News, Views and Random Concerns: Citizen Journalism for the Good of Talbot County Maryland

Represent Your Village Center

The Talbot County Council is advertising now in the Star Democrat for applicants from each of the Village Centers to apply for membership on the Village Center Board.
It reads, “The County Council is seeking volunteers to serve on the Village Center Board representing the following villages: Bar Neck, Bellevue, Bozman, Bruceville, Claiborne, Copperville, [...]

CBMM to Host 4th Food and Wine Fest

St. Michaels
Food & Wine Festival April 27-30
Come out and enjoy the events this weekend starting off with a VIP reception Thursday evening, the weather looks promising compared to last year.
ST. MICHAELS, MD— The 4th Annual St. Michaels Food & Wine Festival will be held at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum for the first time [...]

Tax Day April 18th, Don’t be Late

Individuals in six eastern states and the District of Columbia will have an extra day, until April 18, 2006, to file returns and pay any taxes due, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
We see that most Post offices here on the Eastern Shore are operating normal business hours on tax day this year. So if [...]

Maryland Crabbers Expectations are Small

As the crabbing season gets underway for local watermen, a mild winter adds havoc to their bottom line.
Harvey Linton, owner of Linton’s Seafood in Crisfield, said the number of crabs being pulled in is not the problem. In fact, he notes watermen have not seen this many crabs in 20 years. But he said it [...]

Talbot Council Canidate Seeks Success in the Democratic Voters

Owen Wormser has decided to run as a democrat now, and stay in the race for upcoming council seats.
Mr. Wormser may want to update his “Patriotic” photograph that barely resembles him.
“My decision was not taken lightly, not after 60 years of being an active and contributing Republican,” Wormser said. “However, at this point in [...]

12th Annual Oxford Day

The Historic Town of Oxford, celebrates it’s 12th Oxford Day on April 22,2006.
The day is packed with events and food from around the local community. Hopefully the weather will be delightful for the event, that brings family and friends together for a day of fun.
Here are some of the scheduled Events:
8:00 am [...]

Some Fun with Math Tomorrow

A fun little puzzle for what its worth. But will not happen again for 100 years or so. Thanks to our friend at NBC News – Brian Willaims.
Here it is:
01,02,03,04,05,06
What can you figure out about these consecutive numbers for Wednsday April 5, 2006 ?
At exactly 1:02:03 am in the 4th month – on the [...]

Driest March Since 1871

With spring approaching we need to have some significant rain for agricultural interests not to mention all our own lawns and crops.The dry weather has already put some winter grain crops behind schedule, and parched fields could force farmers to delay spring planting, agriculture officials said.
Moderate drought conditions have been declared across Southern Maryland and [...]