EASTON, MD ShoreRivers is proud to announce a new partnership with Caroline County Recreation and Parks to co-develop and implement programming where fifth-grade students will investigate the question: “are our rivers swimmable and fishable?” Planning stages for this new initiative have already begun, and programming will take place next summer. Through this program, students will […]
Continue ReadingPIKESVILLE, MD Maryland State Police are warning residents to be aware of an internet scam involving Gmail accounts that is currently active in Maryland. Throughout August and September, the Maryland State Police Financial Crimes Unit received reports of several internet-based scams specific to Gmail accounts. The reports indicate that the scammer sends an email to […]
Continue ReadingPlanned Dredging and Replenishment Project Aims to Provide More Protection of Critical Infrastructure, Including State Route 1 The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold a community information session on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 to discuss the upcoming dredging and beach and dune replenishment project on the north side of the Indian […]
Continue ReadingEvent aims to get naloxone everywhere while reducing stigma EASTON, MD Three locations in Talbot County are part of the largest free Naloxone event in the country, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Thursday, September. 26. More than 30 states will host more than 300 free naloxone events for the country’s largest annual free […]
Continue ReadingST. MICHAELS, MD The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s waterfront will be filled with unique watercraft and their passionate owners and builders at Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival XLI on Friday-Sunday, October 4-6, 2024. You’re invited to marvel at the craftsmanship and innovation showcased through these vessels alongside hundreds of small craft enthusiasts at one of the […]
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE, MD Attorney General Anthony Brown issued the following statement on appointing Adileh Sharieff to the Maryland Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention. “Today, I appointed Adileh Sharieff to the Maryland Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention. The Commission is charged with developing strategies to address hate crimes and hate bias activity in […]
Continue ReadingFalls Prevention Awareness Week is Sep. 23-27, 2024 DOVER, DE The Delaware Coalition for Injury Prevention’s Falls Prevention Team asks Delawareans to reduce broken bones, head injuries, and disabilities by preventing falls. Governor John Carney and Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long proclaimed Sep. 23 to 27, 2024 as Falls Prevention Awareness Week. A fall can impact […]
Continue ReadingWESTOVER, MD Maryland State Police are seeking the public’s assistance in helping to locate a man wanted in connection with a first-degree assault that occurred in Somerset County earlier this week. The suspect, identified as Garland Edward Parks, 58, of Rumbly, Maryland, has an arrest warrant issued for him for first-degree assault. Parks is described […]
Continue Reading$85 million now available to communities for flood preparedness projects RICHMOND, VA The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation has announced the opening of the fifth grant round of the Community Flood Preparedness Fund. Communities across Virginia are invited to apply for $85 million in grants and loans to address the effects of recurrent flooding, […]
Continue ReadingSnow Hill, MD In celebration of Walk Maryland Day on October 2, 2024, the Worcester County Health Department is excited to invite you to walk or move your way and join us for a self-directed Just Walk Community-Wide Scavenger Hunt. The scavenger hunt will take place from October 4th-6th, 2024 at the following locations: – […]
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