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UPDATE: Cambridge Police Find 10-Year-Old Involved in Alleged Abduction
CAMBRIDGE, MD - The Cambridge Police Department has found the 10-year-old child involved in a critically missing person and alleged abduction case. Details remain scarce at this time, but officials announced shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday that 10-year-old Layla Aniya Bowser and 44-year-old Yukie Sharese Pritchett have been located. The...
Crime in Cambridge 'trending down'
CAMBRIDGE — The number of reported crimes, ShotSpotter alerts and shots fired calls is down in the first quarter of this year compared to last year in Cambridge, according to a new report from the Cambridge Police Department. Cambridge Police Chief Justin Todd said he thinks this shows that crime in Cambridge is “trending down.” “A lot of credit goes to our officers that are out doing what we’re asking...
Talbot County Council recognizes Easton student for SWAT design
EASTON — On Tuesday evening, the Talbot County Council presented Blake Newton, a student at Easton High School, with a certificate of recognition for designing the logo for the Critical Response Unit, a division of the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office and Easton Police Department. The logo will be used to identify members of the Critical Response Unit Team, commonly known as SWAT. This group consists of members of the Sheriff’s Office and Easton Police Department who operate on an on-call status and respond to high-risk...
Dorchester Board of Education hears security update
CAMBRIDGE — Although fighting and attacks on students are down across Dorchester County Public Schools compared to last year, attacks and threats on adults have increased. During a safety and security update to the Dorchester County Board of Education Thursday, DCPS School Security and Emergency Management Manager Michael Richardson said attacks on adults are up 24% this year. According to his presentation, there have been 157 attacks this year compared to 127 attacks this time last year. ...
“Evolving” history finds Maryland’s Harriet Tubman historical marker is wrong
On Maryland’s Eastern Shore there is a historic marker that says Harriet Tubman freed 300 enslaved people. It also suggests she was born nearby. There are those who say it’s past time for the state to set the record straight on the woman known as “Moses.”. The...
City Council discusses Cambridge Harbor TIF, CWDI articles in closed session meeting
CAMBRIDGE — Following a Cambridge City Council closed session meeting Monday, April 22, Mayor Stephen Rideout publicly shared three decisions made behind closed Council Chambers doors that evening relating to Cambridge Harbor and Cambridge Waterfront Development Inc. TAX INCREMENT FINANCING For one, the council has determined that it is a “worthwhile undertaking” to look at establishing a policy or an ordinance on how the city should deal with tax increment...
Leadership Maryland – The Journey of Easton Utilities’ Ted Book and Qlarant’s Jeff Weiss
For some time now, the Spy has been aware and impressed with a special program that nurtures and challenges Maryland’s up-and-coming leaders. Since 1991, Maryland Leadership has hand-picked a special group of the state’s best and brightest to spend one long weekend a month in seminars and field trips to fine-tune their skills and broaden their horizons in ways not typically part of their career development pathways.
YMCA of the Chesapeake Announces Changes to Leadership Team
The YMCA of the Chesapeake (YOC) announces changes to its leadership and the addition of a new position, Director of Pickleball. Wendy Palmer will transition from her role as the Executive Director at the Easton Family YMCA to serve as the Director of Chronic Disease and Prevention programs. Shania Gregory will return to Easton as the Executive Director for the Easton Family YMCA and the Y @ Washington, and Jon Beasley has been hired as the new Director of Pickleball for the YOC.
Birthing Center at UM Shore Regional Health’s JADA System Proves a Lifesaver for Salisbury Mother
Salisbury resident Kerri Madero had a bad feeling when she and her partner, Lindsay Tortorella, left for the hospital on the morning of January 11, 2024, for a routine birth induction at the Birthing Center at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton. Tortorella hoped that Madero’s apprehension was due to anxiety or fear, and tried to think positively about the imminent birth of the couple’s first child.
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