FENWICK ISLAND – DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police announced today that the victim in Saturday’s fatal boating accident off Little Assawoman Bay in Sussex County has been identified as Dr. Stephen Greenhouse, 53, of Bethesda, Md. Dr. Greenhouse was operating a personal watercraft (PWC) on July 28, when he was involved in a […]
Continue ReadingChestertown – Just before 9:30 a.m. yesterday, Trooper Tucker, assigned to the Centreville Barrack, responded to the area of the 1900-block of McGinnes Road, Chestertown, MD, after monitoring an EMS call for an unconscious male in cardiac arrest. Trooper Tucker arrived before EMS personnel and was shown the location of the unconscious man, later identified […]
Continue ReadingOn August 4 at 4 p.m., vocalist Jacob Ward of Stevensville will present a benefit concert for Haven Ministries, “A Celebration of Music with Jacob Ward and Friends,” at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Centreville, MD. Ward, who just graduated from Kent Island High School, will be attending Pace University in New York City in […]
Continue ReadingFENWICK ISLAND – DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers are investigating a fatal boating accident involving personal watercraft (PWC) that occurred at approximately 1:41 p.m. today on Roy’s Creek off Assawoman Bay in Sussex County. A 53-year-old man, who was operating a PWC, was pronounced dead at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, Md. […]
Continue ReadingANNAPOLIS, Md. — Governor Larry Hogan has directed state agencies to work together to keep Marylanders safe and informed following continued flooding. Due to large amounts of rainfall, the Conowingo Dam has announced the opening of spill gates. Significant amounts of rain and water flow in the Susquehanna River have prompted this response. Port Deposit […]
Continue ReadingAt its July 12 2018 meeting, the Maryland Heritage Area Authority awarded 114 projects a total of $ 4,998,892 to 114 in FY19 Capital and non- Capital grants. Grants awarded from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA) fund historic preservation, natural resource protection, and educational programs in 13 designated Heritage Areas. Grant funds support heritage […]
Continue ReadingThe African American Empowerment Fund of Delaware has awarded $5,500 to help support three high-quality programs focused on education in our community. The recipients of the AAEFD’s 2018 Education Grants Program are: One Village Alliance: Propels the most marginalized children and their families on a holistic journey toward excellence through education, entrepreneurship and the arts […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD—Washington College has teamed up with Dixon Valve and Coupling to donate 44 bedroom sets—bed, chest of drawers, chair, and desk—to help military veterans transition from homelessness into new housing. The furniture, which in mid-July moved from the campus to the Veterans Multi-Service Center Thrift Store in Philadelphia thanks to a donated tractor-trailer from […]
Continue Reading(SALISBURY, MD) – A reward is being offered for information related to the murder of a man shot and killed in Wicomico County last month. Crime Solvers of the Lower Eastern Shore is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information related to the murder of Shawn G. Johnson, 29, of Fruitland, Md. Johnson […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD — Marking the 20th anniversary of the Foreman’s Branch Bird Observatory and the Year of the Bird, Washington College has announced a new scholarship for students who are interested in the science and study of birds. The Washington College Ornithology Scholarship will be awarded to two students in the incoming class of 2023, […]
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