CAMBRIDGE — Tony Burroughs, internationally-known genealogist, author and speaker, will be the Keynote Speaker at this year’s Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Conference. The conference, to be held at Chesapeake College, May 31 and June 1, will offer an array of workshops, exhibits and other special events.  Mr. Burroughs is the founder and CEO of the new Center for Black Genealogy. He … Read more

HURLOCK — Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 35-year-old Hurlock man for the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl. According to Sheriff James W. Phillips Jr., the man, David Lee Nicholas, 35, of the 3000 block of Wrights Wharf Road, Hurlock, was arrested on Sunday, May 19. The alleged assault reportedly occurred on April 13, while the unidentified female … Read more

HAGERSTOWN — Second-seeded Chesapeake College’s run in the NJCAA Division I Region XX baseball tournament ended with a third-place finish as fourth-seeded Harford Community College blanked the Skipjacks, 11-0 in five innings, in Monday’s losers’ bracket final.  Norm Donkin (3-for-4, three RBI) delivered run-scoring hits as part of a three-run third, two-run fourth and five-run fifth inning for the Owls. Teammate … Read more

SALISBURY — When Salisbury University student Mallory Hagadorn was examining piles of dairy cow manure on an organic farm near her hometown of Federalsburg last summer, she didn’t quite anticipate all the impacts of the large populations of dung beetles she found. That fieldwork turned out to be the inspiration for an expanded project that has earned her a National … Read more

CRISFIELD — This photo was likely taken in the late 1960s at the former Mrs. Paul’s Kitchen, located on the Jersey section of Crisfield where the Puppy Hole Court condominiums are today. The plant opened in 1951 and according to Jason Rhodes’ book Somerset County, Maryland: A Brief History, it began processing other products besides seafood to include sweet potatoes … Read more

CAMBRIDGE — The Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester will offer free sails from Long Wharf in Cambridge on Memorial Day, May 27. The sails are sponsored by a grant from the Nathan Foundation.   Four sailing times are available, at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. No advance reservations will be accepted. Passengers may sign up on a first-come, first-served basis at … Read more