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DEAL ISLAND -- One month into this year's oyster season, watermen working in the Tangier Sound are finding a healthy and plentiful harvest.

WENONA -- A decades-old crab house believed to have been one of the most photographed buildings of its kind in the state has been torn down.

WENONA -- A decades-old crab house believed to have been one of the most photographed buildings of its kind in the state has been torn down.

Labor Day weekend is often a last chance for Marylanders to go to the beach or have the family over for crabs.

DEAL ISLAND, Md.- Monday marked the 50th Annual Skipjack Race in Deal Island. A bagpipe player sent the skipjacks out to sea with a song.

SALISBURY -- A rainy Monday left a few Labor Day skids on Delmarva roadways, but all in all, the holiday saw no major mishaps as vacationers stayed in and dry.

Ocean City. Free Concert on the beach. All aboard for a fun, free evening of entertainment as Groove Train takes to the stage and turns back the clock to the days of disco.

DEAL ISLAND - This weekend, the stage is set for the historic 50th annual Skipjack Race off of Deal Island.

SALISBURY -- On Monday, students at two Somerset County elementary schools head back to school in uniforms as part of a one-year pilot program.

DEAL ISLAND -- The 50th Skipjack Race, sponsored by the Deal Island-Chance Lions Club, is giving away $10,500 to 25 lucky winners.

SALISBURY -- Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown believes Veterans Affairs clinics on the Eastern Shore should make more of an effort to treat patients outside a 9 a.m.-5 p.m. schedule.

Saturday night, July 27th, will witness the institution of a Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose in Princess Anne, when the charter members of the local lodge will banquet at the Washington Hotel.

WENONA -- Fans of the 1960s documentary film 'Watermen' featuring the Daniels family of Wenona can now buy it on DVD, and may eventually get to see a sequel due to be shot this summer.

mrdealisland said in the Deal Island Forum:

As I sit here on a Sunday Morning before going to church...I think of a great attorney, public servant and dedicated county employee. These things happen in life. Pray for the family, they are great people who love Jesus. Before you make any negative comments think of the family

DEAL ISLAND -- Carroll Walters Jr., 78, of Deal Island died Sunday, June 28, 2009, at his home.

The following communities and areas will receive aerial spraying services beginning this evening, weather permitting: Champ, Chance, Dames Quarter, Deal Island, Oriole, St.

The following communities and areas will receive aerial spraying services beginning this evening, weather permitting: Champ, Chance, Dames Quarter, Deal Island, Oriole, St.

PRINCESS ANNE - The National Weather Service indicates a strong thunderstorm 20 miles west of Princess Anne, 18 miles northwest of Crisfield, is moving east at 20 mph.

Residents of Princess Anne and vicinity, who desire to help the 'Fresh Air Kiddies' of New York, and yet feel unable to take one or more of them into their home for the two weeks they will be in Princess Anne, will be glad to learn that they may still contribute to the cause.