As I write people are boarding a flight from Bozeman, Montana to Salt Lake City, Utah. They are doing what people do: blocking out the discomfort of … [Read More...]
Public Affairs
Chief Baker Departs to Lead DNR Police
Chestertown Police Chief Adrian Baker has been tapped by Department of Natural Resources Secretary Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio to lead the Maryland Natural Resources Police, where … [Read More...]
- Two Commissioners Won’t Spend $23 Million for Detention Center, Sheriff’s Office
- Second, Fourth Ward Elections November 5; Kuiper seeks re-election
- Commissioners to Study $20 Million Expansion at Vickers Drive Complex
- Drone Camp at Easton Airport Not Child’s Play
- At Six Years, Legacy Day is Established as a Special Late Summer Celebration
- Industrial Hemp Comes to the Shore
Brevities
Remembering Bobby T.
Robert Hopper Thompson, Jr., passed away August 19, 2019. He was 71. “Bobby T” will be remembered for his infectious smile, signature white hair, good humor and kind … [Read More...]
Mid-Shore Arts
RiverArts Pop-up Exhibit Features Local Black Artists
For this year's Legacy Day, RiverArts held a special pop-up, one-weekend-only, exhibit of local black artists in the RiverArts Education Center on … [Read More...]
Mid-Shore Education
Washington College Academy of Lifelong Learning to Hold Open House Thursday, August 15
Come learn about the courses being offered during the fall semester at Washington College Academy of Lifelong Learning (WC-ALL) at the Showcase on Thursday, August 15 at 4 … [Read More...]
- Kent County Schools’ Program Provides Summer Learning
- Former Washington College President Sheila Bair Hits $1 Million Mark with Donation to School
- Thad Bench of Benchworks Appointed to Washington College Board
- 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
Chesapeake Ecosystem
Ocean City Man Guilty of Dumping Raw Sewage in QAC
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh announced Monday the guilty plea of an Ocean City man for discharging raw sewage in Queen Anne’s County. On Oct. 26 a citizen called … [Read More...]
- High Flows to Chesapeake Continued in July, Triggering Large Dead Zone
- Leave it to Beavers by Bay Journal’s Tom Horton
- Ecosystem: WATER/WAYS: Smithsonian Exhibit Opens in Oxford
- Shorter, Warmer Winters Could Lead to Longer, more Productive Blue Crab Season
- QACA Hails Balloon Release Legislation
- Proposal to Aerate Bay: Breath of Fresh Air or Pipe Dream?
Eastern Shore Land Conservancy
191 Acres of Farmland Conserved in Kent County
Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC) is excited to announce closing on a new conservation easement in Kent County. The easement, completed in conjunction with the U.S. Army … [Read More...]
- Smokestack Repair Begins at Last Remaining Phillips Packing Co. Factory
- 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
Health & Recovery
Local Qlarant Foundation Awards $384k in Grants
The Qlarant Foundation, the mission arm of Qlarant Inc., held a reception and information-sharing event at their Easton headquarters on July 12th to celebrate the 2019-2020 grant awards. Each of the eighteen different charities from locations throughout Maryland and Washington D.C. were given their … [Read More...]
- Staff Shortage at Kent Center Blamed on Low Wages and Stress
- 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
Senior Nation
Senior Nation: Ask Irma on the Link between Dementia and Depression
Senior Nation is committed to offering resources to help us deal with the challenges and opportunities of aging. To that end, we are launching a new … [Read More...]
- After the First Decade: Upper Shore Aging’s Brookletts Place Celebrates Ten Years
- Better to Wear Out Than Rust Out While Aging with Phil Burgess
- 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
Mid-Shore Commerce
Chestertown’s Larry Culp Bullish on Future of GE
There is no question that Larry and Wendy Culp are bullish on Chestertown. Long before he assumed the leadership as CEO of General Electric, the Culps … [Read More...]
- Just Sayin’: Cambridge Named a Top Place to visit by Smithsonian
- New Fitness Center to Open at Washington Square in July
- 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
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: “Knot Now Boat House”
Several of my friends who live and work in Wilmington or Philadelphia have second homes or weekend get-a-ways in Kent County. They appreciate the … [Read More...]
Town & County Notes
Chief Baker Departs to Lead DNR Police
Chestertown Police Chief Adrian Baker has been tapped by Department of Natural Resources Secretary Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio to lead the Maryland … [Read More...]
- Two Commissioners Won’t Spend $23 Million for Detention Center, Sheriff’s Office
- Race to Support KART: Chestertown Challenge Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk
- Free Home Safety Checkup on September 21
- Kent Attainable Housing Begins Selection Process
- First Annual Chestertown Car Show Rolls into Downtown September 14
- Rebuilding Together, Kent County to Receive Grant from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Arts Notes
Church Hill Theatre Seeks Directors for 2020 Season
Church Hill Theatre (CHT) seeks directors for the 2020 season. The plays have been chosen and now we are reaching out to the community to find … [Read More...]
- Local Artist Teams Up with WC to Create Public Mural
- The Chester River Chorale Begins its 21st Season of Song
- Kathy Kallick Band at The Mainstay August 31
- Novelist Rebecca Makkai at the Rose O’Neill Literary House Sept. 5
- Allegro Children’s Chorus now enrolling for Fall Program
- In the Studio with Alison Hall Cooley
Education Notes
Local artist, WC staff and students create mural celebrating diversity
In a sun-dappled, bricked terrace beside one of Washington College’s oldest buildings—Bunting Hall—the mellow Latin music flowing from a speaker on a … [Read More...]
- KCPL Presents The Benefits of Therapeutic Touch: Ease Back Pain
- Enneagram: A Tool to Understand Yourself and Others at KCPL
- How to Start (and Grow!) Your Family History Research at KCPL
- Sciencetellers presents ALIENS! at Kent County Public Library
- 3Doodler Art Workshop: Creative Time for Grown-Ups at KCPL
- One Day University Virtual Lecture Series Continues at KCPL
Mid-Shore Health Notes
“Live Your Best Life” Classes Offer Intro to Yoga, Pilates, Dance and Zumba
Team members in UM Shore Regional Health’s Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services are offering a series of classes for UM SRH team members, volunteers … [Read More...]
- Pink Polar Bear Tournament Nets $2,325 for Leh Women’s Center
- Chestertown Nurses Volunteer for Community First United Methodist Church Table
- UM Shore Regional Health Board Officers, Members Announced
- Emergency Medicine Residency Program Established
- Compass Regional Hospice Nurse Receives Caregiver Award
- Recovery Event “Breaking the Chains” at Chestertown Fire Hall
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): Acceptance by Howard Freedlander
After an agonizing physical and mental journey the past 11 months, I’ve come to a place once foreign to me: an acceptance of a stark new reality: the … [Read More...]
- Out and About (Sort of): Local News Takes Fatal Hit by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of)Unseen…Then Disruptive by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Defending the Delicious by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Free Press Fights On by Howard Freedlander
- 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
Columnist Craig Fuller
Those Dog Days of Summer… by Craig Fuller
So, I worried a little about the Dog Days of Summer. I really enjoy summer, and I am more than a little attached to my Weimaraner, Maggie. My concern … [Read More...]
Columist George Merrill
It’s Good for What Ails You by George Merrill
The minor pains of my childhood consisted of periodic doses of castor oil, applying iodine to cuts and scrapes or receiving the dreaded enema. My … [Read More...]
Nancy Mugele
Who Tells Your Story
Last week I finally saw Hamilton: An American Musical on Broadway. With all due respect to the recent touring company production at Baltimore’s … [Read More...]
Columnist Angela Rieck
Our Protector by Angela Rieck
At the end of the story about Noah and the great flood, a rainbow appears as a symbol of God’s promise that this will never happen again. But there … [Read More...]
Columnist Al Sikes
Baseball and Politics At 30,000 Feet by Al Sikes
As I write people are boarding a flight from Bozeman, Montana to Salt Lake City, Utah. They are doing what people do: blocking out the discomfort of … [Read More...]
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Disillusioned? Hang in There and Bake a Pie by Maria Grant
What to do when life becomes one major disillusionment? That is the question. Let’s just say my life has not gone as planned. Not to get into … [Read More...]
- Op-Ed: Words Matter: Nobody Gets a Pass by J.E. Dean
- Op-Ed: Delmarva Oasis and Frankenfish – Building a Resilient Region by Rob Etgen
- Op-Ed: Will This National Crisis Change the Gun Debate?
- Editorial: Mass Shootings, Mental Health Stigma, and Flags
- Op-Ed: Weary of Outrage But Not Ready to Give Up by Maria Grant
- Op-Ed: Kent County Tops State in Oxycodone, Hydrocodone Prescriptions by Dan Watson
Letters to the Editor
Letter to Editor: POTUS and El Paso
As we learn more about the El Paso shooter it appears that he is a white-nationalist Latino-hater. In other words, he is disciple of our … [Read More...]
- Letter to Editor: After El Paso and Dayton, Congressman Harris Needs to Take Action
- Letter to Editor: Shame on You Representative Andy Harris
- An Open Letter to Rep. Andy Harris
- Letter to Editor: Harris Needs to Act on Mueller Report
- Letter to Editor: The Flaws in Current Bay Grass Protection
- Letter to Editor: Harris Says Nay on Community-Based Healthcare and Spousal Impoverishment Protections
