Salisbury – January is National Mentoring Month, and this year Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Eastern Shore is celebrating the annual campaign aimed at expanding quality mentoring opportunities to connect more of our community’s young people with caring adults by receiving proclamations and support from local county commissioners. “We are using this month to […]
Continue ReadingEASTON, Md. – Ken Kozel, MBA, FACHE, President and CEO of University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, has been included in The Daily Record’s 2022-2023 Power 100, a list of 100 men and women selected on the basis of their impact in shaping businesses, governments, nonprofits, law firms and other key institutions in Maryland. The […]
Continue ReadingDid you know there’s an enormous, ancient, endangered fish swimming throughout the Chesapeake Bay? If not, the third- and fourth-grade students at Choptank Elementary School in Cambridge have a lot to tell you! Over the winter, students gathered with school staff and community partners to install a mural celebrating this fish—the Atlantic sturgeon—as the culmination […]
Continue ReadingDon’t wait a minute more! Visit the Chesapeake Film Festival today at chesapeakefilmfestival.com to find out everything about our upcoming festival which kicks off September 30, 2022. The Chesapeake Film Festival marks its 15th anniversary with a hybrid, 10-day celebration of films and filmmakers from around the world. Predominant themes for 2022 include the environment […]
Continue ReadingREHOBOTH BEACH, DE – The Rehoboth Art League is hosting an exciting line-up of new exhibitions, on display from August 26 – September 25, 2022. We invite the public to an opening reception for all four shows on Friday, August 26, from 5-7 pm. RAL’s “Regional Juried Biennial Exhibition” returns for its 10th year with […]
Continue ReadingAcre-by-acre, underwater grasses in the Chesapeake begin to slowly rebound Annapolis, MD — In 2021, an estimated 67,470 acres of underwater grasses were mapped in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries, achieving 37% of the ultimate restoration goal of 185,000 acres. However, it is likely that more underwater grasses grew in the Bay in […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – This fall, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and Delmarva Paddlers Retreat are partnering up to offer the public a chance to build their own skin-on-frame kayak. Scheduled for Friday, September 30–Thursday, October 6, 2022 this weeklong intensive will be led by Anders Thygesen of Vestfossen, Norway. Thygesen, himself an expedition kayaker, […]
Continue ReadingANNAPOLIS, MD – Chair of the tri-state Chesapeake Bay Commission (CBC), Maryland Senator Sarah Elfreth, joined by Vice-Chairs Pennsylvania Senator Scott Martin and Virginia Senator Lynwood Lewis, today announced they have – with much gratitude and reluctance – accepted the retirement of Ann Pesiri Swanson, from her position as the Commission’s Executive Director, a job […]
Continue ReadingROCK HALL — The teacher of a Career and Technology Education program unique to Kent County High School was honored with the June Golden Anchor Award. Longtime broadcasting teacher and WKHS station manager Chris Singleton received the honor at the monthly Kent County Board of Education meeting Monday, June 13, 2022. The Golden Anchor Award […]
Continue ReadingPIKESVILLE, MD — With Memorial Day coming up on Monday, Maryland State Police are urging those who plan to celebrate with alcohol to be safe and smart and avoid impaired, distracted and aggressive driving. In preparation for the expected high volume of traffic and the potential for many more impaired drivers than on a typical […]
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