Last week I experienced firsthand an increasingly rare, but extraordinarily positive event in the ever-changing political arena. The event was the ... [Continue Story]
Public Affairs
Looming Federal Shutdown could Destabilize State Budget Outlook
A looming federal government shutdown could destabilize Maryland’s budget outlook. Minor decreases in projected revenues announced Thursday by the ... [Continue Story]
- The Waiting is Almost Over: New Queen Anne’s County YMCA Set to Open Doors October 9
- Dorchester County Woes: Moody’s Withdraws County Credit Rating
- New Regional Hospital Takes Big Step Forward: Certificate of Need Now on the Books
- Increased Tolls May Be on the Horizon for Bay Bridge
- Washington College Applies to Historic District Commission for Armory Demolition
- County Leaders Renew Push for Oversight on Education Spending
Spy Highlights
Is the “Tree of Heaven” a Problem on the Eastern Shore?
In a recent Capital News Service article, Cecelia Shilling focused on what she called a “worrisome invasive species,” the tree of heaven. This ... [Continue Story]
- Spy Booknotes: A Chat with Author Harvey Sloane
- From and Fuller: GOP Debate Round Two and Democratic Bob Menendez Blues
- Design with Jenn Martella: The Smith-Ringgold House
- Let Us Now Praise Footner’s Rivers of the Eastern Shore: A Chat with Author Tom Horton
- From and Fuller: Shutdown Blues, McCarthy’s Fate, and Trump Poll Numbers
- From and Fuller: McCarthy Begins Biden Impeachment and Romney Turns Down Second Term
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
A View of the Chesapeake Bay’s Health from its Headwaters
On a recent rainy afternoon, a dozen educators and environmentalists from Central New York were standing ankle deep in Charlotte Creek here, collecting water samples in test ... [Continue Story]
- PSC Chair Wants To ‘Lower The Temperature’ on Disputes over Renewable Energy Projects
- Sweet: To preserve the Bay, EPA and Hershey commit $2 million for Pennsylvania Farmers
- How a Wharf Went to the Park on a Bus by Marion Arnold
- Supreme Court Wetlands Ruling ‘Serious Setback’ for Bay
- Hollen and Sabanes Introduce Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act
- Introducing New Washington College CES’s Director Dr. Valerie Imbruce
On the Hill at Washington College
Mt. Cuba Center Provides $1.5 million to WC for Land at Round Top Creek Lane
Mt. Cuba Center in Hockessin, Delaware, recently provided $1.5 million in funding to Washington College for the purchase of two parcels of land at ... [Continue Story]
- WC Art Chair Ben Tilghman Starts Art Series with AAM
- Town Council Watch: WC Director of Civic Engagement Explains New Role
- Getting to know Chestertown’s Woicke Sculpture Collection: A Chat with WC Professor Ben Tilghman
- Clarifying Misunderstandings with WC’s Plans for Armory Site by Mike Sosulski
- Washington College Academy of Lifelong Learning’s Showcase of Fall Courses
- One of a Kind: WC Graduate and D-Day Hero Benjamin Vandervoort
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
Board of Education may Change how the State Tracks Students’ College Readiness
An analysis of Maryland’s current “college readiness” metrics meant to determine whether high school students are properly prepared for college may be improperly assessing a ... [Continue Story]
- Mid-Shore Education:Talbot Schools Education Foundation Receives $3 Million Bequest
- Mid-Shore Education: Facing the Challenge of Maryland’s Blueprint with QAC Superintendent Patricia Saelens
- Kent Island High School’s Andrea Schulte Named Finalist for Teacher of the Year
- First Faculty Unions Form at Two Maryland Community Colleges
- Washington College Appoints Kiho Kim as Provost and Dean of the College
- Governor Moore Visits Benedictine Campus In Ridgely
Maryland News
What’s that Smell? Centreville Tackles Commercial Cannabis Odor Problems
Very few towns on the Eastern Shore have been more welcoming to Maryland's new era of legal cannabis use than Centreville. As one of the first on the ... [Continue Story]
- Centreville Town Council Candidate Profiles
- Gunsallus sworn in as Easton Town Council President
- QAC to Experiment with Ramp Closures to Head Off Route 50 Beach Traffic
- Maryland Gives Dorchester County Time to Clean Up Its Financials
- Dorchester County Faces Financial Transparency Issues
- Moore Says Maryland Must Reckon with Structural Challenges
Brevities
October by Kate Emery General
October was originally the eighth month of the Roman calendar. It comes from the Latin word “octo” meaning eight. Later it became the tenth month when January and February ... [Continue Story]
- Celebrate Your Freedom to Read at Kent County Public Library
- Chestertown Flashback: Stopping off at Kennedyville
- Lions Club Hosts Annual Halloween Parade October 28
- Talisman Therapeutic to Award Horeshoe Heroes award to Local Artist and Businesses
- For “Love of the Horse.” Kent Co. Cup Goes to Royce Herman
- Longevity by Kate Emery General
Food Friday
Food Friday: It’s Time for Apples
We drove out to a large farm stand a few days ago, in search of atmosphere for the front porch. It seems that autumnal decorations are de rigueur, even if it is just barely ... [Continue Story]
Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith
Looking at the Masters: Asters and Ravens
If you were born in the month of September, your birth flower is the aster. Its name is derived from the Greek word for star because the bloom is ... [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
- Delmarva Review: Second Language by Carol Alexander
- Delmarva Review: A Letter from Here by Matthew J. Spireng
- Delmarva Review: Full Moon on the Water by John Philip Drury
- Delmarva Review: Moving Out by Susan Okie
- Delmarva Review: Please Remember by Terry Riccardi
- Design with Jenn Martella-Mill Street Marvelous
Chesapeake Lens
Chesapeake Lens: : Under the Stars by Brian Haislip
Beauty: as above, so below on Patuxent Beach Rd. “Under the Stars” by Brian Haislip. ... [Continue Story]
Commerce
Silver Linings Jewelry Launches New Business on High Street
The yearly tradition of Talbot County graduating seniors being gifted a pearl necklace now includes graduating Kent students and the woman behind the ... [Continue Story]
- What you Need to Know about Maryland’s Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program
- 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
Community Notes
YMCA of the Chesapeake Announces Membership Campaign; Joining Fee Waived!
The YMCA of the Chesapeake is hosting its annual Fall Membership Campaign throughout the month of October and will waive the $75 joining fee at all ... [Continue Story]
- Maryland Lieut. Governor to Visit Centreville
- Opportunities Abound for Youth Learning & Fun at CBMM this Fall
- Young Professionals Bring Paddle-Jam to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
- Historical Society Receives Gift of Michael Bourne’s Work: Noted Architect To Be Feted October 8
- CBMM set to host Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival XL
- Emmamuel Church Presents Avis Wheatley Organ Recital Sept.22
Arts Notes
Magnificent Movie Music – The Heartbeat of Film – Comes to the OC
The Oxford Community Center welcomes world-renowned pianist and engaging lecturer Rachel Franklin for a magical evening exploring movie music on ... [Continue Story]
- Two New Sculptures Installed in Chestertown from the Peter and Hanna Woicke Sculpture Collection
- Margaret Enloe-North Becomes Interim Executive Director of Chesapeake Music.
- Tred Avon Players presents THE FANTASTICKS in October
- Author Event: “Riding With The Chakras” Author Christina Stinchcomb October 4
- Massoni Opens Grace Mitchell Exhibition September 21
- “Sholbertshires” At Mainstay October 6
Education Notes
Mt. Cuba Center Provides $1.5 million to WC for Land at Round Top Creek Lane
Mt. Cuba Center in Hockessin, Delaware, recently provided $1.5 million in funding to Washington College for the purchase of two parcels of land at ... [Continue Story]
- Wye River Upper School Welcomes Michele DeFreece as the Newest Board Member
- Deep Blue At Kitty Knight Supports KCPS Foundation
- CBMM welcomes Big Tribe for ‘Songs About the Water’
- Mid-Shore College Fair & Financial Planning Evening set for October 16
- Kent County NAACP To Hold Annual Freedom Fund Scholarship Banquet
- Gunston Embarkation Welcomes New Students & Faculty
Health Notes
Compass Hospice & Arcadia Assisted Living Facility of Denton Forge Collaboration
Compass Hospice and Arcadia Assisted Living Facility of Denton are proud to announce a new collaboration as of August 1st, that aims to provide ... [Continue Story]
- Project Restart and Grace Street Offer Free Peer Certification Program
- UM Shore Regional Health Golf Tournament Nets Over $70,000 for Patient Care
- Breuer Joins UM Shore Medical Group – Women’s Health
- HomePorts to Offer Free Health Series
- Choptank Health Names Contractor for Chestertown Health Center
- September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Local Opinion
How Durable is America’s Constitutional Representative Democracy? By Tom Timberman
The world, very much including the US, is confronting era-shaping challenges: global warming, pandemics, a major war in Europe, a belligerent China ... [Continue Story]
- The Work and Legacy of Historic Preservationist Michael Bourne by Chris Havemeyer
- An Educational Imperative by Washington College President Mike Sosulski
- One Day in September of 1861 by Paul Callahan
- Looking at Jack Smith’s Case Against Trump by Gren Whitman
- The Morning After: Reflections on 9/11 by Margaret Andersen
- Reusing the Newnam Armory is Also Good for the Planet by Thom Kocubinski
Letters to the Editor
Letter to Editor: 2024 and the American Enterprise Sandwich
I am writing in response to David Reel’s opinion piece in the September 25th Spy. I understand that appropriately the Spy leaves the content of the ... [Continue Story]
- An Open Letter To The Historic District Commission
- Letter to Editor: Modestly Magnificent
- Letter to Editor: Trump’s Reckoning by Judge Tanya Chutkan
- Letter to Editor: Shore Regional Health and the Future of the Current Hospital Site
- Letter to Editor: Regarding the KCPS Middle School Project
- Letter to Editor: Love Letter to Maui
Columnist J.E. Dean
Why Senator Menendez’s Indictment Should Worry Us All by J.E. Dean
I am thinking positive thoughts about Maryland’s two Senators. Not only do they do an excellent job representing everyone in Maryland, but they do not ... [Continue Story]
- More Empathy Would Make America a Better Place by J.E. Dean
- What Can Be Done to Stop “Conduct Unbecoming” on Capitol Hill? Probably Nothing by J.E. Dean
- Should We Worry About Democracy? By J.E. Dean
- How Many People Have to Die Each Day Before We Address the Opioid Epidemic? by J.E. Dean
- GOP Debates: The Circus Is Coming to Milwaukee, but Does Anyone Care? By J.E. Dean
- Georgia is on Donald Trump’s Mind 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): Age of Rudeness by Howard Freedlander
Washington College students rudely disrupt a talk by a conservative scholar. Stanford University Law School students rudely interrupt a ... [Continue Story]
- Out and About (Sort of): Needed to Serve by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Part of Us by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Elite Misapplied, Legacies Demeaned by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Hostile Blue Crabs? No Way! By Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Dog Days of Summer by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Fatal Hate by Howard Freedlander
Columnist Laura Oliver
Troubling a Star By Laura J. Oliver
I chose a college where freshmen could substitute a science course for the math requirement. It seemed like the lesser challenge. The first day of ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Angela Rieck
Planet Diamonds by Angela Rieck
Wedding season is in full swing. Last year, 43% of the weddings occurred between September and November. But before there are weddings, there are ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Al Sikes
A New Political Philosophy in America: Selfism by Al Sikes
We should all step back and understand what is going on in our most important expression of self-governance. A democracy gives us the right to select ... [Continue Story]
Senior Life
Upper Shore Aging Holds 20th Anniversary Celebration for Adult Activity Center
Upper Shore Aging recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Amy Lynn Ferris Adult Activity Center in Chestertown, Maryland. The Kent County ... [Continue Story]
- Senior Nation Fitness: Joyful Abandon
- Londonderry CEO Irma Toce Announces Retirement
- Bay Country Chorus at Bayleigh Chase
- Senior Nation: Water, Water Everywhere for Drinking, Playing And Exercising by Susan Covey
- Could Your Core Be Getting Frail? By Susan Covey
- Ask Irma: What Are the Benefits of Socialization?
