CAMBRIDGE — Kicking the day off riverside at the Dorchester County Visitor Center, Maryland Secretary of Housing and Community Development Jake Day, along with members of his staff, spent Wednesday touring Dorchester County. Day and his team visited the Cambridge Harbor site, Pine Street Community Market and Wells Street in Cambridge before traveling to East New Market to visit the Trading Post Museum. The tour ended in Hurlock at Suicide Bridge Restaurant for lunch and a stakeholder discussion led by Day and Dorchester County Council...

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...

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. ...

CAMBRIDGE — The Cambridge Police Department is seeking information regarding a missing 10-year-old girl and 44-year-old woman. In a news release, police said the 10-year-old, Layla Aniya Bowser, was last seen around 3:30 p.m. on April 9 in the area of 1224 Chestnut Place in Cambridge. Bowser is believed to be with 44-year-old Yukie Sharese Pritchett. Police said Pritchett is a non-custodial family member of Bowser and did not have...

CAMBRIDGE — Cambridge residents packed the Chesapeake Grove Intergenerational Center Thursday night to hear from the Cambridge Waterfront Development Inc. Board of Directors, its executive director and project partners. At the community update meeting, CWDI representatives talked about various aspects of the Cambridge Harbor — a project to develop the space along the Cambridge waterfront — before launching into a question-and-answer segment. Resident Lauren Mross called CWDI’s presentation “polished.” ...

The League of Women Voters hosted a forum for 1st District Congressional candidates on Sunday afternoon. The two Republican candidates were represented and found common ground on many issues, but especially their contempt for incumbent Rep. Andy Harris who did not attend the forum. Republican candidates Chris Bruneau and Michael Scott Lemon, replying to a question, said Harris, who has been in Congress since 2008, initially promised to serve only six terms, for a total of 12 years in the House, but opted to run...

The members of the Maryland Delaware DC Press Association (MDDC) are deeply concerned about the potential consequences of HB1258 on local journalism. This bill, which is on the governor’s desk now, would upend the longstanding practice of publishing public notices in local newspapers and their associated websites, threatening the vitality of Maryland’s communities and the essential role of the press in fostering civic engagement and accountability. We believe that HB 1258 will create a seismic change in the local media landscape that will decimate and...

The Dorchester General Hospital Foundation Inc. is a local nonprofit supporting physical and mental health in Dorchester County through the University of Maryland Shore Health Facility in Cambridge. It funds equipment needs and continuing education for nurses working or residing in Dorchester County and for local high school students. The nonprofit is offering three scholarships to Dorchester County residents: ...

CAMBRIDGE — The clouds opened up over Pine Street Community Market just in time to let the sun shine down Friday afternoon for a ribbon-cutting event. The ribbon-cutting, hosted by the Dorchester Chamber of Commerce, brought together community members and local and state officials to celebrate the opening of the market, a convenience store with a restaurant that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner — from eggs and home fries to hamburgers and subs. ...

CAMBRIDGE — An ordinance that would have amended zoning to make four contiguous parcels at the corner of Washington and High streets the same zoning district was struck down by the Cambridge City Council before it could be voted on. The ordinance, brought to commissioners at a council meeting April 8, would have amended zoning for three parcels. Jesse Hammock, an attorney representing the owner of the four parcels, said...

CAMBRIDGE — In an effort to get the relationship between Cambridge Waterfront Development Inc. and the City of Cambridge "back on track," Mayor Stephen Rideout is proposing amendments to the organization's Articles of Incorporation. According to CWDI's Articles of Incorporation, the mayor of Cambridge is its sole member. This means that Rideout has the authority to make amendments to the Articles of Incorporation. Tuesday morning, Rideout conducted a meeting to...

SECRETARY — Nancy Harvey was honored by the Cambridge Sail and Power Squadron at its annual Change of Watch on March 16 at Suicide Bridge Restaurant. Harvey has served as commander and safety officer, along with other leadership positions. She has prepared, along with her late husband, Jim, an annual presentation at the local library of boating safety tips each May for Boating Safety Month. She has also organized a Flare and Fire Extinguisher demonstration, open to the public, to familiarize boaters and non-boaters with emergency procedures. She serves on the squadron’s Executive Committee and has taught boating classes on all levels, sharing her many years’ experience as a cruising sailor in New York and Chesapeake Bay. Harvey will be relocating to New York State, but will continue to serve Cambridge Squadron virtually. Cambridge Sail and Power Squadron wishes her well and will miss her hard work and dedication to boating.

CAMBRIDGE — At a community conversation on civil rights issues April 8, representatives from the United States Department of Justice made it clear that this conversation would be the first of many. “This won’t be the first and last time that you see us here because we’re serious about showing up,” United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron said. “We’re serious about representing you, hearing from you.” ...

The Caucus of African American Leaders this week proposed renaming the Frederick C. Malkus Bridge across the Choptank River to the Gloria Richardson Bridge. The proposal is a good idea and should be approved by the Maryland legislature when it is introduced. Richardson is a far better representative of American values than Malkus was. Richardson was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Cambridge in the early 1960s, one...

CAMBRIDGE — The Cambridge City Council voted unanimously at a meeting on April 8 to make David Deutsch acting city manager upon Tom Carroll’s exit and to approve a contract with Mercer Group Associates for recruitment services for the next city manager. On March 18, Carroll submitted his resignation from the city manager position. He said his last day with the city would be no later than May 17. The...

TRAPPE — Habitat for Humanity Choptank is one of 26 organizations on the Eastern Shore of Maryland to receive direct federal resources for projects as a result of efforts by U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin. On March 14, President Joe Biden signed into law $32.5 million dollars in federal funding for the projects put forth by these organizations that Van Hollen and Cardin then championed at a federal level to benefit Shore residents in a variety of areas, including community development, historical...

On June 30, 1952, a ribbon-cutting in Anne Arundel County marked the beginning and the end of transportation options between Maryland’s Eastern Shore and western shore. On that day, the first Chesapeake Bay Bridge opened for vehicular traffic. That same day, a ferry service that had carried 2 million passengers and 1 million vehicles on the Bay since being launched in 1930 ended. Conventional wisdom then was ferry service would never return to the Bay. Now an effort is underway to return ferry service that...

CAMBRIDGE — Main Street Gallery is excited to be exhibiting the artwork of Joy Staniforth, as its guest artist for the May/June show. Staniforth, a resident of Cambridge, has titled her show “Joy Through Art”, and she will be showing alongside the nine member artists of the gallery. A maker of many types of art, Staniforth will be showing unique jewelry made of wire, textiles and tumbled rocks, as well as bold textile wall hangings and examples of her most recent artistic passion, a paper art called quilling. ...

LINKWOOD — The Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of an April 9 fire to a 10-by-16-foot shed located on Linkwood Drive. According to a news release from the Office of the State Fire Marshal, it took 18 firefighters 10 minutes to put out the one-alarm blaze. After the fire was discovered by a neighbor, the Linkwood-Salem Volunteer Fire Company was the primary responding fire department on the scene. No injuries were reported from the fire, according to the news release. The fire resulted in a total estimated loss of $30,000.

CAMBRIDGE — Later this month, residents will have the opportunity to have their questions answered and hear more about the plans for Cambridge Harbor, a development project along the Choptank River. In a letter to the public, Cambridge Waterfront Development Inc. Board President Angie Hengst said people will be able to submit questions and get clarification on some of the topics “that have been circulating as of late.” She said CWDI has been “the topic of conversation” over the past few weeks. ...