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Tea Party commemoration offers historic revelation about Eastern Shore's traditions
CHESTERTOWN — On Thursday, May 23, Adam Goodheart, historian and director of the Starr Center at Washington College said history has all but confirmed there was no dumping of tea in 1774. At least not in the Chester River. According to Goodheart, a fourth source recently discovered, confirmed his claim. Distinguished guests didn’t just meet...
Massoni Art’s Castelli exhibition opens in June
CHESTERTOWN — Set sail with us on a visual voyage spanning 40 (or so) years, as we celebrate the passion, dedication, and camaraderie that define the world of sail racing as captured by renowned artist Marc Castelli. Sailing enthusiasts and Castelli collectors alike will be transported to the heart of the action through this stunning exhibition. Massoni Art’s Castelli exhibition, opening in June, presents an opportunity to widen the lens on subjects that Marc has painted during his long career. Chasing the Silver is the...
Sending Shelly home
POPLAR ISLAND — Chestertown to Tilghman Island can be a long drive, especially if you’re riding the whole way in a plastic box with air holes punched in the top. But for a special diamondback terrapin, the school bus trip was a one-way ride home. For the past year, Shelly has lived in an aquarium at Kent County Middle School in Chestertown as part of a research program. ...
In remembrance
“Every post is honorable in which a man can serve his country,” George Washington said. Honoring each of those men and women who sacrificed their lives for this country, the Chestertown Rotary and Washington College Interact Clubs place flags in remembrance of their service and sacrifice. Here flags are shown at sunset in the field between Route 213 and Morgnec Road.
Chestertown Tea Party Festival commemorates 250th anniversary of famous tossing
CHESTERTOWN — Appropriately, there was much tea drinking going on, on the afternoon of Saturday, May 25, for the commemoration of the 250th year since — legend has it — some of the good citizenry of Chestertown boarded the British brigantine, Geddes, on the Chester River and unceremoniously dumped a shipment of King George’s sanctioned tea for the Colonies, overboard. This act of rebellious defiance, likened regularly to that of its Eastern Seaboard counterpart, Boston, Massachusetts, was devised to protest the closing of that historic...
The Mainstay’s Thursday evening Pub Nights set to reopen
On June 6, The Mainstay, Rock Hall, Maryland’s 27-year old live-music performance venue, is pleased to announce the season opening of its Thursday early evening Pub Nights — “Music on the Back Porch”. The events run from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and the public is welcome. The Mainstay’s bar will be open and each week different area musicians will provide entertainment on the rear deck, in case of inclement weather the music will move inside. There is no admission charged. Director Matt Mielnick said the Pub Nights are reminiscent of gatherings at an Irish pub, with the accent on camaraderie, conversation, and good tunes. For more information about the entertainment schedule for each week call the Mainstay at 410-639-9133.
Registration open for Bay to Bay Bike Ride
Every year on the fourth Sunday in June, hundreds of bicyclists from around the region and several states converge in Kent County for the annual Jim Gent Memorial Bay to Bay Bike Ride. The tour consists of five routes between 26 and 102 miles in length. The routes begin in Betterton and go around the County with options to go into Chestertown or all the way through Delaware to the Delaware Bay. The flat loop routes take in the scenery of the heartland of the...
'Small but mighty'
CHESTERTOWN — Cheers, and some tears, mark a celebratory day as 208 scholars complete their undergraduate journey. On a calm spring morning on the college green, the members of the class of 2024 graduated from Washington College. For a class who started their college journey remotely in pandemic-mandated Zoom classes, the in-person event held special appeal and meaning for the 241st class of Washington College graduates. They were chipper, cheerful, and reflective of the academic journey they were completing. ...
KCMS students learn financial literacy skills playing The Game of Life
CHESTERTOWN — For decades The Game of Life board game has been a fun way to learn about the challenges of managing a household budget. On May 17, Kent County Middle School eighth-graders got a taste of real-world family budgeting through an activity based on the classic game. Tables were set up around the gym, each one a different station for students that tied into the morning's overarching lesson in...
Colonel Tench Tlighman Chapter of the SAR celebrates the Talbot Resolves
On Friday, May 24, the Colonel Tench Tilghman Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) celebrated the Talbot Resolves in partnership with the Talbot Historical Society, the Talbot County Council, and the Talbot County Department of Economic Development and Tourism. To celebrate this 250th anniversary of the Talbot Resolves Town Crier Richard "Rick" Culotta began the celebration by walking around the Talbot County Courthouse square ringing his bell and calling all citizens to assemble on the courthouse lawn to hear urgent news from...
Chestertown finalizes FY24-25 budget
CHESTERTOWN — On Monday, at their regularly scheduled meeting, Chestertown Manager Larry DiRe provided the mayor and Town Council an overview of their FY-24-25 draft budget. Highlights of the budget include: An increase of 5% for fuel and energy costs Funding for a deputy clerk for 10 months — the only new staff position ...
Planets line up as summer arrives
Every so often the planets of our solar system appear to line up across our skies so that we can see several of them all together at one time. This happens because all the planets are moving in their respective orbits at different speeds. Johannes Kepler, in the 16th century, determined that planets closer to the Sun move faster than those that are farther away from our star. It is a complex geometrical dance that includes Earth (we are moving in our orbit at some 60,000 miles per hour — equal to traveling from New York to London in three...
Swimmable ShoreRivers program returns for 2024
Swimmable ShoreRivers bacteria testing program will return for the season beginning May 23, and weekly results from this annual program will once again be available this year in both English and Spanish. Every summer, ShoreRivers deploys a team of community scientists to monitor bacteria levels at popular swimming and boating sites to provide important human health risk information to the public. Their samples are then processed, according to standard scientific protocols, in ShoreRivers in-house labs. The program follows the Environmental Protection Agency’s standard protocols for...
County talks budget concerns, considers property tax outlook
CHESTERTOWN — County officials are taking strides to finalize their budget for next year. Chief Finance Officer for the County Pat Merritt attended the budget work session on Tuesday, to go over what they’ve worked on since April. Commission President Ron Fithian said he’s getting to a point where he’s satisfied with the budget. “I...
Bookplate to welcome Sue Ellen Thompson May 29
The Bookplate is continuing their 2024 season of author lectures on May 29 with poet Sue Ellen Thompson for a 6 p.m. event at The Kitchen and Pub at The Imperial Hotel. As the title poem reminds us, “For each of us/ there is a place,/ a period of time,// a lover’s face/ that we must veer away from…”. Sea Nettles is a book of poems about what we are often reluctant to confront: the memories that still trouble us and the losses we would...
Fracassi receives Golden Anchor Award
ROCK HALL — Described as an integral part of Kent County Public Schools' special education team, teacher Cheryl Fracassi was honored Monday, May 6 with the Golden Anchor Award. The Golden Anchor is presented by the Kent County Board of Education each month to staff members or groups of school employees who exemplify the system's mission and core values. “Kent County Public Schools is an anchor organization that creates an...
From Our Early Files
150 years ago May 23, 1874 • A most disastrous flood occurred about eight o’clock on Saturday morning last in Hampshire county, Massachusetts, caused by the apparently almost simultaneous breaking of three reservoirs, or rather dams, on Mill river. The water swept through the manufacturing villages of Williamsburg, Hardensville, Leeds and Florence, with resistless violence. ...
Kent County man wins first prize in world decoy competition
MILLINGTON — On April 25, 26, and 27, several thousand people competed in the 53rd Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition and Art Festival at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, Maryland. To those who are heavily invested in wildfowl decoys, it’s like the Super Bowl of wood carving. In the 50 years it’s been held in Ocean City, there hasn’t been a native-born Marylander who ever...
Grateful for good care
I want to take a minute to extend my thanks to the staff of Shore Medical Center in Chestertown. I was recently hospitalized in April for two weeks and received excellent medical care from the entire medical staff including the the hospitalists, nurses and technicians both in the ER and the Critical Care unit. Everyone was professional, caring, competent and friendly. It is reassuring to know this level of care is available in our rural community. Ginny Barker, RN Chestertown
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