Caroline Review

12/14/2025

Tammy Coulbourne was in the right place at the right time to get this shot of the Choptank River on Saturday, Dec. 13.

12/13/2025

Have you made your list and checked it twice, have you found out who’s been naughty or nice? Well then, with less than two weeks until Christmas it’s time to kick that Christmas shopping into high gear and to make that task a little bit easier Tracey Finch Johns has laid out a shopping trail that takes you all around Caroline County to find the best local gifts for the season!

Happy trails! 🎁🎄🎁

Adkins Arboretum
Clayton Farms
Denton Station Antique Mall
The Foundry
Greensboro Pharmacy
Joyfully Vintage Shop
Jupiter's Garden
Outstanding Dreams Alpaca Farm
Shore Gourmet Denton Market
Tuckahoe Sportsman
Tuckahoe Treasures Alpaca Farm
Twilight Farms LLC
’s New Shop-Denton, Md.

This holiday season, Caroline County offers a refreshing way to shop local and soak in the spirit of the Eastern Shore. From small-town main streets to winding country roads, a day spent exploring …

12/11/2025

Dave Tribbett of Twin Maples Farm in Ridgely brought home a special prize at the Maryland Farm Bureau’s 110th Convention’s award banquet in Cambridge on December 8, the Sand County Foundation’s 2025 Maryland Leopold Conservation Award. The award is named in honor of conservationist Aldo Leopold and honors farmers and foreland owners who go above and beyond in the management of soil health, water quality and wildlife habitat on working land. Tribbett was one of two Maryland nominees for the award. Connie Connolly reports on the event and award.

CAMBRIDGE – Caroline County farmer Dave Tribbett of Twin Maples Farms in Ridgely is the winner of the Sand County Foundation’s prestigious 2025 Maryland Leopold Conservation Award. …

12/09/2025

The bidding closed Sunday, the Christmas trees, wreaths, and holiday arrangements went to their new homes yesterday and today, but the holiday spirit and the benefit to hospice care for Caroline, Kent, and Queen Anne’s counties will carry on, thanks to the Towers Family Historical Museum and their commitment to Compass Hospice’s Festival of Trees, held this past weekend. Kennedy Thomason reports on the Towers family and the relationship established with Compass Hospice’s Festival of Trees. This year’s Festival included recognition of Bill Towers, who saw and met Compass’ need for a home for the Festival of Trees. Mr. Towers passed away earlier this year.

Photos by Mickey Pullen.

You can just about smell the memories when you walk into the Towers Family Historical Museum. This time of year, the air has a hint of holidays mixed in. Thousands of twinkling Christmas lights …

12/08/2025

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12/06/2025

We kicked off the Christmas season by attending the Festival of Trees to benefit Compass Hospice at the Towers Museum.

The Festival of Trees is free to the public this weekend. It is a wonderful way to get into the spirit of the holidays.

Kennedy Thomason Wendi Woodward Grazzini Connie Connolly

12/05/2025

Rain, sleet, or snow, the Caroline Review always delivers!

12/05/2025

Irene and Richard Wheatley of Federalsburg show no signs of “rusting out” anytime soon! This local couple, married since 1971, have spent decades in service to the local community, both as educators and as volunteers with many organizations. They have done so, not in a showy fashion meant to garner attention, but in a manner motivated by their faith, family tradition, and a belief in community stewardship. Kennedy Thomason interviewed the Wheatleys and shares what she learned about their long history of helping their local Caroline County community.

FEDERALSBURG - The Wheatleys are nothing short of a local power-couple. Since meeting in the hallways of Colonel Richardson High School, they have built their careers, raised their family, and …

12/04/2025

There was plenty of positive news at the December 2, 2025, meeting of the Caroline County Board of Education. Colonel Richardson High School student Addison Masten was recognized for having her artwork chosen for the official 2025 Caroline County Public Schools holiday card, Ridgely Elementary School’s physical education teacher James “JJ” Hester was recognized for receiving the Simon A. McNeely Award at the SHAPE Maryland Conference, and CCTC agriculture students and staff who attend the FFA National Convention in Indianapolis shared the highlights of their field trip. Kennedy Thomason gives a full report on the meeting here.

Caroline County Public Schools
Colonel Richardson High School
Ridgely Elementary School
Caroline Career & Technology Center
Caroline County FFA Chapter

CAROLINE COUNTY — The December 2 meeting of the Caroline County Board of Education centered on celebration as students and staff from across the school system were recognized; one student …

12/02/2025

At the Town of Federalsburg’s workshop meeting on December 1, 2025, the Mayor and Council announced the scheduling of a public hearing for Wednesday, December 15, on the budget and a proposed increase of water and sewer rates. There will be a workshop on December 10, to prepare for the hearing.

Also at the meeting, Leslie Fraley was appointed at Clerk-Treasurer for the town, and a report was given on the town’s Christmas parade and decorations.

Town of Federalsburg

FEDERALSBURG - Mayor and council will hold a public hearing on the budget and a proposed increase of water and sewer rates on Wed., Dec. 15, at a location and time to be announced. Mayor Kim Abner …

12/01/2025

The word is spreading! Caroline Review magazine found at a medical establishment in Baltimore!

We are not going over the bridge to deliver to the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, but apparently a loyal reader decided that the Western shore needed a little bit of the Green Garden County sensibilities.

Keep spreading the word!