Public Affairs
Commissioners to Study $20 Million Expansion at Vickers Drive Complex
The Kent County Commissioners are exploring a plan to expand and upgrade the county detention center, at a potential cost of more than $20 million. The detention … [Read More...]
- 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
- Stetson Will Not Seek Fourth Term on Council
- Ash+Ember’s Colen Sisters Discuss the Dispensary Business and Campaign to De-stigmatize Medical Cannabis
- Philanthropy: Qlarant Foundation Grants Spotlight Health Needs on the Shore
Brevities
Legacy Day – Schedule of Events
Legacy Day is not just a block party on Saturday night. There is a full schedule of events starting with a Genealogy Workshop in the morning at the library. There are … [Read More...]
Mid-Shore Arts
JazzFest Features Two Tenor Sax Masters
Are you ready for some jazz? The 2019 Chestertown Jazz Festival is just a month away, with a kickoff concert at the Mainstay Sept. 12 and a full day … [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
High Flows to Chesapeake Continued in July, Triggering Large Dead Zone
The Bay continued to be on the receiving end of high river flows in July. The flows have been higher than normal for 13 out of the last 15 months, according to data from the … [Read More...]
- 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?
- ShoreRivers Announces “Tour the Shore” Public Paddle Series
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 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
Spy House of the Week: “Locust Hill”
The first Chestertown Spy House of the Week was a “gentleman’s farm” on a large tract of land since I enjoy discovering and highlighting our area’s … [Read More...]
Town & County Notes
Rebuilding Together, Kent County to Receive Grant from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Rebuilding Together Kent County, the affiliate of the leading national nonprofit organization Rebuilding Together, announced the reception of a grant … [Read More...]
- Voter Registration is Now Open
- First Annual Chestertown Car Show Rolls into Downtown September 14
- Mid-Shore Community Foundation is Accepting Nominations for its Annual Awards
- Haven Ministries Golf Tournament 2019: Putting a Roof Over Homelessness
- Galena remembers Harry Pisapia
- David M. Williams, 82, was Chestertown Attorney
Arts Notes
In the Studio with Alison Hall Cooley
“The first petri dish in life is your family,” says Alison Hall Cooley, a painter who interprets the natural world in a visual language of her own … [Read More...]
Education Notes
KCPL Presents The Benefits of Therapeutic Touch: Ease Back Pain
Join us for Ease Back Pain, the final session of the Benefits of Therapeutic Touch series! Kiley Shipp, LMT, SET, returns to Kent County Public … [Read More...]
- 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
- WC-ALL Announces Fall Semester Courses
Mid-Shore Health Notes
Chestertown Nurses Volunteer for Community First United Methodist Church Table
In an effort to partner more with the community, Shore Medical Center at Chestertown nurses volunteered with First United Methodist Church, helping to … [Read More...]
- 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
- Blood Drive Set for August 9 at Chestertown Hospital
- UM School of Medicine Awarded HRSA Grant to Establish Rural Residency Program
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): Local News Takes Fatal Hit by Howard Freedlander
Death of a loved one is devastating. Death of a friend is wrenching. Death of a relationship founded on familiarity and need tears at your sense … [Read More...]
- 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
- Out and About (Sort of): Shamelessly Ignored 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
The Invasion Of The K-Cups by George Merrill
It was a casual remark. It changed my thinking. It changed my life. Last Thanksgiving our family were all seated at the dinner table. Leighton, my … [Read More...]
Nancy Mugele
Finding Home by Nancy Mugele
Have you ever been homesick for a place you never knew? I am beginning to feel that way about Italy. Homesickness is experiencing a longing for one's … [Read More...]
Columnist Angela Rieck
Squawking Chickens by Angela Rieck
In Tidewater Tales, John Barth likens our reaction to death to chickens in a chicken coop at the mercy of a large black snake. When the snake kills a … [Read More...]
Columnist Al Sikes
Namesake by Al Sikes
The exuberance is still a vivid recollection. Joyfulness really! My wife and I were at the Jazz Standard in Manhattan listening to Monty Alexander for … [Read More...]
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Words Matter: Nobody Gets a Pass by J.E. Dean
Should political candidates be given a pass if they make a misstatement or contradict themselves? The question is not as easy as it seems. Many of … [Read More...]
- 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
- OK, Mr. President. Now it’s Personal by Steve Parks
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
