A survey of the 2024 nesting season on Quebec’s Ungava Peninsula for our Atlantic Flyway Canada geese recorded one of the lowest reproduction rates on ... [Continue Story]
Public Affairs
Sheila Austrian wins Ward 1 council seat
Sheila Austrian prevailed as First Ward council seat from Tuesday’s special election, defeating Dawson Hunter with 110 votes to his 82. Austrian's ... [Continue Story]
- Rebuilding Together: A bold new chapter as Rebuilding Together Eastern Shore
- Ward 1 Special Election Candidates Forum
- Checking in with Sheila Austrian: Ward 1 Councilmember Candidate
- Checking in with Dawson Hunter: Ward 1 Candidate
- League of Women Voters to host forum for First District Council Seat
- Town Manager’s report: Chestertown initiatives for 2025
Spy Highlights
From and Fuller: The Trump executive order blitzkrieg
Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news of the moment. This week, From and ... [Continue Story]
- Equal and opposite, summer-winter, and poor man’s fertilizer by Dennis Forney
- From and Fuller: A Middle East Cease Fire and the Legacy of the Biden Years
- Capturing a life in focus with Ruth Wittersgreen
- This week proves PT’s admonition about watermen
- From and Fuller: How Serious to Take Donald Trump and the Great Los Angeles Fire of 2025
- From and Fuller: Remembering Jimmy Carter and 2024 in review
The Arts
The Garfield Center announces the cast for the hilarious farce “Noises Off”
While observing a performance of his play, “The Two Of Us,” from backstage in 1975, English playwright Michael Frayn decided he found the play much ... [Continue Story]
- The Kent Cultural Alliance announces 2025 Independent Artist Grants for Kent County Artists
- Cars as movie co-stars and museum artworks by Steve Parks
- Kent Cultural Alliance launches 2025 with O-HORIZON, an exhibit by Austen Camille
- Church Hill Theatre to present friends and family cabaret
- Bookplate Author Event: John Wasowicz’s The Old Town Mystery Series
- Ten new things at the Academy Art Museum to kick off the new year by Daedelus Hoffman
Chesapeake Ecosystem
ShoreRivers now accepting summer internship applications
ShoreRivers is currently accepting applications from college students and recent graduates for two Easton-based summer internships: its Elizabeth Brown Memorial Internship and ... [Continue Story]
- Turn your Christmas tree into a home for local wildlife
- ShoreRivers welcomes new board members, executive committee
- Maryland Levies Fines on Perdue, Valley Proteins for Environmental Violations
- Bay Climate Adaptation: The TNC Guide in Finding the Money for Major Infrastructure Change
- Mid-Shore Arts Plein Air Easton and ESLC Pair Up to Promote Land Conservation
- Wild-Caught Chesapeake Blue Catfish Phenomenon Booming: Thank Goodness
On the Hill at Washington College
Educators Invited to Apply for Innovation Plant Curriculum Fellowships
Washington College has issued a call for proposals for the inaugural group of Innovation Plant Curriculum Fellowships. These $15,000 fellowships, ... [Continue Story]
- Acclaimed poet James Allen Hall awarded 2025 NEA Literature Fellowship
- Robert Blackson Takes Helm at Washington College’s Kohl Gallery
- African American History Project Gets Federal Boost
- Middle East talks & author readings top Washington College’s fresh January events
- Bluegrass, War in the Middle East, Gut Health, and Women Serial Killers Top WC-ALL’s List of Courses Offered in Spring
- Washington College’s flurry of December events
- Washington College Joins Forces with ShoreRivers and ESLC to Pursue Whole Watershed Grant
- Washington College’s Cornucopia of November Events
Health
Qlarant Foundation takes a big step forward with first executive director Amanda Neal
To state that philanthropy is in the DNA of Qlarant is a matter of fact. From the day the company began operations to combat fraud in Medicare and ... [Continue Story]
- Mid-Shore Health: The war against lung cancer with Drs. Rashmi Benda and David Oliver
- UM Shore Medical Center at Shore Community Outreach Team Wins Statewide Rural Health Award
- Health advocates: Maryland needs to improve screening efforts for lung cancer
- Shore Community Outreach Team Helps Local Man Transition from Homelessness to Healing
- Mid-Shore Health: Domestic violence on the Mid-Shore with Angie Price and Jeanne Yeager
- Let’s Talk About It: The reality of intergenerational trauma with For All Seasons CEO Beth Anne Dorman
Education
Wood Foundation awards $100K grant to Radcliffe Creek School
Radcliffe Creek School (RCS) was recently awarded a generous grant from the Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation to support needs-based scholarships for deserving students. The ... [Continue Story]
Maryland News
Governor’s budget proposal to include tax cuts and ‘growth agenda’ spending – Maryland Matters
Gov. Wes Moore (D) said Tuesday he will avoid tax increases and massive budget cuts and instead focus on growing the state’s economy to solve the ... [Continue Story]
- Advocates try again on bill to halt the practice of charging inmates for phone calls
- Poll: Maryland voters back cooperation with feds on immigration enforcement – Maryland Matters
- Services scheduled for former Lower Shore Sen. Richard Colburn
- Lines drawn in advance of 2025 session, budget debate
- State confronting ‘two storms,’ Moore tells county leaders
- Supporters optimistic this is the year for beer and wine in grocery stores
Brevities
Red dye by Katherine Emery
I was newly pregnant with my fourth child the summer that the chicken pox was running rampant in my neighborhood. August is one of the windiest months on the island of Oahu in ... [Continue Story]
Food Friday
Food Friday: Sausage and peppers
I love trailing through food stores, peering through shop windows and admiring perfectly arranged still lives of fruits, vegetables, and meats; getting ideas and inspirations. ... [Continue Story]
Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith
Looking at the Masters: Hendrick Avercamp
A 17th Century Dutch artist, born in Amsterdam, Hendrick Avercamp (1585-1634) specialized in winter landscapes. His father Barent Avercamp was the ... [Continue Story]
Design with Jenn Martella
Design with Jenn Martella: The New Welcome Center at CBMM
My first introduction to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum was during a visit to my sister over the July 4th weekend in 2003. We joined the throng ... [Continue Story]
- Design with Jenn Martella: A Visit to Wings and Whitetail Farm
- Design with Jenn Martella: A Classic Cape Cod Cottage in Chestertown
- Design with Jenn Martella: 105 Cannon St. After the Work is Done
- Design with Jenn Martella: A Study in Scarlet
- Design with Jenn Martella: Modern Meets Rancher
- Design with Jenn Martella: Haven on High Street
Food and Garden
Wine of the Week: Barale Fratelli Dolcetto d’Alba Le Rose
This weekend at Piazza Italian Market, we will taste a red wine, the Dolcetto d’Alba Le Rose ($21.50), from the Barale Fratelli winery in Barolo, ... [Continue Story]
- Adkins Arboretum Mystery Tuesday: Guess the photo:
- Wine of the Week: Tenuta dei Monaci Monacello
- Adkins Arboretum Mystery Monday: Can you guess the photo?
- Wine of the Week: Il Nero di Casanova 2020 Sangiovese
- Adkins Arboretum Mystery Monday: Guess the photo!
- Wine of the Week: Colle Ticchio Cesanese Del Piglio DOCG
Delmarva Review
- Delmarva Review: The “Best of” Anthology
- Delmarva Review: Leitmotif by Rita Plush
- Delmarva Review: Arrogance by Katherine J. Williams
- Delmarva Review: A System of Seeing by Colin Jeffrey Morris
- Delmarva Review: The End of the Story by Patty Somlo
- Delmarva Review: Something More Than Winter Weighs (Upon Me) by John Muro
Chesapeake Lens
Chesapeake Lens: “Winter Tide” by Laura Davis
Winter’s icy grip has been unforgiving, but there’s also a spare beauty to this time of year. ... [Continue Story]
- Chesapeake Lens: “Winter Afternoon” By Lee Goodwin
- Chesapeake Lens: “Snow Day” By Harry Greenspun
- Chesapeake Lens: “Year’s End” by Cynthia Watson.
- Chesapeake Lens: “Christmas Parade” By John Rock
- Chesapeake Lens: “Sunday Sunrise” By Charles E. Goldblum
- Chesapeake Lens: “Six Swans a Swimming” By Richard Shanks
Commerce
Kent County’s first cannabis dispensary opening soon with social equity license
Kent County is on the cusp of a new chapter in wellness with the impending opening of Kent Reserve, the area’s first cannabis dispensary. Set in the ... [Continue Story]
- Three Cheers: Moo Productions Celebrates 20 Years of Creativity in Worton
- The Chestertown Spy Agrees to Stop Bugging Readers by Wednesday at Midnight
- Silver Linings Jewelry Launches New Business on High Street
- What you Need to Know about Maryland’s Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program
- Discovering Discover Easton’s Plans for 2023: A Chat with Director Holly DeKarske
- Mediation Room 8: Benefits of Using Mediation in Divorce
Community Notes
Shelter Alliance to meet Thursday, January 23rd
Shelter Alliance will hold its next meeting at 4 pm on Thursday, January 23 at the 7th Day Adventist Church, 305 North Kent Street. A January 9, ... [Continue Story]
- Tax cuts, increases part of Moore’s ‘growth agenda’ – Maryland Matters
- Chestertown advances traffic safety with major improvements
- Remembering Yvonne W. Arrowood
- Remembering William “Bill” Matthews III
- Mid-Shore Gives 2024 raises $102K in 24 hours
- Chester River Chorale’s holiday concerts enthrall audiences
Arts Notes
Improv workshops for personal and professional development
Improv Easton is thrilled to announce two interactive evening workshops in Easton open to all members of the community. These free events are designed ... [Continue Story]
- SMAL announces 2025 Mixed Media exhibit winners
- Mid-Atlantic Symphony to present string quartet performances featuring Shostakovich and Mendelssohn
- Within Our Reach: Mixed Media Works by Bridget Z. Sullivan on view through Feb. 28 at Adkins Arboretum
- Tred Avon Players opens 44th season with PLAZA SUITE
- Waterfowl Festival & The Ward Foundation present: Maryland State Arts Council Folklife Film & Art Evening
- “WE HAD A DREAM” to commemorate the March On Washington At Church Hill Theatre on February 1, 2025
Education Notes
Governor’s education bill slows growth of per pupil funding, worrying advocates
A comprehensive education bill unveiled Wednesday by the Moore administration would slow the growth of per pupil spending beginning next year and ... [Continue Story]
- Gunston welcomes Mike Hardesty as Director of Facilities
- Share the Chesapeake story as a CBMM volunteer interpreter
- Chesapeake Forum’s Preview Party lights up post-holidays
- New members sworn in to Board of Ed
- Superintendents seek ‘partnership’ with Moore on changes to Blueprint education reform plan
- ‘Seasonal Sensations’ is Dec. 18
Local Opinion
Op-Ed: Seoul Searching By Tom Timberman
President Yoon Suk Yeah of the Democratic Republic of Korea (ROK) was elected in 2022. And for the past two years his frustration has mounted as the ... [Continue Story]
- A Modest Proposal: Seven Obvious Steps By Gren Whitman
- America, Israel & the Violent Middle East Enigma By Tom Timberman
- Does the End Justify the Means? By Bob Moores
- Underappreciated by Bob Moores
- Op-Ed: Israel/HAMAS War: The US should Completely Change the Subject
- When Peace Visited War: A Christmas Story by Tom Timberman
Health Notes
For All Seasons is the mental health partner for the 2024 Military Bowl
For All Seasons recently participated in the festivities of the 2024 Military Bowl at Navy Stadium in Annapolis, MD as this year’s mental health ... [Continue Story]
- Choptank Health welcomes pediatric dentist in Denton
- UM Shore Regional Health announces 2025 Safe Sitter® dates
- For All Seasons announces new Board members
- Faiz Khaja, MD, joins UM Shore Medical Group – surgical care
- Bird flu found in Caroline County marks first case in Maryland chickens since 2023
- For All Seasons shines a light on human trafficking this January
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: A Cowardly Senate Capitulates to Trump
The square-jawed blowhard cultural warrior Pete Hegseth went first this week in the Washington confirmation dance. The forty-four year old coiffured ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to the Editor: Root Cause By Bob Scofield
- Letter to the Editor: Maryland’s fiscal apocalypse By Clayton A. Mitchell, Sr.
- Letter to the Editor: Trump not out of the woods yet
- Letter to the Editor: Your Community Needs You
- Letter to the Editor from Piers Heriz-Smith
- Letter to the Editor: Support for Francoise Sullivan for Kent Board of Ed
Columnist J.E. Dean
President Biden should have walked out by J.E. Dean
January 20, 2025 will go down in the history books, but not for the reasons Donald Trump thinks. His inauguration was a “shock and awe” affair, but ... [Continue Story]
- Trump asks Congress to abdicate its constitutional responsibility by J.E. Dean
- Remembering Jimmy Carter by J. E. Dean
- Wishing You Non-Snarky Holidays by J.E. Dean
- Should the press worry about Trump’s threats? By J.E. Dean
- Liz Cheney should not go to jail by J.E. Dean
- Stop the malarky about the Hunter Biden pardon by J.E. Dean
Columnist Craig Fuller
The Classic Motor Museum starts a new trip in St. Michaels: Craig Fuller talks to Mike Iandolo
Classic Motor Museum board member Mike Iandolo joined in a conversation with the Spy’s Craig Fuller at the end of last week, soon after closing on ... [Continue Story]
- MPT, the Chesapeake Bay and Viewers Like You: A Chat with Station Manager Steven Schupak
- So Much Money, So Little Time by Craig Fuller
- One Amazing Story by One Amazing Individual by Craig Fuller
- A Presidential Debate: No Commission / No Audience / Perhaps, No Gloves by Craig Fuller
- An Enjoyable and Important White House Story by Craig Fuller
- Biden’s Two Biggest Problems: Perception and Trust by Craig Fuller
Columnist Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Stars in Different Realms by Howard Freedlander
What did Willie Mays and Donald Sutherland have in common? Nothing. Except an overriding desire to excel in each’s craft. Mays was a true wonder ... [Continue Story]
- Out and About (Sort of): Slavery of Thought by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Higher Education on Edge by Howard Freedlander
- Strike for Democracy by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): American Voter by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Hospice Heroes by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): An Apolitical Document Fails by Howard Freedlander
Columnist Laura Oliver
Snow Fall By Laura J. Oliver
The film After Life asks, “If you could choose only one memory to hold onto for eternity, what would it be?” The question is like choosing a ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Al Sikes
Untruth and Consequences by Al Sikes
I want an Editor. Well okay, I don’t deserve one. The business model says no. Business model? Now awake from this flirty dream, I move on. The ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Angela Rieck
Science on the Shore: Evaluating oyster substrates by Angela Rieck
We need oysters in our Bay and rivers. We don’t have enough. But one of the major impediments to restoring oysters is the availability of substrates. ... [Continue Story]
Senior Life
Enjoy the health benefits of Thanksgiving Day by Susan Covey
Have you always thought the traditional Thanksgiving meal was full of empty calories? Not so! One ounce of turkey, for instance, provides 8 grams ... [Continue Story]
- Upper Shore Aging Hosts the Re-Dedication of the Amy Lynn Ferris Adult Activity Center
- Herb Cain Appointed Executive Director of Upper Shore Aging
- Water, Water Everywhere…For Drinking, Playing And Exercising!
- Upper Shore Aging Honors Volunteers
- Talbot County Commission on Aging to host a Senior Resource Fair
- Could Your Core Be Getting Frail? By Susan Covey
