FEDERALSBURG, MD Maryland State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a teenager in Caroline County on Sunday. The victim, identified as Trevor Whiteley, 17, of Federalsburg, Maryland, was pronounced deceased at the scene by emergency medical services. Whiteley was a passenger in a 2010 Ford Fusion. Troopers from the Easton […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD Bridget Z. Sullivan’s exhibition Within Our Reach at Adkins Arboretum’s Visitor’s Center offers an evocative exploration of the natural world and its interconnectedness with human perception. On display through February 28, 2025 the exhibit invites visitors to experience the quiet power of nature in new and profound ways. A reception to meet the […]
Continue ReadingANNAPOLIS, MD State laboratory testing has detected a case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI) in Caroline County following routine sampling of a broiler operation and investigation by the Maryland Department of Agriculture. This marks the first case of H5N1 at a Maryland commercial poultry operation since 2023 and the third commercial operation in the Delmarva region in the […]
Continue ReadingEASTON, MD The severe shortage of health care professionals on Maryland’s Eastern Shore is no secret. At present, in Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot Counties, there are hundreds of open positions in medicine, nursing and allied health sciences (such as laboratory, imaging, respiratory care, rehabilitation services, medical records, and more). And in 2028, […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD Bridget Z. Sullivan’s exhibition Within Our Reach at Adkins Arboretum’s Visitor’s Center offers an evocative exploration of the natural world and its interconnectedness with human perception. On display through February 28, 2025, the exhibit invites visitors to experience the quiet power of nature in new and profound ways. A reception to meet the […]
Continue ReadingEASTON, MD The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health’s first baby of 2025 arrived on the morning of New Year’s Day at UM SRH’s Birthing Center at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton. UM Shore Regional Health is a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System. Baby boy Ronin Chance was born at […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD Adkins Arboretum in Ridgely, Md., is seeking submissions for its annual Juried Art Show, to exhibit in March and April 2025. The theme of the show—Discovering the Native Landscapes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore—celebrates the Arboretum’s mission of conservation. The Leon Andrus Awards, named in honor of the Arboretum’s first benefactor, will be given […]
Continue ReadingDenton, Maryland Choptank Community Health System President and CEO Sara Rich, MPA, has been named Maryland’s 2024 Community Star by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health. The national Community Stars program helps to recognize individual contributors as it honors remarkable individuals and organizations going above and beyond for rural health. They exemplify […]
Continue ReadingWhile the corporate world wants us to go out and shop on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, everyone should be going to their local Small Business every day. The Eclectic Gift Shop, which in part is the Galley/Studio for local photographer SG (Steve) Atkinson, has decided that the Thanksgiving Weekend should be a time […]
Continue ReadingJoin 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.
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