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March 28, 2023

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Public Affairs

New Blueprint Reports on Maryland’s Struggle to Hire Educators

Maryland’s local school systems submitted their plans to implement a decade-long education reform plan, the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, earlier ... [Continue Story]

  • Eastern Shore Plans to Hike Hotel Tax Rates Stall in the Senate
  • The Mid-Shore’s Geoff Oxnam Preaching the Gospel of Microgrids
  • CAN Notes: Council Talks Special Elections, Mill Street School Property, and Transgender Day
  • Checking in with Cambridge First Ward Commissioner Brian Roche
  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation Leader Calls for Shifts in Bay Cleanup
  • Dorchester Public Schools and Blueprint for Maryland’s Future: A Chat with Superintendent Dave Bromwell

Spy Highlights

Kent County Storied Landscapes: A Chat with Janet Christensen-Lewis

This Friday at 7:30 pm, The Garfield Theatre in Chestertown will screen the world premiere of Maryland Public Television’s “Kent County’s Storied ... [Continue Story]

  • Documenting a Monumental Struggle: A Chat with Filmmaker Mike Wicklein
  • Mid-Shore Food: Preparing to Capsize with Owner Tom Marx and Chef Mike Greenwood
  • From and Fuller: The Politics of a Trump Indictment and the DeSantis Backtrack on Ukraine
  • House of the Week:  Sherwood Old and New
  • The Fierce Joy of Ellen Schecter
  • Hitting the Golf Ball Better and Longer (in Years): A Chat with Hearthstone’s Dan Greaves

Election 2022

Washington College Poll: Cox, Harris, and Cannabis Support High on the Eastern Shore

An early November opinion poll of the Eastern Shore’s 1st Congressional District finds voters trending to Republican candidates and sheds light on political divides. In ... [Continue Story]

  • Weed on the Ballot in Five States (Including Maryland) this Year
  • Deadlines Approaching to Request Mail-In Ballots
  • Dan Cox’s Red-Meat Campaign Leads to Questions about His Endgame
  • Harris and Mizeur Trade Blows on Abortion, the Insurrection and Effectiveness
  • In-Person Early Voting Begins Today
  • Heather Mizeur to Take On Andy Harris at Debate Wednesday, Forum Thursday

Maryland News

Mid-Shore Public Affairs: Town of Easton Mayoral Candidate Profiles

About a month ago, the Talbot Spy and the Avalon Foundation agreed to partner in providing the community with candidate profiles for those running for ... [Continue Story]

  • Avalon/Spy Survey Results: From Growth to Dog Parks Challenge Easton
  • Maryland House Approves $62.5 billion with $900 million Added for Education Blueprint Reform
  • Former Hogan Aide Misses Court Appearance as Concern Grows of his Whereabouts
  • The Quest for Tax Equity and the Future of the Armory: A Chat with Chestertown Mayor David Foster
  • Gun Bill receives Preliminary Approval in the Senate
  • A Four-day Workweek Plan for Maryland is Dead for Now

The Arts

At the Academy: Nancy Mitchell and Sheryl Southwick Talk Art and Poetry

Nothing can be more satisfying for poets and artists than seeing their work through the lens of an entirely different medium. The poet sees their work ... [Continue Story]

  • 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
  • Mid-Shore Arts: The Dorchester Women’s Mural Hits the Wall

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

Qlarant Foundation Profiles: Bay Hundred Community Volunteers

  Editor Note: This is the first of three articles that focus on the recipients of the Qlarant Foundation grant awards over the last year. We ... [Continue Story]

  • 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
  • For All Seasons: David’s Story

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

Journey Into the Imagination with the 2023 Chesapeake Film Festival

Save the dates! The 2023 Chesapeake Film Festival (CFF) will be LIVE Saturday, Sept. 30 and Sunday, Oct. 1 at two historic venues in Easton, MD.  The ... [Continue Story]

  • Tidewater Camera Club April Speaker Meeting
  • Elizabeth Song Shines in Her Orchestral Debut with the MSO
  • Joe Holt with Scott Robinson at The Mainstay
  • Authors & Oysters: David Goodrich
  • Lecture on the Friendship Between Two Poets
  • Award-Winning Poet to Present Six Poems That Can Save the World

Community Notes

Dorchester Chamber Announces 2023 Spedden Service Award Recipients

The Dorchester Chamber of Commerce presented the 2023 C. Robert “Bob” Spedden Service Award to Evelyn Townsend and Herschel Johnson posthumously at ... [Continue Story]

  • CBMM to Host Boat Buying 101 on April 19
  • Comptroller Brooke Lierman at the Avalon Theatre Sunday
  • Women & Girls Fund to Distribute $57,221 at Grant Awards Luncheon on April 24
  • Haven Ministries’ Hope Warehouse Sponsors Art Auction
  • Haven Ministries Hires Cindy Clark as Director of Development
  • Tilghman Watermen’s Museum Celebrates the Return of Splendor

Senior Nation

Its Time for Seniors to Take a Break by Susan Covey

For many of us, sitting is a huge part of our day. In order to alleviate the physical consequences ... [Continue Story]

  • Senior Nation: Take Care of Your Heart
  • Ask Irma: A Personal Journey to Fitness
  • Juggling Anyone? By Susan Covey
  • Senior Nation: Just Keep Moving by Susan Covey
  • Ask Irma: Why Wear Pink in your Hair this Month?
  • Senior Nation: Nature’s Many Benefits by Susan Covey

Out and About (Sort of): Academic Freedom and the Right to be Appalling by Howard Freedlander

Dr. Amy Wax is a conservative flamethrower at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She is a tenured professor who is now facing sanctions for ... [Continue Story]

Herstory by Kate Emery General

“My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.” - Ruth Bader Ginsburg When Louisiana became a state ... [Continue Story]

Indefensible By Laura J. Oliver

As newly discovered best friends, my daughter Audra and a ponytailed third-grade classmate were enjoying the instant intimacy of those who share the ... [Continue Story]

Delmarva Review – Skimmers: A Love Story in Three Parts by Patty McLaughlin

Author’s Note: “When our children were young, we would spend our summers on Virginia’s Eastern Shore — a much different world from our suburban ... [Continue Story]

Chesapeake Lens:  “They’re Back!” By Paul Fine

Nothing announces spring like the return of our ospreys from their winter habitats. This pair makes repairs their nest on the Miles River. “They’re ... [Continue Story]

Spy Chats

A New Era for Sheltering Animals in Kent County: A Chat with Richard Keaveney

Kent County loves its critters and just proved it again with the opening of the Animal Care Shelter for Kent County on Worton Rd. After five years ... [Continue Story]

Two Artists, Two States and One Canvas: Artists Jill Basham and Kim VanDerHoek Meet in the Cloud

Two artists, two states, one canvas, and one acclaimed painting. You might have recently seen a write-up on their collaboration in the Spy. It was an ... [Continue Story]

A New Era Begins: A Chat with Talbot Schools Superintendent Sharon Pepukayi

While the new Talbot County Public Schools superintendent Dr. Sharon Pepukayi is indeed home-grown, with a long family history based in Bellevue, ... [Continue Story]

Hiking the Liberal Arts: A Chat with Washington College’s Rich Gillin  

What better place to study 19th-century English Romantic literature than to immerse oneself for a few summer weeks in England’s northwest Lake ... [Continue Story]

Helping Public Projects Thrive: A Chat with Rivers and Roads Ross Benincasa & Sam Shoge

The old joke about consultants is that they ask for a client's watch to tell them what time it is. This attempt at humor does accurately describing ... [Continue Story]

Bringing the World of Books and Writers to the Shore: A Chat with Shore Lit’s Founder Kerry Folan

If one goes back in time and looks at the history of some of the most important cultural institutions on the Mid-Shore, one will typically find that ... [Continue Story]

Mid-Shore Arts: New RiverArts Director Chris Sade

Executive Director of RiverArts wasn’t on Chris Sade’s bingo card for mid-2022, but lucky for the Chestertown community, here we are. Sade and his ... [Continue Story]

YMCA Family Easton’s Wendy Palmer on Boxing for Parkinson’s, Pickleball and New Wellness Center

The last time the Spy interviewed Wendy Palmer was documenting the bittersweet moment when she and her partner, Gretchen Gordon, stepped down as the ... [Continue Story]

Profiles in Philanthropy: A Chat with Waterfowl Festival President Ken Miller

For Waterfowl Festival president Ken Miller and his colleagues on its board of directors, their mission is simple; help celebrate the unique culture ... [Continue Story]

Capturing Frederick Douglass’s Vision: A Chat with Photographer Jeff McGuiness

After moving to St. Michaels after a long and successful law career, Jeff McGuiness set out to catch up on many things he had missed out on during his ... [Continue Story]

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