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Baywater Animal Rescue hosts vaccination clinic for pets of residents in need
CAMBRIDGE — As Baywater Animal Rescue takes steps to open a veterinary clinic, the no kill shelter in Cambridge isn’t just waiting around. May 8, Baywater held a vaccination clinic where it provided vaccinations free-of-charge to 23 pets of low-income Dorchester County residents. Baywater Animal Rescue Executive Director Carly Stockus said the organization is slowly but surely making its way through the state requirements necessary for opening a veterinary clinic. ...
Commissioner Roche brings up CWDI lawsuit, hopes city will withdraw it
CAMBRIDGE — As the open session of the Cambridge City Council meeting on May 13 came near a close, tensions rose. Minutes before entering closed session, Commissioner Brian Roche brought up the City Council’s pending lawsuit against Cambridge Waterfront Development Inc. The lawsuit, filed May 1 against CWDI, CWDI Holdings and Yacht Maintenance Company, alleges CWDI is in violation of a transfer agreement it entered into with the city in June 2021. ...
Blackwater NWR to hold annual Youth Fishing Fun Day June 1
CHURCH CREEK – In partnership with the Friends of Blackwater and the Harriet Tubman State Park, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge will hold their annual Youth Fishing Fun Day on June 1, from
$50K Lottery Scratcher Sold At Maryland Sheetz
If at first you don't succeed... Just keep scratching.A Maryland man turned a $5 Money Money Money ticket into $50,000, though not before he lost on three previous tickets during a stop at Sheetz in St. Mary's County.The lucky winner said that he purchased four tickets at Sheetz in the 22700 b…
Civil Rights complaint filed after attack on 12-year-old muslim teen in Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE, MD. – Muslim civil rights group CAIR has filed a complaint with the US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights to investigate Mace’s Lane Middle School following the harassment and attack of a 12-year-old Muslim student whose Hijab was forcibly removed at least twice. “ My...
Voters head to polls on Primary Election Day
CAMBRIDGE — In Dorchester County, Board of Education candidates Mike Diaz, current president of the board, and Brandy Cumberland received the most votes for the District 1 seat as of Tuesday evening, with 40.59% and 36.79% respectively. Incumbent candidate Chris Wheedleton won 60.17% of votes counted as of Tuesday evening for the District 5 Board of Education race. Mike Hartford and Jerome J. Harris were neck-and-neck for the second most votes, with 20.64% and 19.19% of the ballots counted as of Tuesday evening respectively. Voters...
Proposed budget includes raises for county employees; tax rates to remain same
CAMBRIDGE — Dorchester County’s proposed $86,523,125 fiscal year 2025 draft budget is a balanced budget, County Finance Director Karen Tolley said at a council meeting May 7. “We’re excited about that,” said Tolley, who is also the mayor of Church Creek. The proposed budget — an $81,938,414 operating and $4,584,711 capital budget — includes the council’s efforts to implement “across the board” raises for county employees. ...
Three Injured Following Two-Vehicle Collision In Lexington Park
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. – On May 12, 2024, at approximately 12:36 p.m., emergency personnel responded to a motor vehicle accident on Three Notch Road in the area of Expedition Drive. Crews arrived to find two vehicles in the roadway with three occupants injured. EMS evaluated the patients on the...
Recommended PreK4 curriculum for Somerset County Public Schools due for final vote
WESTOVER -- Karen Karten, supervisor of Early Childhood Education, recommends the Somerset County Board of Education adopt Three Cheers for Pre-K as the new pre-kindergarten curriculum to start ...
Lorenzini nudges out Armitage for St. Mary's judge seat
St. Mary’s County voters headed to the polls on Tuesday and elected incumbent Amy Lorenzini to remain as judge of the Circuit Court in the presidential primary, fending off challenger Sue Ann Armitage. Both candidates appeared on both the Democratic and Republican primary ballots. Lorenzini received approximately 55% of the Democratic votes while Armitage earned about 45%. ...
RISE Flag Football aims to build relationships, get Cambridge kids outside
CAMBRIDGE — Since late April, nearly 200 kids, ranging from kindergarteners to eighth graders, have taken to J. Edward Walter Park to throw the pigskin and grab for flags. The RISE Flag Football program — a program run in partnership between the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy, the Cambridge Police Department, local nonprofit ALL4LOVE, the Boys & Girls Club at Leonards Lane, Dorchester County Recreation and Parks, Under Armour RISE and the Lower Eastern Shore Maryland Criminal Intelligence Network — has been a...
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