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WILDFIRE IN DORCHESTER COUNTY BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY JUVENILES
Cambridge, MD - A wildland fire was reported on August 21, 2024, in the 2500 block of Boeing Way in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland. The fire started around 2:06 PM on a 30-acre field adjacent to a residential community. The property is under the ownership of the State of Maryland.
Chapel District Elementary breaks ground on renovation project
CORDOVA — With the school year set to begin Monday, construction at Chapel District Elementary School is in full swing. Administrators, teachers, county representatives and students celebrated a groundbreaking for renovation work at the school on Friday afternoon. The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is leading construction, which started Aug. 5. A short ceremony outside the school provided attendees insight into the renovations and what benefits will follow. Speakers included Talbot County...
Lawsuit against CWDI resolved in Dorchester Co. court
CAMBRIDGE, Md. – The City of Cambridge has resolved the pending lawsuit against Cambridge Waterfront Development Inc. and Yacht Maintenance, and the case has been dismissed without prejudice. We’re told the resolution came as the result of the initial mediation work between the City and CWDI, with subsequent intervention...
Easton Utilities Begins Annual Flushing Program
The water main flushing program is conducted by Easton Utilities on an annual basis and scheduled to begin in late August throughout the service territory. “The flushing program allows us to determine if there are any issues in our water system infrastructure so Easton Utilities can continue delivering high quality water,” stated Jake Bryan, Water and Wastewater Supervisor for Easton Utilities.
Letter to Editor: Why Delmarva Power’s Prunes Tree Canopies in Oxford
My nephew Sean sent me a work photo this week. He loves what he does and periodically shares scenes from his locations. I had been thinking about Sean this week. At the Oxford Commissioners meeting, Delmarva Power answered questions about the tree trimming they are required to do in all of our small towns. Some of the Oxford townsfolks were pretty upset that the beautiful tree canopy had to be cut back away from the power lines. There were a lot of suggestions about “How I would do it, even though I am not an arborist”. It got a little hot in the hearing room.
American Legion Post 77 looking to jumpstart Hometown Heroes banner project
EASTON — An effort to honor past and present veterans, firefighters and police officers gained momentum at the Easton Town Council on Monday evening. Joan Harris-Brooks, speaking on behalf of Blake-Blackston American Legion Post 77, asked the council to partner with the group in creating a banner program so that families of Talbot County veterans, firefighters and officers can honor their loved ones. Harris-Brooks said the banners would be placed...
Meet the candidates running for mayor of Cambridge: LaShon Foster
CAMBRIDGE, Md. – Cambridge voters will choose their next mayor come October. Three candidates are in the race, and this week WMDT is highlighting each individual, in alphabetical order. LaShon Foster. LaShon Foster has served two four-year terms as a Cambridge Commissioner—first from 2004-08, and then from 2016-20. By...
Easton EDC quarterly update provided to Town Council
EASTON — Foot traffic at the Easton Visitor Center on South Harrison Street is increasing, according to Holly DeKarske, executive director of the Easton Economic Development Corporation. DeKarske presented a quarterly update on Easton EDC during Monday’s Easton Town Council meeting. “We just finished a year of managing the visitor’s center, and foot traffic’s basically doubled each month,” DeKarske said. ...
Young Eagles soar from Cambridge airport
Dorchester County is renowned as an eagle habitat, with locals and visitors flocking to Blackwater Refuge and beyond to marvel at their majestic beauty. Among the biggest Refuge features is the online Eagle cam, broadcasting views of nesting parents and, hopefully, youngsters. On Sunday, August 10, a different group of fledglings took flight for the first time at Cambridge-Dorchester Regional Airport, during the Young Eagles Rally sponsored by Experimental Aviation Aircraft (EAA) chapters 478, headquartered at St. Mary's County Airport in Southern Maryland and 1683 which meets at the Delaware Aviation Museum in Georgetown, Delaware
Residents get update on Cambridge flood mitigation project
CAMBRIDGE — The City of Cambridge held the first of what it says will be multiple "periodic" public meetings to share progress and get feedback on its flood mitigation project along the shore of the Choptank River. The city's Make Cambridge Resilient Flood Mitigation Project Manager Larry White said the city will continue to reach out to the public throughout the entire design process of the project. "This is the...
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