https://chestertownspy.org Nonpartisan and Education-based News for Chestertown Thu, 08 May 2025 15:07:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/05/making-the-case-for-nursing-a-chat-with-shore-regionals-danielle-wilson/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/05/making-the-case-for-nursing-a-chat-with-shore-regionals-danielle-wilson/#respond Mon, 05 May 2025 14:10:07 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/05/making-the-case-for-nursing-a-chat-with-shore-regionals-danielle-wilson/ In this month’s installment of our ongoing series on healthcare on the Eastern Shore, The Spy sat down with Danelle Wilson, Chief Nursing Officer at Shore Regional Health, last week to discuss her path from military service to nursing leadership—and the urgent need to rebuild the nursing workforce as the region prepares for a major healthcare […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/05/making-the-case-for-nursing-a-chat-with-shore-regionals-danielle-wilson/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/05/the-spy-and-avalon-launch-new-series-with-craig-fuller-good-dog-with-meg-daley-olmert/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/05/the-spy-and-avalon-launch-new-series-with-craig-fuller-good-dog-with-meg-daley-olmert/#respond Sat, 05 Apr 2025 18:50:08 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/05/the-spy-and-avalon-launch-new-series-with-craig-fuller-good-dog-with-meg-daley-olmert/ The Spy and the Avalon Foundation are teaming up this year to present a new live interview series featuring Spy columnist Craig Fuller in conversation with some of the Mid-Shore’s most interesting and thought-provoking individuals. The series will debut with a timely discussion between Fuller and Meg Daley Olmert, acclaimed author of Made for Each Other: The […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/05/the-spy-and-avalon-launch-new-series-with-craig-fuller-good-dog-with-meg-daley-olmert/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/30/sci-fi-comes-to-oxford-a-chat-with-the-man-from-earth-director-cece-storm/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/30/sci-fi-comes-to-oxford-a-chat-with-the-man-from-earth-director-cece-storm/#respond Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:10:50 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/30/sci-fi-comes-to-oxford-a-chat-with-the-man-from-earth-director-cece-storm/ Tred Avon Players (TAP) continues its 2025 season with The Man From Earth, a thought-provoking sci-fi drama by Richard Schenkman. Based on the book by Jerome Bixby and directed by Cecile Storm, the production runs from April 17 to 27 at the Oxford Community Center. Season passes and individual show tickets are available at www.tredavonplayers.org. […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/30/sci-fi-comes-to-oxford-a-chat-with-the-man-from-earth-director-cece-storm/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/25/mid-shore-health-getting-to-the-heart-of-heart-disease-with-dr-ian-davis/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/25/mid-shore-health-getting-to-the-heart-of-heart-disease-with-dr-ian-davis/#respond Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:17:28 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/25/mid-shore-health-getting-to-the-heart-of-heart-disease-with-dr-ian-davis/ Ian Davis, MD, is the medical director of the Congestive Heart Failure Clinic at the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health and one of the newest providers with the University of Maryland Shore Medical Group-Cardiology. During our recent interview with Dr. Davis, he discussed some of the signs and symptoms of heart failure and how […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/25/mid-shore-health-getting-to-the-heart-of-heart-disease-with-dr-ian-davis/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/12/new-leadership-at-the-academy-art-museum-a-chat-with-director-charlotte-potter-kasic/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/12/new-leadership-at-the-academy-art-museum-a-chat-with-director-charlotte-potter-kasic/#comments Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:30:30 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=182462 The Academy Art Museum has had remarkable directors in the past, with outstanding resumes in arts administration and education. Yet, it remains rare for a visual artist to ascend to the leadership of such institutions. The board of directors has now embraced that rarity by appointing Charlotte Potter Kasic as its new leader. There were […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/12/new-leadership-at-the-academy-art-museum-a-chat-with-director-charlotte-potter-kasic/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/06/tap-takes-on-neil-simons-plaza-suite-a-chat-with-maureen-curtin-and-brian-mcgunigle/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/06/tap-takes-on-neil-simons-plaza-suite-a-chat-with-maureen-curtin-and-brian-mcgunigle/#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:05:37 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/06/tap-takes-on-neil-simons-plaza-suite-a-chat-with-maureen-curtin-and-brian-mcgunigle/ Tred Avon Players is thrilled to kick off its 2025 season with Neil Simon’s classic comedy, PLAZA SUITE, and the Spy was delighted to talk to Act III Director Maureen Curtin and actor Brian McGunigle. to get up to speed on the Neil Simon classic last week. The talented cast includes new and returning actors […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/06/tap-takes-on-neil-simons-plaza-suite-a-chat-with-maureen-curtin-and-brian-mcgunigle/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/30/mid-shore-health-the-role-of-forensic-nursing-with-survivors-of-sexual-and-physical-assault/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/30/mid-shore-health-the-role-of-forensic-nursing-with-survivors-of-sexual-and-physical-assault/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:13:48 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/30/mid-shore-health-the-role-of-forensic-nursing-with-survivors-of-sexual-and-physical-assault/ For the Spy’s continued interview series with UM Shore Regional Health, we asked Shannon Temple, their long-tenured forensic nurse coordinator, to stop by the Spy Studio earlier this month to talk about the unique challenges related to helping survivors of sexual and physical assault. Shannon highlights forensic nurses’ critical role in providing compassionate care to […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/30/mid-shore-health-the-role-of-forensic-nursing-with-survivors-of-sexual-and-physical-assault/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/18/lets-talk-about-it-a-mental-health-perspective-after-10-years-with-for-all-seasons-ceo-beth-anne-dorman/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/18/lets-talk-about-it-a-mental-health-perspective-after-10-years-with-for-all-seasons-ceo-beth-anne-dorman/#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:03:04 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=181461 Beth Anne Dorman, President/CEO of For All Seasons is celebrating 10 years at the organization’s helm. Since its founding in 1986 to provide mental health and rape crisis services to the Mid-Shore, the agency has grown to be a $9.9 million nonprofit, transforming its work culture, and sustaining the agency’s vision to serve anyone regardless […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/18/lets-talk-about-it-a-mental-health-perspective-after-10-years-with-for-all-seasons-ceo-beth-anne-dorman/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/04/shore-legal-access-welcomes-abigale-detrich-as-sandy-brown-public-interest-intern/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/04/shore-legal-access-welcomes-abigale-detrich-as-sandy-brown-public-interest-intern/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:00:18 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/04/shore-legal-access-welcomes-abigale-detrich-as-sandy-brown-public-interest-intern/ Shore Legal Access recently welcomed Abigale Detrich as its fall semester Sandy Brown Public Interest Intern. Shore Legal Access is a nonprofit legal assistance organization that uses the legal system to protect and advance the economic stability of limited-means individuals and households on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Detrich, of Federalsburg, works with the organization’s Mid-Shore staff […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/04/shore-legal-access-welcomes-abigale-detrich-as-sandy-brown-public-interest-intern/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/03/benedictines-nancy-morris-and-a-lifetime-career-of-caring-in-ridgley/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/03/benedictines-nancy-morris-and-a-lifetime-career-of-caring-in-ridgley/#respond Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:46:14 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/03/benedictines-nancy-morris-and-a-lifetime-career-of-caring-in-ridgley/ It’s becoming rare to see someone who has made a lifetime career commitment to one institution. This is particularly true in social work, where the need for this kind of experience is at an all-time high. But Nancy Morris is the exception, as she approaches three decades at Benedictine in Ridgley. Benedictine is a year-round […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/12/03/benedictines-nancy-morris-and-a-lifetime-career-of-caring-in-ridgley/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/29/130999-2/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/29/130999-2/#respond Fri, 29 Nov 2024 16:22:09 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/29/130999-2/ It is very much the case that society’s health war against cancer has made significant, sometimes astonishing progress in this century, but there remain certain forms of this dreaded disease that simply are harder for modern science to conquer, and one of them is lung cancer. Despite significant investment in research and care, lung cancer […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/29/130999-2/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/13/15-years-of-listening-at-the-stoltz-a-chat-with-the-avalons-al-bond-and-ryan-finch/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/13/15-years-of-listening-at-the-stoltz-a-chat-with-the-avalons-al-bond-and-ryan-finch/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:24:50 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/13/15-years-of-listening-at-the-stoltz-a-chat-with-the-avalons-al-bond-and-ryan-finch/ The Stoltz Listening Room at the Avalon is a bit of a miracle for the Mid-Shore. Created under remarkable, unique circumstances, this intimate performance space on the second floor of the downtown theatre has blessed the regional music community and hundreds of performers since it first opened in September 2009.  The philanthropy of the Stoltz […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/13/15-years-of-listening-at-the-stoltz-a-chat-with-the-avalons-al-bond-and-ryan-finch/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/11/spy-nights-morris-and-mcguiness-at-the-stolz-on-the-odyssey-of-frederick-douglass/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/11/spy-nights-morris-and-mcguiness-at-the-stolz-on-the-odyssey-of-frederick-douglass/#respond Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:06:19 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/11/spy-nights-morris-and-mcguiness-at-the-stolz-on-the-odyssey-of-frederick-douglass/ On November 20, 2024, at 6:00 PM, join Jeff McGuiness and Lance Morris for a captivating Spy Night event that immerses guests in the rich history of Frederick Douglass and the Eastern Shore. Taking inspiration from McGuiness’s powerful photobook, Bear Me Into Freedom: The Talbot County of Frederick Douglass, and Morris’s transcendent interpretation of the voice of Frederick Douglass, […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/11/spy-nights-morris-and-mcguiness-at-the-stolz-on-the-odyssey-of-frederick-douglass/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/07/lets-talk-about-it-the-reality-of-post-election-stress-with-for-all-seasons-ceo-beth-anne-dorman/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/07/lets-talk-about-it-the-reality-of-post-election-stress-with-for-all-seasons-ceo-beth-anne-dorman/#comments Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:35:38 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/07/lets-talk-about-it-the-reality-of-post-election-stress-with-for-all-seasons-ceo-beth-anne-dorman/ For understandable reasons, quite a number of our fellow citizens suffer every four years from the stress of their candidate (cause) not winning on Election Day.. It doesn’t matter what party candidate or political platform falls short when the votes are counted; the impact of loss and fear is not a simple case of being […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/07/lets-talk-about-it-the-reality-of-post-election-stress-with-for-all-seasons-ceo-beth-anne-dorman/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/04/how-the-countrys-oldest-conservation-organization-is-building-membership-on-the-shore-a-chat-with-izaak-walton-leagues-jamie-pierson/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/04/how-the-countrys-oldest-conservation-organization-is-building-membership-on-the-shore-a-chat-with-izaak-walton-leagues-jamie-pierson/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:42:28 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/04/how-the-countrys-oldest-conservation-organization-is-building-membership-on-the-shore-a-chat-with-izaak-walton-leagues-jamie-pierson/ There was an important passing of the torch over the past year in the Mid-Shore conservation community.  Jamie Peirson, who spends most of his time as a professor at Horn Point Laboratories in Dorchester County, has become the new president of the local Izaak Walton League. Jamie said yes to this volunteer leadership position for […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/11/04/how-the-countrys-oldest-conservation-organization-is-building-membership-on-the-shore-a-chat-with-izaak-walton-leagues-jamie-pierson/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/31/salon-talks-at-the-trippe-gallery-with-jill-basham/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/31/salon-talks-at-the-trippe-gallery-with-jill-basham/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:33:50 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/31/salon-talks-at-the-trippe-gallery-with-jill-basham/ Artist Jill Basham unveils a new chapter in her creative journey with “Another Side of Jill Basham,” exploring new mediums, techniques, and subject matter in a bold artistic evolution. Renowned for her expansive impressionistic landscapes and signature low horizon lines, artist Jill Basham invites viewers to experience different directions in her upcoming exhibition, “Another Side […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/31/salon-talks-at-the-trippe-gallery-with-jill-basham/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/29/mid-shore-health-domestic-violence-on-the-mid-shore-with-angie-price-and-jeanne-yeager/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/29/mid-shore-health-domestic-violence-on-the-mid-shore-with-angie-price-and-jeanne-yeager/#respond Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:52:18 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/29/mid-shore-health-domestic-violence-on-the-mid-shore-with-angie-price-and-jeanne-yeager/ Domestic violence isn’t always evident; it’s more common than you think, and often those experiencing it suffer in silence. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Spy recently sat down with Angie Price, CRNP, DNP, WHNP BC, RNC OB/C EFM, a nurse practitioner with University of Maryland Shore Medical Group (UM SMG)-Women’s Health and Jeanne […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/29/mid-shore-health-domestic-violence-on-the-mid-shore-with-angie-price-and-jeanne-yeager/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/18/tred-avon-players-blithe-spirit-with-alison-lynch-and-christina-underwood/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/18/tred-avon-players-blithe-spirit-with-alison-lynch-and-christina-underwood/#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:26:26 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/18/tred-avon-players-blithe-spirit-with-alison-lynch-and-christina-underwood/ There is nothing like a classic Noël Coward comedy to kick off an Eastern Shore fall, and the Tred Avon Players had that in mind when they decided to produce Blithe Spirit, starting next week at the Oxford Community Center. The Spy sat down with TAP director Alison Lynch and actor Christina Underwood, who plays […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/18/tred-avon-players-blithe-spirit-with-alison-lynch-and-christina-underwood/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/16/the-tidewater-inn-history-national-register-of-historic-places-application/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/16/the-tidewater-inn-history-national-register-of-historic-places-application/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 13:12:45 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=180009 Editor note: As the Spy was preparing for our interview with the Tidewater Inn’s Lauren Catterton and Don Reedy about the famous hotel’s 75th Anniversary, we came across the Tidewater’s application to be registered on the National Register of Historic Places. We were so surprised by this comprehensive and well-written history that we thought our […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/16/the-tidewater-inn-history-national-register-of-historic-places-application/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/15/live-and-in-person-from-and-fuller-talk-election-politics-at-the-avalon/ https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/15/live-and-in-person-from-and-fuller-talk-election-politics-at-the-avalon/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:48:45 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/09/live-and-in-person-from-and-fuller-talk-election-politics-at-the-avalon/ On October 16th, Al From and Craig Fuller will take the stage at the Stoltz Listening Room the Avalon main stage for a live performance of the Spy’s popular From and Fuller podcast.  In a series of firsts, the veteran political analysts will not only be streaming, but it will be the first time wine […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2024/10/15/live-and-in-person-from-and-fuller-talk-election-politics-at-the-avalon/feed/ 0