Public Affairs
Staff Shortage at Kent Center Blamed on Low Wages and Stress
As Maryland’s minimum wage rises to $15 by 2025 so do concerns that direct support staff serving Maryland’s developmentally disabled will make a career change to McDonald's, … [Read More...]
- Environmental Committee Asks Chestertown to Endorse Federal Carbon Dividend Act
- ShoreRivers Receives Restoration Grant to Help the Upper Chester
- Council Will Not Replace Resigning Police Recruit
- Foster, Fithian Ready to Work Together on Tax Differential
- Eastern Shore Advocate and MD House Speaker Clayton Mitchell Dies at 83
- Foster, Cerino Scold Commissioners Over Budget
Brevities
Buyboats to Rally in Chestertown
A fleet of 14 Buyboats, the fabled wooden big rigs of Chesapeake commerce for nearly a century, will call at the port of Chestertown the weekend of July 27. Privately, it is … [Read More...]
Mid-Shore Arts
Spy 7 Files a Report: Knightly Provides Night to Remember for Plein Air Easton
The 2019 Plein Air Easton Meet the Artists event over the weekend brought several hundred people to the historic Knightly estate on Leeds Creek off … [Read More...]
- Four Poets and a Family Farm: Wendy Ingersoll Perry on “Walking the Sunken Boards”
- Delmarva Review: Bodrum Hamam By Katherine Gekker
- RiverArts Curator Cindy Stafford on “Patterns of Eastern Shore Life”
- Spy Review: The Rolling Stones “No Filter” Tour
- Monty Alexander Jazz Festival Celebrates 10 Years
- Short Attention Span Brings Laughter to Garfield
Mid-Shore Education
Thad Bench of Benchworks Appointed to Washington College Board
Thad Bench, CEO of the Chestertown-based international marketing and branding firm Benchworks, will be the newest member of Washington College’s Board of Visitors and … [Read More...]
- KCPS Students Visit the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore
- Sultana & Students Help Conserve Radcliffe Creek
- Echo Hill Outdoor School’s Summer EXPLORE Programs Turn 40
- Kent School Kicks Off Campaign at 50th Anniversary Event
- Spy Time Machine: A Vincent Hynson Scholar in 2011 Plans for College and Career
- Maryland’s Congressional Delegation Voices Support for Kirwan Commission Goals
Sultana Education Foundation
Sultana Education Foundation Welcomes New Senior Staff
The Sultana Education Foundation (SEF) has announced the addition Madison Beres and Aaron Thal as new members of its senior staff. Thal and Beres … [Read More...]
- Sultana Will Host Camper’s Preview this First Friday
- Sultana Might Have a Job For You
- Downrigging: Robert Earl Price and the Unlading Starts October 26
- Revitalized Chestertown Marina One of the Headliners for Downrigging Weekend 2018
- Nice: Sultana Wins Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race for Second Time in Three Years
- Sultana Education Foundation Partners with Gunston School for Chesapeake Watershed Semester Kickoff
- Sultana Snapshots: SEF and Gunston School Kick Off Chesapeake Watershed Semester
- Sultana Snapshots: Scott’s Point Findings to Share
Chesapeake Ecosystem
QACA Hails Balloon Release Legislation
July 9, Centreville--Queen Anne’s Conservation Association (QACA), the oldest environmental group on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, today announced its strong support for pending … [Read More...]
- Proposal to Aerate Bay: Breath of Fresh Air or Pipe Dream?
- ShoreRivers Announces “Tour the Shore” Public Paddle Series
- DNR: Species of Carnivorous Plant Found in Maryland
- People Land Water – Review of a 6 Year Study
- Interior Announces $6 Million Grant for Blackwater Refuge
- Clean Chesapeake Coalition-funded Documentary Nominated for Local Emmy Award
Eastern Shore Land Conservancy
Smokestack Repair Begins at Last Remaining Phillips Packing Co. Factory
On Monday, June 24, Structural Preservation Systems began long-awaited renovations to the two street-facing smokestacks of the former Phillips Packing Company’s ‘Factory F’ – … [Read More...]
- Celebrate the Land with Music and More at LANDJAM!
- Mid-Shore Public Transportation: Shared Mobility Coming to Chestertown
- Land Conservancy’s Planning Conference to Focus on Regional Transportation Issues
- ESLC’s Darius Johnson Would Like Your Attention on Bay Bridge Traffic Solutions
- Remembering Harry Hughes by Rob Etgen
- ESLC’s Jim Bass Reports on Eastern Shore’s Preparedness for Rising Seas Levels
Health & Recovery
Staff Shortage at Kent Center Blamed on Low Wages and Stress
As Maryland’s minimum wage rises to $15 by 2025 so do concerns that direct support staff serving Maryland’s developmentally disabled will make a career change to McDonald's, where working the drive-thru pays almost the same. "Support staff wear many hats" and the work is stressful, said Kent … [Read More...]
- Channel Marker Cuts Ribbon on Regional Wellness Center
- Kids Grieve Too: Talbot Kids Grief Camp with Becky DeMattia
- Maryland House passes Drug-aided Death Bill
- UM Shore Regional Health Publishes 2018 Community Benefits Report Online
- Death with Dignity: DC Residents Learning about New End-of-Life Law
- Suicidal Behavior In Children And Adolescents: Focus on Awareness and Prevention by Dr. Laurence Pezor
Senior Nation
Better to Wear Out Than Rust Out While Aging with Phil Burgess
For the last four years, the Senior Summit, an annual gathering for seniors, children of seniors, and caregivers on the Mid-Shore, has gone out of its … [Read More...]
- Talbot Community Connections Holds Fourth Annual Senior Summit on Aging – Phil Burgess to be Keynote Speaker
- Senior Nation: Ask Irma on Leaving Independent Living Too Soon
- Acts Retirement-Life Communities and Integrace Complete Affiliation
- Senior Nation: Ellen Walbridge Turns 100
- Acts Retirement and Integrace Sign Agreement
- Senior Nation: The Dixon House 99ers by Amy Blades Steward
Mid-Shore Commerce
New Fitness Center to Open at Washington Square in July
A new fitness center is opening at Washington Square Shopping Center right next to Town Stationers, which is soon to close its doors. Sean Madden … [Read More...]
- Maryland DOC settles ADA claims of Blind Inmates Represented by Chestertown Law Firm
- Lamotte Company Honored By World Trade Center Institute
- After the First Decade: Piazza’s Emily Chandler Looks Back and Forward
- The Power of Being Agile: Qlarant Embraces the Agile Manifesto
- Bartlett, Griffin & Vermilye Joins Fleetwood Insurance
- Chesapeake Bank Contributes to Chestertown Marina Project
Mid-Shore Food
Anchor & Plow Restaurant Opens in Rock Hall
Main Street Rock Hall and the Greater Rock Hall Business Association held a ribbon cutting on June 18 to celebrate the opening of the new Anchor & … [Read More...]
- Spy Food: Germaine’s Opens its Doors on High Street
- Mid-Shore Food Notes: Yelp Says Marlena’s in Middletown is one of the Top New Restaurants in US
- Inside the Sprout Kitchen: The Milkman Cometh
- Ecosystem: Through Gaian-Colored Lenses by Leigh Glenn
- Permaculture Profits: Integrating Specialty Crop Production & Livestock Management
- Adkins Arboretum Announces Spring Open House, Native Plant Sale
Habitat
House of the Week: Chesapeake Bay Bliss
After a drive down a private lane with vistas through tall evergreen and deciduous trees, colorful redbuds and lower plantings, you arrive at a … [Read More...]
Town & County Notes
Retreat House at Hillsboro Sponsors Women’s Retreat
The Retreat House at Hillsboro is sponsoring its first overnight retreat program for women on Friday, September 27 to Sunday, September 29 at The … [Read More...]
- Haven Ministries Kicks Off #FoundHope Campaign with Hope Rocks
- Mid-Shore Pro Bono Helps For All Seasons Clients Navigate Legal Matters
- MSCF Annual Business Breakfast last June 14
- Kent County Public Library Celebrates Summer Reading Kickoff
- Dr. Barbara Paca to Deliver Keynote Address at Independence Day Celebration
- Cars on High Adds Kid-Friendly “Touch-a-Truck” Event on June 20
Arts Notes
Green Room Gang to Perform at Church Hill Theatre
The sounds of singing and dancing are filling the Church Hill Theatre as talented local youngsters rehearse for their productions of The Magic Tree … [Read More...]
- Lekeisha Mosely Television Show at Sumner Hall July 21
- Plein Art Easton Minute: A Kick Off on Tilghman Island
- Open Auditions for Annie at the Garfield
- Hedgelawn Summer Performance Series Announced
- A Tribute to Billie Holiday Featuring Karen Somerville July 20
- Sally Sells Sea Shells at the Garfield July 12
Education Notes
Kent School Honors Outgoing Board Chair, Chris McClary ‘91
June 30, 2019 marked a turning point in Kent School’s Board of Trustee leadership. Chris McClary ‘91, the first alumnus to hold the position and the … [Read More...]
- Easton Middle School Musicians Benefit from Artist-in-Residence Program Returning
- Seven Finalists Named for $50,000 George Washington Prize
- 18th Annual Chrome City Ride scheduled for Sunday, July 28th
- Wilderness First Responder Training Offered at Washington College This Summer
- Benedictine Announces Appointment of Cheryl Keamy to Board of Trustees
- Wye River Upper School Announces New Director of Development
Mid-Shore Health Notes
UM Shore Regional Health Takes Next Step in State Application Process
Shore Regional Health has announced that it will prepare a modified Certificate of Exemption (COE) application to the Maryland Health Care Commission … [Read More...]
- Staff Shortage at Kent Center Blamed on Low Wages and Stress
- 5th Annual Sporting Clays Raises More than $77,000
- Channel Marker Presents the Kevin Hines Story
- Cancer Center Team and SRH Partners Provide Free Screenings for Skin Cancer
- Theraplay Training to be Offered to For All Seasons Staff in June
- New CT Scanner Now in Use at UM Shore Medical Center
Maryland 3.0
Thornton 2.0: A Chat with Serial Entrepreneur Charlie Thornton
As they say in New York City, where Charlie Thornton grew up, he's "been around the block" in the field of structural engineering. Almost immediately after graduating from … [Read More...]
- Maryland 3.0: Checking in with KRM’s Bryan Matthews
- Maryland 3.0: TEDCO’s Startup Help on the Shore with Bill Bernard
- Making it Work on the Shore: Reinventing Downtown Easton with Ross Benincasa
- Maryland 3.0: Mid-Shore Small Town Businesses Survive with Google Search
- Everyone, Start Your Businesses! The STRT1UP Road Show Bus Begins Its Fall 2016 Statewide Tour
- Making It on the Shore: Alex Haschen and IAMBOOST
Maryland Politics & Policy
Harris Supports Decision to End Inappropriate Use of Human Fetal Tissue in Research
Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) supports the Trump Administration’s decision to discontinue a contract with the University of California, San … [Read More...]
- Congressman Andy Harris Joins 57 GOP Lawmakers to Vote Against Disaster Aid Bill
- Congressman Harris Announces Military Academy Resource Forums for Maryland’s First District
- Federal REAL ID Implementation will Prompt Recall of Driver’s Licenses and ID Cards
- Harris Applauds Trump Announcement of Conscience Protection Rule
- Md. House of Delegates elects Adrienne Jones as New Speaker
- A Larry Hogan Youth Movement?
Columnist Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Free Press Fights On by Howard Freedlander
We Americans like to commemorate public anniversaries of the ending of wars, assassinations of presidents and transformative leaders, passage of … [Read More...]
- Out and About (Sort of): 1968 and 2019 – Parallel Universes by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Healthcare in Our Backyard by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Shamelessly Ignored by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Ethics on the Edge by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Anguishing Anniversary by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Paying Homage by Howard Freedlander
Columnist Craig Fuller
Memories Are Meant to be Shared by Craig Fuller
Those of us who have this periodic opportunity to share something of ourselves with readers of the Spy in our commentaries reveal, when we are at our … [Read More...]
Columist George Merrill
The Big Picture by George Merrill
Of late my mobility has been limited. The more anchored I am in one place the more I see of it. What’s been revealing to me is that my front yard, … [Read More...]
Nancy Mugele
One Nation One Team by Nancy Mugele
Nike, the Goddess of Victory, had an epic fail last week when she canceled her launch of the Air Max 1 Quick Strike Fourth of July sneaker featuring … [Read More...]
Columnist Angela Rieck
Talking ‘bout my Generation by Angela Rieck
I believe that most of us are concerned about the legacy left by the baby boomers (and after baby boomers)…global warming, pollution, the national … [Read More...]
Columnist Al Sikes
Bring in the Clowns – Whoops They Are Here by Al Sikes
Bring in the Clowns—Whoops They Are Here Trump sows dissent, it spreads. Farmers are envious. Trump smiles and tweets. The dissenters lash … [Read More...]
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Should Dogs be Taxed? By J.E. Dean
Friends visited recently after an enlightening trip to Berlin and other German cities. Curious about what enlightenment they found, I asked for … [Read More...]
- Op-Ed: Are “Impossible Promises” The Dems Achilles Heel? By J.E. Dean
- 2020 Issues: 17 Months From Election Day by J.E. Dean
- Two Weeks Out, Here’s What We Need to See in the Early Democratic Debates by J.E. Dean
- Maryland Has Good Reasons to Take a Close Look at Amy Klobuchar
- Op-Ed: Keep Recycling, Increase Property Tax to 47 Cents by Dan Menefee
- Elites and Visions by Matt Daley
Letters to the Editor
Letter to Editor: Harris Needs to Act on Mueller Report
To the Editor, As members of a coalition of progressive groups on the Eastern Shore, we were appalled by Congressman Andy Harris’ response to the … [Read More...]
- Letter to Editor: The Flaws in Current Bay Grass Protection
- Letter to Editor: Harris Says Nay on Community-Based Healthcare and Spousal Impoverishment Protections
- Letter to Editor: Should He be Impeached?
- Letter to the Editor: Does the Clean Chesapeake Coalition Quack Like a Duck?
- Letter to Editor: Our Environment and Federal Legislative Options
- Letter to the Editor: Conversations With Charity and Civility
