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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
Business Insights
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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 …
Things to do
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 …
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 …
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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 …