The Chestertown Police Department and Kent County Behavioral Health’s Prevention Office are participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25.At the downtown Farmers Market on High Street, from 8 a.m. to noon, Chestertown police officers will be on-site to collect unused or expired prescription medications, which pose a serious public safety issue if they are not disposed of properly. The Evening Enterprise reports items that can be dropped off include unwanted medications, vitamins and supplements. Vape pens, inhalers, sharps and needles will not be accepted. This program is anonymous; no questions asked, no identification required.

In 1957, Kenneth Walley opened the Walley Funeral Home at 207 Calvert St. in Chestertown, achieving his high school ambition of becoming a mortician. As the first Black mortician and embalmer in Kent County, Walley served his community with care and compassion. The Evening Enterprise reports as part of its observance of National Library Week, with a focus on local history, Kent County Public Library is inviting the public to celebrate the revitalization of the building and the legacy of the Walley Funeral Home on Wednesday, April 22 from 4 to 6 p.m.

State transportation officials will host a public meeting Monday to provide updates on the planned Frederick Douglass Rail-Trail Project along Cordova Road between Tuckahoe State Park and Black Dog Alley in Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties. The Star Democrat reports the meeting will be held from 5-7 p.m. at the Queen Anne–Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Company meeting hall at 13512 1st St. in Queen Anne. At the meeting, members of the State Highway Administration project team will provide information about a planned bicycle and pedestrian rail trail path within the project limits. This hard surface trail of approximately 9.5 miles would provide a recreation and transportation amenity, connecting residents and visitors to Tuckahoe State Park and communities along the corridor.

Radcliffe Creek School has been awarded $190,000 through the Maryland Legislative Bond Initiative, with the money to be used for much-needed heating, ventilation and air conditioning improvements across the school campus, including bringing climate control to the gym. The Evening Enteprise reports, founded in 1996, Radcliffe Creek School is a K-8 private school in Chestertown that focuses on students with learning differences.

A Denton man was killed in a crash involving a lawn mower and a pickup truck Wednesday afternoon, according to Maryland State Police. The Star Democrat reports authorities said the victim, identified as 42-year-old Joel Garcia, was operating a John Deere lawn mower at the time of the crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene. It happened shortly before 3:30 p.m. on April 15 along Burrsville Road near Garland Road. Investigators said the lawn mower was traveling on the westbound shoulder when, for unknown reasons, a Toyota Tundra left the roadway and struck it.

Eight months ago, the Talbot County Council established a task force to focus on the ever-expanding list of obstacles seniors in the county face. Members have worked to identify key issues in the months since, including a gap in senior housing. The Star Democrat reports the task force, which meets monthly, will make a presentation on June 9 to the council, detailing findings so far and recommendations for the future. At the most recent task force meeting on April 9, members discussed topics most relevant to seniors in the county, particularly focusing on affordable housing.Easton Director of Planning and Zoning Miguel Salinas explained during a presentation that an estimated 1,500 units of affordable housing for seniors are needed in town.

A hearing to gather public comment on a proposal to build a 5-megawatt solar-generating facility in the Kennedyville area will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Comfort Inn & Suites, 150 Scheeler Road in Chestertown. The Maryland Public Service Commission has delegated the case to its Public Utility Law Judge Division. In July 2025, developer Turning Point Energy applied to the PSC for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, which grants an applicant the authority to construct an energy-generating station in Maryland.

Massey Aerodrome was used as the landing zone to transfer an injured man from an ambulance into a Maryland State Police helicopter just before 3 p.m. Saturday, April 11. The Evening Enterprise reports an eyewitness reported that the Community Fire Company of Millington arrived on the scene first to secure the airfield and coordinate the transfer. The patient, identified only as an adult male, was transported by ambulance from Black Bottom Road, Golts, where he fell off a roof.

Registration days are being held in April and May for Kent County Public Schools' prekindergarten and kindergarten programs. Kent County News reports to register for the 2026-27 school year, contact your child’s home school to schedule an appointment.Registration day for Rock Hall Elementary School is scheduled for Thursday, April 16; call 410-810-2622 to make an appointment. Galena Elementary School's registration will be held Thursday, May 7. Call 410-810-2510. Registration for H.H. Garnet Elementary School in Chestertown is set for Thursday, May 12. Call 410-778-6890. The school system is asking families to bring their children with them to registration appointments this year.The State of Maryland requires children to attend kindergarten before entering first grade, with some exceptions. All children who turn 5 years old before Sept. 1 are required to register and attend kindergarten. Kent County Public Schools 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.Visit www.kent.k12.md.us/Registration.aspx for more information, including a list of documents families will need to bring with them to their appointments.You must be logged in to react. Click any reaction to login. You must be logged in to rate. Click any rating to login.

Saturday, April 25th, it's the 16th annual Chestertown Earth Day Festival, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This family-friendly event, on the Park Row side of Fountain Park in downtown Chestertown features a Community Trash Walk, electric vehicle car and bicycle showcase, live music, free recycling of batteries and fluorescent bulbs, free tree seedlings, and educational and information booths promoting stewardship — from solar energy to making your backyard more eco-friendly. Free paper shredding, courtesy of Chesapeake Investment Advisors, will be available from 9 a.m. to noon at the corner of Calvert and Spring Streets. New this year — Shore Soils is offering free compost to enrich your garden.