News
REHOBOTH BEACH — A fin whale, or a finback whale, that beached on Sunday morning south of the Indian River Life-Saving Station in Delaware Seashore State Park did not survive, Nikki LaVoie, …
LEWES — In the last week, there have been 83 suspected overdoses from a yet-to-be-confirmed drug mixture in Sussex County, with concentrations of cases in the …
District 37B State Delegate Tom Hutchinson had planned a relaxing respite, a Miami cruise, to unwind after the busy legislative session concluded.
Come for an evening with the stars. The 2024 Stars of the Banner Celebration returns to Cambridge with live music, good food and fun. This free, public celebration is presented by the Dorchester Banner …
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.
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Sports
CAMBRIDGE – The tradition of boat racing on Maryland’s Eastern Shore is deep. In the early 1900s, Lou Barrett Jr. and Alfred I. DuPont talked on DuPont’s yacht, the Alicia, after …
CAMBRIDGE – At Cambridge-South Dorchester High School’s home meet April 10, the men earned a win, with a score of 160.5 points. They were followed by Parkside, 67; James M. Bennett, 55.5; …
SHILOH – On April 10, the North Dorchester High School Boys’ Track and Field Team won their meet against Colonel Richardson, Crisfield and Washington with a score of 87.5. Results are …
Business
The Greater Millsboro Chamber of Commerce will hold its next Coffee Connect on July 9 at The Journey: A Wesleyan Church, 255 Wilson Highway.
SALISBURY — Handy Seafood, North America’s oldest seafood processor, is proud to announce that it has once again secured an AA rating in its recent British Retail Consortium Global …
Business Insights
FREDERICA — ILC Dover, a company that develops spacesuits and inflatable modules for the space industry, is set to be bought by the multinational business Ingersoll Rand.
Officials from …
Cambridge
TRAPPE — The Talbot County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division has arrested a second suspect involved in a March 23 incident on Howell Point Road.
Flamond D. Woolford, …
CAMBRIDGE -- Almost two years after becoming Cambridge City Manager in April 2022, Tom Carroll submitted his resignation due to differences over the direction of the Cambridge Harbor waterfront development project.
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 …
Scenes From Bay to Bay
American coots
2 hours ago
Jim Webster took this photo of American coots at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge on April 17.
Sunset at Bombay Hook
5 days ago
April Doyle of Smyrna took this photo at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge at sunset on April 5.
Where eagles fly
Tuesday, May 7
Dan Laughman of Magnolia took this photo of a bald eagle at Port Mahon on March 20.
Photo gallery: Dover Days Festival presses on through wet weather
Saturday, May 4
DOVER – The weather might have been less than ideal, but that did not stop many visitors who attended the 91 st annual Dover Days Festival from taking a journey back to the city’s …
Andrews Lake
Thursday, May 2
Marlin and Mahi Thompson took this photo at Andrews Lake in Frederica on April 7.
Neighbors
CRISFIELD — Doug Swift’s Crisfield Community Garden will be getting a new sign and has a new partner for the 2024 growing season.
The Rev. Emanuel Johnson received approval from the …
The excitement of prom season starts long before the big event itself, while searching for that one-of-a-kind wow outfit dreams are made of.
But those who know Dionne Sampson of Cambridge know …
CRISFIELD — Members of the Holy Pickers Union Center, in conjunction with Shiloh United Methodist Church, hosted a celebration Friday, May 10 across from the church for the formal unveiling of …
Things to Do
Comedian Mike Epps to perform at Bally's Dover
DOVER — Actor and comedian Mike Epps will perform at The Rollins Center at Bally’s Dover Casino Resort Aug. 23 at 9 p.m. Tickets …
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Mental health is focus of Middletown events
Having conversations about mental health is the focus of a weeklong series of gatherings being hosted by a local sorority chapter in …
Selbyville Old Timers’ Day is June 15
The 67th Old Timers’ Day Classic Car & Family Festival will be held in the downtown Selbyville area June 15 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Schools
Voters in seven Delaware districts will go to the polls Tuesday for school board elections.
The districts with more than one candidate for seats includes Appoquinimink, Colonial, Red Clay …
WESTOVER — Karen Karten, supervisor of Early Childhood Education, recommends the Somerset County Board of Education adopt Three Cheers for Pre-K as the new pre-kindergarten curriculum to start …
The CHHS recently hosted a group of nursing and paramedic students from the University of Stirling...
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.
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.
The Alabama Supreme Court, citing Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, has ruled that the frozen embryos used in IVF (in vitro fertilization) are children and entitled to all the protections …
Last week's Viewpoint page featured an open letter submitted by the Maryland House Republican Caucus expressing their concerns that a juvenile sex offender convicted of second-degree rape …
As Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc. (CWDI) advances its mission to develop Cambridge Harbor, we plan to keep the public informed on our progress and what you can look forward to in the coming …
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.