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Salisbury to host Maryland Folk Festival again: All to know about the event
After serving as the host of the National Folk Festival for five years, Salisbury's very own Maryland Folk Festival is set to return for a second round this fall. Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming, family-friendly festival. When and where is the festival being held?. The Maryland...
Officials shed light on reason for upcoming Wicomico Co. Library move
SALISBURY, Md. – A big move for the Wicomico County Library is all but a done deal. Thousands of books will find their new home at the old Ward Museum, and library director, Seth Hershberger, said it was just time to be out with the old and in with the new.
Combating Homelessness: Panel Discusses What's Needed to Lower the Numbers
SALISBURY, Md. - Chronic homelessness has reached an all-time high nationwide, with more than one thousand individuals experiencing homelessness on Maryland's Eastern Shore. These individuals find themselves without a permanent address, whether living on the streets, in wooded encampments, or in homeless shelters. At a Wednesday evening town hall panel...
Fire marshal awarded for lifesaving efforts
SALISBURY, Md. – Maryland Senior Deputy Fire Marshal Timothy McDonald is being honored for saving a life. In December, he was having lunch in Salisbury when a woman entered the restaurant seeking help for her elderly mother, who was in medical distress inside a nearby store. McDonald quickly found the woman and rendered aid, and is being awarded with a Lifesaving Award for his continuous and exhaustive efforts.
Fire truck crash on Wicomico county road
ALLEN, MD -The Fruitland apparatus overturned at Saint Lukes Rd. and Scott LN. in Allen around 5pm today. Chopper 16 caught it lying in a roadside ditch as cleanup crews spread its hoses out into a nearby field. The road wasn't closed, but traffic was backed up. Several large tow...
PFAS in water growing concern, UMES hosts session with stakeholders; lessons learned from Maine
PRINCESS ANNE -- The University of Maryland Eastern Shore late last month hosted a discussion on PFAS with representatives from federal and state agencies, researchers and Maine stakeholders. ...
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