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Friends, neighbors, and fallen heroes
In September 2002, the day after Mike Detmer turned twenty-two, he joined the U. S. Marine Reserves. In November 2022, eighteen years to the day after setting foot in Fallujah, Iraq, Detmer won election to Dorchester County Council, representing District 5. On Monday, May 27, 2024, Detmer, Council Vice President and 1997 CSD graduate, delivered a softly spoken but impassioned keynote address at American Legion Post 91 in Cambridge, where he is a member.
Senate candidate Larry Hogan visits Dorchester County
CAMBRIDGE — U.S. Senate candidate and former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan walked the aisles of Simmons Center Market in Cambridge Wednesday afternoon, perusing meats and cheeses and checking out the old the antique cash registers that lined the top row of one of the market’s shelves. Walking with him were market owner and Dorchester County Councilman Ricky Travers and County Council Vice President Mike Detmer. Both Travers, a Democrat, and Detmer, a Republican, endorsed Hogan from their respective sides of the aisle for the state’s...
Portion of Cove Road Beach in Wicomico Co. temporarily closed
BIVALVE, Md. – A portion of Cove Road Beach is temporarily closed for demolition of abandoned houses on the property. Officials say parking at Cove Road Beach will be extremely limited for about a week, and encourage visitors to consider going to Roaring Point Park rather than Cove Road Beach.
Schools struggle to balance budget with county's commitment but reinstate summer school
WESTOVER -- The Somerset County Board of Education continues deliberations to finalize a budget for fiscal year 2025 after failing this week to get it through first reader. At nearly $52 ...
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