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County News and Notes

Public Notice from DNR: Razor Clam Dredging

 PUBLIC NOTICE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FISHERIES SERVICE RAZOR CLAM DREDGING   Pursuant to Code of Maryland Regulation 08.02.02.09, the Secretary of … [Read More...]

  • Talbot Citizens Honored by disAbility Coalition For Inclusion and Lifetime Dedication
  • Londonderry Retirement Community Hosts Spring Festival
  • East End Property Owners Get Help From Housing Coalition
  • Talbot Free Library Week May 9-14 by Al Picardi

Local Buzz

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Another Memorial Day Display At The River House On Rt. 33

It looks like the new display at the River House on Rt. 33 for Memorial Day is going to be even bigger and better than ever before. This morning, … [Read More...]

  • Week in Pictures – May 15th – 22nd
  • 14th Annual Multicultural Festival Wows Hundreds
  • 14th Annual Multicultural Festival Tomorrow!
  • Silver Linings Announces Partnership with New Oyster House Project
  • St. Michaels Museum at St. Mary’s Square to Open on May 4
  • Participants Sought For Battle of St. Michaels Parade

Arts on the Shore

Talbot County Arts Council Approves Grants for 28 Local Programs

The Talbot County Arts Council has approved Community Arts Development Grants to twenty-eight organizations for arts-related programs and projects … [Read More...]

  • Plein Air-Easton! “Out of the Box” Exhibition Deadline May 24
  • St. John’s Tutor to Talk “Literary Imagination” at ESWA Meet June 8
  • Recital To Support Easton’s Ian Young’s Tanglewood Program
  • Castelli and Massoniart Celebrate 20 Years Together
  • Historical Society Goes “Downton Abbey” June 12
  • Who Was Rosalie Calvert? Find Out May 23
  • Tim Marcin Wins Washington College’s Prestigious Sophie Kerr Prize

Chesapeake Ecosystem

Dredging Project is restoring Susquehanna National Wildlife Refuge

Susquehanna National Wildlife Refuge is benefiting from a maintenance dredging project to help improve navigation near Havre de Grace, Maryland. … [Read More...]

  • Kayak For River Appreciation Week
  • Mattawoman Watershed at a Tipping Point
  • CBF Calls for Stronger House Farm Bill
  • Eyes on the River – 2013 Water Quality Monitoring Begins

Local Food & Garden

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Food Friday: Memorial Day Festivities

Our friends at Food52 and Bon Appétit magazine are always full of good ideas and innovations. This year for Memorial Day they have skirt steaks and slaws and yummy-sounding … [Read More...]

  • Worried About Your Sycamores? There’s A Fungus Among Us
  • Wine to Be Legal at Maryland Farmers’ Market in June
  • Rhubarb Pie with Mom by Barbara Jorgenson
  • Adkins Arboretum Dedicates Restored Wetland Bridge

Health

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Evergreen Hosts Renowned Yoga Expert June 22

Courage and Enthusiasm is the topic Suzie Hurley, E_RYT 500, has offered for her extraordinary Yoga Workshops at Evergreen, a Center for Balanced Living on June … [Read More...]

  • Shore Health Rehab Staff Help Parkinson’s Patients
  • Mental Health First Aid USA Training at Evergreen Court Starts July 11
  • Internationally Known Neurologist to Speak Locally on CMT Research
  • Creation of New Hospice Organization Proposed
  • Free Skin Cancer Screenings May 15

Maryland

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Almost 5,700 State Employees Make $100K or More

By Meg Tully Maryland Reporter’s third annual report on state salaries  found that 5,663 state employees pulled in $100,000 or greater in 2012 –about 6% of total state … [Read More...]

  • Same-sex Domestic Partners to Lose State Benefits
  • Md. Hospital Jobs in Jeopardy
  • Critical Decisions Could Threaten Maryland Jobs
  • Atty. Gen. Doug Gansler to Present Grant Funds to Assist Distressed Homeowners this Friday
  • Attorneys General Team Up With Facebook to Protect Privacy

Shore Education

Carol Parlett, Marie Martin, Daphne Murphy and Shane Fisher

St. Michaels Business Association Awards Two St. Michaels Grads $1000 Scholarships

On Thursday night, the St. Michaels Business Association Foundation awarded its First Scholarships at the Awards Ceremony of the St. Michaels Middle/High School. Carol … [Read More...]

  • Six Gunston School Students Honored at National Honor Society Induction
  • Chesapeake Opens Registration for Summer 2013
  • Chesapeake College Offers Summer Enrichment Camps for Children
  • SU Helps Raise $100,000 For Relay For Life
  • Sophie Kerr Writer Award Finalists at WC Selected

Maryland 3.0

Scott Holland, second from left, president and chief executive officer of i-lighting™, and Mike Thielke, right, executive director of ESEC, 


Annapolis. Also pictured are: Sean Ryan, left, vice president of Sales and Marketing; and Kerry Larotonda, second from 



right, Customer Service Relations manager.

Build It and They will Come not True at North East-based i-lighting

Cinderella stories about startup businesses are all too rare in the United States, especially during a slow economy. Staggering statistics about 50 … [Read More...]

  • Upper Shore SCORE Chapter Awards First Nano Loan
  • Maryland in Top Ten in Country for Entrepreneurship
  • Startup Maryland Announces 2013 Dates for Pitch Bus Tour
  • Employee-Ownership Conference May 10
  • Eastern Shore Students Participate in NASA Marathon
  • Looking for a Few Good Hackers: HotDesks hosts NASA Space Challenge April 19-21

Chesapeake Life & Sports

In the Bay region, Canada warblers breed where temperatures are cooler. (Jose Loaiza / U.S. Geological Survey)

On the Wing: the Canada Warbler

by Michael Burke The early morning air was cool and evening dew hung heavily on the grass. Before us, a lovely stream slipped down a narrow valley. Birdsong filled the … [Read More...]

  • Cool Outdoor Stuff: What Can We Learn From The Beaverkill?
  • Saints Win Bayside Championship, State Playoffs Start Today At 4pm
  • Safety Advocates Remind Boaters to ‘Wear It!’ During Safe Boating Week
  • Saints Just Keep On Winning
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Tim Marcin Wins Washington College’s Prestigious Sophie Kerr Prize

A Washington College scholar-athlete who plans to pursue a career in sports journalism will take home the world’s largest student literary prize, the famed Sophie Kerr Prize, at this year’s … [Read More...]

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Analysis: Who Gives a Dam About Conowingo?

The answer should be: we all do. Everyone, from the EPA to Eastern Shore county governments and a wide spectrum of environmental organizations, agree that the sediment buildup at the Conowingo Dam … [Read More...]

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Eastern Shore Students Participate in NASA Marathon

A group of young programmers and hardware developers from the Delmarva region were part of a global 48-hour marathon in Salisbury last weekend to help develop the next generation of hardware and … [Read More...]

A Chesapeake Journal

Stepping Elf’s Mast

The annual stepping of the mast – the last bit of hard work each spring, after the classic racing yacht built in 1888 has had its spring cleanup of sanding and varnish and … [Read More...]

Spotlight

Pictured left to right are Beth Schucker, Trish Malin, and Don Buxton, executive director of Chesapeake Chamber Music, enjoying “Jazz in the Barn,” a fundraising evening for the Monty Alexander Jazz Festival which will be held August 29 through September 1, 2013.

Jazz in the Barn Fundraiser Benefits 2013 Monty Alexander Jazz Festival

At the recent “Jazz in the Barn” fundraiser for the Monty Alexander … [Read More...]

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SHS Balance Center’s Kelly Marchetti Earns Vestibular Rehab Certification

Kelly Marchetti, MSPT, clinical specialist and site supervisor for Shore … [Read More...]

Calendar

Eagle Stands Guard at Knightly

Tour, Toast and Taste to show off Alice Ryan’s Knightly

Pickering Creek Audubon Center will host Tour, Toast and Taste at Knightly in Easton on June 15, 2013 beginning at 5:30 PM. The welcoming trees and … [Read More...]

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Easton Club Golf to Benefit Talbot Interfaith Shelter

Come out and play a round of golf at River House Golf Course at the Easton Club while supporting TIS. A $40 greens fee (regular rack rate is $52 on … [Read More...]

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TC Free Library Summer Schedule

St. Michaels Library to Offer Tot Time Story Hour On Mondays, June 3, 17, 24, July 8 - 29, and August 5 - 26, at 10:30 a.m., the St. Michaels … [Read More...]

Library to Offer Parent Café May 29

The Talbot County Free Library is inviting parents and children to a “Parent Café” designed to help the library better serve our community.  The … [Read More...]

Call To Action

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Beekeepers Report Up to 50% Losses This Year

Honey bees are dying at an alarming rate, and this winter marked the worst … [Read More...]

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Parents Need to Understand the Total Impact of Underage Drinking

Alcohol use by persons under age 21 years is a major public health … [Read More...]

Disturbances

Suspect Sought In Queen Anne’s County Jewelry Store Robbery

Maryland State Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying an armed robbery suspect who disguised himself before robbing a Queen Anne’s … [Read More...]

Pet Watch

Easton Eye Care Chooses Pet Pantries As Sunsale Beneficiary.

Pet Pantries, Inc., a 501(c)3 not-for-profit charity based in Easton, has been chosen by Easton Eye Care as the beneficiary of this year’s SUNSALE … [Read More...]

Ben Gardner, Jennifer Douglas, Natalie Prochaska, Katie Schisler, Maddie Marciniak and Jake Conlon of Saints Peter and Paul Middle School’s Student Council organized food drive which resulted in over 7oo pounds collected.

Area Schools Raise Half Ton of Pet Food for Pet Pantries

From March 18th through March 22nd  several area schools collected a total of 925 pounds of pet food and treats in Pet Pantries’ Second Annual … [Read More...]

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