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

“Preventing Telemarketing Calls to Your Cell Phone” E-mail, a Hoax

I know many of your e-mail boxes or someone you know has received this message. Folks have been getting a wide spread e-mail circulating for the past several weeks from all over the country. We decided to track this down and determine the validity…Here is some of what I found.
Actual content of e-mail
A reminder….in about [...]

Seasonal Foreigh Workers, We Need Um!

Senate Immigration Bill Could Keep Delmarva’s Seafood Industry Afloat
Not only would this be a disaster for the seafood industry, but what about all the small businesses here that look foreword to the arrival of the Russian and Bulgarian students each year to help in restaurants and lodging.
We need to ensure this bill passes, or as [...]

No End In Sight For Bridge Traffic Congestion

Maryland is set to release the latest information and travel predictions for our kickoff to the 2006 season next weekend. We’ll keep you posted.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The executive secretary of the Maryland Transportation Authority, Trent Kittleman, will release traffic predictions for the summer tourism season on the Eastern Shore today.
They include predictions for travel to [...]

“Swimmers” Getting Great Reviews”

The movie “Swimmers” written by Easton’s own Doug Sadler has been getting some decent buzz lately. The story told through the eyes of an 11 year old girl to give the viewer an idea on a part of Maryland’s Eastern Shore they may have never seen.
The film was filmed in Bozman and Oxford.
More on this: [...]

Think Carefully and Move Cautiously in Talbot County

After an interesting conversation with upcoming Talbot council candidate Owen Wormser today, we discussed many issues that could be addressed in the future, should he be successful in his current campaign .
I went on further to say, “not enough people are of the clear understanding of our potential online”, everyday behavior, and wireless connectivity. [...]

Bozman is Blogging

I am happy to announce that this is no longer the only informative blogging going on in Talbot County. Our friends in Bozman, with the help of Mary Bryan have created a blog to help communicate information to the community.
In an effort to promote this type of online journalistic behavior, we are willing to consult [...]

Neck and Back Pain Gone in a Hour

As I awake for the third day in a row, with a terrible “knot” like pain in my neck. I quickly realize it’s time again to visit my friend Sarah at Time To Feel New Massage in Easton.
Not only with this hour long Deep tissue massage do the trick for my neck, but the [...]

That’s Not a Dog

DNR reports that we may have a unlikly prowler, Beware!
EASTON, Md. (AP)- What looked like a dog carcass along Route 50 in Easton last week turned out to be a coyote.
State natural resources officials say coyotes are becoming more common on the Eastern Shore and have been found in every county in Maryland.
Karina Blizzard, associate [...]

Bozman Needs Representation

The Talbot County Council has created a “Village center Board” that allows for a volunteer from each village to work as a liason between village residents and the council. This is an appointed position and the deadline for application is May 19th. The purpose of this meeting is to present the full resolution and application [...]

Expect Delays in Sunday’s Bay Bridge Walk

After two years of postponing this event, expect a huge amount of people participating this year.
(AP) ANNAPOLIS, Md – Tens of thousands of people are expected to take a stroll Sunday during this year’s Chesapeake Bay Bridge Walk.
The eastbound span will be closed from midnight Sunday morning until 7 p-m and the westbound span [...]