Occurrences
Council Approves Later Start Time for Parking Meters
Councilwoman Linda Kuiper moved successfully at Monday’s council meeting to reduce the time that downtown parking meters are in effect. Beginning June 24, meters will be … [Read More...]
- Study Group Will Consider New Police Station
- Donald Greene — Back at Greens in Chestertown
- Circuit Court Strikes Down HDC Ruling on Garfield LED Sign
- Coalition’s MacLeod Reports to County Council on Conowingo Dam Dangers
- Town Council Gets Small Raises in FY2014
- Willis No Longer Supervises Clerks, Staff and Council Claim “Hostile Work Environment”
Chestertown Buzz
Miss Anna of Scottie’s Shoes & News Honored
Anna Scott Cole will close Scottie's Shoe Store and Newsstand at the end of the month -- but her 39 years in business on High Street will be remembered forever -- as Mayor … [Read More...]
The Arts
An Evening Of Gershwin At The Mainstay June 22
Vocalist Sue Matthews and pianist Stef Scaggiari join forces to bring an evening of the music of George and Ira Gershwin to the Mainstay in Rock Hall, MD on Saturday June 22 … [Read More...]
- Second WC Literary House Salon Features Two Poets, Music by Sleeper Cell
- Mid-Shore Symphony Society Announces 43rd Season of BSO Concerts
- Behind The Scenes At Oklahoma!
- University Of Maryland Powerhouse All-Star Quintet At The Mainstay June 16
- First Friday Profile: Owl Pen Gallery with Laura Drons
- ‘Tree Tricks’ Sculpture by Howard and Mary McCoy at Adkins
Eastern Shore Education
Kent School Honors the Class of 2013
On Friday, June 7, families, friends, teachers and mentors gathered to honor the sixteen members of Kent School’s graduating class. The Class of 2013 is made up of students … [Read More...]
Town and County Notes
David Bennett on Near Death Experience June 24
David Bennett, once a brash young commercial diver whose personal philosophy was “cut your swath through life to survive,” was caught in a violent storm off the California … [Read More...]
- Cub Scouts Clean Up Hospice Garden At Chester River Manor
- Movie Night Continues with ‘The Amazing Spider Man’ June 20
- Margo Bailey Honored with Schaefer Award June 20
- Trinity Lutheran Church Offering Vacation Bible Camp in late June
- Local Radio Amateurs to Gather at Worton for ARRL Field Day June 22
- Historical Society Announces June 7 First Friday Events
Maryland
MD Pensions Funded at Only 64%, Earnings Expectations Lowered
The state pension board on Tuesday lowered its target for investment return on the $41 billion retirement fund from 7.75% to 7.55%, a move it’s been considering for over a … [Read More...]
- ‘Fix The Debt’ Companies Would Reap Up to $173 Billion?
- How Safe is the Bay Bridge?
- Pipkin Press Release Claims Rationing Likely under State Medicare Change
- AG Gansler Tells Maryland Insurance Regulators: “Freeze the Rates”
- Therapist Abuse Bill Advocates Call for Removal of Professional Board
- Indicted Correctional Officers Were Low Paid
Chesapeake Ecosystem
CBF and EPA Reach New Agreement to Reduce Pollution from Animal Operations
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have reached a new agreement to reduce pollution from animal operations. This new agreement, … [Read More...]
- Chester River Association to Celebrates Summer Solstice
- Invisible Microplastics Threaten Bottom of Marine Food Web
- Dredging Project is restoring Susquehanna National Wildlife Refuge
- Local Food and Foraging Lecture May 24
- Many Bay-related Programs Fare Well Under Proposed Budget
- Bay Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Plunges to 1985 Levels
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The North County
Meet the New Mayor of Galena
With just over 600 people and one traffic light, Galena is a small town by any measure, and mayor-elect Kirk J. Blackard likes it that way. He wants … [Read More...]
Politics
MD Election Chief Says Early Voting Proposal Reverses Fraud Protections
Two lawmakers want to increase turnout by extending early voting through the Sunday before Election Day, a move election officials say would wipe out safeguards that keep … [Read More...]
Maryland 3.0
Build It and They will Come True at North East-based i-lighting
Cinderella stories about startup businesses are all too rare in the United States, especially during a slow economy. Staggering statistics about 50 percent plus failure rates … [Read More...]
- Upper Shore SCORE Chapter Awards First Nano Loan
- Maryland in Top Ten in Country for Entrepreneurship
- Startup Maryland Announces 2013 Dates for Pitch Bus Tour
- Eastern Shore Students Participate in NASA Marathon
- Looking for a Few Good Hackers: HotDesks hosts NASA Space Challenge April 19-21
- Maryland 3.0: Mike Jensen and Unity Church Hill
Spy Editorials
Editorial: The Music Festival and the ‘Chestertown Effect’
For the second year in a row, the National Music Festival at Washington College has held the town of Chestertown in blissful rapture over the last few weeks. With nearly 200 … [Read More...]
Fortnightly
Poem For Our Times: National Security by Stan Salett
NATIONAL SECURITY (With apologies to E.E. Cummings) When every plane has At least one air marshal And each cruise ship sails With a destroyer escort When every … [Read More...]
- The Story of Reba and Frances: Reba Warren Remembers with Lani Seikaly
- Spy Profiles: Paige Howard and Mount Harmon’s Time Machine
- College Footnotes: Who was Minta Martin?
- The Elsworth’s “Nose Job”
- Wye Island Revisited: Boyd Gibbons on Big Boxes and the Final Word
- Wye Island Revisited: Rob Etgen on Land Conservation
Chestertown Futures
Spy Profile: Miles Barnard on Landscapes and Parks
In this video, landscape architect Miles Barnard says a little about his philosophy as a designer before offering a gentle appraisal of the problems with the current relationship between Fountain Park and the Farmers Market. Barnard addresses the key issue -- that heavy foot traffic from the … [Read More...]
- Two Contrasting Visions: An Architect’s Perspective
- Chestertown Futures Case Study #24: Rebecca Flora
- Chestertown Futures Case Study #23: Margo Bailey
- Chestertown Futures Case Study #22: Mitchell Reiss
- Chestertown Profiles Case Study #21: Kathleen Jones
- Chestertown Futures Case Study #20: Lehr Jackson
- Chestertown Futures Case Study #19: J. David Newell
- Chestertown Futures Case Study #18: Bob Ortiz
- Chestertown Futures Case Study #17: Dick Goodall
