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Dorchester graduates go off to write their own stories

5 days ago | myeasternshoremd.com | Lily Tierney

Caps were decorated, faces shone bright and family members exuded pride as the Class of 2025 accepted their diplomas in Dorchester County this week. Cambridge-South Dorchester High School seniors crossed the stage on Wednesday after City Council Commissioner Sputty Cephas addressed the graduates. “Whether you’re headed to college, the workforce, the military, a gap year or still trying to figure it all out, you are not behind, you are becoming,” he said.
Soaring to new heights: centennial celebrates in the clouds

1 week ago | myeasternshoremd.com | Andrea Grabenstein

STEVENSVILLE — Most of us will be grateful if we can still drive a car in our elder years, for one senior taking lessons at the Bay Bridge Airport, the sky’s the limit, because age certainly isn’t. In the Bay Bridge Airport Jim Cannon Pilot’s Lounge April 30 family and friends celebrated the 100th birthday and accomplishments of Courtney Dourell who, in his 90s, began a lifelong dream of taking flying lessons.
QACPS community round table welcomes state superintendent

1 week ago | myeasternshoremd.com | Andrea Grabenstein

CENTREVILLE — Queen Anne’s County Public Schools hosted State Superintendent Carey Wright from the Maryland State Department of Education for a community roundtable discussion on May 22, bringing together school officials, parents, and the local community. Wright’s visit to Queen Anne’s County is part of her tour of all 24 Maryland school districts by the end of the year.
'Should the late Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson now be considered for the baseball Hall of Fame?'

1 week ago | myeasternshoremd.com | Doug Bishop

According to the MLB, Commissioner Rob Manfred reinstated both players, lifting their permanent bans, making them eligible for election by the Classic Baseball Era Committee. Manfred made a policy change, stating permanent bans would expire upon death. Both Rose and Jackson, who had been banned for gambling scandals, with their bans lifted, are now eligible for consideration by the Historical Overview Committee, which develops a ballot for the Classic Baseball Era Committee.
Queen Anne’s budget hearings draw smaller crowd; county offers continued support for education and services

1 week ago | myeasternshoremd.com | Andrea Grabenstein

QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY — Last year, more than 40 Queen Anne’s County residents voiced their comments regarding the proposed fiscal year 2025 budget during the first public hearing at the Kent Island Library branch. This year, only about six attended.
QA pauses not in celebration, but in reverence

1 week ago | myeasternshoremd.com | Doug Bishop

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY — Memorial Day services were held Monday morning, May 26, at American Legion Post 278 in Stevensville, Post 18 in Centreville and VFW Post 7464 in Grasonville. All three programs began at 11 a.m.Each veteran's organization shared a message honoring those who have died in service to the nation since its founding 250 years ago.
'Should the late Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson now be considered to be voted in MLB Hall of Fame?'

1 week ago | myeasternshoremd.com | Doug Bishop

According to the MLB, Commissioner Rob Manfred reinstated both players, lifting their permanent bans, making them eligible for election by the Classic Baseball Era Committee. Manfred made a policy change, stating permanent bans would expire upon death. Both Rose and Jackson, who had been banned for gambling scandals, with their bans lifted, are now eligible for consideration by the Historical Overview Committee, which develops a ballot for the Classic Baseball Era Committee.
Anton Black's cause of death should be ruled homicide, audit finds

1 week ago | myeasternshoremd.com | Wendy Weitzel

In 2018, the state medical examiner ruled that Anton Black’s death at the hands of police in Greensboro was an accident. An audit report released by the state attorney general’s office May 15, says the cause of death should have been ruled a homicide. The recommendation, one of dozens, comes after a four-year review of cases from between 2003 and 2019, during which time former Medical Examiner Dr. David Fowler was in office.
QACHS Girls' Wrestling Team receives state championship rings

1 week ago | myeasternshoremd.com | Doug Bishop

CENTREVILLE — On the evening of May 17, the Centreville American Legion, Jeff Davis Post 18, hosted the Queen Anne’s County High School Girls' Wrestling Team for a banquet celebrating their second consecutive state championship. The team, along with their coaches, were presented with state championship rings for the second consecutive year.
Petition launched against solar development on farmland

1 week ago | myeasternshoremd.com | Hannah Combs

GREENSBORO — A statewide effort is underway to challenge a new law that could allow significant expansion of solar energy projects on agricultural land in Maryland. Jay Falstad, a long-time conservation activist and executive director of the Queen Anne’s Conservation Association, is spearheading a petition for a statewide referendum that, if successful, would place Senate Bill 931 on the ballot for the next general election.