Public Affairs
Kent County Commissioner Race: A Conversation with Bill Short
Every election year, the Chestertown Spy uses the power of multimedia to introduce candidates for local office in a way that is far less traditional than the typical community … [Read More...]
- Kent County Commissioner Race: A Conversation with Tom Timberman
- A United Way Reunion: David LaMotte Renews Family Ties by Chairing of Annual Fund Drive
- A Conversation with Spy Columnist David Montgomery and 1st District Candidate Jesse Colvin
- Dock Suggested for Wilmer Park
- ShoreRivers Identifies Harmful Algal Bloom in Sassafras River
- Council Asked to Fund Playgrounds
Election 2018
The League of Women Voters Host Forum for Congressional District One Candidates
On Sunday October 21 candidates for United States House of Representatives, (MD District 1), Andy Harris (Republican), Jesse Colvin (Democrat), and … [Read More...]
- Rally: Raise Your Voice and Vote!
- Andy Harris Announces Justice Department Grant to Combat Sex Offenders in Maryland
- Former GOP Congressman and St. Michaels Resident Chris Shays Endorses Colvin
- Social Action Committee to Interview Kent County Candidates
- Andy Harris Receives NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award
- Kent County Democratic Candidates on September 20
Brevities
November 2018 Sky-Watch
As we come off Daylight Savings Time on November 4th, sky-watchers can get an “earlier” start in seeing the night sky’s wonders, because sunsets then will be before, or just … [Read More...]
- Jorge Zarif and crew Guilherme de Almeida Win Star Worlds 2018
- Chestertown’s Larry Culp Becomes CEO of General Electric
- Sultana Snapshots: SEF and Gunston School Kick Off Chesapeake Watershed Semester
- Night Work on Chester River Bridge Sept. 23-27
- October 2018 Sky-Watch
- Sultana Snapshots: Scott’s Point Findings to Share
Mid-Shore Arts
Earl Lewin’s “Hitched” at Church Hill – Spy Review by Peter Heck
Funny things happen at weddings. Everybody who’s been to a few has their share of stories to tell. With family members getting together – sometimes … [Read More...]
- Academy Art Museum Craft Show 2018 Preview: Chestertown’s Rob Glebe
- Red Carpet Rolls Out October 11 for the Chesapeake Film Festival
- Animal Crackers – A Laugh Riot at the Garfield
- Meet the Author: Neal Jackson at the BookPlate
- Spy Minute: A Birthday Party for the Academy Art Museum
- Academy Art Museum Crafts Show: A Preview with Alison Cooley and Craig Fuller
Mid-Shore Education
Chesapeake College Experiences Phishing Attack
A phishing attack targeting Chesapeake College has resulted in the unauthorized access of a limited number of employee email accounts. Chesapeake President Dr. Clifford … [Read More...]
- Spy Spotlight: Shore Explorations with Patrick Rogan
- Mid-Shore History: William Smith’s Washington College with Colin Dickson
- Kent School Adds Three New Board Members
- Steve Golding Named as Chair of Washington College Board of Visitors and Governors
- Hogan Establishes Statewide Schools Investigator General
- Where Professors Become Students: WC-ALL Starts Its 25th Year with David White
Sultana Education Foundation
Nice: Sultana Wins Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race for Second Time in Three Years
For the second time in three years, Captain Michael Fiorentino and the crew of the Sultana Education Foundation's schooner SULTANA claimed victory in … [Read More...]
- 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
- Florence: Sultana Education Foundation Gala Postponed to October 6
- Sultana Snapshots: Radcliffe Creek Gets an “A” for Wild Celery
- Sell Out Expected for Sultana Gala
- Sultana Offers to Buy Excess Property from Town
- Schooner Sultana Offers Sunday Sails During 2018 Tea Party Festival
Chesapeake Ecosystem
Spy Moment: Adkins Arboretum Plays in the Meadow
The weather gods were watching out for Adkins Arboretum last Saturday night for its annual Magic in the Meadow gala; an event far more dependent on good weather than most, … [Read More...]
- Ballerinas, Tights, and the Myth of the Conowingo Boogeyman by William Herb
- Upper Eastern Shore Location to Provide Environmental and Recreation Benefits
- FERC Approves PA-to-WV Pipeline
- Man-Made Oyster Reef Near Key Bridge is Thriving
- WC Environmental Science Students Embark on Collaborative Groundwater Study
- You can Own the Chesapeake without Property by Tom Horton
Eastern Shore Land Conservancy
Preservation Group Announces Phillips Packing House a New Preservation Project
As a part of Preservation Maryland’s strategic efforts to save threatened historic places, the organization recently announced its fourth class of Six-to-Fix projects from … [Read More...]
- Save the Date: Eastern Shore Land Conservancy’s Party to Preserve Set for October 27
- Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Celebrates Spring with family-friendly LANDJAM Event
- Information Session on Maryland’s Next Generation Farmland Acquisition Program
- Culture, Climate, and Change: How Social Factors Shape the Climate Dialogue
- ESLC Offers New Culture, Climate, and Change Conference April 21
- Cambridge Residents Invited to Kick-Off Event for Cannery Park
Health & Recovery
Suicidal Behavior In Children And Adolescents: Focus on Awareness and Prevention by Dr. Laurence Pezor
As we complete a week dedicated to the awareness of suicide, it is important to review this manifestation of mental illness and what the community and we, family, friends and mental health professionals, can do to address this crisis. Statistically, it is staggering that suicide is the 3rd … [Read More...]
- Maryland Democrats: Trump Health Care curbs could Affect 260,000 in State
- Pam Ortiz Band Concerts Benefit No Matter What. . . You Matter Suicide Prevention Campaign
- United Way Research Reveal Kent County Residents Struggling to Afford Basic Necessities
- Shore Medical Center at Easton Recognized by US News & World Report
- Hospital Plan Includes Patient Beds, No ICU, Kozel Tells Meeting
- UM SRH Submits State Applications to Transform Health Care in Dorchester County
Senior Nation
Senior Nation: The Dixon House 99ers by Amy Blades Steward
When you meet Ellen Walbridge and Helen Crow, residents of Dixon House in Easton, you won’t suspect that they are both 99 years old. Both women are … [Read More...]
- Senior Nation: Dixon House’s Hazel Newnam Celebrates 100 Years
- Senior Nation’s Ask Irma: My 86 Year Old Mom is Falling More Often Now
- Senior Nation: A Sexagenarian’s Musings on “Aging in Place”
- Senior Nation: Talbot Senior Summit Draws Record Crowd
- Senior Nation: The Very Best Senior Moment by Craig Fuller
- Senior Nation: Maryland State Retirees Must Change Drug Coverage Soon
Mid-Shore Commerce
Facade Improvements Pay Off in Downtown
The Main Street Chestertown facade improvement program issued its first reimbursement checks to two grantees. At 314 Park Row, the new offices of TL … [Read More...]
- Mimi’s Closet Celebrates 10 Years in Chestertown
- Maryland 3.0: Sprout Moves to the City
- WC and Dixon Valve Send Furniture to Veterans in Need
- Easton’s Qlarant Named a Top Predictive Analytics Solution Provider
- Qlarant Foundation Grants $385,000 to Area Health Projects
- A Festive First Friday in Chestertown!
Mid-Shore Food
Spy Food: Germaine’s Opens it Doors on High Street
Germaine Lanaux celebrated the grand opening of Germaine’s, a carryout with a New Orleans twist, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and serving … [Read More...]
- 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
- Mid-Shore Food Culture: Psst….The Bartlett Pear is Totally Open for Business
Habitat
Spy House of the Week: Georgian Elegance
This carefully detailed house belies its age of only thirteen years. I loved the interior vistas beginning with the view after opening the front door. … [Read More...]
Town & County Notes
Rotary 2018 Soup and Sip Set for October 20
Local food and wine connoisseurs will be descending upon The Kitchen at the Imperial on Saturday, October 20, for the Chestertown Rotary Club’s second … [Read More...]
- Unitarians Confront our Current Political Divisiveness
- Fall Break Programs for Kids & Teens at the Library
- Create a Warm Glow with Paper Lanterns at the Library
- KCAC Increases Grants for Nonprofit Arts Organizations by 36%
- Qlarant Foundation Announces Request for Grant Proposals
- Maryland Judiciary Offers Self-Help Videos on Child Custody, Child Welfare, and Expungement
Arts Notes
Movie Night at the Garfield Presents: Little Shop of Horrors
The Garfield Center for the Arts will be pulling out the popcorn on Saturday, October 20th for a 7pm screening of the film, Little Shop of Horrors. … [Read More...]
- Juanito Pascual New Trio at The Mainstay October 20
- Kent County Arts Council Celebrates MIGRATION
- Pam Ortiz Band Concerts Benefit No Matter What. . . You Matter
- Low Lily at The Mainstay October 18
- RiverArts Studio Tour Continues to Grow!
- Plein Air Oil Paintings by Diane DuBois Mullaly at Adkins Arboretum
Education Notes
Radcliffe Creek School Receives $75,000 Gift for Financial Aid
Radcliffe Creek School is pleased to announce that it has received a generous $75,000 gift from Barbara Thomas and family members of her deceased … [Read More...]
- WC-ALL Fall Trip to U.S. Naval Academy
- Kevin Hayes Discusses “George Washington: A Life in Books” Oct. 23
- MSCF Scholarship Program Underway
- WC-ALL will Host Stephen B. Bright at October Learn at Lunch
- Women’s League of Washington College Now in 68th Year
- Area Golfers Hit the Links for Chesapeake’s Student-Athletes
Health & Recovery Notes
UM SRH Cancer Program Launches New Service, “TIPPS for Living Well”
UM Shore Regional Cancer Program has launched TIPPS for Living Well, a free consultation for patients undergoing cancer treatment and their … [Read More...]
Maryland 3.0
Maryland 3.0: Checking in with KRM’s Bryan Matthews
Just a few years ago, the Dixon Valve & Coupling Company made a corporate decision that would have a significant impact on Kent County's economy and yet very little was … [Read More...]
- 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
- Making it Work on the Shore: Piazza Finally Gets Their Kitchen
Maryland Politics & Policy
Andy Harris Responds to Aggressive Protesters Outside his Office
Congressman Andy Harris made the following statement on aggressive marijuana protesters outside of the D.C. office on October 2, 2018: "After I was … [Read More...]
- House Appropriations Committee Approves Harris Language Repairing H-2B Visa Program
- Legislature Passes Bill to Expand Post-Conviction Relief
- No More Cash: Maryland Tolls Changing to Electronic Only
- In-state Tuition Bill aimed at ‘Dreamers’ advances in Maryland
- Hogan’s Nonpublic schools funding gets ‘BOOST’ from Students
- Maryland Schools Need more Physical Education, lawmaker Says
Editorials
Editorial: There Can Never Be Enough Purple on the Mid-Shore in September
In the field of advertising, the old saying goes that it takes at least seven uniquely different exposures to a product before the consumer actually … [Read More...]
- Editorial: The First Congressional District and Election 2018
- Publisher Notes: Please Chip in for the Spy this Month
- Editorial: Rest in Peace, but Not in Spirit, Colchester Farm
- Editorial: A Few Suggestions for Washington College’s New President
- Editorial: The Departures of College Presidents Sheila Bair and Barbara Viniar
- Editorial: The Future of Chestertown and Its College Needs Your Attention
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Pyrrhic Victory by George Merrill
An instructive piece of history. Around 280 BC, Pyrrhus, the king of Epirus was asked by the people of Tarentum in southern Italy to help them in … [Read More...]
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Bogus Healthcare Award For Andy Harris Deceives Senior Citizens
A recent flyer in the U.S. Mail, produced by a direct mail political lobbyist, awarded Andy Harris a phony award for the 2018 CHAMPION OF … [Read More...]
- Letter to the Editor: Are You Registered to Vote?
- Letter to the Editor: Protecting Mueller
- Letter to the Editor: Witch Hunt
- Letter to the Editor: Panic Attack? Here’s The Story
- Letter to the Editor: County Commissioner Ron Fithian Not a Real Democrat
- Letter to the Editor: Hospital’s Emergency Room is Top Notch
