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MD Watermen Say Crab Harvest Is Better Than Expected
New harvesting regulations designed to protect the crab population in the Chesapeake Bay don't take effect until the Fall.
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Charter boat captain Stan Daniels is called "The Singing Fishing Man" in and around Deal Island, Md., where he's know for singing Christian music over the radio while out on fishing trips.
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20-year postal veteran gets big job promotion
FRANKFORD -- Lindon F. Haynes, a 20-year resident of Selbyville, will be sworn in this summer as Frankford's new postmaster Ray Daiutolo, a regional spokesperson for the U.S. Postal Service, said Haynes -- who ...
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Watermen cast faith in God for harvest
TYLERTON -- Where in the Bible does it say God will save the Chesapeake crabber? Down on Tangier Island, some people say it's in Ezekiel: 'There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there ...
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Rising seas could hit Shore hard, report says
CAMBRIDGE -- Rising sea levels could swamp sections of the Eastern Shore, eat away islands in the Chesapeake Bay and submerge long stretches of Atlantic Ocean beach by 2100, according to a report released this ...
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SALISBURY -- Laura L. Horner, 89, of Salisbury, and formerly of Wenona, died Saturday, May 17, 2008, at Salisbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Salisbury.
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Cycle crash puts man in hospital
SALISBURY -- A 27-year-old Deal Island man continues to recover at a Baltimore hospital after the motorcycle he was riding was struck on Route 13 near Alexander Avenue earlier this week.
Motorcyclist Critical After Salisbury Crash
SALISBURY , Md.- A Deal Island man is in Shock Trauma after a Salisbury motorcycle accident.
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OUTDOORS Don't rock(fish) the boat
Trophy Rockfish season is in full swing and people have been coming to the Eastern Shore to book fishing charters to take advantage of the bay's influx of striped bass.
Ronald 'Ronnie' Clifton Benton
WENONA -- Ronald 'Ronnie' Clifton Benton, 69, of Wenona died Thursday, April 24, 2008, at his home.
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William Warner, dead at 88, wrote the definitive tale of the blue...
N 1976, when William Warner wrote "Beautiful Swimmers"--his land- mark, Pulitzer Prize-winning look at the Chesapeake Bay blue-crab industry--there were 9,000 full-time watermen working the bay.
BLESSING OF THE FLEET MOVED INDOORS
DEAL ISLAND CHURCHES TO HAVE BLESSING OF THE FLEET
Land erosion creates $1M project
“This will keep things from getting worse.”
Watermen navigating work boats through an area near the Wenona Harbor channel should have depth stabilization by June with completion of a $1 million erosion control project to reduce silt and ease passage for ... via Daily Times
Ralph and Melissa Webster of Wenona have chosen the name Caroline Nicole Webster for their daughter, born Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007, at 12:30 p.m. at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. via The Daily Times
Terri L. and Charles H. Massey Jr. of Parsonsburg have chosen the name Daniel Levin Massey for their son, born Jan. via The Daily Times
A service in song featuring the John Wesley United Methodist Men will be held Sunday at 6 p.m. A free-will offering will be taken. via Daily Times
SOMERSET: County Health Department schedules spring rabies clinics
Calling the rabies virus a county epidemic, the Somerset County Health Department urges pet owners to have their cats, dogs and ferrets vaccinated during April and May spring clinics. via Daily Times
Oystering: A hard life in hard times
“If he survived disease, I wasn't going to kill him. You never take the last oyster.”
DEAL ISLAND -- Decades ago, more than a thousand skipjacks dotted the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. via The Daily Times