Public Affairs
Cerino to Ask Commissioners for Tax Differential
At the Chestertown Council meeting, March 18, Mayor Chris Cerino reported that he will represent the town at the Kent County Commissioners budget hearings April 23. He will be … [Read More...]
- Governor Hughes by Howard Freedlander
- Council Approves Update to Critical Areas Ordinance
- Discussion of Council Vote on Pride Event Continues
- Maryland Leaders Announce School-funding Plans Based on Kirwan Report
- Council Splits on Support for Midshore Pride Event
- ESLC’s Jim Bass Reports on Eastern Shore’s Preparedness for Rising Seas Levels
Brevities
Cars on High Back for Third Year, Plans September Car Show
At the Chestertown Council meeting, March 18, the council approved a third year of Cars on High, a monthly gathering of vintage car enthusiasts. For the event, the 300-block … [Read More...]
Mid-Shore Arts
At the Academy: AAM’s Love Affair with Photography
If there was any doubt about the Academy Art Museum's commitment to photography, the galleries of the art center in Easton this spring should put that … [Read More...]
- Art Review: The Academy Art Museum’s Three Exhibitions Become Four by Steve Parks
- When Diebenkorn Became Diebenkorn: An AAM Preview with Ben Simons and Anke Van Wagenberg
- Art Review: John Gossage and Matthew Moore at the AAM by Mary McCoy
- BookPlate Presents Local Author Peter Heck
- Spy Minute: RiverArts March Show
- Guy Davis Brings Blues and Songster Ramblings to Sumner Hall, March 1
Mid-Shore Education
Maryland’s Congressional Delegation Voices Support for Kirwan Commission Goals
Maryland’s congressional delegation has voiced strong support for a sweeping plan to reform the state’s educational system. The Commission on Innovation and Excellence in … [Read More...]
- Good Seeds: a Garden for Garnet School
- Kirwan Maryland Education Commission Chair gives Recommendations to Lawmakers
- Industry Need Prompts Marine Tech Training at Chesapeake College
- Kirwan Commission to Recommend Billions More to Raise Teacher Pay
- Chesapeake College Experiences Phishing Attack
- Spy Spotlight: Shore Explorations with Patrick Rogan
Sultana Education Foundation
Sultana Might Have a Job For You
Do you like working with children, spending time outdoors, and traveling around the Chesapeake Bay? If so, the Sultana Education Foundation (SEF) may … [Read More...]
- 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
- Florence: Sultana Education Foundation Gala Postponed to October 6
- Sultana Snapshots: Radcliffe Creek Gets an “A” for Wild Celery
Chesapeake Ecosystem
Kent County High’s Ronald Parker Becomes New Student Ambassador
Ronald Parker III, a ninth grader at Kent County High School, was chosen by the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education (MBRT) to represent his district of Kent County in … [Read More...]
- Pickering Creek… the Natural Choice by Tyler Redman
- 2018 Bay Health Score Drops as Massive Rains Increase Pollution
- Council Approves Zoning Change, Real Estate Sale
- Nick DiPasquale, former director of EPA Bay Program, has joined ShoreRivers
- Spy Moment: Adkins Arboretum Plays in the Meadow
- Ballerinas, Tights, and the Myth of the Conowingo Boogeyman by William Herb
Eastern Shore Land Conservancy
Remembering Harry Hughes by Rob Etgen
Harry Roe Hughes, two term Maryland Governor from the Eastern Shore, foremost champion of saving the Chesapeake Bay, and long-time Chairman of Eastern Shore Land Conservancy … [Read More...]
- ESLC’s Jim Bass Reports on Eastern Shore’s Preparedness for Rising Seas Levels
- Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Releases Comprehensive Sea Level Rise Study
- ESLC Awarded Preservation Grant for Smokestack Repair at Phillips Packing House
- Preservation Group Announces Phillips Packing House a New Preservation Project
- 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
Health & Recovery
Maryland House passes Drug-aided Death Bill
The Maryland House on Thursday passed a measure that would give terminally ill patients six months from death the option to end their lives by taking prescribed lethal medication. House bill 399, or the End-of-Life Option Act, received 74 votes for and 66 against in an impassioned chamber … [Read More...]
- 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
- 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
Senior Nation
Senior Nation: Ellen Walbridge Turns 100
Ellen Walbridge of Easton turned 100 at The Dixon House on February 26, 2019. On her birthday she stated, “I never dreamed I would be 100! It is a … [Read More...]
- Acts Retirement and Integrace Sign Agreement
- Senior Nation: The Dixon House 99ers by Amy Blades Steward
- 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
Mid-Shore Commerce
The Power of Being Agile: Qlarant Embraces the Agile Manifesto
There's a good chance that most people, even those running major businesses on the Mid-Shore, have never heard of the Agile Manifesto nor its twelve … [Read More...]
- Bartlett, Griffin & Vermilye Joins Fleetwood Insurance
- Chesapeake Bank Contributes to Chestertown Marina Project
- Cambio Wi-Fi Leaving Kent County
- The Mill and Kingstown Farm Home and Garden Announce a New Partnership
- Another Kind of Financial Crisis: Junior Achievement Combats Shore Student Financial Illiteracy
- Mid-Shore Careers: Mental Health Careers Found at Channel Marker
Mid-Shore Food
Spy Food: Germaine’s Opens its 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: “Pretty in Pink”
There are so many architectural styles that I admire but it is always difficult for me to resist the Queen Anne American style for its sheer … [Read More...]
Town & County Notes
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge Announces 2019 Youth Turkey Hunt
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (refuge) in cooperation with the National Wild Turkey Federation will once again conduct a spring youth turkey … [Read More...]
- Unitarians to Discuss “White Fragility” on March 27
- Mid-Shore Pro Bono Helps Those Struggling with Legal Issues
- Unitarians to Learn How to “Learn from the Journey”
- Joe Trippi, Democratic Campaign Strategist, at Washington College March 28
- Community Conversation with Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings March 21
- Council Approves Update to Critical Areas Ordinance
Arts Notes
Caitlin Patton & Sammy Marshall at The Mainstay March 29
Marshall and Patton at The Mainstay — sounds like a jam session of World War II generals. Fear not. When Caitlin Patton and pianist Sammy Marshall … [Read More...]
- Phil Wiggins and House Party at The Mainstay March 30
- A Flea in Her Ear Opens March 29 at Church Hill Theatre
- Academy Art Museum Announces April Events
- Local Author Mary Saner Talk and Book Signing March 31
- Stars from “The Sound of Music” and “Newsies” at the Garfield in April
- “Baroque to Broadway” Performance at Trinity Cathedral March 31
Education Notes
Radcliffe Creek School Announces Brittanie Collier as Director of Finance
Radcliffe Creek School is pleased to announce the hiring of Brittanie Collier, who will serve as Director of Finance, effective March 18, … [Read More...]
- Kent School to Celebrate Fiftieth Anniversary
- WC-ALL Spring Trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art
- WC’s Goodfellow Memorial Lecture Presents “In the Kingdom of Devils” March 21
- Women’s League Announces Raffle for Fine Dining on Eastern Shore
- Senior Reporter for Vox to Speak at Washington College March 7
- WC-ALL Bill Leary Learn at Lunch March 20
Mid-Shore Health Notes
UM Shore Regional Health Earns Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval
University of Maryland Shore Regional Health has announced that it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital Accreditation … [Read More...]
- UM SMC Imaging Department Plans for New, State of the Art CT Scanner
- For All Seasons Wraps Up Successful 9th Annual Heart & Music
- Local Hospice Agencies Team Up to Host Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day
- Retreat House at Hillsboro Offers Retreat Day for Millennials
- Compass Regional Hospice Calendar of Events, March and April 2019
- Four Chestertown Nurses Nominated for Nurse Excellence Awards
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
Maryland May Raise Smoking Age to 21, Limit Vape Marketing
Several bills in the Maryland General Assembly could raise the age to purchase tobacco and vape products from 18 to 21 as well as prohibit certain … [Read More...]
- Bill would Give Some Md. Students Free Eyeglasses and Exams
- Congressman Harris to Host Town Hall Meeting in Queen Anne’s County March 20
- Maryland Leaders Announce School-funding Plans Based on Kirwan Report
- Maryland Makes 4th Try at Aid-in-Dying Bill
- Medical Cannabis is a High Priority in Maryland Legislature
- 1st District: Harris Supports Trump National Emergency Declaration
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
Dressing Barbie by Nancy Mugele
Some of my fondest childhood memories include Barbie. I know that is not something you might expect to hear from a self-proclaimed feminist, but it is … [Read More...]
Letters to the Editor
Letter to Editor: Tragedy Of The Soft Shell And Razor Clam
I read Tragedy of the Commons many times in my undergraduate career. We are all familiar with the premise: overuse of a common resource for personal … [Read More...]
- Letter to Editor: Sen. Hershey’s Chestertown Hospital Bill is just what the Doctor Ordered
- Letter to the Editor: March 14 is National Ag Day
- Letter to Editor: Equal Burden Needs to be Shared among Chestertown Property Owners
- Letter to Editor: Unfinished Business in Rock Hall
- Letter to the Editor: LGBTQ Community Shaken but Resilient
- Letter to Editor: Councilmembers Stetson and Tolliver Should Resign
