Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore recently received a $25,000 grant through Discover Bank to support the Supported Employment program for people with intellectual disabilities. Participants are able to find meaningful work and receive competitive wages with the support of an Easterseals Employment Specialist who serves as a natural support and provides on-the-job training. “We […]
Continue ReadingChestertown River Arts has announced that Dianna Frymiare is new Clay Studio Manager. Dianna will be taking over from Mike Pugh, who is focusing on building his own studio. Pugh will still be active with the Clay STudio as a monitor. Dianna is a potter, being one of the enthusiastic and creative Clay Studio potters. […]
Continue ReadingFigg’s Ordinary, LLC is pleased to announce that its President and CEO, Ingrid Hansen, has been appointed to the Kent County Tourism Development Advisory Board, effective immediately. The Tourism Development Advisory Board is intended to promote tourism in Kent County, highlight the County’s historical and cultural aspects, and enlist the cooperation of federal and state […]
Continue ReadingApplications 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. […]
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