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REHOBOTH BEACH — A fin whale, or a finback whale, that beached on Sunday morning south of the Indian River Life-Saving Station in Delaware Seashore State Park did not survive, Nikki LaVoie, …

LEWES — In the last week, there have been 83 suspected overdoses from a yet-to-be-confirmed drug mixture in Sussex County, with concentrations of cases in the …

District 37B State Delegate Tom Hutchinson had planned a relaxing respite, a Miami cruise, to unwind after the busy legislative session concluded.

Come for an evening with the stars. The 2024 Stars of the Banner Celebration returns to Cambridge with live music, good food and fun. This free, public celebration is presented by the Dorchester Banner …

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day visited several state-sponsored projects in Dorchester County on Wednesday as part of the agency’s Day Trips tour across Maryland.

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NEWARK — The Delaware football team won’t have to go far to face its newest opponent. UD announced that it will play a 2028 game at Maryland as it begins to play as a Division I FBS …

CAMBRIDGE – The tradition of boat racing on Maryland’s Eastern Shore is deep. In the early 1900s, Lou Barrett Jr. and Alfred I. DuPont talked on DuPont’s yacht, the Alicia, after …

CAMBRIDGE – At Cambridge-South Dorchester High School’s home meet April 10, the men earned a win, with a score of 160.5 points. They were followed by Parkside, 67; James M. Bennett, 55.5; …

The Kent County Tourism Corp. has announced new branding: “Visit Central Delaware — Explore the Unexpected.”

PRINCESS ANNE — Last December the Princess Anne Commissioners passed a resolution to hold off for six months approving the permitting of any licensed cannabis businesses so the planning …

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EASTON — Talbot County business, agency and nonprofit leaders interested in learning more about the power of the data available through the Delmarva Index are encouraged to attend a free …

HORN POINT — A research team at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s (UMCES) Horn Point Laboratory will partner with the City of Cambridge to build and monitor a …

The tour guide stood with nine other people in the growing shadows of a massive, century-old stone building. It was long ago abandoned, but tales of ghostly encounters lived on: shadows in the …

Baywater Animal Rescue will partner with Coastal Run Maryland to hold its first annual ‘Run Fur Their Lives’ 5 K fun run and walk fundraiser Saturday, June 22, from 8 to 11 a.m. at Tech Park Drive in Cambridge, off of Bucktown Road.

Each year, the Dorchester Banner celebrates its readers' poll, Stars of the Banner. A special part of that is the Hometown Heroes who go above and beyond to make Dorchester County a better place. …

The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware have awarded $2,500 grants to two nonprofits serving Sussex County.

CRISFIELD — If you haven’t visited the J. Millard Tawes Historical Museum in the last three years or longer you may not recognize it. The years of static displays have been rotated …

Reaghan King aims to become a U.S. Army officer.The 18-year-old Smyrna High School graduate will take a significant step toward that goal when she heads to the U.S. Military Academy/West Point this fall.

Amanda Benson and Caroline Maull, both of Lewes; Logan Clark of Selbyville; Destiny Klinger of Dover; and Rita Thompson and Nicholas Vitella, both of Georgetown, were named this year’s Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing scholarship winners, Beebe Healthcare has announced.

The installation of vertical panels in the new Sussex Central High School gym in Millsboro was halted last month after a wavy phenomenon known as “oil canning” was discovered.

Wor-Wic Community College has received a $350,000 Advanced Technological Education...

The members of the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association are deeply concerned about the potential consequences of Maryland House Bill 1258 on local journalism.

I am a concerned Ocean Pines, Maryland, citizen who is appalled by the unsightly litter along our roads and waterways in our otherwise beautiful Eastern Shore. It’s time to actually do something to deal with this issue.

The Alabama Supreme Court, citing Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, has ruled that the frozen embryos used in IVF (in vitro fertilization) are children and entitled to all the protections …

Last week's Viewpoint page featured an open letter submitted by the Maryland House Republican Caucus expressingtheir concerns that a juvenile sex offender convicted of second-degree rape …

As Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc. (CWDI) advances its mission to develop Cambridge Harbor, we plan to keep the public informed on our progress and what you can look forward to in the coming …

When the opening day of the 2024 Maryland General Assembly session was called to order, Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes was the speaker pro tempore in the Maryland House of Delegates, the second-highest position for a member of the House Democratic Caucus.