It was field trip years in the making when about 20 Kent County High School students boarded a Philadelphia-bound bus Friday, March 31. The students are all members of the broadcasting Career and Technical Education pathway at the high school.  Local radio listeners likely recognize them as the voices of 90.5 FM WKHS.

Chester River Health Foundation (CRHF) recently appointed  Chestertown resident Clara A. Rankin, Esq., to its Board of Directors for a three-year term. Chester River Health Foundation raises funds to enhance excellence in health care at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown.

Before the Kent County High School marching band heads down to Georgia for its biggest competition of the year, it will host a local concert offering community members a preview of their showpieces. The Brigade of Blue will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 19 in the Kent County High School auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public.

Students and community members are invited this month to a fair at Kent County High School geared toward career planning. On Thursday, April 20, Kent County Public Schools and the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education (MRBT), with sponsors BW Health Group, the Kent County Chamber of Commerce and the Upper Shore Workforce Investment Board, present the Kent County High School College and Career Fair. Free and open to students in grades 9 through 12 and to the community, the College and Career Fair will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the high school's Trojan Arena.

Four pharmacists at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown are participating in Geriatric Pharmacist Boot Camp, an intensive, two-day online training program offered by the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP). Their participation is made possible thanks to generous community funding provided through the UM Chester River Health Foundation (CRHF).

A dynamic duo of Kent County High School students brought home the gold last month at a Salisbury University computer programming competition. Senior Sam Peregoy and junior Ben Loller took first place out of 12 teams in the second annual Eastern Shore High School Computer Programming Competition. Loller also notched a second-place finish in the individual competition.

Complete Rolloff Services LLC is looking for a self motivated, dependable Class A OR Class B driver. We are a locally owned rolloff dumpster business and operate Monday through Friday. Duties include rolloff delivery and pickup within 1 hour of Kennedyville, MD. Other duties may including hauling straw loads or other local deliveries.

Registration opens in April for Kent County Public Schools' pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs. The school system offers full-day pre-K at all three of elementary schools. Pre-K is open to students who will be 4 years old on or before Sept. 1.

Choptank Community Health System has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for primary care medical home, ambulatory health care, and behavioral health care and human services accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a healthcare organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.

The Peoples Bank is excited to announce that Desiree McCracken has joined our team of lenders as a Vice President and Loan Officer. Desiree, a 30-year resident of Talbot County, brings years of banking experience with her as she joins the Easton Branch to serve the Talbot County community.