SALISBURY — On a quiet street just outside of Salisbury’s vibrant downtown area sits a small and unassuming house that is the only halfway house for recovery addicts on the lower shore.It’s called Second Wind, and for the better part of four decades, the halfway house has been providing help and treatment for addicts on… Read more »
Author Archives: Bryan Russo
Two Cedar Chapel Students Get A Thrill Participating In Graduation Walk
SNOW HILL — Tiffany Taylor admits she will be crying a lot over the next few weeks, but says her tears are endless tears of joy.Taylor watched as her son, Hunter Schoolfield, donned a blue cap and gown and took a ceremonial victory lap through the parking lot of the Cedar Chapel Special School (CCSS)… Read more »
Curing Our Coast: Community Rallies Together To Talk Drug Addiction; New Group Pledges To Remain Active With Sharp Focus
BERLIN — A community coming to grips with the harsh realities of heroin and opiate addiction came together in a big way on Tuesday night and became local warriors fighting side by side against America’s greatest epidemic.“I don’t want to hear about one more child dying from heroin abuse,” said Jackie Ball, one of the… Read more »
Q&A With Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford, Chair Of State’s Task Force On Heroin, Opioid Abuse
BERLIN — In February of 2015, just months after being elected to office, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan issued an executive order to create the Heroin and Opioid Emergency Task Force. That task force was chaired by Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford, and after months of research and deliberation with health officials, law enforcement and experts across… Read more »
Artist Patrick Henry Reflects On 50-Year Career Of Eastern Shore Painting
BERLIN — After 50 years of being one of the most respected and sought after artists on the shore, Patrick Henry says people still ask him when he’s going to get a “real job.”It’s one of the many things these days that makes him flash that country mile-long smile that is as synonymous with his… Read more »
Curing Our Coast: Locals Look To Turn Heartbreak Into A Community Resource
OCEAN CITY — Some people wear their hearts on their sleeves. Local business owner Gary James knows that even on his best days, people can probably see 19 years’ worth of the staggering and heartbreaking pain that he and his family have endured written all over his face.Nine years ago this month, Gary James got… Read more »
Advocates Call State’s Lyme Disease Legislation Historic
ANNAPOLIS — New legislation passed by Gov. Larry Hogan is proof that the tick that gave Baltimore Attorney Susan Green Lyme Disease, bit the wrong lady.Green, who serves as legislative counsel for the National Capital Lyme Disease Association, was convinced she had Lyme Disease, but she spent years trying to convince doctors of her theory. They… Read more »
Q&A With Worcester State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby: ‘We Cannot Prosecute And Arrest Our Way Out Of This Issue’
(Editor’s Note: As part of our ongoing series on opioid abuse, “Curing Our Coast,” News Editor Bryan Russo discussed with Worcester County State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby the prosecution side of the situation.)Bryan RussoNews EditorSNOW HILL — It’s Worcester County State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby’s job to put bad guys in jail. He’s good at it, and… Read more »
Legislators Seek New Strategy On Post-Labor Day Start Goal
OCEAN CITY– The 436th legislative session may be over in Annapolis, but if Wednesday’s Ocean City Economic Development Committee Meeting is any indication, planning for next year’s session is well underway on the local level.Ocean City business owners and community leaders listened intently on Wednesday morning at the Carousel Oceanfront Hotel as Senator Jim Mathias… Read more »
Q&A With Assateague Coastkeeper Kathy Phillips, Large-Scale Poultry Operations ‘Raising A Lot Of Concerns’ On Shore
BERLIN — Kathy Phillips has been on the front lines of the ongoing debate between the region’s environmentalist and agriculture advocates for years as the Assateague Coastkeeper and as the head of the Assateague Coastal Trust.Phillips says finding the balance between preserving and protecting the region’s natural resources and not over-regulating one of the shore’s… Read more »