Public Affairs
Marina Has New Manager, New Name
The Chestertown marina has a new manager – and a new name. Samantha Branham began working at the town-owned marina April 15. A Centreville native who attended Queen Anne’s … [Read More...]
- Mourners gather in Annapolis to honor Michael Busch
- John Dillon Resigns From UM Shore Regional Health Board Of Directors
- Council Supports Enterprise Zone Tax Credits for Downtown Renovations
- KKK Rears Ugly Head in St. Michaels
- Measures to Save Chestertown Hospital Advance in General Assembly
- Md. House overrides Hogan Veto: Schools Can Now Start Before Labor Day
Brevities
Publisher Notes: The Spy Welcomes Columnist Angela Rieck
Adding to our roster of Spy columnists, we are pleased to welcome Angela Rieck as she begins her weekly column in both the Chestertown Spy and Talbot Spy today. Dr. Rieck … [Read More...]
Mid-Shore Arts
At the Academy: Brad Ross and the Art of Teaching Art
Since 2016, Brad Ross has been offering painting and drawing classes at the Academy Art Museum, in Easton, MD. Learning the classical approach to … [Read More...]
- Spy Art Minute: Kent County Public Schools and Hegland Glass Partner Up
- Delmarva Review: On Being Enough (or Paris M’a Libéré) by Abigail Johnson
- RiverArts Minute: The Art of Stewardship Project
- Plenty of Laughs in CHT’s A Flea in Her Ear — Spy Review by Peter Heck
- Washington College Plans for Second Piano Festival in April
- At the Academy: Dressed to Kill
Mid-Shore Education
Kent School Kicks Off Campaign at 50th Anniversary Event
On Saturday, April 6, Kent School celebrated its 50th Anniversary with an incredible Gala at Brittland Estates in Chestertown. The event served to honor the legacy of Kent … [Read More...]
- Spy Time Machine: A Vincent Hynson Scholar in 2011 Plans for College and Career
- Maryland’s Congressional Delegation Voices Support for Kirwan Commission Goals
- 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
Sultana Education Foundation
Sultana Education Foundation Welcomes New Senior Staff
The Sultana Education Foundation (SEF) has announced the addition Madison Beres and Aaron Thal as new members of its senior staff. Thal and Beres … [Read More...]
- Sultana Will Host Camper’s Preview this First Friday
- Sultana Might Have a Job For You
- 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
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
Land Conservancy’s Planning Conference to Focus on Regional Transportation Issues
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is a key artery that moves people and goods throughout the state, keeping Maryland’s heart pumping. Unfortunately, increased traffic has clogged that … [Read More...]
- ESLC’s Darius Johnson Would Like Your Attention on Bay Bridge Traffic Solutions
- Remembering Harry Hughes by Rob Etgen
- 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
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: Ask Irma on Leaving Independent Living Too Soon
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...]
- Acts Retirement-Life Communities and Integrace Complete Affiliation
- Senior Nation: Ellen Walbridge Turns 100
- 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
Mid-Shore Commerce
Lamotte Company Honored By World Trade Center Institute
At its 23rd Maryland International Business Leadership Awards reception, the World Trade Center Institute (WTCI), Governor Larry Hogan, and the … [Read More...]
- After the First Decade: Piazza’s Emily Chandler Looks Back and Forward
- The Power of Being Agile: Qlarant Embraces the Agile Manifesto
- 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
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: Bayview Beauty
The exterior and interior of this house was completely renovated including the infrastructure and has been transformed with great style. The focal … [Read More...]
Town & County Notes
Preservation Maryland to Host Pop-Up Office at The Bordley History Center
With support from the Rural Maryland Council, Preservation Maryland will host two preservation pop-up offices on the Eastern Shore. Preservation … [Read More...]
- LGBTQ Pride Celebration May 2 to 5
- “Cars On High” Back in Gear April 18
- Sultana Education Foundation Welcomes New Senior Staff
- Street Party Brings Blue Grass, BBQ, and More to Downtown Chestertown
- “How Maryland Secures Its Elections Systems” Presented by LWV of Kent County
- 3rd Annual KART KLASSIC Golf Tournament April 26
Arts Notes
Chesapeake Film Festival: Moving Stories Screening
The Chesapeake Film Festival will screen the riveting, award winning documentary, Moving Stories, on Saturday, May 11, at 3:00 p.m. at the Talbot … [Read More...]
- Academy Art Museum Announces May Events
- Garfield Center Announces the Opening of Where the Wild Things Are
- National Music Festival Alumnus Yoshi Horiguchi Wraps Up Resonance Season
- Elizabeth Lenti Organ Concert at Emmanuel Church April 26
- 10th Annual Paint the Town, Kent County’s Plein Air Festival
- Local Author Paul Briggs at White Swan Tavern April 20
Education Notes
Gunston Head Elected Board President of Regional Independent School Association
At the annual meeting of the Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools (AIMS), the membership elected Gunston’s Head of School John Lewis to … [Read More...]
- WC to Host Meet and Greet Event Featuring Justice Leo Strine, Jr.
- Gunston Hosted 6th Annual Crew Invitational
- Chesapeake College Names David A. Harper, Jr. Vice-President for Workforce and Academic Programs
- St. Anne’s Episcopal School Announces New Head of School
- Cristina Jiménez Headlines New “Crossing Cultures” Series on April 16 at WC
- Gene Demby to Speak at Washington College on April 17
Mid-Shore Health Notes
Maryland will Make Smoking and Vaping Age 21
What do cigarettes, Juul pods, rolling papers and nicotine-free vape juice all have in common? Starting Oct. 1 they will all be considered “tobacco … [Read More...]
- Talbot Special Riders Celebrates Rebranding to Positive Strides
- UM Shore Regional Health Earns Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval
- 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
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
Hogan Signs Bills on Hate Crimes, Cyberbullying
Gov. Larry Hogan, R, pored over almost 200 bills Thursday, signing into law measures concerning cyberbullying, hate crimes and a state-recognized … [Read More...]
- Halting Human Trafficking Requires Public To “See The Unseen”
- Maryland may Expand Electric Vehicle Tax Credits
- Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Maryland, North Carolina Redistrict Challenges
- Maryland Voters Tally to Support fairer Redistricting Process
- Congressman Andy Harris’ Statement on the Mueller Report
- Maryland May Raise Smoking Age to 21, Limit Vape Marketing
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
Signs of Spring by Nancy Mugele
Last Saturday at Kent School we offered a free Egg Dyeing event for the greater community in advance of Easter Weekend. The turnout was wonderful as … [Read More...]
Letters to the Editor
Letter to Editor: Speak Out Against Hate on the Eastern Shore
The members of the undersigned organizations condemn the dispersal of white supremacist flyers on the Eastern Shore on March 31. In addition to being … [Read More...]
- Letter to Editor: We Deserve Better From UMM Shore Regional Health
- Letter: Clean Chesapeake Coalition Intervenes in Exelon’s Petition to FERC
- Letter to Editor: Tragedy Of The Soft Shell And Razor Clam
- 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
