With the November town election just months away, the Chestertown Town Council voted 4-1 Monday to adopt a voting district map that ends the town’s illegal districts and creates a…
On Feb. 3 the Maryland Open Meetings Compliance Board ruled on a complaint the Kent Pilot filed against the Chestertown Town Council for conducting a closed meeting on Nov. 20…
Dear Readers, 2020 has been an exciting first year for The Kent Pilot. Since we launched in March, we have gratefully welcomed a steady growth in readership. It excites us…
The Kent Pilot supports the creation of a Human Rights Commission for Chestertown. So does the public. The original concerns of “why do we need it” have been replaced by…
Kent County citizens take notice: the Kent County Commissioners are moving towards procurement reform. The Kent IT Department’s recent misallocation of $100,000 in Coronavirus Relief Funds that would bring high…
The elected representatives of the citizens of Chestertown have voted 4-0 to adopt the statement “Black Lives Matter” as town policy. The Council also voted to memorialize that message in…
Since the Black Lives Matters protests and marches began in Chestertown and across the country, following the murder of George Floyd May 25, the Kent Pilot has chronicled the town’s…
The Kent Pilot is recruiting supporters as committed as we are to setting the pace of local news coverage in the community. We launched as COVID-19 consumed the headlines and…
These are uncertain times. We fear for our families, our employers and ourselves. Survival of Covid-19 in isolation is going to take self-discipline–and we must continue to follow Gov. Larry…