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Occurrences

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“Rock Hall Three” Govern Without Willis, MacLeod Stays, Fithian Oversees Police

In a blatant show of no-confidence for Rock Hall Mayor Robert Willis, Councilmen Brian Jones, Olin “Butch” Price, and Brian Nesspor moved swiftly at Wednesday’s special … More...

  • New Mexican Selected as New Kent County School Superintendent
  • Almost 5,700 State Employees Make $100,000 or More
  • Updated: Rock Hall Mayor Willis Moves to Fire Fithian as Town Manager
  • Updated: Charges Against WC Student in Bar Fight with Off-Duty Cop Flatly Denied By Witnesses
  • Chestertown Heroin Arrest Largest Ever in Kent County
  • Election 2013: Candidates for Centreville Town Council Debate Growth, Taxes, and YMCA

County News & Notes

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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 coast one night where he drowned. While technically “dead,” he met beings of light, relived his life, and peeked into … [Read More...]

  • War on 1812 Event June 15
  • Centreville Library Announces Summer Programs
  • Spy Contributor Fletcher Hall Talks of Benghazi at Conservative Breakfast June 6

Politics

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David Craig Announces Run for Maryland Governor

Havre de Grace - Harford County Executive David R. Craig announced his bid for Governor today emphasizing an inclusive message with wide appeal to Marylanders that goes beyond … [Read More...]

  • Conservatives Discuss Affordable Care Act May 30
  • Dr. John LaFerla Announces 2014 Run For First District
  • Proposed Change to Referendum Process Still in House Committee
  • Conservative Breakfast Group Reviews US Senate Budget March 28
  • Some Rural Democrats Joining Republicans in Opposition to Gas Tax Plan
  • Breaking: Mizeur Releases Statement on MD Death Penalty Repeal

Annapolis

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‘Fix The Debt’ Companies Would Reap Up to $173 Billion?

One assessment of the Fix The Debt group proposing a new tax structure would benefit...guess who? "The founders of a controversial debt reduction group are advocating for … [Read More...]

  • How Safe is the Bay Bridge?
  • AG Gansler Tells Maryland Insurance Regulators: “Freeze the Rates”
  • Same-sex Domestic Partners to Lose State Benefits
  • Md. Hospital Jobs in Jeopardy
  • Critical Decisions Could Threaten Maryland Jobs
  • Atty. Gen. Doug Gansler to Present Grant Funds to Assist Distressed Homeowners this Friday

Maryland 3.0

Scott Holland, second from left, president and chief executive officer of i-lighting™, and Mike Thielke, right, executive director of ESEC, 


Annapolis. Also pictured are: Sean Ryan, left, vice president of Sales and Marketing; and Kerry Larotonda, second from 



right, Customer Service Relations manager.

Build It and They will Come not 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
  • Startup Maryland Starts Raise Your Game initiative

Opinion & Thought

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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 … More...

  • Op-Ed: The 2013 Farm Bill Plowing New Ground? by Fletcher Hall
  • Snowdon’s Self-Anointed Freedom Missions A National Security Risk? By Stephan Sonn
  • Op-Ed: Can You Trust Your Government By Fletcher Hall
  • Op-Ed: Is the Chestertown Tea Party now The Tea Party by John Lang
  • Op-Ed: Fault-line Benghazi by Stephan Sonn
  • Cool Outdoor Stuff: What Can We Learn From The Beaverkill?

The Arts on the Shore

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Second WC Literary House Salon Features Two Poets, Music by Sleeper Cell

The Rose O’Neill Literary House Summer Poetry Salon Series will continue Tuesday, June 25, at 4:30 p.m. when poets Yona Harvey and Steven Kistulentz share the stage with the … Read more...

  • Academy Art Museum Hosts Dr. Joseph Schulman Lecture on Astrophotography
  • Behind The Scenes At Oklahoma!
  • If It’s Labor Day Weekend, It’s the Monty Alexander Jazz Festival
  • Mid-Shore Symphony Society Announces the 43rd Season of BSO Concerts
  • University Of Maryland Powerhouse All-Star Quintet At The Mainstay June 16
  • The Art of Book Stacking In Japan
  • Reception and Book Signing With Dr. Ron Utt, Author of “Ships Of Oak, Guns Of Iron” June 14

Fortnightly

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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 Francis: Reba Warren Remembers with Lani Seikaly
  • 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
  • Wye Island Revisited: Developer John Wilson on Smart Growth
  • Wye Island Revisited Part Three: Ted Rouse on ‘Local Economy’

Education

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A Memorable Farewell For Gunston’s Class of 2013

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The Gunston School's 32-acre waterfront campus was filled with sunshine and smiling faces on June 7-8, as 31 graduating seniors were honored at the Green & White Awards … [Read More...]

  • Amy Hudock Selected Principal at Centreville Middle School
  • Queen Anne’s County Library’s Summer Reading Program Begins June 17
  • Horizons Welcomes Four New Board Members
  • Kent School Art Show Opening
  • New Mexican Selected as New Kent County School Superintendent
  • Six Gunston School Students Honored at National Honor Society Induction

Health

Chester River Hospital Center Announces Dexa Scan Service

Chester River Hospital Center has announced that it now offers the Dexa Scan service, the first of the new Women’s Health Services that will be offered in the Medical … [Read More...]

  • Chester River Health’s Cycling Team Raises $10,000+ for Diabetes Research
  • Prescription Drug Abuse Can Lead to Other Substance Abuse Problems
  • Chester River Health System Names 2013 Unsung Heros, Nurse of the Year Recipients
  • New York Times Highlights Special Fear of Chesapeake Bay Bridge

Outdoor Life & Sports

Trappe Summer Youth Program participants (left to right) Chris Lednum, Doug McGarry, John McGarry, Brian Watson, Kathy Kemp, supervisor, Caley Christopher, and Emily Baynard plant a new garden.

Trappe Summer Youth Program Starts June 21

Now in its second year, the Trappe Summer Youth Program will take place from June 21to August 9. The program’s mission is to provide youth ages 14 to 17 with supervised … [Read More...]

  • Free Fishing in Maryland June 8 and July 4
  • Skywatch: June 2013
  • New Football Team Forms on Eastern Shore
  • DNR Maryland Fishing Report
  • On the Wing: the Canada Warbler
  • Cool Outdoor Stuff: What Can We Learn From The Beaverkill?

Local Food and Garden

Centreville Farmers’ Market Seeking Intern

Centreville Farmers’ Market has an opening for a summer intern. Fulfill service learning hours requirements and learn about marketing and promotion … [Read More...]

  • Food Friday: The Luxury of Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
  • Spy Profile: Adkins Arboretum’s Ellie Altman
  • Colchester Farm Summer Classes in June
  • Food Friday: It’s Time for Picnics!
  • Galena’s Black Bottom Farm Starts CSA Program
  • Millington Starts New Farmers’ Market

Delmarva Real Estate & Commerce

Inaugural Meet-Up For Entrepreneurs To Be Held June 26th in Grasonville

Announcing the INAUGURAL Queen Anne’s County Meet-up event for new entrepreneurs, wanna-be entrepreneurs, veteran entrepreneurs, serial … [Read More...]

  • High Street Buildings Fetch Modest Prices at Auction
  • Dixon Valve Acquires PA-based Bearon Corporation
  • Publisher Notes: Four Years of Spying
  • A Popup Store Appears in Chestertown
  • Tax Credit For Maryland Film Production Rises to $25 Million
  • Bill Requiring Landlords to Accept Section 8 Vouchers Sparks Civil Rights Debate

QA Disturbances

Suspect Sought In Queen Anne’s County Jewelry Store Robbery

Maryland State Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying an armed robbery suspect who disguised himself before robbing a Queen Anne’s County jewelry store … [Read More...]

  • Off-Duty Trooper Injured in Hit And Run In Caroline County
  • Dennis Black Arrested On 53 Charges Related to Recent Burglaries
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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 … More....

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Chestertown Suddenly Home for 180 Musicians

Chui Ling Tan, a National Music Festival at Washington College percussionist from Malaysia, says the first thing she noticed about Chestertown was the … More....

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Back in the Woods with Artists Howard and Mary McCoy

For more than a decade, environmental artists Howard and Mary McCoy have been creating extraordinary art in the forest at Adkins Arboretum. Primarily … More....

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Publisher Notes: Four Years of Spying

At the risk of paraphrasing Emerson, the purpose of a newspaper is not to make a profit but to be useful. The Chestertown Spy over the last four … More....

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Washington College Magazine: The Bob Day Interview

Marking the publication of his new collection of short stories, Where I Am Now, the Washington College Magazine asked professor Bob Day to recall … More....

Green Anne’s

Four Seasons Developer’s Storm Water Violations Probed

The Queen Anne’s Conservation Association (QACA) today filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Environmental Protection Agency … [Read More...]

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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 … [Read More...]

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Chester River Association to Celebrates Summer Solstice

The Chester River Association announces Take me to the River! Get ready to dance, eat, drink, and bid the night away to celebrate the Chester River … [Read More...]

Dredging Project is restoring Susquehanna National Wildlife Refuge

Susquehanna National Wildlife Refuge is benefiting from a maintenance dredging project to help improve navigation near Havre de Grace, Maryland. … [Read More...]

Local Food and Foraging Lecture May 24

In the May Chester River Notebook, you read about how eating locally can help our environment and economy right here in Kent and Queen Anne's … [Read More...]

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Many Bay-related Programs Fare Well Under Proposed Budget

By Karl Blakenship at bayjournal.com The Bay region lost a bid for a major federal initiative to conserve Chesapeake landscapes, but several … [Read More...]

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Bay Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Plunges to 1985 Levels

The amount of underwater grasses in the Chesapeake plunged 44 percent over the last three years, leaving the Bay with its lowest coverage of the … [Read More...]

Pet Watch

Puppy Class Forming

Learn how to raise a well-behaved, well-socialized puppy and set up your new family member for a lifetime of success!. We will cover basic manners and puppy games. A good … [Read More...]

Dog Agility Classes Forming

Mid-Atlantic Border Collie Rescue is sponsoring agility classes for beginner as well as for intermediate dog and handler teams. Agility is a wonderful way to build a bond with … [Read More...]

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The Humane Hierarchy of Dog Training

People sometimes ask me if it is ever appropriate to punish dogs to change their behavior, and if so, how do you know when it is appropriate? To answer just this question, the … [Read More...]

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