Work-visa limit snags Shore employers
For the first time in more than a decade, many Maryland businesses are warning that there won't be anyone to pick the crabs, shuck the oysters or trim the hedges....
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Some suggest moving Ocean Downs
Some officials on the Eastern Shore would like to see the Ocean Downs harness track move about 40 miles south to Pocomoke City if the state were to legalize slot...
Slots debate divides Dorchester County
CAMBRIDGE -- If state Sen. Richard F. Colburn was hoping for a consensus about whether to legalize slot machines here or anywhere else in Dorchester County, he didn't get it...
Bird flu forces killing of poultry
More than 300,000 chickens on Maryland's Eastern Shore were destroyed yesterday to stem a fresh outbreak of avian influenza. The flu has infected birds in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey...
Slots are talk of the town in Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE - This picturesque town along the Choptank River has a gleaming new Hyatt hotel, an up-and-coming arts district and high hopes for the infusion of cash that tourists are...
Bird flu outbreak again in Delaware
A second flock of chickens infected with avian influenza was discovered yesterday in Delaware, surprising experts and greatly expanding the economic dangers from the outbreaks. The infected chickens were found...
Avian flu in Del. apparently contained
DOVER, Del. - Delmarva chicken farmers appear to have dodged a bullet: Tests released yesterday show no spread of the avian influenza discovered in Delaware on a southern Kent County...
Mixed reactions to Ehrlich’s I-95 slots plan
Local officials from Cecil to Prince George's counties had mixed reactions yesterday to a proposal by Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. to build two slot machine palaces along Interstate 95,...
Maryland towns try to control growth, maintain character
To Cheryl Lewis and lots of her neighbors in this Eastern Shore town, the developer's proposal sounded like the proverbial offer they couldn't refuse. Trappe, a cluster of about 450...
Owners on the Shore ponder whether to rehab or rebuild
ROCK HALL - The trolley used to stop at Linda and Richard Schauer's water garden so riders could gaze at the goldfish and lily pads in the gurgling pond. Drivers...