Governor Wes Moore has announced the redesignation of Chestertown as an Arts and Entertainment District, allowing for the continuation of tax incentives that encourage economic development through arts and tourism. In FY 2024, visitor spending in those districts contributed to a total economic output of $136 million generated by the 29 designated districts statewide. By ... Read more

A self-employed stonemason disappeared from Queen Anne’s County in 2013, and has never been seen or heard from again, leaving investigators with a puzzling missing persons case. WMAR reports James Colicchio was living out of a commercial rental unit on 4-H Park Road near Queenstown before he vanished. He may have been gone for two ... Read more

Mid Shore Behavioral Health, Inc. (MSBH), in partnership with the health departments of Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot Counties is holding the sixth annual “The Mid-Shore is Going Purple Together” event, taking place on Saturday, September 27th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Church Hill Park in Church Hill, MD. Organizers say ... Read more

A Baltimore man pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment last week in connection to a shooting at a Greensboro grocery store in February. Jeffrey Smith Sr., 47, of Baltimore, entered the plea for the singular count on Aug. 20. Nine other charges, including first- and second-degree attempted murder, first- and second-degree assault and firearms counts, will ... Read more

A possible “solar garden” occupying a 10-acre parcel of agricultural land straddling the Marydel-Caroline County line drew almost two dozen residents to the Marydel town hall meeting room recently. The Caroline Review reports solar project planners from Denver-based Pivot Energy presented the proposal and answered questions during the 2-hour meeting. Social media posts on the ... Read more

Clayton Mitchell, a Stevensville resident formerly of Kent County, is serving as an adviser to the gubernatorial campaign of Dundalk native and storied businessman Ed Hale Sr. The Kent County News reports Hale, previously a registered Democrat, declared his intention to run as a Republican in the upcoming election. Taking the podium at Canton Waterfront ... Read more

Police arrested a tractor-trailer driver on an assault charge last week after he allegedly hit a car three times at a red light in Easton. The Star Democrat reports David Dziergowski, 33, of Glen Burnie, was charged Thursday with first-degree assault, reckless endangerment and five traffic citations. According to court documents, just after 7:30 a.m. ... Read more

The State Fire Marshal is investigating a fire involving a stolen vehicle which took place early Aug. 24. WBOC reports the Queenstown Volunteer Fire Department responded to the 200 block of Arrington Road at 2:14 a.m. to find the front half of a 2017 Nissan Road engulfed. Firefighters managed to extinguish the flames in just ... Read more

No one wants to get stuck in traffic on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge — which is why the Maryland Transportation Authority is releasing the best travel times ahead of Labor Day. Thursday, the best time is before 11 a.m. and after 9 p.m. Friday, before 10 a.m. and after 9 p.m. Saturday, before 9 a.m. ... Read more

Kent County fire officials are on the look out for a person seen on video surveillance, running from a home on fire in Kennedyville over the weekend. The blaze broke out around 1 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23 at a vacant residence on Augustine Herman Highway. Investigators believe the same home was intentionally set ablaze ... Read more