Chestertown Police earlier this month responded to Walgreens in the 700-block of Washington Avenue for a reported shoplifting in progress. While en route, Chestertown Police Department officers were made aware that two women were allegedly attempting to take merchandise without paying for it when they were interrupted by store employees. A short time later, CPD ... Read more

A quiet corner of Chestertown may soon become home to a cutting-edge floating solar array, thanks to a newly approved lease agreement between the town and Third Pillar Solar, a renewable energy company working on a large-scale project atop the town’s wastewater lagoon. The Kent County News reports the site, located off John Hanson Road, ... Read more

A two to two vote prevented the passing of an ordinance that would ban single use plastic bags in Queen Anne’s County. The Bay Times and Record Observer rports at the May 27 meeting, Commissioners Jim Moran and Phil Dumenil voted in favor of the ban while Commissioner Patrick McLaughlin and Chair Chris Corchiarino voted ... Read more

The Talbot County Sheriff’s Office recently investigated a domestic assault, which took place in Easton. Deputies were dispatched to the 25000 block of Royal Oak Road, where they found a victim with visible injuries consistent with an assault. The suspect, identified as Richard Traver Dunkerly Jr., a 27-year-old resident of Centreville had fled the scene ... Read more

Galena Mayor John Carroll, the immediate past president of the Maryland Municipal League, is the invited speaker for the June 19 meeting of the Democratic Club of Kent County. The Evening Enterprise reports the public is invited. According to a news release, Carroll will talk about his travels across the state visiting every incorporated municipality ... Read more

Sunday, a structure fire occurred at a two-story mixed-use property located in the 100 block of N. Main Street in Galena. The incident took place at approximately 12:47 P.M. and was discovered by the building’s occupants. The primary responding fire department was the Galena Volunteer Fire Company, which dispatched 25 firefighters to the scene, with ... Read more

Kyri De’Sean Brown, 32, of Chestertown is charged with robbery; theft, $1,500 to less than $25,000; and second-degree assault, stemming from an alleged incident at about 11 p.m. April 17 in the 300-block of Washington Avenue. The victim, identified as a Washington College student, reported that he was assaulted and robbed of his backpack as ... Read more

Update on a story we told you about last week; Chestertown Police apprehended a Fairlee area man suspected of robbing the clerk of a convenience store at knifepoint the night before. Nytre Nickael Green, 24, was served an arrest warrant charging him with robbery; armed robbery; first- and second-degree assault; and theft, $100 to less ... Read more

The Chestertown Town Council passed its budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26 at a regularly scheduled meeting this week totaling more than $6 million. The new budget includes a slight increase in revenue, rising from $4,848,243 in FY25 to $4,936,182 in FY26. However, expenditures will also rise, from $3,673,365 to $4,745,809, reports the Kent County News. ... Read more

The Chestertown Police Department is investigating a robbery that occurred at the 7-Eleven convenience store, located at 212 Maple Avenue, on the night of June 4. Kent County News reports at approximately 11:23 p.m., officers responded to the scene after the on-duty clerk reported a Black male entered the store and engaged in conversation with ... Read more