Many of my readers have read (perhaps ad nauseum?) about my dog, Gus. But I have another dog, whose story I have kept quiet to spare my readers…this ... [Continue Story]
Public Affairs

New Regional Hospital Takes Big Step Forward: Certificate of Need Now on the Books
University of Maryland Shore Regional Health’s plans for construction of a new Regional Medical Center (RMC) in Easton have moved a step forward as ... [Continue Story]
- Increased Tolls May Be on the Horizon for Bay Bridge
- CAN Notes: City Council Discusses Poverty Rates, A Revised Curfew, and Property Regulations
- CAN Meeting Raises Continued Concerns Over YMCA Plans to Move to Cambridge Harbor
- CAN Notes: Planning Commission Meeting; YMCA Overlay Tabled
- County Leaders Renew Push for Oversight on Education Spending
- Death Rates for People under 40 have Skyrocketed Due to Fentanyl
Spy Highlights

From and Fuller: Shutdown Blues, McCarthy’s Fate, and Trump Poll Numbers
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]
- From and Fuller: McCarthy Begins Biden Impeachment and Romney Turns Down Second Term
- Design with Jenn Martella: Contemporary Cottage
- Spy Exit Interview: Londonderry’s Irma Toce is Leaving the Building
- The Arc’s Vision for Helping its Core Constituency: A Chat with Greg Snyder
- From and Fuller: Biden’s Low Poll Numbers and Democratic Strategies to Win in 2024
- Empowering Cambridge: The Evolution of Pine Street Enrichment Program
Brevities

Cambridge Time Machine: Walking Down Poplar Street
Poplar Street was laid out on a July 1706 map and received its name by 1799. It was reshaped by two fires: an 1892 fire destroyed buildings on the ... [Continue Story]
- Important Updates on Frederick Douglass Day
- September by Kate Emery General
- Cambridge Time Machine: Heading Down Locust Street
- Sweet! Black Water Bakery is Expanding
- Washington Post Profiles Eastern Shore Artist Jason Patterson on State Flags
- Cambridge Time Machine: Having a Meeting with the Bank’s President
Community Notes

One Mission Cambridge Finds Cambridge is Better When Working Together
One Mission Cambridge has been helping meet the physical and spiritual needs of men, women, and children in Cambridge one resident at a time since its ... [Continue Story]
- CBMM set to host Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival XL
- CAN Notes: Matt Leonard to Address CAN on September 7
- Roberta B. Holt Scholarship Fund Celebrates 10 Years
- CAN Notes: City Council Highlights from August 14 Meeting
- Mid Shore Foster Parents Attend Shorebirds Game
- Col. Tench Tilghman Chapter Plans Celebration September 16
The Arts
Eylie Sasajima Wins Washington College’s Sophie Kerr Prize
Eylie Sasajima ’23 earned the prestigious honor with a portfolio of poems, academic work and creative non-fiction. The Prize caps a college career ... [Continue Story]
- At the Academy: Nancy Mitchell and Sheryl Southwick Talk Art and Poetry
- Easton Filmmaker Tori Paxon to Premiere “Foolproof”
- Mid-Shore Arts: DCA’s Melissa Cooperman and Her Photography
- The ‘Measure’ of Shore Shakespeare by Steve Parks
- Mid-Shore Arts: The Reluctant Art of Jennifer Leps
- Spy Arts Diary: Jazzing Up Labor Day Weekend by Steve Parks
Ecosystem

Westward Ho! Easton’s Rails to Trails Expansion with Project Manager Kody Cario
One of the few bits of good news that the town of Easton experienced during the rough days of COVID was the explosion of the use of the current ... [Continue Story]
- Election 2022: Environmental Forum For Talbot County Council Election
- ShoreRivers Safe to Swim Weekend Report
- Md. Lawmakers Check In with new Agency Leaders on Bay Cleanup Progress
- Keeping the Soul of Cambridge’s Packing House with ESLC’s Carol Bean
- Bay Ecosystem: A Chat with Riverkeeper Annie Richards
- Ecosystem: Gary & Justine Reinoehl Love the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center
Health

One Mission Cambridge Celebrates First Anniversary
One Mission Cambridge recently celebrated its first anniversary with a picnic at its location at 614 Race Street in Cambridge. Over 100 people came to ... [Continue Story]
- Qlarant Foundation Profiles: Bay Hundred Community Volunteers
- Washington Post: Dozens have Leaped to their Deaths from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
- Marylanders Encouraged to get New COVID Vaccine
- Maryland Hospitals Face Most Critical Staffing Shortage in Recent Memory
- Dorchester County Reports First Monkeypox Case
- Pathways of Support by Talbot Hospice: A Chat with Megan Murray
Maryland News

Gunsallus sworn in as Easton Town Council President
Newly elected Easton Town Council President Frank Gunsallus was sworn into office at the Town Council meeting held on Monday, September 18, 2023. ... [Continue Story]
- QAC to Experiment with Ramp Closures to Head Off Route 50 Beach Traffic
- Maryland Gives Dorchester County Time to Clean Up Its Financials
- Moore Says Maryland Must Reckon with Structural Challenges
- Lawmakers and Regulators Contemplating Changes to Cannabis Law
- Maryland Politics: Van Hollen Endorsees Angela Alsobrooks for Senate
- Biden taps O’Malley to lead Social Security Administration
Commerce

What you Need to Know about Maryland’s Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program
As prices for everyday necessities continue to rise, families with limited means are having to make tough choices on where to allocate their money. In ... [Continue Story]
- CWDI Completes Cambridge Harbor Demolition Phase
- Discovering Discover Easton’s Plans for 2023: A Chat with Director Holly DeKarske
- Mediation Room 8: Benefits of Using Mediation in Divorce
- CULTA Announces Partnership with National Cannabis Brand Old Pal
- The Mediation Room 7: Bad Debt – Getting Beyond It
- The Mediation Room: The Role of Lawyers in Mediation
Art Notes

Massoni Opens Grace Mitchell Exhibition September 21
A powerful look from Grace’s perspective on stewardship and the protection of the watershed. New work and favorites from her previous collections will ... [Continue Story]
- Chesapeake Music Welcomes the Abeo Quartet for an October 7th Concert
- Academy Art Museum Announces the 26th Annual Craft Show
- Ashley Watkins and Veronica Tomanek to Offer Musical Journey at Trinity in Oxford on September 24
- Save a Few Dates: The Avalon Theatre Fall 2023 to Spring 2024
- Dominick Farinacci brings TRIAD to Oxford by Becca Newell
- Chesapeake Film Festival Prepares for September 30 Opening
Senior Nation

Upper Shore Aging Holds 20th Anniversary Celebration for Adult Activity Center
Upper Shore Aging recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Amy Lynn Ferris Adult Activity ... [Continue Story]
- Senior Nation Fitness: Joyful Abandon
- Londonderry CEO Irma Toce Announces Retirement
- Bay Country Chorus at Bayleigh Chase
- Senior Nation: Water, Water Everywhere for Drinking, Playing And Exercising by Susan Covey
- Could Your Core Be Getting Frail? By Susan Covey
- Ask Irma: What Are the Benefits of Socialization?