UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown’s Mobile Wellness Team engaged the community in wellness activities during National Night Out activities at Worton Park on August 2, 2022. Mobile Wellness Team members provided blood pressure screenings and pre-diabetes screenings, and distributed masks and hand sanitizer at the annual event which brought out community members and organizations together with law enforcement personnel for an evening of solidarity.

Erica Batson, Executive Assistant, and IT Specialist at For All Seasons has been awarded a “Service with Distinction” Award by Maryland Nonprofits, a nonpartisan, 501(c)3 organization dedicated to strengthening nonprofit organizations and networks for greater quality of life and equity for three decades. The Awards are at the heart of Maryland Nonprofits’ 30th-Anniversary year campaign, ‘This is the moment to care’, an initiative to address the urgent need for a shift towards an internal culture of care and equity within the nonprofit sector.

Do you want to be a part of shaping the future of your school system? The Blueprint for Maryland's Future is a major statewide effort to transform education and early childhood systems through new policies and increased funding. As part of the extensive implementation process for the Blueprint, Kent County Public Schools is seeking diverse community representatives to help shape the future of teaching and learning.

The second annual Kent County Volunteer Fair will be held on Saturday, Sep. 17, from 9-1, adjacent to the Chestertown Farmers Market in the 200 block of High Street High Street in Chestertown.

Crossroads Community and Corsica River Mental Health Services are hosting True Colors: Mental Health Awareness Art Show and are looking for artists in the Eastern Shore community and beyond. Entered artwork will be displayed at the Todd Performing Arts Center at Chesapeake College, October 3 through October 6, recognizing Mental Health Week. An Artists' reception will follow on Mental Health Awareness Day, October 7, from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

Members of the Chester River Yacht & Country Club organized and participated in the 11th annual Pink Polar Bear Golf Tournament on Sunday, July 24, raising over $2,600 to benefit patients served in the Eleanor & Ethel Leh Women’s Center at UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown. This year’s event attracted 65 club members and guests.

Students from Galena, H.H. Garnet and Rock Hall elementary schools, provided opening entertainment for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concert in the Chestertown park on August 6th.

United Way of Kent County has announced the appointment of Hope Clark as Executive Director. Clark brings a strong set of skills to the fund-raising organization.

This fall, ShoreRivers will lead restoration projects in two Kent County, MD public parks that will reduce sediments and nutrients that pollute the Sassafras River. These projects are supported by a $970,000 grant from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Trust Fund specifically dedicated to Eastern Shore High Priority Areas.

The new African American Heritage Walk exhibit has moved to the Cerino Center at Chestertown’s waterfront. The Heritage Walk is an ongoing project of the Historical Society of Kent County and features more than 30 sites in downtown Chestertown dating from the 1700s to the present.