Brice Stump: Tombstone tales from landmark shop
Bats, Jack o’ lanterns, witches and frightened black cats with deserted derelict mansions and tombstones are the stuff of haunted Halloween. Silhouetted tombstones of old, tall, leaning, broken and...
View ArticleCarrie Samis: A day’s labor yields 12 bushels of Chesapeake Bay oysters
Capt. Stoney Whitelock, 72, is a fifth-generation waterman. He lives in Dames Quarter and works the Tangier Sound and the Chesapeake Bay. During the summer months, he crabs. During the fall and winter,...
View ArticleSalvation Army to get early start on seasonal fundraising
To help meet the unprecedented level of need this holiday season, Walmart and The Salvation Army Lower Eastern Shore are working together to make it even easier for people to help others this...
View ArticleBrice Stump: Restored Somerset is back in business
When Salisbury businessman Bobby Leath Jr. decided a year ago to rebuild the Somerset, even he didn’t know it meant that more than 80 percent of the skipjack would be replaced. Leath, owner of Fat Boys...
View ArticleAnnual award recipients honored by Community Foundation
The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore on Thursday honored four award recipients and celebrated annual grant-making efforts at its virtual Annual Meeting and Report to the Community. The...
View ArticleAssistive technology can help Alzheimer’s caregivers
Assistive technology is providing more possibilities for those with Alzheimer’s, as well as for their caregivers, by maximizing independence, improving quality of life, easing behavioral problems and...
View ArticleSheldon Larmore recalled as a caring, kind man
Sheldon Larmore — educator, author, artist, mentor and a friend to hundreds of people — died Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 at his Salisbury home. Born James Sheldon Larmore on Oct. 30, 1935, he was 85. He...
View ArticleHOPE works to help those in need break through barriers
Since 2008, Help and Outreach Point of Entry, or HOPE, has worked out of the basement of Wicomico Presbyterian Church on Broad Street, at first focusing on helping homeless or marginalized people find...
View ArticleCommunity mourns restaurateur Denny Mogan
Denny Mogan, who spent his career in the local hospitality industry and launched a highly successful restaurant in Downtown Salisbury, died Friday, Jan. 8, following a battle with amyotrophic lateral...
View ArticleCross-country peace walkers make stop in Salisbury
On June 24, 2020, Paul Chavez and his friend James Alan Thompson set out from San Francisco on the journey of a lifetime. They intended to walk across the United States to Washington, D.C. Their relief...
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