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Finalists announced in superintendent search
ROCK HALL — Three frontrunners have emerged in the Kent County Board of Education’s search for the next superintendent of schools. The search process launched in January when Dr. Karen Couch, the current superintendent, announced her plans to retire at the end of the current school year. The board hired the Maryland Association of Boards of Education (MABE) to lead the search for Couch’s replacement. With initial interview rounds complete, the board announced three finalists: Dr. Mary Boswell-McComas, Dr. LeTrecia Gloster and Dr. Dawn Lucarelli. ...
Spy Daybook: An Outdoor Education Experience Worth 1,800 Miles by Cailey Tebow
At 7:00 AM on a bright Tuesday morning, the nineteen restless students from The Logan School for Creative Learning entered the airport, eager to begin their journey. The trip ahead required the group to travel five hours by plane and bus, leaving from Denver, Colorado, before eventually arriving at Echo Hill Outdoor School in Worton, Maryland. Led by their environmental education teacher, Matt Kohn, the 6-8th graders were prepared to spend the week exploring the Eastern Shore nearly 1,800 miles from home.
Miss Bel Air 2024 twirls fire and has an eye for art
At 19, Gianna Romero has excelled in a wealth of activities, from ballet to baton twirling, and from acrobatics to art. In March, the Joppatowne native was named Miss Bel Air 2024. A graduate of the John Carroll School, Romero is a freshman and dean’s list student at Stevenson University, majoring in business communications. Here are three things you may not know about Romero: Flaming batons ...
Chestertown Flashback: Kent County Horse Show
In honor of this weekend’s 149th running of the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, here is a dramatic moment from a Kent County horse show, in an undated photograph from the Historical Society’s collections. Let us know if you recognize the rider, the horse, or the event!. The Bordley...
Man facing 40 years after plea deal in Charlestown home invasion
ELKTON — A man is facing up to 40 years in sentences after accepting a plea bargain relating to his role in a home invasion at a Charlestown residence in August, according to Cecil County Circuit Court records. The defendant — Shamarr Chandler, 26, of Philadelphia — entered Alford pleas to conspiracy to commit home invasion, theft of more than $1,500 and less than $25,000 and two counts of reckless endangerment on May 8, as part of a plea deal in which prosecutors agreed to...
County strives to keep up with 'revolving door' of business ventures
CHESTERTOWN — It’s a revolving door and there is no one answer,” was Jamie Williams, Kent County Director of Tourism and Economic Development’s response, when asked why certain businesses in Kent County are closing their doors. In the past few months, businesses like JJ’s Deli and Liquors have struggled. On April 19, they closed for good. Even before that date, ownership closed down the liquor side of the store to focus on soups, sandwiches and other deli items. ...
Poet from Reisterstown wins $77,000 Sophie Kerr Prize at Washington College
CHESTERTOWN — From one Sophie to another. That’s what Washington College President Mike Sosulski said on Friday night when announcing that poet Sophie Foster of Reisterstown had won the Sophie Kerr Prize as the graduating senior deemed to have demonstrated the best potential for future achievement in a literary endeavor.
Meffley holds major lead in Republican primary
CECIL COUNTY — Incumbent Cecil County Councilman Bob Meffley (District 1) is poised to defeat challenger Sandra D. Ward as more votes are counted in Tuesday’s Republican primary election, which would leave one last hurdle — the general election in November — between him and his third four-year term on the board. Meffley garnered 7,260 votes (67.03 percent) on Tuesday while Ward received 3,571 votes (32.97 percent, with all 28 precincts reporting their results, according to results posted by the Cecil County Board of Elections....
Mountain Christian Church celebrates 200th anniversary serving God, community and the world
On a recent Thursday night at Mountain Christian Church, congregants chatted happily before the religious service while enjoying a $5 fried chicken meal. Later, more than 200 people filed into the worship area, munching on free bags of popcorn. This particular service was part of the church’s six-week movie series, and pastor Ben Cachiaras expounded on lessons he found in the 2022 film, “A Man ...
Researcher's numbers paint a dismal picture for Maryland Blueprint
CHESTERTOWN — For two years Mike Waal — a concerned resident and businessman with a long career in market projections and crafting business plans — has been vocal in sharing his concerns over the effect of The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, aka Kirwan, on Kent County. At the May 7 meeting of the Kent County Commissioners, Waal presented his latest findings during a special presentation. That research revealed an astounding...
Top seed Washington eliminated early in softball playoffs
CHESTERTOWN — Playing at home as the top seed in the Centennial Conference softball tournament did not prove to be the advantage that fans of Washington College had hoped. The Shore ladies (20-19-1) went 0-2 in the double-elimination tournament, exiting Friday after being shut out by the defending conference champions from Swarthmore, 3-0, in a losers bracket game.
Bowleys Quarters VFD to host storm preparedness community information meeting
BOWLEYS QUARTERS, MD—A storm planning community information meeting will be held in Bowleys Quarters next week. Bowleys Quarters Volunteer Fire Recue & Marine will host the session at its banquet hall on Thursday, May 23, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Along with BQVFD personnel, representatives from Baltimore County...
Farmers’ Market ‘ramps’ up for spring season
CHESTERTOWN — High Street between Queen Street and Spring Avenue along Chestertown’s main thoroughfare, hummed on Saturday, May 11, with pre-Mother’s Day shoppers, strollers, and the sights and sounds of a crowd in the midst of an essential weekly ritual centered around sustenance. Open weekly from 8 a.m. to noon, that sustenance is just as much about the mind and spirit, as it is about the body. However, market goers—local residents and out-of-towners alike—seem to revel in an esprit de corp that happens when an...
Voters in Kent make their voices heard in primary election
CHESTERTOWN — Voters across Kent County made their way to the polls Tuesday to vote in the primary election. While no local offices appeared on the May ballot, many still voted to make sure their chosen candidate appeared in the general election. Across the district, voters were anticipating who would secure the spots for U.S. Senator and Representative in Congress. In Kent, nearly even numbers of registered Republicans and Democrats...
Cecil County Sheriff's Office celebrates 350th anniversary
ELKTON — When this country’s Revolutionary War started in 1775, the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office had already been in operation for 101 years. The agency was founded in 1674, a mere 24 years after the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, and this year marks CCSO’s 350th anniversary. CCSO celebrated that milestone on Saturday during a public event at the agency’s headquarters on Chesapeake Boulevard near Elkton, where attendees enjoyed drone and K9 demonstrations given by deputies assigned to those special units and free hamburgers and...
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