Category: Kent, MD

Funds Raised for by the 2024 Pink Polar Bear Golf Tourney to Benefit University of Maryland Shore Medical Center’s Leh Women’s Center Top Previous Years’ Proceeds

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CHESTERTOWN, MD The 14th annual Pink Polar Bear Golf Tournament raised $15,550 – the largest amount in the tournament’s history – to fund the purchase of equipment that will allow state-of-the-art breast MRIs to be performed in the Eleanor and Ethel Leh Women’s Center at University of Maryland (UM) Shore Medical Center at Chestertown. Held […]

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Kent County Middle School teacher Kaitlyn Wright named state finalist for Teacher of the Year

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BALTIMORE Kent County Middle School teacher Kaitlyn Wright is among seven finalists announced for the Maryland Teacher of the Year. Wright, who teaches English and leads the drama program at Kent County Middle School, was named Kent County Public Schools Teacher of the Year last spring. In that time, she and a cohort of Teachers […]

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Alden Swanson, student member of the Kent County Board of Education, is sworn in by President Joseph Goetz during a meeting held Monday, Aug. 12. Also seen are Vice President Francoise Sullivan and board member Frank Rhodes.

Swanson takes seat on Kent County Board of Education

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ROCK HALL, MD The newest — and youngest — member of the Kent County Board of Education officially took her seat at the meeting table earlier this month. Alden Swanson is a rising junior at Kent County High School and this year’s student member of the Board of Education. While her one-year term began in […]

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Chester River Chorale singers entertain audiences in Austria and Germany

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On July 2, 2024, 42 members of the Chester River Chorale and their support contingent departed the US, bound for Europe to take part in the Cantus MM Music and Culture Festival Salzburg. The Festival is a yearly event where music and dance ensembles from around the world gather in Salzburg, Austria, to share their […]

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September First Friday in Chestertown Celebrates Washington College and United Way

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Every First Friday Downtown Chestertown Association (DCA) members open their doors and welcome the community to stroll the sidewalks, converse with friends, eat, drink, shop and support your local businesses. This First Friday, September 6, 2024 Downtown Chestertown welcomes all new and returning Washington College students with an Ice Cream Social in Fountain Park, 5 […]

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Aaron “Zack” Royston Joins Organization as Vice President, Rural Health Transformation and Executive Director for UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown

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EASTON, MD Aaron “Zack” Royston, MAS, MS, FACHE, has joined University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) as Vice President of Rural Health Care Transformation and Executive Director of UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown. UM SRH is a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS). Royston transitions from UMMS and […]

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