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Emergency team members honored as 'EveryDay Heroes'
CHESTERTOWN – Steven Lucas, MD, and Agnes Galiano, RN, team members of University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown’s Emergency Department, were recently honored as “EveryDay Heroes.” The award was presented by a local realtor, Cindy Genther, of Rock Hall, who nominated them through a contribution to the University of Maryland Chester River Health Foundation (UM CRHF) for the exceptional care she received when treated for stroke symptoms in the hospital’s Emergency Department. UM CRHF is the fundraising arm of UM Shore Medical Center...
Biz Beat: Scott's Landscaping growing strong, Mushroom House Automotive celebrates 30
Happening this week in and around Cecil County: Robert Scott started Scott’s Landscaping & Construction so he could spend more time with his family. Formerly a career firefighter for the US Government, he said that schedule made it hard to be a dad. “I was working two days on and two days off,” Scott said...
Sultana to host Harvest Picnic at Lawrence Preserve
The Sultana Education Foundation will host its first annual Harvest Party & Picnic from 3-7 p.m. on Oct. 5, at the Lawrence Wetlands Preserve. The event promises an afternoon of family fun with something for everyone, including: live bluegrass with Flatland Drive, food trucks and picnic lawn (picnicking welcome), Buck-a-Shuck oysters with the Kent County Watermans’ Association, regional beer on tap as well as non-alcoholic beverages, face painting and pumpkin painting for children, live petting zoo and pumpkin Bocce. The pollinator meadow at the Lawrence...
Lions show grit; Vikings off to fast start
Queen Anne’s County High isn’t the fastest or strongest football team in the Bayside Conference. But four games into the season, the Lions are playing with a longtime program staple — grit. “They’re gritty,” head coach Brian Mooney said after Queen Anne’s — playing its first home game of the season — evened its record last Friday night with a 20-15 victory over James M. Bennett. “There’s no quit on...
Mount Harmon to host annual oyster roast fundraiser this weekend
EARLEVILLE — Mount Harmon Plantation is hosting its annual Bull & Oyster Roast fundraiser this Saturday, Oct. 5, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. to support the historic plantation. “Mount Harmon is not state or federally funded so these events are key to keeping the plantation preserved, maintained, and provide educational programming to thousands of students and visitors each year,” said Mount Harmon’s Executive Director Paige Howard. Oysters of all...
Winter clothing giveaway at New Beginnings Christian Fellowship
ELKTON — Free clothing will be handed out Saturday from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at New Beginnings Christian Fellowship in the Northside Plaza. Hats, coats, gloves, sweaters, sweatshirts and other cold weather gear will be available to all in need. New Beginnings Christian Fellowship, located 701 B Bridge St. in Elkton, welcomes anyone wishing to donate winter clothing — new or in good used condition — to do so at the church Friday after 5 p.m. The church is also a Cecil County Toys For Tots drop off site.
Nonprofit hosts meeting to discuss concerns at apartment complex outside Ridgely
HILLSBORO — Residents and community members gathered at Allen AME Church on Saturday to speak about safety concerns at an apartment complex just outside of Ridgely. Residents of the Dayspring Apartments, located off of School Street close to the Ridgely town line, have voiced worries from since early this year. Those worries intensified after a non-fatal shooting outside of the apartment complex in August. Bridge Maryland Inc., a nonprofit organization...
Bike-A-Thon in Chesapeake City benefits charity programs
CHESAPEAKE CITY — Approximately a dozen people spent one hour on Saturday morning bicycling, walking and even roller-skating around . . . and around . . . and around . . . a makeshift course under a cloudy sky in the parking lot of Bohemia Manor High School. The participants easily logged many miles and, even so, they still wound up finishing where they started. But the 60 minutes that...
Health Fair for veterans and their families Saturday
ELKTON — There will be a Veterans and Family Members Health Resources Fair Saturday at VFW Post 6027 in North East from 10 a.m.until 2 p.m. Organized by Dr. John Mulvey, who is a member of the Cecil Memorial VFW Post at 815 Turkey Point Road, and is the post surgeon, Mulvey said everyone is welcome to take advantage of the fair, but the focus is on veterans and their families. ...
Faith community sending aid to hurricane ravaged areas
ELKTON — Cecil County’s faith-based community is joining other local individuals and organizations in sending aid to areas of the Southern U.S. ravaged by Hurricane Helene. The Rev. Tim Beardsley, pastor of Ebenezer Global Methodist Church in Rising Sun, Wesley Church of Elkton and St. John’s in Lewisville said the GMC churches are answering the call for assistance. That includes Leeds, Union Community ad Wesley Church of Elkton. Leeds Church,...
Author/Artist Event - Marcy Dunn Ramsey
The Bookplate is continuing their 2024 season of author events with a special local celebration on Friday, Oct. 4. Guests are welcome to join local artist and author, Marcy Dunn Ramsey and the Bookplate staff for a Friday evening birthday party, reading and book signing at 6pm in the shop on Cross Street. As anyone who grew up on the Eastern Shore in the 1990s can attest, Ramsey illustrated their childhood. Bringing to life the stories of Priscilla Cummings, Jennifer Keats Curtis, Jeffrey Holland, Janie...
KCHS to get 2nd chance against Cambridge
WORTON — The Trojans will be able to see how much they have improved when Cambridge’s girls come here Wednesday afternoon for game two of the home-and-away series in high school soccer. This will be a rematch of the season opener on Sept. 6 that Cambridge at home...
The unsung heroines of the Book Plate
I appreciate being remembered with a near apocryphal story about my early involvement with Tom Martin and the beginnings of The Book Plate. I find it hard to believe it has been twenty years. Now I am moved to add the names of the unsung heroines to the story. These are the folks that have maintained, worked and contributed in many unseen ways to the store’s success. And it is a remarkable success at that. Witness the recent State Comptroller Mr. Franchot recognizing Tom and the store for being a Chestertown an anchor business. There is no doubt that Tom...
Cecil Cares will begin Saturday, end next Friday
ELKTON — Cecil Cares begins Saturday and Krista Gilmore, spokeswoman for the organizers, said some of the 16 projects will be done that day, while four others will be completed Oct. 11. “We gave people the option,” Gilmore said, adding there are still spaces on most projects for people to volunteer. Head to volunteercecil.org and look for the Cecil Cares page. Gilmore said the page is easy to find and...
Jousting championship held at Tuckahoe
QUEEN ANNE — The announcer called into the microphone, “charge fair maiden” as John Philip Sousa’s rousing military march “Stars and Stripes Forever” echoes across the track. Maidens and knights charged on their steeds at Eastern Shore Jousting Association’s 55th Annual Championship Tournament on Sept. 29. The competition took place at the the Tuckahoe Equestrian Center. The event began with the American Flag waving above a rider’s head as she...
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