Applications still being accepted for remaining 2018 grant funds. Main Street Chestertown’s façade-improvement program has awarded its first matching grants to help commercial property owners and tenants improve their downtown buildings. The first four grants of 2018, totaling $29,000, went to the following: · $15,000 to Park Row Partners (Peter Newlin and Gale Tucker) to […]
Continue ReadingMaryland Secretary of the Environment Ben Grumbles and Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh today announced a $33.5 million settlement with Volkswagen AG and its affiliates, Audi AG and Porsche AG. The settlement announced today relates to the auto manufacturers’ use of “defeat devices” in violation of Maryland’s environmental laws. The devices were installed in […]
Continue ReadingThe Downtown Chestertown Association (DCA) is pleased to announce the election of Jennifer Laucik-Baker (37) as the new president of the DCA. Jenn and her husband John are residents of Chestertown’s Arts & Entertainment district the co-owners of Chester River Wine & Cheese Co. and Welcome Home. “It takes courage, knowledge of how to get […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Public Service Commission will hold the first of two public comment hearings on the application of Cherrywood Solar I, LLC to construct a 202 MW solar generating facility in Caroline County, Maryland. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. at the Greensboro Fire Hall, 13781 Greensboro Road […]
Continue ReadingThe Soroptimist International of Kent and Queen Anne’s Counties gathered together for it’s 49th Annual Awards Banquet, Monday, April 16, 2018 at the Amy Lynn Ferris Center. We had 13 of our 18 members present. Elizabeth Walters received the “Violet Richardson” award based on her community service. The “Live Your Dream” winner was Devan A. […]
Continue ReadingElizabeth Watson of Chestertown, MD, has achieved the planning profession’s highest honor by being named to the prestigious American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) College of Fellows for her outstanding achievements in urban and regional planning. Watson is the only planner from Maryland to be named FAICP this year. A lifelong innovator working to enhance […]
Continue ReadingWashington College’s spring George Washington Leadership Series will feature Tom Polen, president of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, on Monday, April 16, 2018. Polen will be speaking with College President Kurt Landgraf about the future of medical technology and the leadership skills required to run a global healthcare company. […]
Continue ReadingShardana Sailing Charters (The Sea Peoples) has opened a sailing charter business based in Rock Hall MD, according to Captain Andrew Seligman, the President of Shardana Sailing Charters, Inc. Have you ever experienced the dream like quality of waking up on a sailboat anchored in a magical Chesapeake Bay cove, awaiting the coffee (or tea) […]
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(Maryland Capital Enterprises) Maryland Capital Enterprises is proud to host the 5th annual “Aspire to Succeed and Lead” Women’s Conference on April 27th, 2018. The featured keynote speakers include Sandy Gillis and Kimmerly Messick. Businesswoman and philanthropist Sandy Gillis is a familiar name and face to the residents of Ocean City and Salisbury and everywhere […]
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Responding to requests from regional growers, Chesapeake Harvest is hosting a free, wholesale readiness workshop on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Beginning at 3:00 PM, farmers in all phases of business development are invited to start the experience with a one-hour tour of the facilities at Other Side Produce located at 9654 Brickyard Drive, Seaford, Delaware, […]
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