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Cambridge reports small sewage overflow into Choptank River marina
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (250+ words) CAMBRIDGE, Md. - The City of Cambridge has reported a wastewater collection system sewage overflow that occurred on Monday and resulted in a small amount reaching the Choptank River marina. According to officials, the overflow was due to a system backup after…...
State grant targets Somerset County shoreline erosion, including Deal Island
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (132+ words) WBOC TV Small Craft Advisory from THU 2: 00 PM EDT until FRI 8: 00 AM EDT Marsh along the southwestern side of Deal Island is slowly being eaten away by shoreline erosion " and a new state grant is aiming to stop it. State…...
20, 000 people displaced by the Philippine earthquake that killed at least 37
3+ week, 1+ day ago (700+ words) President Donald Trump says the pilots of a helicopter that crashed around the S" A 6. 1 magnitude earthquake has struck near western Cuba, shaking buildings in Ha" A rescuer walks past a damaged building following an earhtquake in General Santos, Philippines…...
U. S. Army Corps asks for $500, 000 towards Chincoteague Inlet feasibility study
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (274+ words) CHINCOTEAGUE, VA - The Army Corps of Engineers included a $500, 000 ask for the Chincoteague Inlet feasibility study in its FY27 Civil Works Budget request." The study was authorized under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act in 2016, but delays have left…...
Worcester County awarded $613 K grant for Newark water system upgrades
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (200+ words) NEWARK, Md " Worcester County has secured a $613, 380 state grant to fund water system upgrades in the Newark Service Area, including replacing aging service lines and improving protections against water contamination. The grant, awarded through the Maryland Department of the Environment,…...
Proud to Serve: Poplar Island
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (99+ words) WBOC TV Advertencia para embarcaciones peque'as hasta JUE, 1: 00 A. M. -04: 00 WBOC is proud to serve Poplar Island, and all of Talbot County. Daily weather to keep you prepared and in the know. New Chesapeake blue crab report finds young crab survival numbers…...
Proud to Serve: Wye Island Natural Resources Management Area
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (99+ words) WBOC TV WBOC is proud to serve the Wye Island Natural Resources Management Area, and all of Queen Anne's County. Daily weather to keep you prepared and in the know. Two injured after head-on crash on Coastal Highway in Ocean…...
A multi-million dollar investment to bring cleaner drinking water to a Salisbury neighborhood
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (328+ words) WBOC TV -- A neighborhood that's been plagued by PFAS, or forever chemicals, is due for a major upgrade And now, a large investment from the state is helping move the process along." On Wednesday, Maryland's Board of Public Works approved…...
$53 million awarded to Mid-Chesapeake Bay island restoration efforts
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (218+ words) U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District DORCHESTER COUNTY, Md. - A major Chesapeake Bay restoration effort is moving into its next phase, with federal officials awarding a multimillion-dollar contract to begin work on the long-eroded James Island. The total contract could reach…...
Maryland awards $24. 6 million for Salisbury water treatment plant upgrades
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (232+ words) SALISBURY, Md. - Salisbury officials have announced a multi-million dollar funding boost from the Maryland Department of the Environment aimed at upgrading the city's water treatment plant. According to officials, $24, 660, 000 in funding assistance has been put aside in the Maryland Capital Budget…...