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Dorchester County Council, county employees thank Powell
CAMBRIDGE — With a newly-hired county manager beginning May 20, the Dorchester County Council and county employees acknowledged and thanked Jeff Powell at a council meeting May 14 for serving in the role of interim county manager. Powell, who was previously on the County Council from 1994 to 1998, took on the role of interim county manager in January 2023. Before leading a standing ovation for Powell, County Council President...
North Beach and Calvert County Commemorate Memorial Day with Local Events and Ceremonies
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Women veterans' arts series gears up
Theresa Reer was still recovering from injuries sustained during Operation Enduring Freedom when she heard about Operation Second Chance’s Women Veterans Healing Arts Program series. The retired U.S. Army Captain noticed the impact art had on people as she rolled her wheelchair past the windows of local art shops so decided to give it a try. “One thing that really helped me and why I’m so passionate about this program...
June at Calvert Library: Local Author Events and Summer Reading Challenge
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Dorchester BOE passes emergency virtual education plan with amendment
CAMBRIDGE — A drafted prolonged state of emergency virtual education plan, now required by the state through a Maryland Senate bill, brought discussion among the Dorchester County Board of Education at a board meeting Thursday. Dorchester County Public Schools’ Jodi Colman, who is the director of curriculum, instruction and assessment, said the drafted plan includes information about staffing, personnel, student instruction and assessment and learning supports in the event of an emergency that is longer than 14 consecutive days. The plan can be amended as...
Zeidman resigns from CWDI board
CAMBRIDGE — Cambridge Waterfront Development Inc. board member Rich Zeidman has resigned from the board. Zeidman, who was appointed to the board by the City of Cambridge in 2018 and reappointed in 2021, mentioned the progress that CWDI has made and his desire to spend his retirement years in actual retirement as reasons for his resignation. “Former Mayor Victoria Jackson-Stanley made it clear those 6½ years ago that my appointment...
Power outage curtails Calvert board meeting
It was during the presentation of a proclamation for National Poppy Day that the lights went out in the Calvert County commissioners’ hearing room. Representatives from a local American Legion had just presented Quilts of Valor to Mark Willis, county administrator, and David Payne, assistant sheriff, (both Willis and Payne are Marine Corps veterans) that the room in the Calvert County Courthouse in Prince Frederick went dark. While the commissioners...
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