The Caroline County Commissioners have discussed the sale of Daysprings Townhomes throughout 2025, now the sale looks like it may happen. The Star Democrat reports at the Caroline County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, County Administrator Kathleen Freeman said that paperwork with legal teams are being prepared and negotiations are ongoing on the potential sale of ... Read more

Frustrated residents demanded more immediate safety solutions at a Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration public meeting Oct. 20, where officials discussed the deadly U.S. 301 and Maryland 405 intersection in the Price area of Queen Anne’s County. The Bay Times and Record Observer reports the highway administration reopened the U.S. 301/Maryland 405 median ... Read more

A man has been sentenced to a combined 50 years in prison for shooting a co-worker outside a Trappe gas station last year. The Star Democrat reports Antonio Bolden, 37, received consecutive 35- and 15-year terms in Talbot and Dorchester counties, respectively, after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree murder and armed carjacking. Bolden shot a ... Read more

State transportation officials say the Chester River Bridge is safe following a malfunction last month that left motorists waiting more than an hour on both sides of the river. According to the Kent County News, Will Pines, state highway administrator, and District Engineer Kent Fender of the Maryland State Highway Administration told the Kent County ... Read more

Queen Anne’s County is moving forward with a year-long moratorium on processing or approving certain new residential and mixed-use developments. WMAR reports the 12 month pause includes projects in Kent Narrows, Stevensville, Grasonville, Prospect Bay, Cloverfields, Bay City, and Southern Kent Island, all of which are served by the Kent Narrows/Stevensville/Grasonville Wastewater Treatment Plant that’s ... Read more

Ahead of next month’s municipal election here for mayor and the First Ward council seat, the League of Women Voters of Kent County will sponsor a candidates forum open to the public on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. in the second-floor meeting room of Chestertown town hall. The Evening Enterprise reports the candidates are ... Read more

After public backlash over a Facebook post concerning a town-wide trashcan policy, Greensboro Town Manager Cindy Yost said the town is putting the policy “on pause” while officials decide how to proceed. The Caroline Review reports on Thursday, October 9, the Town of Greensboro posted to their Facebook page a reminder that “All trash receptacles ... Read more

The Caroline County Planning Commission’s October 8 public meeting was meant to focus on the upcoming update to the county’s Comprehensive Plan, but much of the discussion quickly shifted to a topic that has dominated many local conversations in recent years: solar development on farmland. Caroline Review reports the Comprehensive Plan, which guides the county’s ... Read more

The League of Women Voters of Kent County will host a public forum for candidates running for Chestertown mayor and the Ward 1 Town Council seat on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 6 p.m. at Town Hall, 118 N. Cross St. Kent County News reports Mayoral candidates Meghan Efland, Nikita Beck-Burt and Mark Mumford, along with ... Read more

Cheryl Beulah, executive director of Aaron’s Place, discussed the food pantry’s potential new location with the Caroline County Commissioners on Tuesday. The Star Democrat reports the proposed location on Meeting House Road will allow Aaron’s Place to work in partnership with His Hope Ministries and the Chesapeake Culinary Center to provide a year-round homeless shelter ... Read more