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Warriors battle but can’t extend win streak against undefeated Bennett
EASTON — Avery Brice was eager for Monday night. “I was very excited about this game tonight just to see where we were at as far as playing against top competition,” Easton High’s first-year boys head soccer coach said of facing undefeated and defending Bayside Conference champion James M. Bennett. After 80 minutes, the Warriors were where everyone else has been this season after playing the Clippers — behind on...
Maryland Democratic Party Calls for Chuck Yocum to Withdraw from Anne Arundel County School Board
As serious sexual assault allegations surface, the Maryland Democratic Party and prominent officials urge Chuck Yocum to immediately step down from his candidacy for Anne Arundel County School Board.
Cambridge candidates talk local issues at candidate forum
CAMBRIDGE — Cambridge City Council candidates and the city’s residents flowed in and out of the Chesapeake Grove Intergenerational Center Saturday afternoon for a nearly five-hour candidate forum conducted by the League of Women Voters. Ten of the 14 commissioner and mayoral candidates running in the Oct. 19 election were at the forum. The forum was split into three sessions for the different races. Ryan Anthony of the Cambridge Spy,...
Taste of Cambridge returns to downtown for 16th year
CAMBRIDGE — Taste of Cambridge will return to downtown Cambridge for its 16th year on Saturday, Oct. 12, from noon to 6 p.m. A fundraiser for Cambridge Main Street, Taste of Cambridge is a community street festival featuring a cook-off competition with participants from local restaurants and catering professionals, live entertainment, the Kids Zone at Cannery Way and various vendors. This year’s cook-off categories are crab cake, crab soup, Eastern...
Burnside's three assists help Buccaneers extend winning streak to three
ST. MICHAELS —Kent Island High head field hockey coach Laura Harding was looking to strengthen her midfield this season. So after a roster scan and some careful thought, Harding decided to take her leading scorer from a year ago, Ellie Burnside, and shift her back to center mid. The decision has turned out quite nicely for everyone involved except for maybe the opposition. One week after collecting three assists, Burnside...
Graham Nash to perform at Avalon Theatre
Two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and founding member of both the Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash Graham Nash will be performing at the Avalon Theatre in Easton on Marsh 29 and 30. The shows are part of a new spring leg across the East Coast, Southern U.S. and West Coast to his critically acclaimed North American tour. Nash will be joined on stage by Todd Caldwell (keyboards and vocals), Adam Minkoff (bass, drums, guitars and vocals) and Zach Djanikian (guitars, mandolin,...
Next-man-up approach still working for QA's
It was just another weekend for Queen Anne’s County High’s football team. It was another game tainted by injury. Wait, make that injuries. And yet despite losing two defensive starters and their starting quarterback, the Lions again found a way to log another victory last Friday, stretching their win streak to three with a convincing 43-6 rout of North Caroline. ...
Calvert school board, administrators discuss state test scores
When you look at the numbers it’s as much a cause for concern as it is for celebration. According to the Maryland Department of Education, the results from the comprehensive assessment program for the 2023-2024 school year showed modest increases statewide in English language arts and mathematics scores. In Calvert County, the public school system’s rank is fifth in the state in math proficiency. Just under 33% of students in...
QACPS announces school safety grant
CENTREVILLE — Queen Anne’s County High School has recently been awarded $70,000 to pursue the hiring of the district’s first School Security Employee (SSE), according to Joe Saboury, coordinator of school safety and security. As of August, the district received funding from the Maryland Center for School Safety School Resource Officer (SRO) Adequate Coverage Grant under the 2018 Maryland Safe to Learn Act, Saboury said. This funding allows school districts...
Cambridge City Council gets lifesaving Narcan training
The anti-opioid medication Narcan can save lives. But first, people need to be trained to use it. As a designated Narcan trainer with the Dorchester County Department of Health's Behavioral Health unit, Keita Bailey believes in making house calls to reach people where they are.
SSPP defeats Herons to strengthen hold on top seed for ESIAC playoffs
EASTON — With no seniors on her team, Saints Peter and Paul High girls head soccer coach Nicole Edsall called last season a bit of a growing year. Edsall called the beginning of this season, “a bit of a rough start” after the Sabres went 2-2 over their first four games. Now, with just one regular-season game remaining, Edsall has seen her team grow into the No. 1 seed for...
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