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“SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA” Gaining Popularity

By Editor

Following the hospitalization of three people from Seaford over the weekend, officials with the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services warn the use of "Spice" could pose a serious danger to those who use it. »

New Italian Restaurant Opens in Downtown Cambridge

By Editor

Gigi’s Trattoria, a casual Italian restaurant and wine bar, opened in mid-March in downtown Cambridge. With an emphasis on comfort food at reasonable prices, the restaurant offers everything from pizza, pasta, and paninis to burgers and salads, as well as a range of wines by the glass or the bottle. »

The DelMarVa Peninsula

By Steve Atkinson

The Delmarva Peninsula occupies portions of three states. It’s named is formed from letters from Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. The Fall Line, the line that separates the crystalline rocks of the Piedmont from the unconsolidated sediments of the Coastal Plain passes through the cities of Newark and Wilmington. This Fall Line is the actual border... »

DELaware

By Steve Atkinson

Delaware is named after the Delaware Bay and River, which were named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, who lived from 1577 to 1618 and was the second Royal Governor of Virginia. The Delaware Bay and River was first explored by Henry Hudson. At one time Delaware was part of the claim... »

MARyland’s Eastern Shore

By Steve Atkinson

A little more than a third of Maryland’s total land area is made up from nine county of Maryland’s Eastern Shore that makes up the Maryland portion of Delmarva. Its 2004 census population of nearly 491 thousand is only about 8% of Maryland population. Maryland was named in the honor of Henriette Maria, Queen Consort... »

VirginiA’s Eastern Shore

By Steve Atkinson

The Eastern Shore of Virginia is a 70 miles long strip of land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay. It’s a small portion of Virginia with a population of a little over 50 thousand and sits at the southern tip of the Delmarva Peninsula. The land border between Virginia and Maryland starts on... »