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Easton Council Highlights: Who Gets to Decide on John Ford Park
A debate over a proposed disc golf course at John F. Ford Park dominated the Easton Town Council meeting, but a broader concern also...
Read More >>Easton Council Highlights: Neighborhood Service Center, Data Centers, and Voter ID
Sheriff’s Deputies Face Limits Enforcing Oxford Town Ordinances
Trappe Council Hears Opposition to Proposed Concrete Batch Plant
Bay Journal: Vibrio on the Rise in the Choptank as the Chesapeake Warms
Spy Highlights
From and Fuller: The GOP Midterm Convention and Their $400 Million War Chest
Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news. This week, From and Fuller...
Read More >>Frederick Douglass and the Constitution: A Chat With Damon Root
From and Fuller: Trump and the USPS, Plus Ed Markey’s Progressive Win
Maryland Caucus with Foxwell and Mitchell: RIP Redistricting 2026, WMAR, and WBAL
From and Fuller: South Carolina Election Results, Canada Tariffs, and Kennedy Center Future
Spy Columnists
From Right to LEft points of View
Arts Highlights
The Arts and Culture of the Eastern Shore
Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem
Chesapeake Bay Grasses Notch Best Numbers Since 2018
Aerial surveys show that underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay had a strong year in 2025, taking up the most
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ESLC Hosts Annual Family-Friendly LandJam at Councell Farms
Horn Point Laboratory To Host Annual Open House Saturday, October 10
Talbot County Education
The Mid-Shore Students Prepare for Constitution Bowl: A Chat With Richard Holman and Joseph Prud’Homme
As the nation marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the Mid-Shore Constitution Alliance is putting a distinctly
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Second Annual Constitution Bowl To Be Held At Talbot County Free Library
CBMM Awarded International Funding for Reimagined Oystering Exhibition
Talbot County Free Library Launches Community Works Lecture Series
Loyalty and Zeal: Algonkians of the Revolution (1774-1783)
Maryland News
News from around the State of Maryland
Maryland Supreme Court Says Redistricting Ballot Question Can Go to Voters
A proposed ballot question that could set new standards for the way congressional maps are drawn in Maryland will go
Read More >>Maryland Transportation Authority Failed To Collect $818.1 Million In Tolls, Penalties
Republicans Win In Dorchester Challenge To Redistricting Ballot Question
Dorchester Judge Promises Quick Decision In Second Redistricting Challenge
Judge Expresses Concerns, Delays Ruling In Challenge To Redistricting Amendment
Talbot County Community Notes
Liberty Tree Takes Root at Frederick Douglass Park on the Tuckahoe
A tulip tree descended from Maryland’s original Liberty Tree now stands at Frederick Douglass Park on the Tuckahoe. State and
Read More >>Talbot County Council Highlights: Speed Cameras, Data Centers, and STRs
Oxford Council Highlights: Water Loss Improves, Ethics Rules Debated, Stormwater Costs Rise
Temple B’nai Israel Brings NY-Style Jewish Deli Day to the Eastern Shore
Mid-Shore Health
Senior Nation: Joyful Abandon
Do you remember when you last took the time to just have pure, unadulterated fun? To be social in a
Read More >>Talbot Goes Purple Screens Documentary as Part of 10th Anniversary Celebration
For All Seasons Hosts a Variety of Activities for Suicide Prevention Month 2026
UM Shore Medical Group-Pediatrics at Easton Welcomes Christina Dorrian DO
For All Seasons Moves Easton Open Access Back to Talbot Street Location
Food and Garden
Local Opinion & Letters to the Editors
Letter to Editor: Easton’s Park Advisory Board Made a Bad Decision on Disc Golf at John Ford Park
Letter to Editor: Let’s Double Down on Getting People Out to Vote in Talbot
Opinion: Talbot Voters Bought an Ambulance Station and Here’s the Receipt by Brian Naranjo
Opinion: Reign of Failure at Talbot County Public School System by Shari Wilcoxon
Eastern Shore Commerce
Eastern Shore business news
Design with Jenn Martella: The Homes of Perry Cabin
In the early 1980’s, within the town limits of St. Michaels, construction began on a new development called The
Read More >>Mid-Shore Real Estate With Chuck Mangold: 2026 Still Looking OK for the Mid-Shore
Oxford Community Center Launches Free “Financial Wellness Wednesdays” Educational Series
Talbot County Names Stephanie Mervine Director of Economic Development and Tourism
Brevities
The Simple Joys of Living on the Eastern Shore
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