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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...
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...
Harbor Freight store coming to Middle River
Harbor Freight Tools, a nationally known retailer that provides tools at affordable prices, has announced it will be opening a new store in Middle River. The new store will be located at 140 Carroll Island Road and is expected to open late this fall — November to be precise, according to Harbor Feight’s website — company officials confirmed. An official opening date will be announced closer to opening. ...
Christina School District celebrates renovations to the Brennen School
The Christina School District on Tuesday celebrated the completion of a renovation project that improved conditions for the Brennen School’s youngest students. “This is a brighter, more inviting environment for our littlest ones,” Principal Heather Calkins said. Located behind Kirk Middle School off Chestnut Hill Road, Brennen houses the Delaware Autism Program and serves approximately 100 students from around New Castle County who are on the severe end of the...
QAC grows land preservation with Rural Legacy
CENTREVILLE — Putting the county at over $14 million in easement acquisitions for the year, Queen Anne’s County Commissioners approved a Rural Legacy Grant Agreement with Lands End LLC at Island Creek Road in the amount of $1,062,189 Sept. 24. The Maryland Board of Public Works approved funding for the FY25 Rural Legacy grant in August, Landis-Smith said. No county funds were used in the easement acquisition, said Donna Landis-Smith,...
North East's early score lets defense take control of game in win over Elkton
ELKTON — Through the first half of the season, getting early momentum has been paramount to North East’s success. For first-year head coach Brandon Teixidor, an early advantage allows his defense to take control of the game. North East did that in Wednesday evening’s matchup against Elkton, using a goal from Liam Ivarsson just eight minutes in to take a 1-0 lead. Ivarsson’s score at the 32:11-mark of the first half gave the Indians an advantage and allowed them to keep it throughout. ...
Bennett blanks Queen Anne's
CENTREVILLE — Mike Kern tried stopping them before they started. “Don’t hang your heads,” Queen Anne’s County High’s girls head soccer coach instructed his players after Monday night’s 3-0 loss to James M. Bennett. Though the defending Bayside Conference-champion Clippers had ended the Lions’ five-game winning streak, Kern was encouraged by what he saw. “It’s...
Four community solar projects moving through development process in Harford
Harford County’s four community solar projects are moving through the development process, with two — Aberdeen Solar and Magnolia Solar — receiving site plan approval from the county over the summer. Representatives for the two other projects — Churchville Solar and the Miller Chemical 2 MW AC Solar Project — have met with the Development Advisory Committee; Churchville on May 15 and Miller in ...
Washington College Electric Boat Team visits Radcliffe Creek School
CHESTERTOWN — Radcliffe Creek School students were treated to a special presentation by the Washington College Electric Boat Team Sept. 20. Team members shared their inspiring story, detailing the design failures they overcame in the process of building their electric boats, which eventually led to the team’s success, winning first place in multiple races against other teams from universities with large engineering programs. Electric Boat Team President Douglas Hewes, a member of Radcliffe’s Class of 2018, spoke, along with Washington College students Mac Sansbury, Tiyaba...
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