News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
ST. MICHAELS, Md: Regina Hartfield found a community to share her passion for being on the water through the Universal Sailing Club, the Baltimore-based organization that has sought to create connections, encourage fellowship, and spread knowledge among Black sailors within the Chesapeake Bay region for more than two decades. To Hartfield, it was a natural […]
Continue ReadingNew location announced plus recovery speaker EASTON – The third annual Festival of Hope is set for August 31, 2023 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Anchor Church in Easton and includes the seventh year kick-off for Talbot Goes Purple. The festival is a partnership between Talbot Goes Purple, Mid-Shore Restoring Hope in Women and […]
Continue ReadingPlan your visit – Box Office is Open at ChesapeakeFilmFestival.com Easton MD : Save the dates! The 2023 Chesapeake Film Festival (CFF) will be LIVE Saturday, Sept. 30 and Sunday, Oct. 1 at two historic venues in Easton, MD. The Festival goes VIRTUAL October 2 through 8, offering more fabulous films to watch anytime, anywhere. To explore […]
Continue ReadingOpioid Operational Command Center grant supports innovative program EASTON, MD: The region’s first recovery community organization opens this month in Easton, thanks to a grant from the state’s Opioid Operational Command Center. The new center — Grace Street, is funded through the OOCC’s Competitive Grant Program, which supports initiatives that address the opioid crisis. Recovery […]
Continue ReadingST. MICHAELS, Md: The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will host its annual Charity Boat Auction on Saturday, September 2, 2023 inviting guests to its waterfront campus to bid on donated vessels of all shapes and sizes in support of its mission. Starting at 11am, dozens of boats and watercraft, ranging in size and performance from […]
Continue ReadingEASTON, MD VFW Post 5118 recently donated $5,000 to support Talbot Goes Purple, a substance use prevention program in Talbot County. Talbot County Sheriff Joe Gamble founded Talbot Goes Purple (TGP) in 2016. Since then, the program has spread across the state while continuing in Talbot County, with a focus on students in grades 5-12. […]
Continue ReadingChesapeake Film Festival (CFF) and Academy Art Museum (AAM) join forces to bring you a thrilling collaboration at this year’s CFF. Marking the 16th year of this beloved regional film festival, CFF will offer free and VIP special events at AAM in Easton from September 30 to October 1, 2023. Festival director Cid Collins Walker […]
Continue ReadingST. MICHAELS, Md The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will host Watermen’s Appreciation Day on Sunday, August 13, 2023 from 10am-5pm on its waterfront campus. This annual celebration of the men and women who make their living on the Chesapeake Bay and their heritage features a boat docking contest, steamed crabs by the dozen, live music, […]
Continue ReadingSt. Michaels, MD Shore United Bank is helping to serve local children and adults with an investment of $10,000 supporting the St. Michaels Community Center’s capital campaign to renovate its aged building at 103 Railroad Ave. The renovations began in late 2022 and are on schedule to be completed by the end of 2023. “At […]
Continue ReadingEASTON, MD: The Population Health team at University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) launched a campaign in July 2022 to encourage people of all ages to complete an advance directive and share it with the health care system to be scanned into their personal electronic medical record (EMR). During the first year of […]
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