It started with a property line dispute and turned into a novel nine years later. When a neighboring farmer challenged the property lines of her farm, ... [Continue Story]
Public Affairs
Maryland Motorists Will Have to Dig a Little Deeper at the Gas Pump Starting July 1
The state tax rate of a gallon of gas will increase to 47 cents per gallon, an increase of more than 10% compared to the current rate. Over the last ... [Continue Story]
- Consumer Guide Criticized for Saying ‘Avoid’ Chesapeake Oysters
- Eylie Sasajima Wins Washington College’s Sophie Kerr Prize
- Washington College Academy of Lifelong Learning Expanding to Summer
- Pulling It All Together: Mid-Shore Health Improvement Coalition
- Miscommunication Delays Approving Blueprint Education Reform Plans
- Report Details why Progress on Bay Clean Up has been Slow
Spy Highlights
From and Fuller: Grading Kevin McCarthy After Debt Ceiling House Compromise
Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news of the moment. This week, From and ... [Continue Story]
- Design with Jenn Martella: “Barnacle Bungalow”
- Spy Arts Diary: Classic Festivals, Gay Pride, & Old Glory
- From and Fuller: A DeSantis Bumpy Start and Debt Ceiling Game of Chicken
- Spy Profile: Behind the Brussel Sprouts with Lynn Sanchez
- Design with Jenn Martella: Easton Historic Gem
- Winter Dredge Survey Shows Big Increase In Chesapeake Crab Population
The Arts
The Peter and Hanna Woicke Collection: “Reading Dog” Comes to Chestertown
The first of twenty-four sculptures donated by Peter and Hanna Woicke of St. Michaels was unveiled Saturday at the Kent County Public ... [Continue Story]
- At the Academy: Nancy Mitchell and Sheryl Southwick Talk Art and Poetry
- Easton Filmmaker Tori Paxon to Premiere “Foolproof”
- Mid-Shore Arts: DCA’s Melissa Cooperman and Her Photography
- RiverArts Moment: Zane Carter and his Sculpture
- RiverArts Moment: Getting the Blue Heron Ready for the Street Fair
- The ‘Measure’ of Shore Shakespeare by Steve Parks
Chesapeake Ecosystem
Supreme Court Rules against EPA on Wetlands Protections
The U.S. Supreme Court in a major environmental decision on Thursday overturned the Environmental Protection Agency’s definition of wetlands that fall under the agency’s ... [Continue Story]
- Maryland Court finds County Erred in Waiving Forest Conservation Law
- Mid-Shore Ecosystem: Making the Case for a Plastic-Free Queen Anne’s County
- Ben Ford Named New Miles-Wye Riverkeeper
- State Lawmakers want Local Governments to Prepare Climate Crisis Plans
- Maryland Approves Expansion of Eastern Shore Poultry Plant Despite Pollution History
- The Lakeside Reset Resolution Failure and the Future of Development: A Chat with Talbot Councilman Pete Lesher
Health
Qlarant Foundation Profiles: Bay Hundred Community Volunteers
Editor Note: This is the first of three articles that focus on the recipients of the Qlarant Foundation grant awards over the last year. We ... [Continue Story]
- Choptank Community Health Provides Produce Prescriptions for Students
- Social Worker Michelle Matthews Joins Chestertown Mobile Wellness Team
- Chesapeake College Gets a Second Wind after the COVID years: A Chat with President Cliff Coppersmith
- Compass Adds New Hospice Wing to Honor Mildred Barnette and Keep Mission Going
- COVID-19 on the Shore after Eight Months with Dr. William Huffner
- Exit Interview: Patti Willis Looks Back at Healthcare’s Transition on the Mid-Shore
Education
Building African-American Minds by Building an Academic Center: A Chat with Dina Daly and Bill Ryan
Since Building African American Minds (BAAM) opened its doors to the Easton community, the organization's founders, Derek and Dina Daly, and its board directors have taken on ... [Continue Story]
- Empowering Youth Through Teamwork and Skill-Building: Rising Tide and CBMM Shipyard Apprentice Program Join Forces
- Washington College Names Finalists for Nation’s Largest Undergraduate Writing Prize
- Washington College Academy of Lifelong Learning Expanding to Summer
- Miscommunication Delays Approving Blueprint Education Reform Plans
- Gunston School Embraces Artificial Intelligence for Learning
- McGee Named Kent County Teacher of the Year
Maryland News
Moore Issues First Vetoes, Lets Cannabis Search Bill and Others Become Law without His Signature
Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Friday issued the first vetoes of his young administration and also allowed 10 bills to become law without his signature ... [Continue Story]
- Easton Begins New Era with Historic Swearing-In of Mayor Megan Cook
- The Trials and Tribulations of Cambridge’s Historic School
- Low-income Marylanders Face Food Insecurity as COVID benefits End
- Congressman David Trone Joins the Race to Fill Ben Cardin’s Senate Seat
- Senator Ben Cardin won’t Seek Reelection in 2024
- Spy Profiles: New Easton Police Chief Alan Lowrey
Brevities
Historical Society of Kent County Flashback: Taking a Ride in Betterton
“Do you remember riding this? It was one of only 12 in the entire country! Tolchester Beach Park, c. 1910s. Courtesy of the Historical Society of Kent County.” ... [Continue Story]
- Chestertown Recreation Commission to Sponsor 2nd Annual “Saturday in the Park”
- June 2023 Sky-Watch
- Historical Society of Kent County Flashback: Getting Ready to Go to the Tea Party
- KCHS Grad Nellie Rhodes Receives Roger D. Brown History Award
- Historical Society of Kent County Flashback: Time For Watermelon
- Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Shedding a Tear in Wye Mills
Food Friday
Food Friday: In Praise of Rotisserie Chicken
We’ve got lots of outdoor chores to do suddenly - painting the back porch, clearing out corners of the backyard that have been overrun with ivy, watering the window boxes, ... [Continue Story]
Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith
Looking at the Masters: Hung Liu (Part 2)
Hung Liu received her second National Endowment of the Art fellowship in 1991. She and her son became American citizens in 1991. Also in 1991, she ... [Continue Story]
Design with Jenn Martella
Design with Jenn Martella: The New Welcome Center at CBMM
My first introduction to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum was during a visit to my sister over the July 4th weekend in 2003. We joined the throng ... [Continue Story]
- Design with Jenn Martella: A Visit to Wings and Whitetail Farm
- Design with Jenn Martella: A Classic Cape Cod Cottage in Chestertown
- Design with Jenn Martella: 105 Cannon St. After the Work is Done
- Design with Jenn Martella: A Study in Scarlet
- Design with Jenn Martella: Modern Meets Rancher
- Design with Jenn Martella: Haven on High Street
Food and Garden Highlights
Adkins Mystery Monday: Who Did We Find Enjoying the Summer Morning Dew
Happy Mystery Monday! Who did we find enjoying the summer morning dew by Emily's Play Garden? Last week, we asked you about lespedeza or silky bush ... [Continue Story]
- Adkins Mystery Monday: What Non-Native Woody Forb is Flowering Now?
- Adkins Mystery Monday: Do You Know What Native Flower is Blooming?
- Adkins Mystery Monday: What Caterpillar Did We Find on the Passionflower?
- Adkins Mystery Monday: What Fuzzy Critter Did We Find?
- Adkins Mystery Monday: Do You Know What Plant this Flower Bud Belongs to?
- Adkins Mystery Monday: What Native Plant is Blooming in Our Wetland?
Delmarva Review
Chesapeake Lens
Chesapeake Lens: Sand Ripples by Chase Morgan
At low tide, all is revealed. “Sand Ripples” by Chase Morgan. ... [Continue Story]
Commerce
What you Need to Know about Maryland’s Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program
As prices for everyday necessities continue to rise, families with limited means are having to make tough choices on where to allocate their money. In ... [Continue Story]
- Discovering Discover Easton’s Plans for 2023: A Chat with Director Holly DeKarske
- Mediation Room 8: Benefits of Using Mediation in Divorce
- CULTA Announces Partnership with National Cannabis Brand Old Pal
- The Mediation Room 7: Bad Debt – Getting Beyond It
- The Mediation Room: The Role of Lawyers in Mediation
- Mediation Corner: On Reaching Agreement
Community Notes
All Together Now! Summer Reading for Babies Through Adults at KCPL
Kent County Public Library invites the whole community to join the 2023 All Together Now summer reading experience! A Reading Challenge for Every ... [Continue Story]
- From Chestertown to Zambia – Cultural Arts Support Sobriety
- July 1 is Deadline for Caroline Foundation Grant Applications
- Earth Data Selected for Water Quality Data Collection Project in Dorchester County
- For All Seasons Joins Maryland Regional Navigator Program for Human Trafficking
- Rebuilding Together Volunteers Donate Over 500 Hours to Complete Repairs in Kent County
- CBMM to Feature Lighthouse Lampist in June 8 Speaker Event
Arts Notes
Main Street Gallery, Cambridge, Celebrates 12 Years and Presents its Summer Show with Karen Jury
Main Street Gallery in Cambridge, MD has lots to be excited about. The city’s only member owned and operated Coop is turning 12 this summer and will ... [Continue Story]
- Musician Carrie Rose Brings Breathing in Nature to Adkins Arboretum June 17
- Auditions for Harvey at Church Hill Theatre
- Authors & Oysters: Spy Columnist Jamie Kirkpatrick
- RiverArts Members Show
- The Garfield Center Announces Auditions for “The Addams Family” Musical
- AAM to Host Acclaimed Filmmaker Sky Hopinka and Other Programs Centering Indigenous American Perspectives
Education Notes
Garden Club Scholarship Award Winner Announced
The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore (GCES) awards an annual merit-based scholarship to a graduating senior who attends school in Talbot County or who ... [Continue Story]
- Sultana Education Foundation Students Gain Unique Wetlands Access Thanks to New Boardwalk
- Godfrey’s Farm Blueberry Boogie 5K Walk/Run to Benefit Benedictine
- Get Carried Away by ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ at KCMS
- CBMM’s Rising Tide Program Celebrates St. Michaels Scow Launch
- Ethan Morrison and William Fachet Named Constitution Alliance Scholarship Winners
- Sultana Inks Partnership with National Park Service’s Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
Health Notes
Wilson-Hypes Named Health Educator for SMC at Chestertown’s Rural Health Care Transformation Team
Sandra Wilson-Hypes has joined the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown as Health Educator on the hospital’s Rural Health Care ... [Continue Story]
- Choptank Health Expands School-Based Health to Critchlow Adkins Children’s Centers
- Out and About in Kent County with the Shore Community Outreach Team
- Choptank Health Testifies at Senate Hearing
- May is Mental Health Awareness Month – For All Seasons Provides Tips for All Ages
- Choptank Health’s Kim Fitzgerald, CRNP Receives Award
- Chester River Health Foundation Hosts 29th Annual Golf Fundraiser
Local Opinion
A Reflection on Memorial Day and the Greatest Generation by Kate and Matt LaMotte
Landing at Omaha Beach on June 7, 1944 – one day after the historic D-Day invasion of Normandy, France – U.S. Army Captain Jack King was ordered to ... [Continue Story]
- Opinion: The Good News is that MD Now Empowers Small Farmers with Cover Crop Program
- The Greatest Witch Hunt by Bob Moores
- Wes Moore gets an Incomplete on Aid to MD Public Schools by Kalman Hettleman
- EQIP is the Answer for a Sustainable Eastern Shore
- You Want Drama? We got Drama with the IPCC Climate Change Report
- Opinion: Ordering A Disaster by Laura Sydnor
Letters to the Editor
Let’s Be Very Careful about the County’s Building Height Limits by Janet Christensen-Lewis
On June 13th at 10 AM, the Kent County Commissioners will be holding a hearing on a consequential zoning text amendment (ZTA). The proposed amendment ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to Editor: Keep the 45 Foot Height Limit in Kent County
- Letter to Editor: Concerns over Development Growth on routes 301 and 291
- Letter to Editor: A Grateful Kent Cultural Alliance Thanks the Community
- Letter to the Editor: Serving Up Scapegoats with a Side of Hypocrisy
- Letter to Editor: MD Has Opportunity for Bay Cleanup with New Conowingo Dam License
- Letter to Editor: Rep. Andy Harris is Telling Whale Tales
Columnist J.E. Dean
Debt Ceiling Can Kicked Down the Road by J.E. Dean
Are you celebrating the end of the debt ceiling crisis? You know, the predicted collapse of the U.S. economy triggered by the federal government ... [Continue Story]
- America Owes Mike Pence a Thank You, But Not the Presidency by J.E. Dean
- There’s a Reason Those Tea Leaves Are Indecipherable by J.E. Dean
- Reflecting on Ben Cardin by J.E. Dean
- Will the Trump Rape Case Make a Difference? By J. E. Dean
- President Biden’s Regrettable Decision to Run for Reelection by J.E. Dean
- Fouling Our Own Bed on the Eastern Shore by J.E. Dean
Columnist Craig Fuller
To EV or Not to EV? By Craig Fuller
This is a question for our time. I decided the best way to find out what the world of electric vehicles (EV) was all about would be to dive into the ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Replenishment by Howard Freedlander
A week in a big, old and quirky house in Rehoboth Beach, Del. overlooking the Atlantic Ocean brought great joy and personal refreshment to my wife and ... [Continue Story]
- Beware the Monster by Howard Freedlander
- Remembering Jim Brown by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): A Loss to Maryland by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Fantastic Firsts Long Overdue by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Calypso Charisma and Bono by Howard Freedlander
- Dismaying Demise by Howard Freedlander
Columnist Laura Oliver
Open Table by Laura J. Oliver
I was expressing a desire for more meaningful friendships years ago when a therapist I was seeing suggested I meet another client of hers with a ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Angela Rieck
Modeling Lifelong Learning by Angela Rieck
It started with a property line dispute and turned into a novel nine years later. When a neighboring farmer challenged the property lines of her farm, ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Al Sikes
Loser Caucus? By Al Sikes
Does the Republican party turn into a loser’s caucus? Let me begin. In recent months several Republican politicians that count voter support in the ... [Continue Story]
Senior Life
Could Your Core Be Getting Frail? By Susan Covey
As you probably know, a weak core impacts everyday life...but maybe more than you think. If basic functional movements like getting out of bed or ... [Continue Story]
- Ask Irma: What Are the Benefits of Socialization?
- Grief at the Office: A Chat with Compass’s Sherrie Rhonda Knotts and Sherrie Young
- At the Y: 92-Year-Old Water Fitness Dynamo Inspires Generations
- Its Time for Seniors to Take a Break by Susan Covey
- Senior Nation: Take Care of Your Heart
- Ask Irma: A Personal Journey to Fitness
