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State banquet celebrates Wright, fellow top teachers
HUNT VALLEY — Educators from throughout the state joined in celebrating Maryland’s top teachers last week, among them Kaitlyn Wright of Kent County Middle School. Wright was joined Friday, Oct. 4 by administrators and teachers from her building and the Kent County Public Schools Central Office, including Superintendent Mary Boswell-McComas, at the annual Maryland Teacher of the Year banquet in Hunt Valley. Wright is the 2023-24 Kent County Public Schools...
Chestertown Rotary Club presents annual Soup & Sip
The Chestertown Rotary Club will host its seventh annual “Soup & Sip” event from noon to 3 p.m. on Oct. 26, at the Chester River Yacht and County Club, 7738 Quaker Neck Road, in Chestertown. This popular fundraising event will benefit the “One School, One Book Program for Galena Elementary School. It features local eateries and wineries offering samplings of their signature crab soup recipes for cream of crab or vegetable crab soups in addition to a fine variety of wines. Guests will have an opportunity to enjoy the many offerings and vote for their favorites. ...
Cambridge Election 2024 - Ward 4: Sputty Cephas
What inspired you to run for City Council in 2024? I am most inspired to run for city council in 2024 because my work is not done yet while serving in the capacity as current city commissioner. Due to various reasons beyond our control, we have not been able to accomplish everything that we as a council identified as priorities to move the city forward in the first four years. Although we have made tremendous progress there is still a way to go. I believe with offering a fresh younger perspective I am able to be a bridge connecting our youth and the diverse areas of our community to one unified progressive Cambridge commUNITY (unity intentionally capitalized).
Mid-Shore College Fair & Financial Planning set for Oct. 21
CENTREVILLE — The Gunston School is pleased to announce the Mid-Shore College Fair and Financial Planning Evening on Monday, Oct. 21 from 6-8 p.m. at Chesapeake College’s Health Professions and Athletics Center in Wye Mills, Md. This event is free and open to the public, however advanced registration is highly encouraged. Students will receive a barcode after registering, and colleges will scan it during the fair to receive the student’s contact information. Participants are encouraged to browse the college fair at their own pace and...
Warriors battle but can’t extend win streak against undefeated Bennett
EASTON — Avery Brice was eager for Monday night. “I was very excited about this game tonight just to see where we were at as far as playing against top competition,” Easton High’s first-year boys head soccer coach said of facing undefeated and defending Bayside Conference champion James M. Bennett. After 80 minutes, the Warriors were where everyone else has been this season after playing the Clippers — behind on...
Cambridge candidates dispute peace order request, residency requirements
CAMBRIDGE — With questions swirling about the residency of candidates in Cambridge's Oct. 19 election, three candidates headed to Dorchester County District Court Wednesday morning for a peace order hearing between one candidate and another's wife. Ward 4 Cambridge Commissioner Sputty Cephas, who is running for reelection, was denied a final peace order Wednesday against Natalee Bradshaw, the wife of former Cambridge Mayor and current mayoral candidate Andrew Bradshaw. Andrew...
Cast chosen for 'Ride the Cyclone' at Church Hill Theatre
CHURCH HILL — Months before it was on CHT’s official list of coming attractions, potential cast members started adjusting their schedules and preparing to audition for “Ride the Cyclone”. This amazing musical has achieved cult-like status on social media and has played to sold-out houses around the world. Local audiences will soon have the opportunity to see what all the buzz is about. Director Kat Melton has assembled a stellar cast to portray the doomed members of the St. Cassian Chamber Choir, off on a...
Museum preserves history with digital scanner
ST. MICHAELS — White gloves and intense focus are needed to run the new Danish scanner at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Some of the museum’s oldest artifacts from the 1780s are run through the contactless machine. No liquids of any kind are allowed in the Norman and Ellen Plummer Center for Museum Collections to protect the invaluable documents. In July, the museum got a world-class large-format scanner. It can...
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