3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (662+ words) OXFORD — The Oxford Commissioners worked on revising the town’s ethics ordinance at Tuesday’s meeting. The primary goal of the revision was to make the ordinance easier to understand by removing “double negatives” and clarifying ambiguous language. The commissioners repeatedly praised…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (833+ words) The future spot of a disc golf course in Easton, for at least one year, will be John Ford Park. The park is located near the Talbot County Education Center and adjacent to a portion of the Rails to Trails....

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (478+ words) CAMBRIDGE — The Dorchester County Council on Tuesday passed a bill raising the salaries of council members. The Dorchester County Council voted to raise council pay beginning after the November election. The current salary for council members is $16,021, with the council…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (199+ words) (NAPSI)—When a local water system breaks down or a rural school’s equipment upgrade stalls, the problem feels strictly local. But behind the scenes, those community improvements often depend on a complex web of federal grants, technical oversight, and agency…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1035+ words) Appearing before the newly unveiled Isaac Mason marker, Director of the Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience at Washington College Adam Goodheart and Washington College Alumni Kathy Thornton, who was instrumental with research. Dozens of community members…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (477+ words) The development of data centers, along with the water, energy and transmission lines necessary to operate them, is under heated debate in Chesapeake Bay states. (Dave Harp/Chesapeake Bay Journal) Chilled water storage tanks appear on the side of a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1296+ words) Author and community organizer John Munson Beloved holds up a picture of Selma, Alabama in 1965, from the civil rights march named “Bloody Sunday” as a warning to not repeat history. Author and Community organizer John Munson Beloved hosts a community…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (614+ words) Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown recently announced that his office is suing United Health Group. Between 2019 and 2024, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Health Care— Optum -- had a 126.9-million-dollar contract with the Maryland Department of Health to process Medicaid claims…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (206+ words) EASTON — The Talbot County Democratic Forum and Talbot Indivisible will welcome Jake Day, secretary of Maryland’s Department of Housing and Community Development, as the featured speaker for a program Friday, Sept. 4. The event will run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (690+ words) The Choptank River, as seen outside the Dorchester County building in Cambridge. The city is in the middle of finalizing plans for its flood resiliency project. Larry White, the project manager for the Make Cambridge Resilient Flood Mitigation Project, talks…...