The Chester River Health Foundation will host its 29th annual golf tournament at Chester River Yacht & Country Club on Friday, June 2. The fundraiser will benefit the creation of a state-of-the-art education center at UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown.

Families and community members are invited to Rock Hall Elementary School later this month for a seasonal celebration. The school's Spring Fling will kick off at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 24. Featuring a spring concert, food trucks and a silent auction, all proceeds will go to Rock Hall Elementary School.

Kent Attainable Housing, Inc. (KAH) is pleased to announce the acceptance of a $178,750 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Grant from the Town of Chestertown. KAH will use these funds to support its efforts to increase affordable homeownership opportunities and address housing insecurity for low-to-moderate-income families who live or work in Chestertown. 

Nominations are being accepted for the annual Special Education Staff Recognition Awards. Hosted by the Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee (SECAC), the awards ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 24 at Kent County Middle School.

The Historical Society of Kent County is hosting a garden party at historic Reese’s Corner on Sunday, May 21, 2 pm to 5 pm, to support its ongoing projects. Proceeds help pay the costs of Historical Society exhibits, speakers, brochures, programs, and maintaining its archives and library.  Almost all of these are provided free to residents and visitors.  

Nearly 245 students, teachers and community members gathered in Trojan Arena at Kent County High School on Thursday, April 20 for the second annual College and Career Fair. Kent County Public Schools and Maryland Business Roundtable for Education (MBRT) partnered to offer fair.  Participants visited with 110 representatives from 75 organizations, ranging from colleges and branches of the military to local businesses and government offices. 

Many large cruising (and racing) multihulls are beginning their annual northward migration  from Florida and the Caribbean in order to avoid the hurricane season.  The Chesapeake Bay is a popular destination for those sailors to spend their summer.  The Bay offers good sailing, interesting places to explore, and readily available marine services.  Plus, hurricanes rarely visit the Chesapeake.

Seniors Diane Ardon and Will Maier were named this year's Bayside Athletic Conference Scholar Athletes for Kent County High School. Ardon was a standout on the volleyball, basketball and track teams. Maier played soccer, football and lacrosse.

Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller toured the Benedictine campus as part of the new administrations first 100 days in office. The tour was conducted by Benedictine Executive Director Scott Evans and Assistant Principal Stephanie Franklin. Benedictine leadership team and board members, local officials, supported adults, students, and parents also had the opportunity to meet with the Lieutenant Governor. 

Ruby Cramer, a 2004 graduate of Kent School will be the Graduation Speaker at Kent School’s fifty-fourth Graduation ceremony on June 7. Cramer is now a national political enterprise reporter at The Washington Post, writing long-form narratives about the people shaping politics.