Cambridge News Archives

Gov. Martin O'Malley says he supports waiving permitting fees needed to complete construction of a broadband Internet backbone on the Eastern Shore.

Work stopped last fall at the Choptank River in Cambridge when the Maryland Department of the Environment notified the Maryland Broadband Cooperative it would need annual wetlands permits to extend its fiber optic cable across the river -- even though the cable would be laid along the U.S. Route 50 bridge.

O'Malley is the third of the three members of the Maryland Board of Public Works to support waiving the fees. Read more

“The discussion over extending H2B visas is inherently linked to our nation's greater immigration debate, and it must be resolved within that context”

With Congress at an impasse over visas for seasonal laborers, the owners of Eastern Shore businesses that have counted on foreign workers to pick crabs, wash dishes and can corn are bracing for a difficult summer ahead - with consequences that they warn will spread throughout the state economy.

The J.M. Clayton Seafood Co. in Cambridge, the oldest crab-picking house on the Eastern Shore, has pushed opening day back a month. Phillips Crab House in Ocean City , which ordinarily opens Palm Sunday to take advantage of the Easter Week crowds, remains shuttered until April. Read more

CAMBRIDGE - A woman faces assault and burglary charges after she allegedly forced her way into another woman's home on Tuesday and assaulted her, police said. via The Daily Times

SEAFORD - A Cambridge man is wanted on attempted murder charges in connection with a shooting earlier this month that injured a Seaford man, Delaware State Police said. via The Daily Times

“I hope it doesn't look like a (campaign move). It isn't”

SALISBURY -- Andy Harris, Republican nominee for the 1st Congressional District, is considering purchasing a second home on the Eastern Shore, an official confirmed Tuesday. via The Daily Times

CAMBRIDGE -- J. Louise Pritchett Bramble, 88, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2008, at Dorchester General Hospital, with family at her bedside. via The Daily Times

Police say a woman died from a car collision in Cambridge on Sunday. Maryland State Police say Bertha Wright , 86, of East New Market, Md. via WBOC-TV Salisbury

CAMBRIDGE - Police say they are investigating an alleged burglary Monday at a house under repairs on the 1000 block of Roslyn Avenue. via The Daily Times

“I just think it's a terrible waste of our land”

A Delaware company wants to mine sand and gravel on a parcel of farmland and forest along Marshyhope Creek on Maryland's Eastern Shore - a proposal that is raising alarm among conservationists who fear the operation will destroy rare wetlands, harm endangered species and ruin bird habitat.

The Horsey Family LLC is asking Dorchester County this week for a zoning exception so it can excavate soil, sand and gravel from the property and create an 'open-water lake.'

Workers would then float a hydraulic dredge into the lake and extract the remaining mineral resources, according to an application filed with the county last month. Read more

There will be games, prizes and pictures with the Easter bunny. Bring a flashlight , Children must be accompanied by an adult. via The Star Democrat

'SHADOW PLAY.' 'Shadow Play,'' an exhibit featuring work by Clytie Whitson Taylor, is on display at the Atrium Gallery, Guerrieri University Center, of Salisbury University. via The Daily Times

A Dorchester County pastor has been acquitted of charges stemming from the shooting of two dogs, The Daily Banner reported today. via Baltimore Sun

“A lot of opportunity in the niche... opportunity as far as the technological based manufacturing base food processing plant. Which goes right in line with our future growth agenda”

The site of the old Icelandic seafood plant is now the new home of Foodswing. Foodswing, a food manufacturing and packing plant based in Northumberland, Pa. via WBOC-TV Salisbury

The site of the former Icelandic seafood plant in Cambridge, Md., is now the new home of Foodswing. via The York Daily Record

CAMBRIDGE , Del.- An elderly Cambridge man is facing attempted murder charges after being accused of stabbing another man in the back. via WBOC-TV Salisbury

CAMBRIDGE , Md.- Authorities say a murder suspect from North Carolina has been captured in Cambridge. via WBOC-TV Salisbury

“Just looking at the mountains and actually breathing clean air, it was just beautiful”

An American in China Local teen lives in Shanghai for three years By KATIE SULLIVAN Community Editor March 1, 2008 TRAPPE Alexa Collevechio, 17, loves to move. via The Star Democrat