News
The Atlantic Hurricane Season is less than one month away (it runs from June 1 to November 30). As some of our citizens in Somerset County know, it only takes one storm to change the rest of …
PRINCESS ANNE — Common poultry diseases on the Eastern Shore, including avian influenza, is the topic of a Thursday, May 9 seminar that is free and open to the public at the University of …
PRINCESS ANNE — Public hearings will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 by the County Commissioners on requests by landowners to close roads that end on their properties.
The longest is more than a …
WESTOVER — The Somerset County Health Department has ended wet season perc testing for this year.
Perc tests or Land evaluations determine if a property is suitable for on-site sewage …
PRINCESS ANNE — As Somerset County nears the end of its current fiscal year the financial performance from FY23 was recently released showing more than $1.355 million was added to the general …
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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 …
Business
PRINCESS ANNE — Plans for an AutoZone retail store on Brittingham Lane south of the new Royal Farms received contingent approval for its water and sewer plans from the Somerset County Sanitary …
PRINCESS ANNE — The Washington Hotel and Sugar Water Restaurant continue toward opening under new ownership May 15 as the Somerset County Board of License Commissioners showed is support …
Business Insights
But an increasing, and unfortunate, issue that’s occurring is power lines being shot by hunters and gun enthusiasts...
Cambridge
ANNAPOLIS — Lawmakers are moving toward consensus on changes to Maryland’s juvenile justice system, discussing how to address crime by children ages 10 to 12 and get them into …
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s Democratic-led legislature passed the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future in 2021, vowing to pour billions of dollars into the state’s public schools to …
SALISBURY – Alfred Johns heard a mother’s pleas for help along the Riverwalk that warm day in September.
Startled, he saw her son had fallen into the Wicomico River on the Riverwalk.
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Maryland leadership, in a news conference Friday, strenuously rejected claims that the decision process for the FBI headquarters was tainted and called the matter a done deal.
Scenes From Bay to Bay
Andrews Lake
Yesterday at 11:59 AM
Marlin and Mahi Thompson took this photo at Andrews Lake in Frederica on April 7.
Rainbow
3 days ago
Valerie Hankins of Houston took this photo off Bowman Road in Milford on April 4.
Dover in bloom
Friday, April 26
Gary Knox of Dover took this photo of State Street in Dover in bloom on April 16.
Pickering Beach
Wednesday, April 24
Brad Richardson of Dover took photo at Pickering Beach at March 19.
Turkey talk
Friday, April 19
Patricia Sterling of Wyoming took this photo of a meeting of turkeys at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge on March 16.
Neighbors
The Diocese of Wilmington has announced an upcoming major spiritual event — the Eucharistic Congress — scheduled for October 5, 2024, at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean …
PRINCESS ANNE — Contestants are now being accepted for the 2024 Somerset County Fair Miss, Junior Miss, and Little Miss pageants.
Little Miss are ages 4-7 and Junior Miss are ages 9-12 on …
PRINCESS ANNE — The Todd Family Community Garden is blooming this spring with 200 red tulips — a visual reminder of last year’s “Plant a Promise” educational effort …
Things to Do
Senior Ranger program at Janes Island recruiting adults 55 and older
CRISFIELD — If you’re age 55 or older and always wanted to be a park ranger then here’s your chance.
Janes Island State …
Take a free Hawk Walk sponsored by UMES health students April 27
PRINCESS ANNE — Challenger yourself, your family and friends with a healthy 2.5 mile walk followed by a free health screening during …
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 …
More Things to Do
Schools
Crisfield Academy & High School Honor Rolls – 2023-2024 Quarter 3
12 th Grade
Principal’s Honor Roll
Jenna Bell, Mo’Nique Blue, Dakota Brittingham, Joseph …
WESTOVER — School discipline reports comparing student referrals and suspensions for the recently completed semester versus the same period last school year show an uptick in the number of …
PRINCESS ANNE — Planting season has arrived on Delmarva for gardeners and small farmers and with it the need to think about small engine machine operation and maintenance.
Offering support …
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.
When, in July 2022, the world-renowned Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art abruptly had its doors closed and the immense art collection kept from public view, Delmarva — not just Salisbury, Wicomico …
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.
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.
The 446th session of the Maryland General Assembly has started, and a critical issue demands our collective attention. It is disheartening to learn that some of our local Eastern Shore representatives, influenced by special-interest groups like the Fraternal Order of Police, plan to challenge the Child Interrogation Protection Act, a vital law passed in 2022 to safeguard the due process rights of our young people.
Maryland has become the latest state to exercise its authority to better protect public health against transportation pollution. The Maryland Department of the Environment has approved the Advanced Clean Trucks rules to reduce emissions from new medium- and heavy-duty trucks sold in the state.