The Peoples Bank Board is happy to announce two new members: Mr. Terry Mead and current President and CEO, J. Scott Sturgill. Both officially joined the board at the Bank’s monthly Board meeting held on May 18.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) performs in Kent County’s Wilmer Park on Saturday, August 6 at 7 pm as part of its Music for Maryland Tour, in which the BSO visits all Maryland jurisdictions over the next three summers.

The University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown’s Mobile Wellness Team is one of 18 organizations in Caroline, Dorchester and Kent counties awarded $5,000 grants in April 2022 by the Mid Shore Health Improvement Coalition. The Mobile Wellness Team requested the grant funds to create produce gardens at local schools, churches, residential care communities, YMCAs and senior centers, and at organizations serving persons with disabilities and those in recovery from substance abuse.

The United Way of Kent County Board of Directors has named DeLia Shoge as the organization’s next president. She succeeds Martin Knight who served as president from March 2020 – 2022.

Kent County Public Schools honored 15 staff members Wednesday, May 25 at the annual Special Education Recognition Award Ceremony. The ceremony was held at Kent County Middle School in Chestertown.

Do you have a passion for photography or just like to capture special moments with your phone? Do you love your local waterways and want to promote and protect them? ShoreRivers is running its 2022 Photo Contest from June through October, so snap a picture and send it our way! Your photo could be seen across the Eastern Shore—contest photos are displayed in ShoreRivers’ printed publications and at our outreach events, which reach thousands of people annually.

Kent County High School senior Nickolas Jones has officially signed on to pursue men's soccer at Neumann University this fall. Jones is Kent County High School's Male Outstanding Athlete of the Year.

Waterfront dining is back in Downtown Chestertown as 98 Cannon Riverfront Grille has reopened as 98 Cannon Riverfront Dock Bar, with covered seating on the patio and beautiful views of the Chester River. The restaurant is currently offering a modified menu including burgers, tacos, wraps, pulled pork barbecue, nachos, and more. The bar is serving beer (and beer buckets), wine, and cocktails. 98 Cannon will be open daily from 11 am until 9 pm, weather permitting. Menu and hours are subject to change, for updates please visit www.facebook.com/98cannon

Every summer, ShoreRivers deploys a team of citizen scientists to monitor bacteria levels at popular swimming and boating sites to provide important human health risk information to the public. View the results every Friday from Memorial Day to Labor Day at theswimguide.org and get updates during swim season by following #SwimmableShoreRivers or your local Riverkeeper’s page on social media.

The visual arts and music teachers at H.H. Garnet Elementary School invite the community to a special event in the Good Seeds Garden for Chestertown's First Friday. Arts in the Garden will celebrate the school and community partnerships in the arts. It will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 3 in the Good Seeds Garden, which is maintained in collaboration with the Chestertown Garden Club.