Author: Daria

Maryland — Maryland is rolling out a $2 million rebate program to help homeowners and businesses install battery energy storage systems, a move aimed at lowering power bills and improving the state’s grid resilience. The Residential and Commercial Energy Storage Program, administered…

SUSSEX COUNTY, Del. — Delaware lawmakers have introduced new bills to provide financial relief to Sussex County residents grappling with the state’s first property tax reassessment in over four decades. The recent reassessment, the first since 1974, has caused property taxes to…

OCEAN CITY, Md. — Ocean City will celebrate its first-ever Seafood Festival on Sept. 6, 2025, at Northside Park. The event, which will run from noon to 8 p.m., promises to deliver a lively, waterfront celebration filled with fresh, local seafood, live…

SALISBURY, Md. — Starting the week of August 18, the City of Salisbury will resurface Carroll Street from U.S. Route 13 to Circle Avenue. The work is expected to be completed by August 22, weather permitting. The resurfacing will include two days…

EASTERN SHORE, Md. — As solar energy projects continue to grow on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Wicomico and Worcester Counties are seeing both economic opportunities and serious concerns about the future of agricultural land. Wicomico County is home to several large-scale solar projects,…

FREDERICA — Delaware State Police are investigating a murder-suicide that left three people dead late Wednesday night in the Highpoint Mobile Home Park. Troopers were called to Lorna Drive around 10:57 p.m. on Aug. 6 for a welfare check. When they arrived,…

Wilmington, Del. — Delaware’s highly anticipated adult-use recreational marijuana market launched on August 1, 2025, quickly achieving nearly $1 million in combined recreational and medical cannabis sales over its opening weekend. According to the Delaware Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (OMC), retailers…

CHESAPEAKE BAY, Md. — A new federal program, supported by Congressman Andy Harris and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is investing $8 million to tackle the invasive blue catfish problem in the Chesapeake Bay. The effort aims to restore the bay’s…

Delaware — Heavy metal band Metallica, through its All Within My Hands Foundation, has awarded $50,000 to Delaware Technical Community College to support healthcare workforce development. The grant benefits certified nursing assistant students at the Owens Campus in Georgetown and emergency medical…

BRIDGEVILLE, Del. — Delaware State Police are actively searching for 30-year-old John Gleysteen following an alleged menacing assault and property damage incident on August 5, 2025, near Handy Road and Craft Road in Bridgeville. At approximately 9:33 a.m., troopers responded to reports…