Author’s Note: “We were driving back to Delaware from D.C. along Route 301 one night in November during the Leonid meteor shower. The Eastern Shore contains dark-sky patches along there, so I saw the ... [Continue Story]
Public Affairs
Talbot Council Hears from Petitioner, Public on Rescinding Resolution 281
The county council heard public comment from two fronts Tuesday night on the rescission of Resolution 281. Resolution 308, introduced by Talbot ... [Continue Story]
- Talbot Council Holds Hearing Tonight on Rescission of Resolution 281; Planning Commission Majority Reaffirmed Support for Sewer Plan Changes
- Easton Historic District Commission Unanimously OKs Removal of Confederate Monument from Talbot Courthouse Grounds
- Talbot Planning Commission Will Discuss Resolution 281 at Thursday Night Meeting
- Cambridge Mayor Check-In: Not So Fast with Hospital Land Transfer, Timeline for New City Manager and the Dreaded Delta Covid
- New Hearings Set on Trappe East Development
- Talbot Council Rejects Petition Seeking Repeal of Confederate Statue Removal
Spy Highlights
Discovered Photograph Speaks Across a Century: A Chat with Chestertown’s Leslie Raimond
One afternoon in the 1970s, Chestertown real estate broker and property investor Vincent “Vince” Raimond made a discovery during the restoration of one of his houses on the corner of Kent St. and Cannon Street. Removing an interior wall revealed a fireplace, and in it, a heavy, wadded-up lead sheet Raimond mistook for a cannonball. […]
- From and Fuller: The Political Re-emergence of Donald Trump
- NYT Report Details Yearlong Firestorm Over Queen Anne’s School Superintendent’s Note on Racism
- From and Fuller: Why Can’t Washington get Serious about the Pending Climate Change Catastrophe
- At the Academy: A Chat with 2021 Crafts Show Visionary Artist Robert Patterson
- From and Fuller: The Impact of a Biden Build Back Better Bust
- Yearning for Blue Skies, White Sand, and Palm Trees: Foxy’s Turns 20 Plus One
The Arts
The TAP’s Great Gatsby Comeback: A Chat with Director John Perkinson
In the post-COVID world there are many organizations that come back to life as Maryland and most of the rest of the country, slowly and carefully ... [Continue Story]
- Music Notes: Gold Prize Winner of Chesapeake Chamber Competition Comes to Easton
- The Zelter String Quartet Preview by James Carder
- Spy Review: ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ at the Groove Theatre
- MSO Season Opener By Steve Parks
- Mid-Shore Arts: The Academy Art Museum Craft Show is On for October
- Jazz Alive on the Shore by Steve Parks
Health
When the Caregiver Needs Care: A Chat with Compass’s Rhonda Knotts and Jean Anthony
It is understood from the beginning that when someone in the family is terminally ill, a spouse or adult child steps in to take care of the loved one. ... [Continue Story]
- Md. Health Secretary Pushes Back as Senators Call for Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines in Schools
- Spy COVID-19 Aug. 27 Update
- Spy COVID-19 Aug. 19 Update
- COVID 19: Assessing Risks for Pregnant Mothers and Children with Choptank’s Dr. Adeline Melvin
- Md. Positivity Rate Tops 4%, 400+ Hospitalized, Case Rate Stays Above 10
Brevities
Spy Report: Get Ready for Hemingway’s to Become Libbey’s
When one of our spies reported that the restaurant we all know as Hemingway's, where the Chesapeake Bay Bridge touches the Eastern Shore, is looking ... [Continue Story]
- Talbot Historical Society Opens New African American Exhibit
- Spy Minute: A Peek at the 24th Annual Academy Art Museum Craft Show
- Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Loving Oxford
- Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: In the Passing Lane
- Spy Report: Ten Days / 60 Films
- Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Catching the Last Ferry
Community Notes
Talbot Humane Opens Pawsitively (sic) Fabulous Pop-Up Boutique
The Pawsitively (sic) Fabulous Boutique operated by Talbot Humane is back! After quite a hiatus, the boutique will be stocked with clever, new ... [Continue Story]
Ecosystem
Start of Pilot Dredging Project at Conowingo Dam
In an important step toward understanding the role that dredging can play in mitigating the effects of upstream discharges and the lost trapping ... [Continue Story]
- Md. Park Leaders Tell Lawmakers State Parks Are Severely Understaffed and Underfunded
- Spy Report: Beverly and Richard Tilghman Accept Horn Point’s Chesapeake Champion Award
- Ocean City Officials Make Last-Ditch Effort on Offshore Wind, But They’re Outnumbered at Hearing
- Md. Moves to Curb Water Pollution from Linkwood Chicken Rendering Plant
- Raking Up Bay Grass Beds in a Bid to Restore Them
Mid-Shore Science by Al Hammond
Mid-Shore Science: Wetlands and Climate Resilience with Dr. Ariana Sutton-Grier
Ariana Sutton-Grier is a distinguished scientist with expertise in coastal ecosystems. In particular her research has focused on the role these ... [Continue Story]
- The Coming Medical and Agricultural Revolution—Genetic Editing
- The Future of Finance…and much Else by Al Hammond
- Next Generation Wireless Networks—A Word of Caution for Rural Maryland
- By the Way, How Do You Predict the Behavior of Rockfish or Crabs? By Al Hammond
- Why Farming Data, Not Soybeans, Might Be the Future by Al Hammond
- Minding a Big Gap: Digital Divide Leaving Students Behind by Al Hammond
Maryland News
Federalsburg Steel Company to Make Components for Wind Energy Turbines
Maryland’s offshore wind economy is developing at an accelerated pace. The latest evidence was an announcement Thursday that Ørsted Offshore North ... [Continue Story]
- Gubernatorial Candidates Talk Eastern Shore Economic Development at Crisfield Clam Bake and Crab Feast
- Marylanders Urge Transparency at Legislative Redistricting Advisory Commission Hearing
- After Years of Legislating, Anton’s Law Goes Into Effect
- Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Outline Housing Policies At Forum
- Md. Citizens Redistricting Panel Starts Second Round Of Public Hearings, Draws Draft Map
Education
WC Launches American Renewal Program with Help from Easton’s Barbara Denton
The Institute for Religion, Politics, and Culture (IRPC), an academic program at Washington College that explores the historic ... [Continue Story]
- The Frederick Douglass Honor Society Honors A True American Hero on Saturday
- Md. School Board OKs Mask Mandate for Public Schools
- Md. School Board to Vote Today on Requiring Masks; Franchot, State Senators Back Statewide Mandate
- Mid-Shore Education: The Win-Win Results of a STEM Camp
- The Art of Getting Out of the House by Meg Bamford
Food & Garden
Adkins Mystery Monday: What has a Characteristic “Button” on Rear End
Happy Mystery Monday! This caterpillar was crossing one of our paths by the goats. Do you know what it is? Hint: it has a characteristic "button" on ... [Continue Story]
Commerce
Talbot County’s 2021 Most Beautiful People Volunteer Award Deadline October 7
Does someone you know go above and beyond the call of duty in volunteer service to their community? Did this person step up during the COVID-19 ... [Continue Story]
- Talbot County Launches Second Round of Online Sales and Telework Grant
- University of Maryland Medical System Implementing $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage
- Tilghman Island: The Beach Bank Grand Opening September 6
- $500,000 in Federal Funding for Easton/Newnam Field Airport
- Bluepoint Hospitality Sponsors the 2021 Rubber Chicken Drop Contest
Habitat
House of the Week: The Strand
One of my favorite streets in Oxford is East Strand and my favorite approach is from the Oxford-Bellevue Ferry. As the ferry draws nearer to Oxford, ... [Continue Story]
Senior Nation
Senior Nation: Balance and Fall Prevention by Susan Covey
There are several systems that play a role in our balance and fall prevention. The SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM is made up of proprioceptors embedded in ... [Continue Story]
- Mr. Chuck’s Garden: Londonderry on the Tred Avon Resident Tends Community Garden
- Senior Nation: Barefoot in the Sand by Susan Covey
- Senior Nation: The Beauty of Water Workouts
- Senior Nation: Strive for Independence, Not Just on the 4th Of July!
- Senior Nation: Talbot County Senior Center Opens Up Again
- Ask Irma: Coping with Eyesight Loss
Arts Notes
Church Hill Theatre Announces Auditions
Auditions for Church Hill Theatre’s January production of Neil Simon’s situation comedy Last of the Red Hot Lovers will be held Tuesday, October 26th ... [Continue Story]
- The Hybrid 2021 Chesapeake Film Festival Draws Crowds and Dollars
- “Bright and Beautiful” is Main Street Gallery’s Holiday Show
- Chesapeake Music Hosts Zelter String Quartet
- Jeff Antoniuk and The Jazz Update Live at The Mainstay
- Organist-Composer John Dixon to Perform at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church
- William Storck – Classic Works at Troika Gallery
Ecosystem Notes
Pickering Creek Annual Bird Seed Sale and First Annual Seed Social
As September winds down, our local birds have finished their breeding season, and the fledglings are striking out on their own. Several birds will be ... [Continue Story]
Education Notes
WC’s Institute for Religion, Politics and Culture Announces Fall Public Lectures
Washington College's Religion, Politics and Culture will be presenting three public lectures this fall. They include: Monday Oct 18, Professor ... [Continue Story]
- A (Re)tired Math Teacher Looks at the “Alice” Trilogy with Ron Lesher, Ph.D.
- Fifteen Fall Trees and Their Fruits with Mark Scallion
- Gunston Welcomes Comedian Brett Walkow as Bull & Oyster Roast Emcee & Auctioneer
- Secondary School Event at The Country School
- Annual Birdies for Benedictine Charity Golf Classic Returns in October
- Holiday Wine Pairing Dinner with Joe Petro
Health Notes
Talbot Goes Purple will Collect Medications for National Take Back Day
Talbot Goes Purple this week announced prescription medication collection from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. October 23, in Easton and St. Michaels, as part of ... [Continue Story]
- Jason’s Computer Services Donates to Talbot Goes Purple
- Choptank Health Announces New Federalsburg Health Center Planned
- UM SRH Promotes Breast Health Screening, Support Services During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- New Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit Opens at UM Shore Medical Center at Easton
- Talbot Paramedic Foundation, Team Trace, Talbot DES partner to Provide Defibrillator SaveStations at North Easton Park!
- Choptank Health goes Purple by Promoting Medication-Assisted Treatment
Senior Nation Notes
Londonderry on the Tred Avon has two rare homeownership opportunities at its waterfront campus in Easton. A Skipton Cottage and a Peachblossom Cottage ... [Continue Story]
- Londonderry on the Tred Avon Reopens Tred Avon Tavern and Resumes Limited Activities
- Londonderry on the Tred Avon Celebrates 30 Years
- Londonderry on the Tred Avon Residents and Staff Receive First COVID-19 Vaccine
- Londonderry on the Tred Avon Named “Best Retirement Community” and “Best Place to Work”
- New Dixon House Residents are Neighbors Once Again
- Londonderry on the Tred Avon Welcomes Trippe, Tanner to Board of Directors
Commerce Notes
Town of Easton Awards $1.5 Million in Grant Funds to Easton Utilities
During a grant award ceremony this evening, the Town of Easton awarded $1.5 million from their first round of American Rescue Plan Act funds to Easton ... [Continue Story]
- Downtown Easton Holiday Parade is Returning for the 2021 Holiday Season
- F3 Tech Portfolio Company 5Metis Raises $10 Million
- Easton Utilities Wastewater Facility Certified as a Pollinator Friendly Designation
- Easton Utilities Announces Career Milestones
- Easton Airport Announces October ‘Walk & Talk’ Open House & Airfield Tour
- Water Main Flushing Schedule: October 3 – November 5, 2021
J.E. Dean
Is the Biden Presidency a Train Wreck? By J.E. Dean
On Monday afternoon, I clicked on Google News to see what was happening. I was looking for good news. Something other than news of a new school ... [Continue Story]
- Who’s to Blame for the Infrastructure Impasse? By J.E. Dean
- Why Trump Supporters Should Read Peril by J.E. Dean
- Gabby Petito, Domestic Violence, and Racism by J.E. Dean
- We are Worried About Climate Change – So Why Isn’t Andy Harris? by J.E. Dean
- What’s Andy Harris Been Up To? by J.E. Dean
- Wondering About Easton’s Future by J.E. Dean
Columnist Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Reassessment by Howard Freedlander
A few weeks ago, I opined that General Mark Milley, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, should resign for failing to adhere to the chain of command for having two conversations, at the end of 2020 and beginning of 2021, with his Chinese counterpart, hoping to tamp down concern about potentially hostile actions that […]
- Out and About (Sort of): Onward by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Unifying by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Military Conundrum by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Rabbi Hyman, Scouting Leader by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Ball Park Birthday by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Unsung, Unseen Heroes by Howard Freedlander
Columnist Craig Fuller
A World on Two Paths by Craig Fuller
Suddenly, things are different. It's not just that life is being lived for many without the mask. People are increasingly enjoying social ... [Continue Story]
- A Beginning, Not an Ending by Craig Fuller
- Consider an Air Safety Approach to Better Policing by Craig Fuller
- Road Recognition Well-Earned for Chesapeake Country by Craig Fuller
- COVID Vaccination: Are We Making This Too Difficult by Craig Fuller
- A Strategy, Not Resolutions by Craig Fuller
- Signs of (Governance) Hope by Craig Fuller
Jamie Kirkpatrick
“Ropes Off!” By Jamie Kirkpatrick
Think of this as a postcard from Fire Island Pines, one link in the chain of narrow barrier islands that separate Long Island Sound from the Atlantic Ocean. My wife and I are here to visit her brother Matt and his husband Rolando. Their home here sits atop an engineered dune overlooking the ocean. […]
Columnist George Merrill
Timetables by George Merrill
I’m being invaded by an armada of 2022 calendars. They unsettle me. Every year they show up in the mailbox around this time like crickets do in my ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Angela Rieck
CBD Rising by Angela Rieck
Just a quick search on Amazon reveals over 800 hemp oil products. I am sure that many of these are duplicates; but it is an impressive list. Hemp oil ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Al Sikes
Hash and Covid 19 by Al Sikes
“We lack the courage to take even the smallest step unless we can calculate its effect into the smallest detail.” Angela Merkel What an unappealing hash—Covid 19 in an age where too many seek glory in polemics and social media networks facilitate the spread of hearsay, rumor, buzz, gossip—well noise. Public health agencies, to successfully […]
Op-Ed
Focus On Talbot: Lakeside Hearing Continues by Dan Watson
At the public hearing on Lakeside last Tuesday night, the County Council and the public learned that the little stream below the existing Trappe ... [Continue Story]
- Opinion: Recognizing the Complexities and Hard Edges of History by David Montgomery
- Focus On Talbot: Lakeside Public Hearing Tomorrow Night by Dan Watson
- Focus on Talbot: County Does Have Authority to Halt Lakeside by Dan Watson
- Focus on Talbot: Photos of La Trappe Creek’s “Unnamed Tributary” by Dan Watson
- Commentary: Numbers That Tell Political Stories in the 1st District by Josh Kurtz
- Focus On Talbot: Are We Being Had Yet Again? By Dan Watson
Letters to the Editor
Letter to Editor: A Hard Day’s Night at Talbot Council Meeting
The October 12 Talbot County Council hearing did not adjourn until 10:37 P.M. In the event that we didn’t hear all of the testimony, we can view the ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to Editor: Plea To Preserve 40-Acre Old Growth Forest on Miles Creek
- Letter to Editor: Truth or Consequences
- Letter to Editor: St. Michaels Government is Broken
- Letter to Editor: Remember that Andy Harris Voted Against Honoring Our Capitol Police Heroes
- Letter to Editor: Removal of Robert E. Lee a Message for Talbot County
- Letter to Community: Callous Disregard by Refusing to get Vaccinated
