As faithful readers of the Caroline Review will attest, I, since at least 2021, have noted on these hallowed pages and elsewhere that Caroline County should celebrate its founding throughout 2023 and 2024. The time has come, and with the help of many volunteers in the...
On March 13th at approximately 4:00 pm one of Caroline County’s most beautiful people transitioned to their rightful place among the angels. Mr. Bill Greenly died at peace in his home which is where he wanted to be when he took his last breath. Four months shy of his...
One day in February I woke up and decided that I was going to write my March article about the five Congressmen who have called Caroline County home. In chronological order by terms served, they are Thomas Culbreth, George Waggaman, Thomas Alexander Smith, Thomas Alan...
“Dissolved air flotation (DAF) is a water treatment process that clarifies wastewaters (or other waters) by the removal of suspended matter such as oil or solids. The removal is achieved by dissolving air in the water or wastewater under pressure and then releasing...
Denton and Choptank were to have been two Eastern Shore stops for a steamship line from Chesapeake Beach in Anne Arundel County in the late 1920s, but the ships never sailed. They were to have been part of a grandiose project to transform the Chesapeake Bay resort...
Among my frequent stops while browsing the internet is a website by the name of Quora. Perhaps you’ve seen it? The premise is simple: anyone can ask a question, of almost any sort, and anyone can in turn answer them. I’ve not found the need to ever ask one myself,...
Anyone who knows me in real life will from the start find the notion of such a column coming from yours truly hilarious in theory alone, but I thought, in the name of creative non-fiction, I would give it a try this month. Without further adieu, here is a simple yet...
January 14, 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of my marriage celebration. We were married at Christ Episcopal Church in Denton and received all of our friends and family members at the Caroline Country Club shortly thereafter. Loretta was stunning in her beautiful...
One thing, they say, leads to another. And so it is that a piece at a time a puzzle came together. To the 1940’s, when two sons of Preston, “Biggest Small Town in the USA” went into partnership to sell farm supplies, hardware and Case tractors. O.B. Blades &...