ST MICHAELS, MD – Deborah Ruzicka has joined the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum as its new Advancement Administrative Assistant. Ruzicka grew up in Newcomb, Md., and has spent the past 30 years as a resident of St. Michaels, Md. She attended Chesapeake College and has training from the Maryland Judiciary Training Center, and comes to […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD — The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has recently announced the formation of a new, preferred partnership with Curtis Stokes & Associates in support of CBMM’s Charity Boat Donation program. As part of the new partnership, CBMM and Curtis Stokes will jointly work to acquire, evaluate, market, and sell a selection of luxury […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police is conducting its annual “Boatload of Toys” drive at several locations this year, collecting donations of new, unopened items for less fortunate children. Officers and other staff manage this program each year as part of the national Marine Toys for Tots program, which was created at the behest […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Forest Conservancy District Boards invites all Maryland fifth-graders in private and public schools to participate in the annual Arbor Day Poster Contest. The theme for 2019 is: “Trees Are Terrific…and Forests are Too!” All entries need to be delivered to a local Maryland Forest Service office by noon […]
Continue ReadingDENTON — Compass Regional Hospice will be hosting, along with Bill and Gail Towers, the 2018 Caroline County Festival of Trees. The event will take place at the Towers Family Historical Museum, 26299 Sennett Road, Denton, and all proceeds will benefit hospice and grief support services in Caroline County provided by Compass Regional Hospice, the […]
Continue ReadingDOVER, Del. – The Office of the State Veterinarian announced today Delaware’s fourth and fifth cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) found in horses in 2018. Three previous cases of WNV in horses were reported in 2018, two in August and one in September. The fourth case of WNV confirmed in a Delaware horse occurred […]
Continue ReadingOn October 30, 1938 the original radio play “The War of the Worlds”, directed by Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre was broadcasted on CBS Radio Network. The radio play was so true to life that it panicked some of its listeners, who thought the Martian Invasion was actually happening. This year marks the 80th […]
Continue ReadingDOVER, Del. – Delaware Harness Racing Commission Executive Director, Mark Davis announced today that the Commission has named Brian Manges, Presiding Judge, and two Associate Judges, Norman Short and Brent McLaren, to the judges’ stand. “Delaware is continuing its tradition with an extremely experienced judges’ stand,” stated Executive Director Mark Davis. “All three of these […]
Continue ReadingDissolved oxygen conditions for the Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay for the summer of 2018 were average compared to the long-term average from 1985-2017, reports the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Low dissolved oxygen volume averaged 0.97 cubic miles from June through September. Crabs, fish, oysters and other creatures require oxygen to survive. Scientists and […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD — Kohl Gallery at Washington College is pleased to announce “Clippings, Voids and Banana Curry,” a two-person exhibit featuring Baltimore-based artists Jo Smail and Paul Jeanes. To celebrate the opening of this exhibit, Kohl Gallery will present a salon-style conversation between the two artists on Friday, November 2, 2018 at 4:00 p.m., followed […]
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