As high school graduates are heading down to Ocean City for Senior Week and more people are planning summer vacations, Maryland State Police are ready for an expected increase in underage drinking, along with impaired, aggressive and distracted drivers on the Eastern Shore. Under the “Lose the Booze” campaign, Maryland State Police, along with assistance […]
Continue ReadingThe 15th Annual Maryland Department of Natural Resources Photo Contest runs now through August 31, 2018. Winners will be featured in the department’s 2019 wall calendar and published in the winter 2019 edition of the magazine. Enter now—online or by mail—for your chance to win cash, state parks passports and other terrific prizes! Visit http://dnr.maryland.gov/Pages/photocontest.aspx […]
Continue ReadingMaryland State Police are investigating a homicide reported Wednesday evening in Wicomico County. Shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, investigators responded to a home on the 600 block of Priscilla Street in Salisbury, Md., on a report of an apparent homicide. The victim, identified as Shawn Goslee Johnson, 29, of Fruitland, Md., had been shot […]
Continue ReadingDNREC’s Mosquito Control Section within the Division of Fish & Wildlife is seeking the public’s help in monitoring West Nile virus in Delaware by reporting sick or dead wild birds that may have contracted the virus. West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne disease of considerable concern to human health and to owners of unvaccinated […]
Continue ReadingThe Animal Rescue Site and GreaterGood.org are giving away thousands in grants to eligible shelters across the country in a new Shelter Challenge contest, and Eastern Shore Rabbit Rescue and Education Center (ESRREC) is eligible to win. The New Beginnings Shelter Challenge is a major contest that will give $100,000 in cash grants to eligible […]
Continue ReadingThe Hogan Adminstration today announced that the Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention has made more than $2 million available to protect Maryland children as part of the Internet Crimes Against Children grants initiative. This funding will assist child advocacy centers and law enforcement agencies in developing an effective response to online child sexual […]
Continue ReadingChestertown River Arts has announced that Dianna Frymiare is new Clay Studio Manager. Dianna will be taking over from Mike Pugh, who is focusing on building his own studio. Pugh will still be active with the Clay STudio as a monitor. Dianna is a potter, being one of the enthusiastic and creative Clay Studio potters. […]
Continue ReadingThe Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., is hosting three free workshops for educators this summer. The first workshop, from 10am–3:30pm Wednesday, July 11, invites educators to follow the blue crab from the Bay to the table in the hands-on Chesapeake’s Best Crab Cakes Educator Workshop. The program is designed to complement CBMM’s […]
Continue Reading‘Spring showers bring May Flowers’ and that is exactly what Ocean City’s Beautification Committee is looking for when considering nominations for the 2018 Beauty Spot Awards. The categories for Beauty Spot nominations including residential, condominium, retail, hotel, motel, commercial, restaurant and Boardwalk. Only nominated properties will be judged and the Beautification Committee is asking for […]
Continue ReadingWhile the Queen Anne’s County Arts Council has been holding high teas for seven years, the eighth will be like nothing they’ve done before. Moving from its usual Winter time slot, straight into Summer, this will celebrate all the joys of the season. Held outdoors at a grand private home on the bay, the Garden […]
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