Weekend Happenings: Crab Festivals, Art Tours, Bull Runs and More!

4th of July weekend has come and gone…and what a weekend it was! Despite the touch and go moments with Mother Nature, the beaches were packed, local businesses were bustling, and the Eastern Sho...

Portuguese Man-Of-War, Salps, and Sharks Visiting Local Beaches this Summer in MD and DE

As locals in a resort area, we are pretty accustomed to visitors flocking to our beaches to enjoy all that summer has to offer. What we aren’t quite as familiar with is the influx of sea life so...

‘Taste of Cambridge’ to Celebrate 11th Year July 11th in Downtown Cambridge

Summertime on the Eastern Shore means something different for everyone, but for most of us it signifies the chance to roll up your sleeves and indulge in all things Maryland blue crab. That’s right,...

Woman Recalls Being Impaled By Beach Umbrella Five Years Ago This Week

OCEAN CITY — Five years ago this week, a Baltimore woman was severely injured when she was impaled by a flying beach umbrella on the beach in Ocean City, providing the backdrop of a reminder abo...

OPA Seeking More Information On Smart Meters

BERLIN – Ocean Pines residents want more information on smart meters before they see the electronic devices installed outside their homes. Several homeowners shared their worries regarding smart met...

Things To Do Around Town

Every 1st Friday: Star Charities Volunteers Meet 10 a.m., Ocean Pines Library. For more information, 410-641-7667.   Every Saturday: Weekly Farmers Market 8 a.m.-1 p.m., White Horse Park, 239 Oce...

County Health Agency Issues Reminders About Rabies; Rabid Raccoon Recently Killed In Berlin

BERLIN – A rabid raccoon in downtown Berlin served as proof of what health officials have been saying all along — the deadly disease can show up anywhere. “We never know where the next call’s ...

Court Rejects Woman’s Manslaughter Conviction Appeal

OCEAN CITY — A Maryland appeals court last month denied a bid by a Pennsylvania woman to overturn her criminally negligent manslaughter conviction for the death of her 12-year-old child in a cra...

Shooting Suspect Pleads To Assault

SNOW HILL — A local man, charged initially with attempted murder after shooting a man with a shotgun twice during a dispute over a deer, was found guilty of first-degree assault this week and no...

Community Foundation Of The Eastern Shore Presents $1,500 Grant To Introduce County Wide High School Spelling Bee

The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore presented a $1,500 grant to the City of Salisbury to introduce a County Wide High School Spelling Bee Contest. As a former spelling bee participant, Kate ...