Kent County based Talkie Communications has won a major federal contract to bring high-speed fiber optic Internet to underserved areas in 21 of Maryland’s 24 counties, as well as all…
Figg’s Ordinary, the gluten-free bakery and cafe on S. Cross Street in Chestertown, is one of 31 recipients to receive the national HartBeat of Main Street award under a program…
The Kent Commissioners fanned out in different parts of the county Thursday to deliver checks totaling $338,000 to help restaurants stay afloat heading into a winter of uncertainty as the…
Fleetwood Insurance Group is excited to announce that two agents, Stephanie Thomas and Marcey Peet, have both completed their Agribusiness and Farm Insurance Specialist (AFIS) Designations. The AFIS designation is…
The Peoples Bank is pleased to announce that Megan B. Owings has joined their Board of Directors as of Wednesday, November 18, 2020. “Mrs. Owings is an incredibly talented and…
The Hogans Agency, Inc. is pleased to announce that Emma Hogans has joined the Hogans team in our Insurance Division. Hogans graduated with honors from the University of Maryland, College…
A $288,000 grant fund program set up to help the county’s restaurants has already received about 35 applications. Kent’s Economic Development Office began taking applications on Nov. 16 at 8…
It’s not even Halloween, and stores and restaurants are already displaying Christmas decorations as many small businesses are banking on a strong holiday season this year while companies continue to…
The U.S. jobs report released Friday presents some hope among business leaders but some politicians say the numbers are not reflecting what is happening in Maryland because the state is…
Restaurant Association of Maryland president Marshall Weston called on state officials to allow restaurants to increase their indoor dining capacity from 50% to 75% in order to prevent what many fear could…
Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D) wants the state to direct a general fund surplus to small businesses coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Franchot announced on Wednesday final close-out numbers for the…
Barbara Esmonde, chef/owner of Barbara’s on the Bay in Betterton, sits down with Kent Pilot’s Steve Meehan to discuss her COVID-19 summer experience and plans for the fall and winter….
Chesapeake Bank and Trust is very pleased to announce the election of Arraminta Ware to its Board of Directors. A lifelong resident of the Eastern Shore, Ms. Ware grew up…
The Kent Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt an amendment to the Kent Land Use Ordinance to make microbreweries with retail sales a permitted use in the county’s Cross Roads…
Comptroller Peter Franchot urged Maryland’s shoppers to take advantage of the state’s seven-day sales tax holiday on qualifying items in order to help small businesses that have suffered due to the…
Ahead of a Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission hearing next Thursday, July 30th, all three Kent County Commissioners (P. Thomas Mason, Ronald H Fithian and Robert N. Jacob Jr.) and members…
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) Monday called on Congress to extend enhanced unemployment insurance benefits in the coronavirus aid package that lawmakers are working on. “We must extend enhanced…
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said ending a program that allows people from countries that are either war-torn or disaster-stricken to temporarily stay and work in the U.S. would hurt…
Mark your calendars for Chestertown’s annual sidewalk sale, Crazy Days. The shopping begins on Thursday, July 23 and runs through Saturday, July 25, with many stores carrying the specials into…
If the coronavirus positivity rate continues to sharply increase among Marylanders under age 35 it could have serious consequences for the state’s economy, according to Maryland’s business leaders. The positivity…
