Occurrences
Almost 5,700 State Employees Make $100,000 or More
Maryland Reporter’s third annual report on state salaries found that 5,663 state employees pulled in $100,000 or greater in 2012 –about 6% of total state employees. Three … More...
- Updated: Rock Hall Mayor Willis Moves to Fire Fithian as Town Manager
- Updated: Charges Against WC Student in Bar Fight with Off-Duty Cop Flatly Denied By Witnesses
- Chestertown Heroin Arrest Largest Ever in Kent County
- Election 2013: Candidates for Centreville Town Council Debate Growth, Taxes, and YMCA
- Champion of Maryland Watermen, Captain Larry Simns Dies at 75
- Midshore Riverkeeper Complaint Against Funk & Bolton Lawyer Thrown Out
Politics
Dr. John LaFerla Announces 2014 Run For First District
PRESS RELEASE -John LaFerla, Democratic candidate for Representative to US Congress from Maryland District 1 in last year’s election, will formally file for candidacy for … [Read More...]
- Proposed Change to Referendum Process Still in House Committee
- Conservative Breakfast Group Reviews US Senate Budget March 28
- Some Rural Democrats Joining Republicans in Opposition to Gas Tax Plan
- Breaking: Mizeur Releases Statement on MD Death Penalty Repeal
- Undocumented Immigrants May Soon Be Eligible for Driver’s Licenses
- Wendy Rosen Peads Guilty to Illegal Voting
Maryland 3.0
Upper Shore SCORE Chapter Awards First Nano Loan
The local SCORE chapter headquartered in Chestertown and serving Cecil, Kent and Queen Anne’s Counties has provided its first Nano Loan to a local seafood business. … [Read More...]
- Maryland in Top Ten in Country for Entrepreneurship
- Startup Maryland Announces 2013 Dates for Pitch Bus Tour
- Employee-Ownership Conference May 10
- Eastern Shore Students Participate in NASA Marathon
- Looking for a Few Good Hackers: HotDesks hosts NASA Space Challenge April 19-21
- Salisbury’s New Co-Working Space Hosts NASA Space Apps Challenge April 19-21
The Arts on the Shore
Washington College Magazine: The Bob Day Interview
Marking the publication of his new collection of short stories, Where I Am Now, the Washington College Magazine asked professor Bob Day to recall where he used to be. Day, … Read more...
- Castelli and Massoniart Celebrate 20 Years Together
- Registration for RiverArts Juried Show Starts this Week
- The Blake Thompson Band In A Free Outdoor Concert In Rock Hall Saturday May 25
- Massoniart Announces Marc Castelli “Climbing the Stars” 20th Anniversary Exhibition
- Tim Marcin Wins Washington College’s Prestigious Sophie Kerr Prize
- Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble Presents ‘A Night at the Opera’
- Ken Cowan, Famous Organist Ends Emmanuel Concert Season
Fortnightly
The Story of Reba and Francis: Reba Warren Remembers with Lani Seikaly
Some of the most unique and complicated friendships that formed in the twentieth century were between progressive white women and their African-American housemaids. While … [Read More...]
- The Elsworth’s “Nose Job”
- Wye Island Revisited: Boyd Gibbons on Big Boxes and the Final Word
- Wye Island Revisited: Rob Etgen on Land Conservation
- Wye Island Revisited: Developer John Wilson on Smart Growth
- Wye Island Revisited Part Three: Ted Rouse on ‘Local Economy’
- Oliver’s Bicycle – A True Story of Giving by Anthony B Castlewood
Education
Baltimore Foundation Completes Mini-Campaign for WC Fitness Center
Washington College’s $2.1 million campaign to fund renovations to the Johnson Fitness Center has surpassed its goal with a $100,000 grant from the France-Merrick Foundation. … [Read More...]
- Last Day of School for QAC in June 11
- Chesapeake Opens Registration for Summer 2013
- SU Helps Raise $100,000 For Relay For Life
- Kimberly Schlosser to Represent Gunston School for Rotary Conference
- Sophie Kerr Writer Award Finalists at WC Selected
- Gunston Students Sweep Eastern Shore Regional Poetry Contest
Outdoor Life & Sports
Cool Outdoor Stuff: What Can We Learn From The Beaverkill?
Echo Hill Outdoor School’s Andrew McCown is back with another edition of Cool Outdoor Stuff with videographer Jack Elliott. This time, Andy reflects on a recent fishing trip … [Read More...]
- Safety Advocates Remind Boaters to ‘Wear It!’ During Safe Boating Week
- Sailing Regatta Brings Twelve Teams To Gunston
- Cool Outdoor Stuff: Getting Past the Smell of Skunk Cabbage
- Boating Safety Course April 6, 13, and 20
- Skywatch: The April Sky
- “Learn-to-Row” Classes For All At The Washington College Boathouse Starting May 18
Local Food and Garden
Wine to Be Legal at Maryland Farmers’ Market in June
Farmers’ market shoppers throughout Maryland will soon be able to purchase wine along with their locally grown fruits and vegetables thanks to a new … [Read More...]
Delmarva Real Estate & Commerce
A Popup Store Appears in Chestertown
A Pop-Up store has popped up at 335High Street in Chestertown. This store, “College Town”, blossomed on Friday evening, May, 3, during … [Read More...]
- Tax Credit For Maryland Film Production Rises to $25 Million
- Bill Requiring Landlords to Accept Section 8 Vouchers Sparks Civil Rights Debate
- Carlisle at Coldwell Banker Joins Sterling Society
- Spy Profile: Millington’s Dennis Hager on Small Town Survival
- Surviving the Recession: Kingstown Farm, Home & Garden
- Richard Budden Named To Coldwell Banker® International Diamond Society
