CAMBRIDGE, Maryland — Kevin McClarren has been growing oysters in nets on the Chesapeake Bay for 20 years. “We were told it would never work,” said McClarren, who manages four acres of floating oyster grounds for the Choptank Oyster Co.…
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Maryland could expand options to treat addiction remotely
A bill that could expand telemedicine to include counseling for substance abuse disorders, which could help thwart the ballooning heroin-opioid epidemic in the state, is advancing in the Maryland General Assembly.
New Harriet Tubman National Park opening on the Eastern Shore
The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center is opening this weekend in Dorchester County on the Eastern Shore.
360 video: Oyster aquaculture seeks to preserve Eastern Shore industry
HOOPERS ISLAND, Maryland – Disease and pollution destroyed the Chesapeake Bay oyster population, leaving it at about one percent of historic levels. Scientists, politicians and watermen are exploring aquaculture as a way to help rebuild the population and preserve the Eastern Shore way of life.
Maryland’s Black History: Frederick Douglass
February is #BlackHistoryMonth and many influential African-Americans have called Maryland home, including Frederick Douglass.
Controversial sewer line to be built on Kent Island
The Maryland Board of Public Works approved a controversial new sewer line for Kent Island. The $33 million project aims to remove contaminated water from flooded septic tanks, but conservation specialists fear that the new construction will overdevelop the Eastern Shore.
Urban Maryland voters hand state to Clinton
BALTIMORE – As Hillary Clinton on Tuesday struggled to keep a path to the Oval Office through other states, voters in Maryland’s urban areas handed the state’s 10 electoral votes to a Democratic candidate for the seventh straight presidential election.…
‘Worse than Britain’: Months after Brexit, English residents find American political divide ‘appalling’
LONDON — Brodie Hunter moved from Scotland to London 40 years ago, but has always loved America. He’s never been to the United States, yet finds the country fascinating, he said. But the division exposed during this election cycle has…
Presidential election underscores Maryland’s wealth divide
By ZACHARY MELVIN and HANNAH LANG Capital News Service POTOMAC, Maryland — Upon arriving in Stevensville after crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, drivers will notice something peculiar. It will take some time to set in, but as they continue east…