This Week’s Kent County History Question: What route did the Sultana take from the boatyard at Cannon and Mill Streets to the launch site? A. Down Cannon Street to the…
Crooning Restaurateurs Name the crooning couple who served Italian delights in Chestertown from the 1950s to the 1980s?A. Sal Evola and MAB FinchB. Buzzy and Betty HarrisC. John and Enza...
Ruth Mildred Jones Willson, 95 of Fairlee, MD passed away on November 10, 2020 at the Resorts at Chester River Manor, Chestertown. Mrs. Willson was born on June 24, 1925…
As the federal government gears up for a potential COVID-19 vaccination campaign, Maryland has submitted its distribution plan to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. States were due…
The Kent County History Quiz is a weekly local brainteaser sponsored by The Peoples Bank. Kent County historian and author Joan Horsey and columnist Kate Meehan contribute to the quiz’s…
This Week’s Kent County History Quiz Question: Who was the first African American to serve on a Kent County police force? A. Lamonte Cooke B. Rudolph Brown C. Marcellene Beck…
The Kent County History Quiz is a weekly local brainteaser. Kent County historian and author Joan Horsey contributes to the quiz’s development. Our goal is to create an opportunity for…
John David Hurd, Jr., 76, 0f Worton, MD, passed away on June 8, 2020 at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton. He was born at home, Truslow Road,…
The federal government needs to assist states with a national strategy for distribution of COVID-19 tests and medical equipment or risk a second surge of the disease, Democratic governors told…
Jean Beth Griffith, 89 of Worton, MD, passed away on May 12, 2020 at home. Mrs. Griffith was born on December 24, 1930 in Charlottesville, VA, daughter of the late…
Maryland is likely to see another massive surge in weekly unemployment numbers on Thursday ― even as the state continues to field droves of complaints from cash-strapped Marylanders who say…
Hear insights, forecasts and prognostication from North America’s foremost Transit Evangelist, Paul Comfort. With Covid-19/Coronavirus affecting public transit dramatically, Paul brings you the daily headlines from the transit industry on…
Troy Randall “Clem” Clemmer of Rock Hall, MD, passed away on March 5, 2020 at George Washington Hospital. He was 57. Born on July 18, 1962 in Pottstown, PA, he…
On Sunday Feb. 9, Glenda Quintanilla, mother of three U.S. born children, was turned over to ICE by the Queen Anne’s County Detention Center. Her children are ages 8, 9…
A juvenile white male, 17, was referred to the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services for shouting racial slurs at people of color on the Washington College campus on the evening…
Sultana Education Foundation President Drew McMullen made public Monday the nonprofit’s offer to buy the shipyard it has leased at Cannon and Mill Streets since 1997–but he acknowledged there were…
As 2019 came to a close, Chestertown Mayor Chris Cerino made a year-end plea to the Kent County Commissioners for a tax differential or rebate in the amount of $250,000…
