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A curious community filled the lobby of Lancaster High School on Wednesday, Oct. 21, to see the design for a new bridge that will become part of the Middle Peninsula landscape for decades. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) conducted a design public hearing seeking feedback on the proposed design...
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. — Along Three Notch Road, where CMA’s Toyota of Lexington Park and CMA’s Hyundai of Lexington Park already welcome neighbors, a third showroom is getting ready to open its doors. Carter Myers Automotive will open CMA’s Honda of Lexington Park on Tuesday, Dec. 15, bringing a new Honda franchise to St. Mary’s County and adding a third store to the company’s Three Notch Road presence.
The first chilly evening in Virginia changes what people want on the table. Iced tea and fried baskets suddenly feel less appealing, and a warm bowl of oyster stew starts calling your name. Oyster stew is about as old-school Virginia as food gets, built on buttery broth, cream, and plump...
Drivers using MD 90 in Worcester County should expect single-lane closures from Nov. 16-20 while crews inspect two Ocean City Expressway bridges. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will conduct routine inspections of the MD 90 bridges over the St. Martin River and Assawoman Bay, according to a community announcement. The inspections are expected to be completed by Nov. 20, weather permitting. Lane closures are scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. throughout the inspection period. What drivers can expect during MD 90 inspections Greenman Pedersen, Inc./GFT of Columbia will perform the bridge inspections for the State Highway Administration. Concrete General, Inc. of Gaithersburg will use flaggers, variable message signs, barrels and cones to guide motorists through the work zone. Motorists are urged to remain alert, avoid distractions and obey posted speed limits while traveling through the work zone. Roadside assistance is available by dialing #77 on a mobile device. Additional information about major State Highway Administration projects, news and travel conditions is available at roads.maryland.gov . This story was produced with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at cm.usatoday.com/ethical-conduct . This article
There are only about 80 wild horses on the Maryland end of Assateague Island, and in late fall you have...
The Virginia Department of Health is reporting that a third round of oysters taken from Little Wicomico Oyster Company cages on Nov. 2 tested positive for Salmonella, representing three of eight meat samples from two of the company’s four leases. The Little Wicomico River in Northumberland
Supervisors voted unanimously on Wednesday, Nov. 4, to appropriate $197,000 from county coffers to fix the damaged Middlesex High School gym floor. On Aug. 28, pouring rain flooded the 1970s portion of MHS, which included the John S. Clements Memorial Gymnasium, weight room, locker rooms, carpentry room and team and training rooms. The total estimated cost of damage is $300,000.
Facing mounting pressure to protect struggling ospreys and Maryland watermen, East Coast fishery managers reached a “compromise” to reduce the commercial menhaden harvest in the Chesapeake Bay. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted Nov. 11 in Newport, RI, to limit industrial-scale menhaden harvest in the Bay to...
