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Virginia Eastern Shore museum to auction off inventory of waterfowl decoys, nautical items
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (AP) — A museum on Virginia's Eastern Shore is preparing to auction of its inventory of nautical items and waterfowl decoys. The Refuge Waterfowl Museum in Chincoteague is holding a set of auctions in May and September from its...Tags: Museums, Auction Service, Arts and Culture, Inventories
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Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel makes recovery
Trapped in a steel cage barely big enough to hold her, the large squirrel was not happy, pawing at the bars and trying them with her teeth. Matt Whitbeck and Cherry Keller of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service were glad to see her, though. The furry...
Tags: Annapolis, U.S. Congress, Wildlife, Dorchester County, Conservation
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Rural Eastern Shore meets Buck Rogers
EASTERN SHORE — The Great Machipongo Clam Shack has been a kitschy fixture along U.S. 13 on the sleepy, rural Eastern Shore for decades. Its fresh seafood and live music lure the locals and snag passing motorists as they head north toward...
Tags: Arable Farming, SpaceX, Space Programs, Colleges and Universities, Economy, Business and Finance
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Coast Guard suspends search for two lost fishermen off Assateague
The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday for two men missing in waters about 15 miles off the coast of Assateague Island after their fishing boat sank a day earlier. The broken-down fishing vessel was battling 20-foot waves and 50 mph wind gusts...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Hypothermia, Oceans, Seafood, Elizabeth City
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Warm air deflates likely last chance for winter weather
It was supposed to be both winter's last blast and Baltimore's first significant snowfall in two years, but stubbornly warm air took the "snow" out of Wednesday's snow day for many Marylanders. While weather forecasts had the region preparing for the...
Tags: Carroll County (Maryland), Science and Technology, Lifestyle and Leisure, Oceans, Elizabeth City
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Winter storm warning canceled, leaving only slight snow accumulations
Expectations of a storm to bring the heaviest snow in at least two years for the region have been dialed back as the National Weather Service has canceled its winter storm warning. High winds and wet roads remain a concern. Check here for live blog...
Tags: Annapolis, Howard County, Baltimore Weather, Maryland General Assembly, Clarksville
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Oyster happy hours are popping up around town
The Baltimore SunOyster happy hours have been popping up lately. Corner BYOB in Hampden had a Saturday afternoon oyster party a few weeks ago. They called it a Shuck-n-Chat. Love that. In January, Ten Ten in Harbor East started up Local Oyster Nights on Tuesday...Tags: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), Oysters, Federal Hill, Harbor East
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Can March make up for lost snows this season?
Time is ticking and while some of you already have Spring fever, Mother Nature is still biting at the bit for some last-minute winter weather. We might just get another chance during the first full week of March. SNOW SO FAR The past three years...
Tags: Floods, Snow Storms, Ash Wednesday, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Blacksburg
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Scrabble at the Bain Center
Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...Tags: Personal Income, Health Insurance, Howard County, Chess Playing, Parkinson's Disease
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McDaniel students research African-American cemetery
On a steep hillside up the street from an auto repair shop, a group of McDaniel College students are piecing together long-forgotten lives. The students pull back brambles, trim branches and press flour into tombstones carved a century or more ago....
Tags: Common, NAACP, Colleges and Universities, Students, AIDS
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Bettie L. Alexander, 69
Bettie L. Alexander, 69, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, after a brief illness with cancer. Born April 25, 1943, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Ethel "Ginny" Klick and the late John E Potter. She was a 1961 graduate of...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Clear Spring native named Wildlife Conservationist of the Year by Florida federation
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comGrowing up in Clear Spring, biologist Kim Dryden's childhood seems almost like a Disney nature movie. Her father and grandfather both worked for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, which gave her an unusual exposure to wildlife. "I remember...Tags: New Year's Day, Ecosystems, Lee County (Florida), Wildlife, Nags Head
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