Smith Island News

The Somerset County Sanitary District has been fined $21,450 by the state for problems with a sewage treatment plant in Tylerton on Smith Island that dates back to when the plant was built about three years ago.

Grapevine is a sampling of comments and observations on a variety of timely topics submitted by readers of The Daily Times.

Most of us know Warren Brown for his television series Sugar Rush and Cakelove , baked from scratch bakery in Canton, which is one of seven of his bakeries.

A Princess Anne boy has won the third prize of $50 in 'The Evening Sun's' Sketch Contest, according to an announcement in that newspaper this week.

Preservationists and school officials are at odds over a carriage house currently used as a storage shed.

In one corner of the bare-bones bakery, Louise Clayton, 62, hushed a visitor as she carefully counted out scoops of cocoa for the fudge icing she was making.

SMITH ISLAND -- Warner Ames Parks Jr., 67, of Rhodes Point, Smith Island, and formerly of Hampton and Tangier, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Nov.

SALISBURY -- Thousands of residents throughout Delmarva were without power while the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida ravaged the penninsula with gale force winds and sheets of rain.

The Baltimore Sun is committed to providing fair and accurate coverage. Readers who have concerns or comments are encouraged to call us at 800-829-8000. An article in Friday's editions incorrectly identified the man charged with operating a boat ferrying children from Crisfield to Smith Island while under the influence of alcohol.

A captain of the Smith Island school boat was charged with operating his boat under the influence of alcohol while he was transporting schoolchildren.

SMITH ISLAND , Md.- A Coast Guard boarding of a boat taking five school children from Crisfield to Smith Island found the operator of the vessel tested positive for the use of alcohol.

CRISFIELD - The captain of the Smith Island school boat was charged with operating his boat under the influence of alcohol while he was transporting schoolchildren.

In an earnest effort to save the appearance of one of the most beautiful residential sections of the town, a large and representative group of Princess Anne citizens gathered at the proposed site of the new viaduct on South Main Street for a meeting with two representatives of the State Roads Commission on Wednesday last.

EDEN - The Somerset County Historical Society hosts an early November Harvest Season Evening at the Bordeleau Vineyards & Winery, a society fundraiser offering a sampling of local foods and a personalized tour of the Lower Eastern Shore winery in rural Eden on Noble Farm Road.

OCEAN CITY -- Restaurant Week in Ocean City culminates in the Coastal Style Luxury Living Show at the Ocean City Convention Center.

So why not practice up? Just grab a few wetsuits and goggles and rehearse for the aquatic life to come.

I could sense being trapped. I hate trapped. Our itinerary at the bottom of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, any farth er and you drop into the drink, included fishing, lunch, more fishing, a tour and a waterfront seafood dinner.

Local Democrats are gearing up to greet Gov. Martin O'Malley next Saturday during a political fundraiser that will include a cruise on Tangier Sound followed by a crab feast at Somers Cove Marina.

SALISBURY -- It was a record-breaking year for Peninsula Regional Medical Center's drive-through flu clinic in Salisbury.

Buddy Evans, captain of the "Lady Laura," collects the trophy for top honors in the speed docking competition.