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Stories from the Stoop: When softball is more than a game
Here's a Stoop Story from retired Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Pamela White about holding her own as a young lawyer, and taking one for the team. There are two LIVE stoop storytelling events coming up: ‘Keepers of Culture: Stories About People Who Inspire and Enlighten’ will be part of the Maryland Folk Festival in Salisbury next month: Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22.
Milford PD investigating hit and run crash
MILFORD, Del. – Milford Police are asking for help locating a vehicle allegedly involved in a recent hit and run. Police say the incident happened at the intersection of S. Rehoboth Boulevard and SE Front Street at around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. We’re told the vehicle appears to be a Gray Ford F-150 with unknown temporary registration plates and would have heavy front-end damage from the crash.
Maryland Weather: Back to school heat, Alert Day Wednesday
BALTIMORE -- The weather turns hot and humid for the students going back to school on Monday. An Alert Day is issued Wednesday for dangerous heat.After a beautiful weekend, the weather is looking hot and humid for back to school. High pressure that delivered us a stretch of comfortable weather will be sliding to our east. This will allow a return of heat and humidity to the area.Morning temperatures will be in the upper 60s Monday for kids at the bus stop. Heat will build throughout the day with temperatures in the middle 80s by lunchtime and upper 80s when...
Democratic Convention Notebook: Earl the Muskrat, river cruise, walk up songs
CHICAGO — Delegates from Maryland’s Eastern Shore to the Democratic National Convention are being joined by a mascot this week: Earl the Muskrat. Earl may have had one of the best seats in the house for former President Barack Obama’s speech from the perch of a 3-foot-high “VOTE” sign that a Maryland delegate proudly held in the air.
QA Fair hosts Eastern Shore Jousting Association event
CENTREVILLE — Numerous riders turned out to participate in the annual Queen Anne’s County Fair Jousting Tournament on the night of Friday, Aug. 16. The tournament sponsored by the Queen Anne’s County Fair Board was put on by the Eastern Shore Jousting Association. Karen A. Callahan, a jouster herself, was the chairman and welcomed all of the spectators to the event. She told the crowd she knew there was a lot going on at the fair but to please be patient as some of the...
A celebration of community, history and culture
CHESTERTOWN — Each year on a weekend in mid-August, Sumner Hall celebrates Legacy Day, a “Celebration of Community, History and Culture.” This year in partnership with the Historical Society of Kent County, it explored African American fraternal and community organizations in Kent County. “Our theme this year was African American fraternal and community organizations,” noted Airlee Ringgold Johnson, community historian for Washington College’s Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience. “Our citizens had a chance to step out of our usual work uniforms...
Harris accepts Democratic nomination for president, Maryland delegates energized for fall campaign
CHICAGO – Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her party’s nomination Thursday night, pledging “a new way forward” for the nation and warning that the consequences of another Donald Trump presidency would be “extremely serious.”. “On behalf of the people, on behalf of every American, regardless...
Ravens season gives you a chance to win big and see The Big Apple
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Betterton council approves hunting ordinance
BETTERTON — On Aug. 13, at their regularly scheduled meeting, Mayor Donald Sutton and the Betterton Town Council members Harry Marcy, Wayne Gilchrest and Bob Pyfer held a public hearing for Ordinance 2024-02. Offering counsel was Town Attorney Tom Yeager. Ordinance 2024-02 states that Betterton will provide a temporary exemption from prohibition from firearm discharge in certain areas of the town for the limited purpose of deer and waterfowl hunting season. ...
Powerball ticket worth $100,000 sold in Delaware. Check the numbers to see if you won
Check your lottery tickets from earlier this week because you might be a winner. A ticket worth $100,000 from the Monday, Aug. 19, Powerball drawing was sold in Delaware. The ticket matched four white balls and the Powerball and had the Power Play option as well, which doubled its value. ...
Fire marshal investigating early morning barn fire
The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal is investigating an early morning two-alarm fire on Will Lane in Conowingo. Called in by a neighbor around 2:34 a.m. Thursday, volunteers from Water Witch and Community of Rising Sun fire companies as well as Robert Fulton from Pennsylvania responded and quickly extinguished the fire. Investigators have not determined where the fire began but report damage at $1,000. Will Lane is located off of Liberty Grove Road in Conowingo.
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