Join Compass for the opening night of Festival of Trees ion Friday, December 6, 2024 from 6-9pm at the Towers Family Historical Museum in Denton, MD. $60 per person with advance ticket purchase Proceeds benefit hospice care services for Caroline, Kent and Queen Anne’s County.
Continue ReadingFollowing a review of weather and ground conditions, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has rescinded a statewide ban on open-air burning that was implemented to prevent the spread of wildfires across the state. Extremely dry conditions that had persisted throughout the year led to an above average number of wildfires statewide in October, leading […]
Continue ReadingLow-oxygen conditions reached an early peak this summer Annapolis, MD—Today, Chesapeake Bay Program partners announced that the Bay’s “dead zone” in 2024 was near the long-time average taken from 1985 to 2023. Dead zone conditions began forming from late April to early May, reaching a peak sometime in June to July and ending in October. […]
Continue ReadingEASTON, MD Rivers is proud to announce that it has received the largest award in the organization’s history —more than $9 million in grant funding for six high-impact restoration projects across the Eastern Shore — through the State of Maryland’s Clean Water Commerce Account Program, administered by the Maryland Department of the Environment. Each of […]
Continue ReadingPopular deer hunting season inspires camaraderie with friends and family Maryland’s two-week firearms hunting season for sika and white-tailed deer opens Saturday, Nov. 30 and runs through Saturday, December 14, 2024. The two-week season includes Sunday hunting in all but three counties, affording hunters more weekend opportunities to hunt and contribute to managing Maryland’s deer […]
Continue ReadingOcean City, MD The Ocean City Police Department K-9 Unit has gone green! This uniform change is part of updating the unit’s ability to utilize the latest technology and operational readiness for deployments day or night. The OCPD K-9, founded in the late 1960s, is one of the oldest K-9 Units in Maryland. It is […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) will host three Open Houses in December for the Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study: Tier 2 NEPA (Tier 2 Study), as part of the federally-required National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. The December Open Houses mark a major milestone for the Tier 2 Study. The MDTA will share alternatives to address […]
Continue ReadingArtistic Director Alexis Ward’s excitement is heartfelt. “I’m thrilled to share ‘A Feast of Carols’ with our community. The beautiful arrangements of these traditional carols bring a new, vibrant energy to melodies that people have cherished for centuries. It’s a joy to celebrate these timeless tunes in such a fresh and exciting way.” Chestertown concerts […]
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday, November 12, 2024, Stephen Marz, Director, Delaware State Archives and State Archivist joined with Pastor Deborah Lewis, Representative William J. Carson, Kent County Levy Court Commissioner Joanne Masten, and members of the Mouth Olive Holiness Pentecostal Church in Smyrna to celebrate the installation of a new State of Delaware Historical Marker. The structure […]
Continue ReadingChoptank Community Health System is proud to join communities across America to celebrate National Rural Health Day on November 21, 2024. The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health leads rural-focused organizations throughout the United States to set aside the third Thursday of November to celebrate the power of rural and honor the individuals […]
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