For the eleventh consecutive year, the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton’s Primary Stroke Center has received recognition from the American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA) with the Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll, as well as Get With The Guidelines®-Rural Stroke Gold, which recognize quality achievement. UM Shore Medical Center at Easton is a University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) facility; UM SRH is a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System.

IQ Fiber^®, a Jacksonville, Florida-based provider of 100% fiber-optic internet service, earned the number one spot and received five out of five ratings for customer satisfaction related to value, speed, reliability, customer service, and technical support. 

“Eric has earned this recognition through his hard work, initiative, and commitment to learning,” said Daniel Mattson, Director of Public Works. “Completing the apprenticeship five months early while progressing toward both water and wastewater operator licenses is a significant accomplishment. We’re proud of his progress and  grateful to MRWA for helping us develop the skilled operators our communities depend on.” 

Choptank Community Health System joined the Kent County Chamber of Commerce, community leaders, and partners on Sept. 22 for an open house and ribbon-cutting at its expanded Chestertown Health Center. The gathering highlighted a growing team and greater access to medical, dental, and behavioral health care for Kent County residents.

The 16th annual Pink Polar Bear Golf Tournament, held this August at Chester River Yacht and Country Club in memory of its founder, Jane Hukill, raised over $22,000 – the largest amount in the tournament’s history. The funds will be used to help improve access to state-of-the art breast cancer screening at the Eleanor and Ethel Leh Women’s Center at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown. 

Kent County Public Schools was recognized recently for its efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism among students.

The venerable music venue in Rock Hall, Maryland – opens its 2026-2027 Classical Music Series with an exquisite program of music for piano and cello. Pianist Ramilya Saubanova and cellist Evanghelina Ciobanu have put together a program featuring duo and solo works by J. S. Bach, Johannes Brahms, Dmitri Shostakovich, Mark Maarder, and Andrea Casarrubios.

Kent School celebrated the completion of a major campus project with a ribbon cutting on Thursday, September 24, marking a significant milestone in the School’s Together We Soar capital campaign. The event celebrated the opening of the new Osprey Innovation Center and the newly renovated Deborah C. Williams Middle School, bringing expanded learning opportunities and modernized spaces to Kent School students and teachers.

Registration is now open for the YMCA of the Chesapeake’s annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26. The 2026 event will once again be hosted virtually and in person at seven locations across the Eastern Shore. 

Young people are another critical focus of For All Seasons’ suicide prevention work. Mental Health America reported that 51% of individuals under age 18 experienced frequent suicidal thoughts in 2025, marking the highest level recorded since its screening program began in 2014. In response to the mental health challenges facing young people, For All Seasons has created a new self-paced online course, Real Talk: Conversations That Save Lives, for middle and high school students and the trusted adults in their lives.