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 […]
Continue ReadingOn 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 […]
Continue ReadingEvery 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 […]
Continue ReadingEASTON, 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 […]
Continue ReadingEASTON, MD Calling all readers! This fall, ShoreRivers is offering two free opportunities to take an immersive journey into the history of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, exploring the role its rivers play in our way of life — then, now, and in the future. Scheduled for September 17 and October 17, 2024 this pair of special […]
Continue ReadingOnline registration free for everyone 18 and younger CHESTERTOWN, MD The sixth annual Kent Goes Purple 5K Color Run/Walk and Purple Jamboree is set for 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 8, 2024 in Wilmer Park. Kent Goes Purple (KGP) is a substance abuse awareness and prevention initiative of the Kent County Sheriff’s Office and the […]
Continue ReadingWORTON, MD Kent County Public Schools will be holding another session of its commercial driver’s license (CDL) permit training program this fall for those interested in becoming bus drivers. Piggybacking off the success of its CDL classes held in July, the upcoming program will run September 3-12, 2024. Sessions will be held from 5 to […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD Several new health education classes will be offered this year thanks to the Rural Health Care Transformation initiative at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center (UM SMC) at Chestertown. UM SMC at Chestertown is part of UM Shore Regional Health, a member organization of University of Maryland Medical System. “We are excited to […]
Continue ReadingThe Chester River Chorale fall semester launches September 9, 2024 with weekly rehearsals at the Presbyterian Church of Chestertown (PCC). All singers are invited to join the Chorale. We have a specific need for male voices! No audition is required to sing with the Chorale and all music is provided. An added opportunity is the […]
Continue ReadingThe Historical Society of Kent County is pleased to present a newly revised and updated self-guided walking tour of Chestertown’s Historic District. For the first time since it was originally produced in 1985, new sites have been added to the organization’s signature tour. Six landmarks have been added, and two removed from the earlier version, […]
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