PRESTON, Md. - Volunteers with the Preston Volunteer Fire Company are hoping to secure a U.S.D.A. grant to help replace aging fire trucks and modernize their fleet.

A seafood program with roots on the West Coast is expanding into the Mid-Atlantic, with a mission that tackles two challenges at once: feeding students healthier meals and reducing the population of invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay.

Talbot County’s anti-hunger partners say demand is already rising as the federal government’s largest nutrition program remains unsettled for November, even after the Trump administration said Monday it will partially fund benefits during the shutdown. National outlets report the money will cover only about half a typical month and some states may take weeks to deliver payments. 

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has declared a state of emergency in the Commonwealth as the federal government’s shutdown is expected to interrupt the federally-funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Nov. 1.

Kent County neighbors in the Derbywood neighborhood are ruffling feathers over an unwanted invasion of dozens of vultures, which have taken over rooftops, mailboxes, and streets, creating property damage and safety concerns.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reopened a scholarship program that benefits students attending historically Black colleges and universities.