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Eastern Shore residents assist survivors of Hurricane Helene
CAMBRIDGE — In an effort to do their part, a group of Eastern Shore residents have come together to send a truck of donated urgent relief supplies for areas affected by Hurricane Helene. Members of the Eastern Shore Hurricane Relief Committee have been in the works with Hurricane Helene Airlift Relief, an organization based at the Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina using private small planes and helicopters to land donations past multiple bridge and road collapses. ...
Water Everywhere! Maryland's Shorelines Under Siege from Rising Tides
WAKEFIELD — Issued by the National Weather Service at 3:01 AM EDT on October 1, 2024. Maryland's Eastern Shore Under Coastal Flood Advisory Through Wednesday Evening. Residents of Dorchester, Wicomico, and Somerset counties are urged to prepare for minor to moderate flooding through Wednesday, as a Coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect until 8 PM EDT. According to the National Weather Service, areas near shorelines and tidal waterways could see inundation levels of up to one foot above ground, with localized areas potentially experiencing up to two feet of flooding.
Five Lusby residents request judicial review on Lusby apartment complex
The wheels are now in motion to take town residents' grievances to court concerning a plan to build a large apartment complex. According to documents on file with the Maryland court system, five Lusby residents have filed a request for judicial review of a recent decision by the Calvert County Planning Commission approving a 276-unit apartment complex. The Lusby Town Center project — Lusby Villas — is to be constructed...
Lions show grit; Vikings off to fast start
Queen Anne’s County High isn’t the fastest or strongest football team in the Bayside Conference. But four games into the season, the Lions are playing with a longtime program staple — grit. “They’re gritty,” head coach Brian Mooney said after Queen Anne’s — playing its first home game of the season — evened its record last Friday night with a 20-15 victory over James M. Bennett. “There’s no quit on...
Baltimore fire cuts internet as far away as Talbot County; Baltimore County largely unscathed
A fire in downtown Baltimore that burned a fiber optic cable on Sunday knocked out internet and power as far as Talbot County. It knocked out internet in Baltimore County Public Libraries as well, a librarian told the Eagle, but internet was restored by Monday. The Enoch Pratt Free Library wasn’t so lucky — it was closed on Monday, according to the Baltimore Banner. At 6 p.m. on Sunday, according...
Jousting championship held at Tuckahoe
QUEEN ANNE — The announcer called into the microphone, “charge fair maiden” as John Philip Sousa’s rousing military march “Stars and Stripes Forever” echoes across the track. Maidens and knights charged on their steeds at Eastern Shore Jousting Association’s 55th Annual Championship Tournament on Sept. 29. The competition took place at the the Tuckahoe Equestrian Center. The event began with the American Flag waving above a rider’s head as she...
Frederick Douglass Day continues to share abolitionist's legacy
EASTON — The first time Harriette Lowery heard that Frederick Douglass had grown up in Talbot County was when she moved back to Easton with her husband in the early 2000s. Lowery was surprised to hear of Douglass’ local origins. She had grown up in Talbot County, but she had never known it was the famed abolitionist’s birthplace. “The historical society had put a notice in the paper asking for...
KCHS to get 2nd chance against Cambridge
WORTON — The Trojans will be able to see how much they have improved when Cambridge’s girls come here Wednesday afternoon for game two of the home-and-away series in high school soccer. This will be a rematch of the season opener on Sept. 6 that Cambridge at home...
APG Chesapeake hires new regional president
Orestes Baez, Adams Publishing Group's new Chesapeake regional president, is no stranger to APG nor the Chesapeake region. Baez started the new job Monday, Sept. 30, meeting employees at the Star Democrat in Easton. He will be traveling to APG Chesapeake offices in Chestertown, Chester, Dundalk, Elkton and the three Southern Maryland News offices in La Plata, California and Prince Frederick the rest of the week. Baez was APG's Southern...
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