Government
CRISFIELD — An ordinance to codify the city’s administrative organizational chart and enumerate all of the standing department heads was received by the City Council without objection, …
PRINCESS ANNE — An amendment to the nuisance code intended to keep chickens and roosters on residential property from roaming into neighboring yards was tabled by the County Commissioner. …
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Environment
To better understand the ocean surface, NASA scientists went to the stars. The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem satellite launched into orbit Feb. 8 on a quest to better understand the microscopic content of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans.
PRINCESS ANNE — Following an earlier vote last month the County Commissioners have formally approved by resolution to increase the annual transfer station sticker fee from $60 to $64 effective …
Cops and Courts
ANNAPOLIS — A three-judge panel with the Appellate Court of Maryland denied the appeal of James M. Robellard who was convicted in October 2022 by a Somerset County jury for first degree murder …
Shortly before 10:25 a.m., an off-duty trooper from the Maryland State Police Salisbury Barrack was...
Kent County
NASCAR Cup Series driver Ross Chastain has been growing his roots in Delaware since 2018, as part of an Office of Highway Safety campaign. Mr. Chastain, otherwise known as the “Melon Man,” began the “Protect Your Melon” effort with the agency to inform motorists about driving under the influence and to ensure safe road trips.
The Delaware Division of Small Business is highlighting activities taking place during National Small Business Month in May and for National Small Business Week, April 28 through May 4.
DOVER — The best birthday present that Alex Bowman could get this weekend would be a second Miles the Monster trophy for winning Sunday’s Wurth 400 Cup Series race at Dover Motor …
Sussex County
GEORGETOWN — Citing the reasoning the county would prefer to have a say in where marijuana cultivation, testing and retail operations locate between municipalities rather than let state …
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He is “ye olde shoppe keeper,” spending time between customers at his Trappe, Maryland, bookstore pecking his computer keyboard in a musical cadence, two index fingers at a time.
Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore will hold its annual Walk With Me & 5K Run Delmarva on Oct. 22 at Baywood Greens, Long Neck.
New Castle County
Delmarva Power announced it is extending its Sustainable Communities Grant Program application period through July 31. Since the program’s launch in 2020, the Sustainable Communities Grant …
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Delaware State News and the Dorchester Banner collected six best-of-show design awards and 16 overall first-place awards in the 2022 Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association contest.
Wicomico County
Kelsie Mattox is the 2023 Wicomico Democratic Club’s Member of the Year.
Nicole Alu, DO, has joined TidalHealth Family Medicine Practice in Salisbury.
SALISBURY — A myriad of topics were discussed among Maryland’s Eastern Shore delegation members during the annual legislative wrap-forum hosted by the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce …
Dorchester County
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day visited several state-sponsored projects in Dorchester County on Wednesday as part of the agency’s Day Trips tour across Maryland.
In 2018 Draper Media’s WBOC radio absorbed local MTS Broadcasting. Since then, the former studio at 2 Queen Anne Avenue, just off Gerry Boyle Park, has stood vacant, its giant antenna a dormant beacon.
During its April 22 meeting Cambridge City Council approved the selection of Shore Construction LLC, the lowest of four bidders, for contracting work repairing the city’s plethora of sidewalks needing repair.
Somerset County
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 …
For the people living on Smith Island, the water matters. But it’s about more than the beautiful views of the Chesapeake Bay from the picturesque island 10 miles from the mainland. The …
PRINCESS ANNE — Like all other capital projects in the last few years costs are skyrocketing and it’s no different for the hanger replacement project at the Crisfield-Somerset County …
News
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 …
PRINCESS ANNE — As the June 4 municipal election nears the Town Commissioners voted to replace one of the newly-appointed supervisors of elections who resigned due to work obligations. …
WESTOVER — The Somerset County Health Department reports that a raccoon located in the 26000 block of Asbury Road, near the intersection of Asbury Avenue and Lawsonia Road in Crisfield, has …
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 — A contract with First State Inspection Agency Inc. was approved this month by the Town Commissioners so inspection of rental units can resume in the coming weeks. The …
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 …
CRISFIELD — Incumbent City Councilman Eric Banks and Councilwoman Ruthie Todd who since August has been serving to complete former Councilwoman Charlotte Scott’s unexpired term are on the …
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 …
Public servant, scholar and Christian leader Dr. Gerald “Jerry” Regier will address the 12th annual...
DUNDALK, Md.— More than 1,000 small businesses have sought emergency federal loans to stay afloat following the March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and closure of much of the Port …
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