby Pet Resort is announcing the opening of their third location on Saturday. Following tremendous success in Milford and Rehoboth Beach, they are now bringing their services …
Retail

Boscov’s announces holiday plans with Nov. 16 sale date

SALISBURY — Boscov’s is kicking off the holiday season Nov. 16 with its biggest one-day sale of the year. Company officials said shoppers will receive 20 percent off their lowest sale …

Center for Entrepreneurship at UMES now open

PRINCESS ANNE — The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) in the lower level of the Frederick Douglass Library at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is now officially open. …
Development

Baltimore-based firm breaks ground on Westwood Commerce Park in Salisbury

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 …
Things to do
The Littleton Long House will be open to visitors on Dec. 7. The circa 1830 home is in the Federal style and was moved one block west to its current location on Church Street in 1996.

Holiday tour of historic Princess Anne homes and sites is Dec. 7

PRINCESS ANNE — The Somerset County Historical Society will celebrate the Christmas season this Saturday, Dec. 7, with the annual …
Crisfield High School Winter Concert 2023 with Heather McHenry conducting. The 2024 band and choral concert is 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16.

Somerset County Public Schools schedule holiday band and choral programs

WESTOVER — Band and chorus concerts over the holidays have been scheduled by Somerset County Public Schools. The first program …

All you can eat breakfast Dec. 7 benefits Allen Historical Society with Santa in attendance

ALLEN — The Allen Historical Society will hold an all-you-can-eat breakfast Saturday, Dec. 7 from 7:30 to 10 a.m. Three kinds …
Opinion
In what seems like a doom loop of incompetence and division, Wicomico County’s Democrat political groups face as grim a future as the national party. Despite nearly flipping the county blue in …
In a small town nestled in the heart of America, a group of veterans gathered every year to celebrate Veterans Day. It was a day to honor the brave men and women who had sacrificed so much to protect …
In recent days, much has been made of the downtown project known as Salisbury Town Center Apartments (STCA) This project is being pushed by the developers after 2 failed court appeals and now an …
Please vote to retire Andy Harris in the first congressional district. Congressman Harris has worked for years to support the ultra-conservative goals of some in his party and he now chairs a group …
It is fully acknowledged that Question A, a Charter Amendment to eliminate the Executive form of government, has become a heated debate. That is as it should be. Listening to various arguments for …
Guest commentary
Almost two years after he left office, former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is looming over the legislative conversation in Annapolis. It may not be too much of a stretch to say he’s having more …
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