Vienna News

Somewhere between yesterday and today, a bit of Eastern Shore tradition faded away.

The town of Ocean City has announced that on the evening of July 4, the span of the Route 50 bridge will remain closed to marine traffic at the usually scheduled 9:55 p.m. and 10:25 p.m. opening times.

Maryland has just established the Vienna Greenbelt after purchasing hundreds of acres in Dorchester County.

The Maryland Board of Public Works has approved a planned conservation area along the Nanticoke River in Vienna.

The state will pay $4.6 million to buy more than 275 acres of land to establish a greenbelt around the western and southern borders of Vienna in Dorchester County.

With a tentative splish-squish , Steele Phillips waded into the Nanticoke River, keeping a firm grip on a homemade yardstick.

Rumors have been flying ever since word spread that a new electricity transmission line would run through the Eastern Shore.

Officials in this tiny Nanticoke River town have given up elaborate plans for annexing 400 acres and allowing enough homes to double the population of 280.

VIENNA - Natural resources officials from Maryland and Delaware traveled by boat Monday from this Dorchester County waterfront town to Phillips Landing, Del., and signed a pact supporting a bi-state effort ...

A Dorchester County woman faces DUI and drug possession charges after a weekend incident on Route 50, the Maryland State Police said today.

Delmarva Power is beginning a series of public meetings on the Eastern Shore to discuss plans for a 230-mile electric transmission line extending from Northern Virginia, through Maryland and Delaware, to New ...

We have in the past applauded the growth in the musicianship of the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra under the baton of conductor Jeffrey Schoyen. via The Daily Times

CAMBRIDGE - Public input meetings in Dorchester County regarding a proposed 230-mile interstate electric transmission line have been scheduled through June, Delmarva Power announced Wednesday. via The Daily Times

Once, one of the most coveted institutions --besides the rural church -- was the country store. via Daily Times

Eat Your Arts! at Elkton Station The Cecil College Performing Arts Program will present an Eat Your Arts! program at noon Thursday in the lobby of Elkton Station at 107 Railroad Ave. via Baltimore Sun

Bel Air High presents 'Sideshow' The Bel Air High School Drama Company will present Sideshow: The Musical in the school auditorium at 100 Heighe St. via BaltimoreSun.com

“Went every day, on weekends and especially when it rained and washed things out of the dirt.”

VIENNA -- Tom Bradshaw says he's at a loss to explain how two broken millstones ended up in the Nanticoke River. via The Daily Times

“We sort of dropped the ball on that.”

VIENNA -- Vienna's push to renew Nanticoke River access eliminates the jagged cinder blocks and industrial residue formerly staining its shoreline. via The Daily Times

“It's based on a kind of martial-like rhythm at the beginning, and it carries through throughout the piece.”

Eun Joo Chung will perform as part of the Sundays at Three concert series Sunday, March 9 at 3 p.m. in historic Christ Episcopal Church. via Howard County Times

“We look forward to working with communities during the design, permitting and siting processes to ensure that the construction protects the environment and minimizes disruption to residents and businesses along the route.”

VIENNA -- Delmarva Power's parent company wants to build a $1-billion high-voltage power line that will cross under the Chesapeake Bay and link the Delmarva Peninsula to a revamped regional power grid. via The Daily Times