Residents of northern Wicomico County community ask city council to ban Jeep event
SALISBURY — Residents of a northern Wicomico County community continue to protest an upcoming Jeep-specific event planned for a nearby county-owned site off Connelly Mill Road in Delmar. …
SALISBURY — Debbie Reynolds, a 7th grade World History teacher at Wicomico Middle School, was named the 2024-2025 Wicomico Teacher of the Year April 11 in an announcement at the Teacher of the …
SALISBURY — Airport improvements, educational funding and recent Maryland General Assembly wins were among topics discussed during the State of the County Address on April 11.
Wicomico …
SALISBURY — The Salisbury Fire Department has received a grant that will help it screen for one of the leading causes of death among firefighters in the United States.
Through the Maryland …
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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 …
Member Exclusive
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 — 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 …
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.
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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 …
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Stade and Willey named TidalHealth Team Members of the Month for March 2024
SALISBURY — TidalHealth Primary Care and TidalHealth Specialty Care announce Tina Stade and Chrystal Willey are Team Members of the Month for March 2024.
Ms. Stade, Cancer Services …
NASA and Salisbury University expand student opportunities with partnership
SALISBURY — Salisbury University and NASA have formally signed off on a partnership that will allow students to learn from some of the top experts in the space industry and expand the national …
Downtown Salisbury parking lot could become site of hotel and conference center
SALISBURY — The future of a downtown parking lot in Salisbury could become clearer with a proposed subrecipient agreement by its developer and the city.
Lot 10, situated next to a state …
Neighbors
Community Players announce auditions for last show of season
Community Players of Salisbury’s last show of the 2023-2024 season will be the classic Cole Porter Musical “Kiss Me Kate” from June 21 to 23 at Wicomico High School Auditorium. …
Registration open for virtual Alzheimer’s, Dementia Caregivers Conference
SALISBURY — MAC’s 2024 Virtual Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers Conference, “Dementia: Navigating the Journey,” will be held Wednesday, April 24. CEU registration …
Former Ward Museum decoys to be on exhibit at Delmarva Discovery Museum
SALISBURY — For the first time since 2022, portions of the Salisbury University carving collection will be accessible to the public thanks to a partnership between SU’s Museum of Eastern …
Business
More than 1,000 small businesses seek aid amid Baltimore port closure
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 …
Telewire, Inc. invited to attend top technology event of the year
Telewire, Inc., a leading managed technology services provider, has received an exclusive invitation...
Groups begin investing $2 million in Delmarva chicken farming best management practices
Delmarva Chicken Association, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance are partnering with chicken farmers to invest $2 million in cost-share programs to accelerate …
The Red Roost celebrates 50 years of food on the Eastern Shore
QUANTICO — A seasonal Eastern Shore restaurant in business for half a century recently opened back up to seafood lovers in search of the ultimate meal. The Red Roost opened during St. …
The 'American Pickers' looking for Maryland sites to use on its national TV show
The American Pickers are planning to return to Maryland to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series during the month of April.
"American Pickers" is a documentary series that …
Business Insights
But an increasing, and unfortunate, issue that’s occurring is power lines being shot by hunters and gun enthusiasts...
Things to do
Salisbury Zoo welcomes new deer
The Salisbury Zoo recently welcomed a second white-tailed deer, Rosie.
Kid-Friendly Silent Film Night at St. Peter’s
On May 3, at 7 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church will welcome world-renowned concert organist Peter Richard Conte in a kid-friendly …
Salisbury Zoo to host Earth Day celebration, Zoo Stampede 5K on Saturday
Families can learn about animals and the environment at the Salisbury Zoo’s annual Earth Day...
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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 …
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.