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Federalsburg family looks for answers
FEDERALSBURG — Twenty-five years ago, LaTonya Murray made the trek back and forth from Easton to Baltimore for three months just to see her baby girl. Onyae Murray was born at the Easton hospital in 1998, 23 weeks into LaTonya’s pregnancy. She weighed less than a pound. “She was the smallest baby that had been born in Talbot County that survived,” LaTonya said. ...
Benedictine hosts ribbon-cutting and groundbreaking
RIDGELY — Scott Evans, executive director of the Benedictine School, lead both a ribbon-cutting for a new road and a groundbreaking for new student residences at the school’s property in Ridgely. A crowd of donors, political aides and school supporters, along with just over $3 million from the U.S. Senate and the state legislature, made this moment possible. “Where we are standing now is Phase 1. We needed a new...
Denton Town Leaders Raise Funds to Provide Electric Bikes for Homeless Individuals
DENTON, MD - Town leaders in Denton have initiated a project aimed at assisting homeless individuals in their community to secure and maintain jobs. The Denton Police Department, in collaboration with a local homeless shelter, recently announced the successful fundraising of over $5,000 for their innovative project. His Hope Ministries,...
The Door Finally Opens for Future Use for Easton’s Abandoned Safeway Site
While there is no truth in the rumor there is a support group for downtown residents still traumatized by the closing of the Safeway on Washington Street, there are many who are still adjusting to the loss of the last walkable grocery store in town. Easton’s Safeway was not the...
Talbot Planning Commission approves Lakeside resolutions
EASTON — On Wednesday, the Talbot County Planning Commission reconsidered two resolutions pertaining to the Lakeside at Trappe development that it previously found to be inconsistent with the county’s comprehensive plan. This time, both Resolution 347 and Resolution 348 were found to be consistent with the comprehensive plan, as was Resolution 353, which also was reconsidered Wednesday despite the Planning Commission’s April 2 finding of consistency. The Planning Commission’s findings...
Police release name of 57-year-old bicyclist who died after failing to stop at sign
Police have identified the bicyclist who died in a crash near Felton on Friday as 57-year-old Felton resident Robert Spencer Jr. Spencer did not stop at a stop sign at Logan and Willow Grove roads, according to Delaware State Police, and rode into the path of a Chevrolet Tahoe. He was pronounced dead...
Lions push but can't get ahead of Easton
EASTON — Queen Anne’s County High’s boys lacrosse team pushed and pushed. It just could never get ahead of Easton. Blake Royer converted a Drew Schmidt assist for the go-ahead goal late in the third quarter before the Warriors used a fourth-quarter surge Wednesday to cement a 14-11 victory over the Lions on senior night at Easton. ...
Delaware advocate for clean water remembered as PFAS regulations are implemented
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Helping people get access to clean drinking water was personal to Vikki Prettyman. She was exposed to PFAS when she was the administrator for the town of Blades,...
Second man arrested for March incident in Trappe
TRAPPE — Two men have been arrested for an incident that took place on Howell Point Road on March 23 in Trappe. Flamond D. Woolford, 18, of Cambridge, was arrested Monday by the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division and charged with home invasion, kidnapping, first-degree assault, armed robbery, reckless endangerment, use of a firearm in a violent crime, conspiracy to commit the crimes and other related charges. On...
MDOT projects underway in QAC
STEVENSVILLE — “Folks don’t realize the amount of effort that goes into the planning for these projects. We are always working to assess the public’s needs and prepare these projects for eventual execution,” MDOT Director of Communications Paul Milton said in response to the ongoing state highway projects in Queen Anne’s County. “We work in conjunction with local and federal resources to ensure the plans are aligned and to obtain the budget necessary to complete the work — it’s a very intricate process the public is not always aware of.” ...
Speed Away scores in Harrington trot
Harrington, DE — Breakaway Racing and Yorwollohan Racing’s Speed Away ($4.60, Corey Callahan) was a 1:54.4 winner in Wednesday’s (May 1) $22,500 Open Trot at Harrington Raceway. The Nick Callahan trainee settled in fourth early behind pacesetter That Ole Bar Stool before making a persistent backstretch grind...
Lierman calls for better support of day care in Maryland
EASTON — On April 26, Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman made a stop to visit the Talbot County Council on her tour of the Eastern Shore. She has been traveling around the state to let different county councils know what the comptroller is up to. Her stops emphasized getting women back into the workplace in Maryland by supporting them with better day care. The council members asked questions after Lierman’s 15-minute...
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