Smith Island News

CRISFIELD -- Rita Evans Crockett, 93, of Crisfield died Thursday, July 2, 2009, at McCready Memorial Hospital in Crisfield.

PRINCESS ANNE -- U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., pledged to intervene with the Army Corps of Engineers to help speed up three Somerset County dredging projects that have been on hold for lack of funds.

What exactly does a day at the beach mean to you? Diving headfirst into crashing waves? Reveling in the guilty pleasure of a Harlan Coben novel while sitting on the wraparound porch of a gingerbread B&B? Ambling among the swaying sea grass with only the sound of the waves to keep you company? Who could blame you for answering 'All of the above'? ...

Traditional Maryland Delicacies, including the famous Smith Island 9 Layer Cake are on the Kauffman Brother's line-up of beloved Maryland Eastern Shore foods including Crab Cakes Made from All Blue Crab Adding the Smith Island 9 Layer Cake to a stellar line up of traditional Eastern Shore of Maryland rounds out the Kauffman Brothers collection ...

Many of Broadneck High's 2005 alums put on their collective caps and gowns again this month, this time to graduate from college.

The city once dubbed the Seafood Capital of the World will celebrate the first soft crab run of the season and the unofficial start of summer with the 17th annual Soft Shell Spring Fair on Sunday afternoon.

Budget cuts to the Somerset County Sheriff's Office are expected to include the boat police use to travel to Smith Island.

When Smith Island cake was named Maryland's official state dessert last year, a few of us considered protesting, but fearing reprisal from the seemingly powerful Smith Island Cake lobby, we declined.

Somerset County residents are expected to pay the same property tax rate under a proposed $38.9 million budget for fiscal 2010 that also eliminates employee raises and cuts most departmental spending.

Who says that those historical designations and resolutions approved by state legislatures and widely mocked as inconsequential are as meaningless as critics claim? Last year, the Maryland General Assembly designated little-known Smith Island cake as Maryland's official state confection, and the guffaws could be heard from Annapolis to Tangier ...

OCEAN CITY -- More than 50 Smith Island cakes are made each day in the kitchen behind the new bakery in the Ocean City Factory Outlets.

Three young musicians from Huntingtown High School have gone on to perform with All-Eastern Honors Choir and All-Eastern Honors Orchestra, highly selective groups that draw students from across the Northeast.

A Virginia resident is facing theft charges after allegedly stealing a vessel. The owner of the vessel say it was stolen from the County dock in Crisfield, Wednesday.

A Virginia man put his life in danger on the Chesapeake Bay after allegedly stealing a boat in rough seas, taking it into unfamiliar water, and then running it aground.

Climate change is causing sea levels to rise worldwide, but some local coastlines are swelling at a much faster pace.

Apr 14, 2009 2:24 pm US/Eastern Reporting Alex DeMetrick ESSEX, Md. Capistrano has swallows to mark the return of spring.

SALISBURY -- Smith Island native Becky Marshall can make a mean kosher Smith Island Cake, said Rabbi Richard White of Beth Israel Synagogue, but delicious as it is, it won't be on the Passover menu.

Louis Buckler is one of six Chamber of Commerce employees who man the St. Mary's County Welcome Center in Charlotte Hall, ready to tell visitors both locally and from out of town about destinations in St.

Western Maryland and Garrett County will serve as host to the annual Maryland Teachers of the Year Retreat from March 27 to 29.

Re: " 'Real' Smith Island explored," Sunday, March 8 I was delighted to see your newspaper's excellent article on the 'Real Smith Island' -- well-researched, readable and accurate.