"It was a foggy morning. The visibility was less than 20 feet. I had set out to find this photograph and several more like it. Foggy ... [Continue Story]
Public Affairs
Talbot Begins Process for Confederate Monument’s Removal; Easton Panel OK Will Be First Step
Following the Sept. 14 vote for its relocation, Talbot County officials are beginning initial steps to remove the Confederate monument from the ... [Continue Story]
- Redlining and Real Estate Appraisal Gaps: Kent Attainable Housing Hosts Brooke Lierman
- Council Votes to Move Talbot Boys, But Fight May Not Be Over
- Breaking News: Talbot County Council Votes 3-2 to Move the Talbot Boys
- Mid-Shore Saw Little Population Growth; QA’s County Added 2K Residents, Kent Lost 1K
- Take Your Pick: Wilmer Park Playground Design Vote
- County Commissioners Oppose Morgnec Road Solar Plan
Spy Highlights
Yearning for Blue Skies, White Sand, and Palm Trees: Foxy’s Turns 20 Plus One
We’re used to hearing about grand openings, anniversaries, and celebrations that had to be canceled or postponed as the world dealt with a pandemic. ... [Continue Story]
- Mid-Shore Education: A Chat with Gunston School’s Abbey and Maggie Miller
- Mid-Shore Food: St. Michaels Farmers Market at 25 Years with a Renewed Mission
- From and Fuller: The End of the Biden Honeymoon and Prospects for Divorce in 2022 Elections
- Chesapeake Film Festival: Ted Adams and his Tyndall Typewriters
- Blackwater’s “Secret” Garden By Debra Messick
- Mid-Shore Ecosystem: Riverkeeper Elle Bassett on Swimming Safely in Bay Waters
The Arts
MSO Season Opener By Steve Parks
The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra was one of the very few anywhere to complete an entire season of live performances in 2020-21, albeit with strings ... [Continue Story]
- Mid-Shore Arts: The Academy Art Museum Craft Show is On for October
- Jazz Alive on the Shore by Steve Parks
- Spy Review: Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”
- Mid-Shore Arts: The Work of Daniel Robbins
- Sympathy for the Drummer by Steve Parks
- Just Around the Corner: Chesapeake Film Festival Announces Fall Screenings
Health
Compass Adds New Hospice Wing to Honor Mildred Barnette and Keep Mission Going
For any Kent or Queen Anne's County family who has lost a loved one, but was fortunate to have Compass hospice support at the end of that person's ... [Continue Story]
- 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
- COVID-19: In the Vortex with Shore Regional Health’s Ken Kozel
- For All Seasons Initiates Texting Hotlines During COVID-19
- Grieving During a Pandemic: A Conversation with Talbot Hospice’s Becky DeMattia
- COVID-19 Preparations in Full Swing at UM Shore Regional Health
Chesapeake Ecosystem
Hogan Signs Regional Compact to Promote Offshore Wind — But Md. Projects Move Slowly
The headline news is that the governors of Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia signed a compact on Thursday to collaborate and advance offshore wind projects and to promote ... [Continue Story]
- Covid-19 Restrictions Led to Drop in Maryland’s Air Pollution
- CBF Opposes Maryland Proposal to Limit Areas for Oyster Restoration
- Congress Extends Bay Program, Related Conservation Efforts
- Groups Fight for Maryland Forest on Chopping Block
- EPA hit with lawsuits over Chesapeake Bay cleanup
- Hogan Administration Backs Down in Md. Poultry Fee Fight
Maryland News
Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Outline Housing Policies At Forum
Six Democratic gubernatorial candidates laid out their plans to tackle housing insecurity and protect tenants at a Tuesday night forum, coalescing ... [Continue Story]
- Md. Citizens Redistricting Panel Starts Second Round Of Public Hearings, Draws Draft Map
- Hogan Makes Booster Shots Available to Nursing Home Residents, People With Health Issues
- It’s Map Drawing Time. Citizens Redistricting Commission Opens Public Submissions
- Legislative Redistricting Commission Promises Transparent Process at First Meeting
- Gov. Hogan Orders Assessment of Ventilation, Air Filtration in School Buildings
- Experts Support Mask Mandates for Students but Say Vaccine Mandates Will Be More Difficult
Brevities
First Volunteer Fair A Resounding Success
The greater Kent County Volunteer Fair, held on Saturday, Sep. 11, in conjunction with the Chestertown Farmers Market, exceeded goals, according to the organizers. A total of ... [Continue Story]
Town & County Notes
National Voter Registration Day Is September 28
The League of Women Voters of Kent County encourages citizens who are not yet registered to vote to do so. National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday, ... [Continue Story]
Education
The Frederick Douglass Honor Society Honors A True American Hero on Saturday
The Frederick Douglass Honor Society, the Town of Easton, Talbot County Government, and Talbot County Free Library are pleased to announce their annual Frederick Douglass Day ... [Continue Story]
- Md. School Board OKs Mask Mandate for Public Schools
- Md. School Board to Vote Today on Requiring Masks; Franchot, State Senators Back Statewide Mandate
- Teachable Times: Processing America’s Pain by Radcliffe Creek’s Meg Bamford
- Are Parents Looking for the Jumper Cables? By Radcliffe Creek School’s Meg Bamford
- Mid-Shore Education: The Win-Win Results of a STEM Camp
- Sleep, Glorious Sleep! By Radcliffe Creek School’s Meg Bamford
Commerce
University of Maryland Medical System Implementing $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage
The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) today announced a new commitment to better serve the communities in which our team members live and ... [Continue Story]
- Radcliffe Financial’s Sarah Schut Attains Chartered SRI Counselor
- Commerce: Developer Bob Greenlee on Talbottown, Robert Morris Inn, Tidewater Inn, and the Prager Impact
- Mid-Shore Commerce: Setting the Shore on Fire
- Broadband Last Mile: Easton Utilities COO John Horner on “Connect Talbot”
- Mid-Shore Community Foundation Appoints New Members
- Mid-Shore Commerce: Ford Risks Their Brand on New Mustang and Wins this Time
Habitat
House of the Week: Brice’s Mill Farm, circa 1752
Just beyond the outskirts of Chestertown is this pastoral setting of pasture, fields and towering trees that surround a group of buildings including a ... [Continue Story]
Food
Adkins Mystery Monday: Found on Some Goldenrod in our Garden
Happy Mystery Monday! Our Garden Stewards found this caterpillar on some goldenrod in the gardens. Do you know what it is? Last week, we asked ... [Continue Story]
- Eastern Shore Permaculture Institute on the Road: Smoky Mountains State Park
- Adkins Mystery Monday: What Caterpillar is this on the Golden Alexanders
- Adkins Mystery Monday: A Bright and Cheery Plant
- Adkins Mystery Monday: It Produces Seed Pods that Stick Like Velcro
- Adkins Mystery Monday: What Snake did We find in the Nursery Field?
- Adkins Mystery Monday: A Shrub with Devilish Features?
Arts Notes
Trippe Gallery in October: For the Birds with Paula Waterman and Kevin Garber
As one season passes to another so does the bird migration on the eastern shore. To honor those migrations and journeys The Trippe Gallery is ... [Continue Story]
- The Artists’ Gallery Features “Confluence” by Freeman Dodsworth in October
- The Artists’ Gallery Features “Confluence” by Freeman Dodsworth in October
- Mid-Atlantic Symphony, Musicians’ Union Agree on 3-Year Contract
- Enel Green Power to Present Environmental Screenings at Chesapeake Film Festival
- Paul and Joanne Prager Sponsor Chesapeake Film Festival October 2 Programming
- Dave Robinson Launches Jazz Radio Show on WKHS
Education Notes
WC-ALL’s October “Learn at Lunch”
If you are interested in the environment, equestrian activities and/or photography, the October 12th Washington College Academy of Lifelong Learning ... [Continue Story]
- Washington College Continues to be Recognized in Higher Education Rankings
- Record Enrollment at Gunston Prompts Expansive Facilities Master Plan
- Embarkation Ceremony Welcomes 87 Students and Faculty to Gunston
- Gunston’s Bull & Oyster Roast Set for October 23
- WC Goldstein Program Hosts Talk That Explores Relationship between Emigration and Democracy
- Chesapeake’s Barnes to Lead State Association
Health Notes
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
All of us can play a role in suicide prevention Starting a conversation about suicide may be one of the hardest things you have to do in your life. ... [Continue Story]
- Rehab After Stroke: One Patient’s Journey
- Choptank Health Expands School-Based Dental Health
- Talbot Hospice to Host William Paul Young, Author of “The Shack”
- Kent Goes Purple 5K Color Run/Walk and Purple Jamboree Set for Sept. 12
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Highlights Importance of Screening
- Jeanette Jeffrey Named Health Educator for SMC at Rural Health Transformation Team
Op-Ed
General Milley, Traitor or Hero? By Bob Moores
I read Howard Freedlander’s piece in The Spy on the “Military Conundrum” created by General Mark Milley’s call to his Chinese counterpart, Gen Li ... [Continue Story]
- How 9/11 + 8 Years Began Eroding America’s Spirit by Tom Timberman
- Commentary: Numbers That Tell Political Stories in the 1st District by Josh Kurtz
- Maryland’s Rural Future by Dave Harden
- Op-Ed: America, Afghanistan, Vietnam and their Tumultuous Last Acts by Tom Timberman
- Op-Ed: No Imagination in Afghanistan? By Ross Jones
- Commentary: ‘Get the Damn Shot’ by Steve Parks
Letters to the Editor
Letter to Editor: Taking Issue with Paula Reeder Opinion on Solar Plans for Morgnec Road
Paula Reeder’s letter to the Spy, published 9/24/21 in support of the Morgnec Road Solar LLC installation of solar panels on the 400 acre Clark farm, ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to Editor: Decision Making in Women’s Health Care
- Shared Letter to County Commissioners: Proposed Morgnec Solar Project
- Poem to the Editor: September 11, 2001
- Letter to the Editor: American Legion Post 36 and the Community of Chesmar
- Letter to Editor: Removal of Robert E. Lee a Message for Talbot County
Columnist Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Military Conundrum by Howard Freedlander
Revelation of the decision by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Milley, to assure his counterpart in China that he would ... [Continue Story]
- Out and About (Sort of): Rabbi Hyman, Scouting Leader by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Ball Park Birthday by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Unsung, Unseen Heroes by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Incompetent, or Not by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Unforgotten by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Perils of Succession by Howard Freedlander
Columist George Merrill
Oh, Bother by George Merrill
I spend my life as a writer staring at blank pages. How to fill them? What is my heart yearning to say? Most of the time I’ll figure it out. I find ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Angela Rieck
The Costs of Freedom by Angela Rieck
HBO Documentary Films recently released In the Same Breath, which chronicles the COVID 19 outbreak in Wuhan and the Chinese government’s response. Any ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Al Sikes
5th Column by Al Sikes
Several weeks ago tweets were sent out before President Biden arrived at Dover Air Force Base to honor the thirteen soldiers who were killed at the ... [Continue Story]
Senior Nation
Mr. Chuck’s Garden: Londonderry on the Tred Avon Resident Tends Community Garden
Five years ago, Londonderry on the Tred Avon CEO, Irma Toce, approached new resident, Chuck Andrews, and asked if he would plant a community garden. ... [Continue Story]
- Senior Nation: Barefoot in the Sand by Susan Covey
- Senior Nation: The Beauty of Water Workouts
- Senior Nation: Strive for Independence, Not Just on the 4th Of July!
- Londonderry on the Tred Avon Introduces CATIE to Improve Engagement and Connectivity on Campus
- The Joys Of Outdoor Fitness by Susan Covey
- Ask Irma: After the COVID Storm at Londonderry
