The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has announced the Housing Choice Voucher Program waiting list for Maryland’s Eastern Shore will open on Apr. 1 at 9:00 a.m. WMDT reports the Housing Choice Voucher Program is a federally funded rental assistance program that helps very low-income families, older adults, and individuals with disabilities ... Read more

MacArthur Foundation Fellow and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown will headline the Robert Earl Price Poetry Festival, formerly the Kent County Poetry Festival, taking place later this month in Chestertown. The Evening Enterprise reports all festival events are free, but registration is required for some. Links to all the events, tickets and sign-ups are available ... Read more

Matthew Peters, director of the Easton-based Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center, is the keynote speaker for the March meeting of the Democratic Club of Kent County. The Evening Enterprise reports his topic is the immigration community on the Eastern Shore, and how past and current federal and state policies affect our community. The meeting is Thursday, ... Read more

Rock Hall Mayor James Cook of Rock Hall has announced Bob Middleton as their new town manager. Kent County News reports Cook explained that Middleton and his wife, Maria, are long-time Marylanders returning to the Rock Hall and Chestertown area after spending the last 10 years in California supporting both family and work. The town ... Read more

One of Chestertown’s most significant African-American congregations has listed its building for sale and is planning to move to Delaware, according to Bishop Ronald T. Fisher, the pastor. According to the Kent County News, Faith Life Church, formerly the Gospel Church of God, is located at Calvert and Lynchburg Streets in one of Chestertown’s most ... Read more

A proposal to build a Wawa in town is moving through the review process. Kent County News reports at her first meeting with the Kent County Commissioners as mayor March 3 Chestertown Mayor Meghan Efland discussed the possibility of a Wawa being built on property directly across from Walgreens at the corner of Washington Avenue ... Read more

After 17 years, the group that owns the Tidewater Inn is planning to sell the establishment. The Star Democrat reports Coastal South president Dereck Janes informed staff on March 3 that the ownership group has enlisted JLL, a hospitality real estate advisory firm, to market the historic Easton hotel, with a sale expected before year’s ... Read more

Community leader John Queen announced he will launch his campaign for the Maryland Senate seat in District 36 with a gathering in Chestertown on Thursday, March 19. Kent County News reports the event will mark the start of Queen’s campaign and introduce what he describes as a districtwide engagement initiative focused on strengthening cooperation across ... Read more

After 20 months of negotiations, Chesapeake College faculty members established their first ever union contract in school history. According to the Kent County News, it was announced that the Chesapeake College faculty — represented by United Academics of Maryland — voted to establish their first ever union contract, which includes wage increases, a service pathway ... Read more

The process to build a new restaurant and inn on the waterfront is moving forward. The Kent County News reports on March 4, before a packed room, the Chestertown Historic District Commission voted unanimously to approve the project’s construction, a step that still requires several additional approvals. The vote drew applause from attendees, reflecting enthusiasm ... Read more