https://chestertownspy.org Nonpartisan and Education-based News for Chestertown Thu, 08 May 2025 17:33:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/08/bob-atieri/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/08/bob-atieri/#respond Thu, 08 May 2025 11:00:10 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=184069 As Chesapeake Bank and Trust approaches its 40th year, CEO Bob Altieri emphasizes the importance of community banks in a conversation about local economics, global uncertainties, and the evolving real estate market. “Community banks, like churches and small businesses, are part of the fabric of a town,” Altieri said. “We’re soon to be the only […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/08/bob-atieri/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/07/the-maryland-caucus-with-foxwell-and-mitchell-jake-day-vs-andy-harris-grading-wes-moore-and-easton-election-results/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/07/the-maryland-caucus-with-foxwell-and-mitchell-jake-day-vs-andy-harris-grading-wes-moore-and-easton-election-results/#respond Wed, 07 May 2025 17:01:03 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/07/the-maryland-caucus-with-foxwell-and-mitchell-jake-day-vs-andy-harris-grading-wes-moore-and-easton-election-results/ Every Wednesday, Maryland political analysts Len Foxwell and Clayton Mitchell discuss the politics and personalities of the state and region. This week, Len and Clay take turns evaluating the chances of former Salisbury mayor and now Wes Moore’s cabinet secretary, Jake Day, taking on incumbent Congressman Andy Harris in the 1st District next year. They […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/07/the-maryland-caucus-with-foxwell-and-mitchell-jake-day-vs-andy-harris-grading-wes-moore-and-easton-election-results/feed/ 0 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/2025/05/04/sleepless-in-annapolis-by-laura-j-oliver/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/04/sleepless-in-annapolis-by-laura-j-oliver/#comments Sun, 04 May 2025 12:00:59 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/04/sleepless-in-annapolis-by-laura-j-oliver/ Can you feel me staring at you as you sleep? You are as still as my pink robe tossed at the foot of the bed. You are not even dreaming by the look of it. I’m gazing at you with more intrigue than resentment, although that may be a lie. Not only are you sound […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/04/sleepless-in-annapolis-by-laura-j-oliver/feed/ 4 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/02/food-friday-fiesta/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/02/food-friday-fiesta/#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 15:00:16 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183985 Cinco de Mayo is coming already. There will be tacos, and maybe some good Mexican beer. I have to confess that I came to the taco party late. When I was growing up our cooking spices were limited to Christmas egg nog nutmeg, cinnamon for cinnamon toast, black pepper and baking powder. Garlic was an […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/02/food-friday-fiesta/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/30/sailing-into-history-selina-iis-final-season-with-captain-iris-robertson/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/30/sailing-into-history-selina-iis-final-season-with-captain-iris-robertson/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:32:18 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183940 Part history, part relaxation, part entertainment, part exhilaration—but 100% fun. That’s how guests describe their time aboard the Selina II, a lovingly preserved 1926 Crosby catboat docked in St. Michaels. And for Captain Iris Robertson, who’s spent 25 years at the helm, it’s all of that and more. “I grew up on Selina,” Captain Iris […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/30/sailing-into-history-selina-iis-final-season-with-captain-iris-robertson/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/27/when-the-thing-that-you-long-for-is-not-what-you-want-by-laura-j-oliver/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/27/when-the-thing-that-you-long-for-is-not-what-you-want-by-laura-j-oliver/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2025 11:00:54 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183870 I leave at 3:20, having not yet taught myself to check the traffic on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge hours before any intention to cross it, and so, already marginally late to my college reunion—and this is a big year for my class—I am stopped bumper to bumper. It takes me an hour to creep along […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/27/when-the-thing-that-you-long-for-is-not-what-you-want-by-laura-j-oliver/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/25/food-fridaytender-spring-veggies/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/25/food-fridaytender-spring-veggies/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:00:17 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183807 May Day is upon us— that should put a spring in your step. I want to retire the crockpot, stash the Dutch oven, put the lasagna pan out to pasture and start digging into light, healthy, crispy fresh green salads. With crusty French bread and sweet butter and a glass or two of cool Chardonnay. […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/25/food-fridaytender-spring-veggies/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/23/chesapeake-histories-a-talk-with-sultana-education-foundation-vp-chris-cerino/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/23/chesapeake-histories-a-talk-with-sultana-education-foundation-vp-chris-cerino/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:00:19 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183761   In a innovative collaboration aimed at deepening students’ understanding of the Chesapeake region’s rich but often underrepresented history, the Sultana Education Foundation has launched a compelling educational program focused on the African American experience in the region. The presentation, piloted during Black History Month for local fifth-grade students, pairs digital storytelling with a real-world […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/23/chesapeake-histories-a-talk-with-sultana-education-foundation-vp-chris-cerino/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/20/in-the-beginning-was-the-word-by-laura-j-oliver/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/20/in-the-beginning-was-the-word-by-laura-j-oliver/#respond Sun, 20 Apr 2025 12:00:17 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183740 Here’s what old people do. They talk about their aches and pains and what they had to eat at their most recent meal. Grilled cheese, and my hip hurts. Ha ha. I know you’re reviewing your last conversation with furrowed brow, so I’m trying to make you feel better. To make myself feel better, I’m […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/20/in-the-beginning-was-the-word-by-laura-j-oliver/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/18/food-friday-easter-eggs-3/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/18/food-friday-easter-eggs-3/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:00:02 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183667 Food Friday is on the road this weekend, so you Gentle Readers will have to put up with a re-run of my favorite Easter lemon cheesecake. Mr. Sanders and I are heading to a family Easter gathering in Florida, and Luke the wonder dog is off for a much deserved vacay of his own with […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/18/food-friday-easter-eggs-3/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/15/town-tree-committee-announces-goals-and-new-ordinance-by-lisa-j-gotto/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/15/town-tree-committee-announces-goals-and-new-ordinance-by-lisa-j-gotto/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:00:45 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183615 Whether your roots go back generations or you’re a newer resident, one thing you probably appreciate about life in Chestertown is its green scape. Natural beauty surely surrounds us, but we would be shortsighted if we did not recognize that our scenic greenery wasn’t grown in a day and requires a certain amount of sustained […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/15/town-tree-committee-announces-goals-and-new-ordinance-by-lisa-j-gotto/feed/ 2 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/13/magnified-by-laura-j-oliver/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/13/magnified-by-laura-j-oliver/#respond Sun, 13 Apr 2025 12:00:48 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183579   Every morning, when I get ready for my day, I sit at my dressing table, known as a vanity by the judgy, and check out my face in a mirror that lights up and magnifies by a power of 15. “Why do you do that?” my mother asked when she was alive. And “Stop […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/13/magnified-by-laura-j-oliver/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/11/food-friday-spring-quiches/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/11/food-friday-spring-quiches/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:00:47 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183545 It is quite definitely spring. Our trees are leafing out, the dogwood is starting to flower, and tulips are bouncing in the cool April breeze. Everything is looking green and tender – although I was worried about frost overnight because I have planted four stout young tomato plants in the raised garden bed.Our summer tomato […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/11/food-friday-spring-quiches/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/08/health-for-all-seasons-with-beth-anne-dorman/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/08/health-for-all-seasons-with-beth-anne-dorman/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:00:43 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183442 http:// “For a long time, we were the best-kept secret in Kent County,” says Beth Anne Dorman, Executive Director of for All Seasons. Though they’ve been present in Kent County for 15 years and  in local schools for over 17 years, the organization recently launched a visible shift: expanded services, increased public access and “bringing […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/08/health-for-all-seasons-with-beth-anne-dorman/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/07/not-in-kansas-anymore-inside-the-healing-vision-of-lotus-oncology-and-hematology/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/07/not-in-kansas-anymore-inside-the-healing-vision-of-lotus-oncology-and-hematology/#respond Mon, 07 Apr 2025 14:13:56 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183448 Just as with Dorothy when she reached the Land of Oz and said, “We’re not in Kansas anymore,”—that’s the feeling you get opening the door of Lotus Oncology and Hematology. This is not your typical doctor’s office. And that’s precisely what Dr. Roopa Gupta wants it to be.  Forget the sterile white walls, humming fluorescents, […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/07/not-in-kansas-anymore-inside-the-healing-vision-of-lotus-oncology-and-hematology/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/06/and-then-there-were-three-for-sharon-and-andrea-by-laura-j-oliver/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/06/and-then-there-were-three-for-sharon-and-andrea-by-laura-j-oliver/#comments Sun, 06 Apr 2025 12:00:27 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183413 I’m at my sister’s horse farm basking in a late-March, Blue Ridge mountain twilight, enjoying a glass of wine around the firepit with my two older sisters. Golden Mica-dog is on sentry duty gazing out over the fields and lake like the good boy he is—keeping watch for bears, beavers, and falling stars. He will […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/06/and-then-there-were-three-for-sharon-and-andrea-by-laura-j-oliver/feed/ 4 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/04/food-friday-radishes/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/04/food-friday-radishes/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:00:12 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183392 Early spring brings us delicious young vegetables: peas, asparagus, garlic, and radishes. Radishes are the pink darlings of early spring. Cherry red, fuchsia, magenta, hot pink, carmine, crimson, scarlet, carnelian, vermilion, coral, cardinal, cerise – I could go through my art supply catalogues picking out the names of vivid reds and pinks all day long […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/04/food-friday-radishes/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/01/chestertown-main-street-releases-visionary-phase-one-master-plan/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/01/chestertown-main-street-releases-visionary-phase-one-master-plan/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:00:47 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183317 http:// After more than a year of community engagement, design work, and collaboration with the town of Chestertown, Main Street Chestertown has officially released its Downtown Master Plan: Phase One Report. The comprehensive 179-page document outlines a long-term vision for revitalizing and improving the town’s historic downtown district through a set of 40 proposed infrastructure […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/01/chestertown-main-street-releases-visionary-phase-one-master-plan/feed/ 2 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/30/in-terms-of-the-absolute-by-laura-j-oliver/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/30/in-terms-of-the-absolute-by-laura-j-oliver/#respond Sun, 30 Mar 2025 11:46:29 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183285 Easter is near, and although I no longer participate in an organized religion with an origin story, we have a brain bias to believe what we have grown up with—a homing instinct, perhaps. So, this is a resurrection story based on my Methodist upbringing —not the resurrection of God Incarnate, but of a family pet […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/30/in-terms-of-the-absolute-by-laura-j-oliver/feed/ 0