Most of us or at least many of us are of one mind. We don’t like the choice of a national leader. Donald Trump’s baggage is well known and President Biden who bears the burden of incumbency, is at 40% ... [Continue Story]
Public Affairs
Jay Hudson, David Wojciechowski, and Alexis Roiter Win St. Michaels Commissioner Election
Yesterday, an election was held for three of the five offices of Commissioner of the Town of St. Michaels. The term of office for the three top vote ... [Continue Story]
- The Door Finally Opens for Future Use for Easton’s Abandoned Safeway Site
- 1st District GOP Candidates Debate without Incumbent Andy Harris at LWV Forum
- Congressman Harris Votes No on Bill Supporting Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan
- Spy Report: Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc Hosts Public Update Session
- County Council Update: Lakeside Resolutions Discussed and More
- House, Senate Send $63 Billion Budget to Governor
Spy Highlights
Chicken Scratch: Gone Back Home – by Elizabeth Beggins
Of all the letters that passed between my parents and me, and there were many—most of which I still have—a few stood out as truly memorable. There was one my father wrote right after I left for college, full of wit, wisdom, and words to express how proud he was, both of me and for […]
- A Full Year of Waterfowl Festival in 2024: A Chat with Director Deena Kilmon and Board Member Chip Heaps
- From and Fuller: The Political Impact of Student Protests in 2024
- The Tale of Taylor Swift and Taylors Island’s Clara Bow
- From and Fuller: On NY Times David Brooks Pessimism on Biden and Speaker Johnson’s Survival
- When Whistler looked at City Streets with the Curator David Park Curry and AAM’s Lee Glazer
- Chicken Scratch: Are You Feeling Stressed Today? By Elizabeth Beggins
The Arts and Local Design
Dar Williams & Friend Together in Song at the Avalon by Steve Parks
“I won’t forget when Peter Pan came to my house, took my hand I said I was a boy I’m glad he didn’t check I learned to fly, I learned to fight I ... [Continue Story]
- Giving Up on Giving In: Christina Vane at the Stoltz by Mark Pelavin
- Engaging Street Mural to Enhance Safety Measures on Love Point Road in Stevensville
- Spy Concert Review: MSO’s All-American Season Finale by Steve Parks
- Darlene Taylor at the AAM: Reclaiming Untold Stories Through Heirloom Memories
- Spy Art Reviews: From Heirlooms to Master Antiquity Prints by Steve Parks
- Spy Review: They’re All Winners in this Contest by Steve Parks
Chesapeake Ecosystem
Report dolphin sightings with Chesapeake Dolphin Watch and help scientists with Chesapeake Bay research
Thousands of residents and visitors with their eyes on the water have helped scientists understand when bottlenose dolphins are visiting the ... [Continue Story]
- Dribs and Drabs: Oysters, Wisteria, Locusts and Crabs
- QAC County Takes Major Step in Building Bike and Hiker Trails System
- Maryland’s Oyster Sanctuaries Show Promising Signs by Joe Zimmermann
- Deena Kilmon Appointed Executive Director of Waterfowl
- The Eagle’s Owl Nest: After Years of Teasing, This Great Horned Owl Couple Finally Delivers
- Mid-Shore Ecosystem: Record Breaking Farm Land Saved by QAC but Future Funding Looks Bleak
Maryland News
Cambridge Launches Innovative Land Bank Authority to Transform Blighted Properties
On March 25, the Cambridge City Council unanimously approved Ordinance No. 1234, which established a Land Bank Authority to “acquire, manage, ... [Continue Story]
Health
Compass in Review: A Chat with CEO Heather Guerieri
Every year, the Spy makes it a point to talk to Heather Guerieri, the CEO of Compass, the Mid-Shore's largest nonprofit hospice organization, for an ... [Continue Story]
- Working Together on Senior Care: A Chat with Talbot Health’s Carrie Ottey and Upper Shore Aging’s Andy Hollis
- Mid-Shore Health: The Road to Recovery at Shore Medical Center’s Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Clinics
- Mid Shore Health Improvement Coalition Launches Health Careers Website
- Mid-Shore Health: The New Science of Orthopedic Care with Drs. Myron Szczukowski and Dr. Sheila Taylor
- The Moore Budget Shows $100M for Proposed Medical Center
Education
In Memoriam: Professor Frank Creegan
Frank J. Creegan, 84, of Chestertown, MD, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at The Barnett Hospice Center in Centreville, ... [Continue Story]
- Maryland’s School Superintendent Announces Accountability Task Force
- Breakdown Of Funding For Blueprint Plan Comes Into Focus
- Horn Point Professors Named U.S. Fulbright Scholars
- Maryland Blueprint: Implementation in Dorchester County
- Blueprint Implementation Continues: New Plans Reveal Ongoing Challenges For Schools
Food & Garden Highlights
The Spy to Offer Election Interviews with all Oxford Commissioner Candidates
The Talbot Spy is offering Zoom election profiles/interviews to those running for Commissioner on the June 18th ballot over the next month. As the ... [Continue Story]
Brevities
Dandelions and Fleabane: The Mystery Behind Spring’s Misunderstood Beauties
According to The National Weather Service, March is traditionally the rainiest month of the year in Maryland, April is the fifth wettest month. During ... [Continue Story]
- Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Pulling Over to Make a Quick Call
- May 2024 Sky Watch: Meteors and Morning Planets by Denis Herrmann
- Agent 86 Reconnaissance Report: Oxford Day 2024
- Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: I Hear the Avalon is Sold Out for that Show
- Agent 86 Reconnaissance Footage: Chestertown by Air
- COVID 2024 by Kate Emery General
Commerce
The Spy to Offer Election Interviews with all Oxford Commissioner Candidates
The Talbot Spy is offering Zoom election profiles/interviews to those running for Commissioner on the June 18th ballot over the next month. As the ... [Continue Story]
Community Notes
The Spy to Offer Election Interviews with all Oxford Commissioner Candidates
The Talbot Spy is offering Zoom election profiles/interviews to those running for Commissioner on the June 18th ballot over the next month. As the ... [Continue Story]
- Queen Anne’s County Commissioners Release 2025 County Budget
- 250th Commemoration Celebration of the Talbot Resolves
- Talbot County FY 2025 Proposed Budget Highlights
- Shore Legal Access offers free expungement clinic at Grace Street
- Yoga on Navy Point returns to CBMM in May & June
- Talbot County Celebrates Birthday and Announces Citizen of the Year
Senior Life Highlights
Upper Shore Aging Honors Volunteers
Upper Shore Aging (USA) recently honored its volunteers from Caroline and Talbot counties at its annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner at the Easton ... [Continue Story]
- Talbot County Commission on Aging to host a Senior Resource Fair
- Could Your Core Be Getting Frail? By Susan Covey
- Working Together on Senior Care: A Chat with Talbot Health’s Carrie Ottey and Upper Shore Aging’s Andy Hollis
- Senior Life: Stepping Out by Susan Covey
- Cruisin’ with Christine: For the Love of Rotary at Londonderry with Robert Grill
- Londonderry on the Tred Avon Welcomes Brian Cotter to Board of Directors
Arts Notes
The Less Stress Doc Delivers a Roadmap to Less Stress in New Book: Highway to Your Happy Place
Everyone wants to have less stress. In his new book, Highway to Your Happy Place: A Roadmap to Less Stress, Gary Sprouse M.D. – also known as The Less ... [Continue Story]
- Carpe Diem Arts Alive! Brookletts Lunchtime Series Celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month and Mother’s Day
- Chesapeake Film Festival: Celebrating Independent Cinema in Historic Easton and Chestertown, Maryland
- Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Chestertown Presents Organ Recital by Ken Cowan
- Zebra Gallery Features New Artists
- CORRECTION: The Art of Storytelling: Panel Discussion and Workshop with Filmmakers at the Talbot County Free Library is now on Sunday, September 29, at 10:30 a.m.
- The Secret Life of Adkins, Photographs by Kellen McCluskey, on View through June 29 at Adkins Arboretum
Ecosystem Notes
Adkins Arboretum Mystery Monday: Guess the Picture!
The answer to last week's mystery is barred owl, Strix varia, pictured below: Known colloquially as the hoot owl, the barred owl is not ... [Continue Story]
Education Notes
Benedictine Celebrates Campus Construction Plans with Road Dedication and Groundbreaking for New School Residential Facility
Benedictine staff, board members, legislative and government representatives gathered to celebrate a new loop road on the Ridgely campus with a ... [Continue Story]
- Gunston’s Chesapeake Watershed Semester Welcomes New Director Brad Hirsh
- Wye River Upper School Invites Regional Experts and Advocates
- What’s All The Buzz About Bees?
- St. Michaels Branch presents Delivering Donated Ambulances to Ukraine with Terry Mangan
- Gunston’s Tony D’Antonio Named ‘Counselor of the Year’
- Get Your Groove On! Learn How to Jam With Others
Health Notes
UM Shore Regional Health Receives 4th Magnet® Designation
UM Shore Regional Health (UM SRH), a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System, has earned re-designation as a Magnet® ... [Continue Story]
- For All Seasons Inaugural Paddles Up for Mental Health Tournament Offers Former Raven Celebrity Match for Viewing
- UM SMC in Chestertown in Becker’s Rural Access Hospital Listing
- Birthing Center at UM Shore Regional Health’s JADA System Proves a Lifesaver for Salisbury Mother
- Talbot Goes Purple will collect medications for National Take Back Day
- Shore Regional Health Celebrates Donate Life Month
- Queen Anne’s County Emergency Services to Host Community Emergency Response Team Training (CERT)
Commerce Notes
The Spy to Offer Election Interviews with all Oxford Commissioner Candidates
The Talbot Spy is offering Zoom election profiles/interviews to those running for Commissioner on the June 18th ballot over the next month. As the ... [Continue Story]
- When Hannah Comes Home: Jazz Vocalist Hannah Gill
- We Are Stuck by Al Sikes
- Alsobrooks Should Be Maryland’s Next Senator by J.E. Dean
- Centreville Gets Update on GTI’s Cannabis Odor Mediation Progress
- Jay Hudson, David Wojciechowski, and Alexis Roiter Win St. Michaels Commissioner Election
- In Memoriam: Professor Frank Creegan
Food Friday
Food Friday: May 5th
This year, Cinco de Mayo is over the weekend. It is going to be a balmy Sunday, when we can throw open the windows, and notice all the new weeds that sprang up overnight in ... [Continue Story]
Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith
Looking at the Masters: Sliman Mansour
Sliman Mansour was born in 1947 in Birzeit, a small village north of Ramallah. He is an internationally recognized Palestinian artist. He studied art ... [Continue Story]
Design with Jenn Martella
Design with Jenn Martella: A Diamond on Diamondback
Waterfront houses with shorelines facing south enjoy the ideal solar orientation for sunny rooms throughout the day. Today’s featured house was sited not only to capture the southern light but also to maximize its spectacular 180-degree vistas up and down the Miles River. This charming house began its life as a guest house for the […]
From and Fuller Podcast
From and Fuller: The Political Impact of Student Protests in 2024
Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news of the moment. This week, From and ... [Continue Story]
- From and Fuller: On NY Times David Brooks Pessimism on Biden and Speaker Johnson’s Survival
- From and Fuller: Speaker Johnson’s Foreign Aid Pickle and Trump Trapped in the Courtroom
- From and Fuller: A Deep Dive into Battleground State Wisconsin and MAGA Move for Trump Airport
- From and Fuller: Trump Antisemitism, Ohio Primary Results, and Hogan Poll Numbers
- From and Fuller: Biden’s SOTU Doesn’t Change Polls and the RFK, Jr. Third Party Threat
- From and Fuller: A Super Tuesday Download and the High Stakes of Biden’s State of the Union Address
Columnist J.E. Dean
Alsobrooks Should Be Maryland’s Next Senator by J.E. Dean
The Democratic primary for U.S. Senate is May 14 and a viable candidate will emerge as the winner. The two leading candidates, Prince Georges County ... [Continue Story]
- Larry Hogan is a Good Man, But Please Don’t Vote for Him by J.E. Dean
- Why is Trump Begging the Court to Convict Him? By J. E. Dean
- Trump’s “Historic Trial” by J.E. Dean
- The Trump Melt-Down Continues by J.E. Dean
- Keeping Idiots Out of Congress by J. E. Dean
- Pence Declines to Endorse the Man Who Wanted Him Hanged by J.E. Dean
Columnist Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): On a Scale of 1-10 by Howard Freedlander
I can recall countless times when a medical professional asked me to rate my pain or discomfort on a scale of 1-10. If I cannot be absolutely sure, I always default to 5 or lower. Frankly, I find the question a bit silly. If I seem disrespectful of the medical pros, I offer a universal […]
- Out and About (Sort of) On Being Humble by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Good Deed, Awful Behavior by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Wondering by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Calming the Waters in Oxford by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Compromise and Cars by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Noteworthy History by Howard Freedlander
Columnist Hugh Panero
Let’s Retire the Word “Retired” by Hugh Panero
We need a new word to better describe being "retired.” While there are multiple ways to talk about gender, there is only one measly, grossly ... [Continue Story]
- Top 15 Indicators That You Are Too Old For Technology by Hugh Panero
- Dune Part 2 and My Son Got Me Back Into a Movie Theater by Hugh Panero
- Governor Moore is About to Have a Moment by Hugh Panero
- The List of the 15 Most Upside-Down Things of 2023 by Hugh Panero
- New Hospital Dreams and Long ER Wait Time Nightmares by Hugh Panero
- New Hospital Dreams and Long ER Wait Time Nightmares by Hugh Panero
Columnist Craig Fuller
A Technologically Driven Holistic Approach to Healthcare: Craig Fuller Chats with Dr. Rubin Pillay
In a recent insightful interview with Dr. Rubin Pillay, an innovative voice in modern healthcare, the Spy's Craig Fuller was offered a glimpse into ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Jamie Kirkpatrick
Objects of Desire by Jamie Kirkpatrick
Admit it: we all have objects of desire. For some, it might be fame or status, for others, maybe it’s money, or a special relationship. But for my ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Laura Oliver
The Road Ahead by Laura J. Oliver
This is the story of how I didn’t become what I might have been. And for once I’m not talking about my effort to be a fully evolved spiritual human ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Angela Rieck
Looking for Zebras by Angela Rieck
I have two dogs, Gus and Annie, who are frequent inspirations for my columns. These two dogs could not be more different. Gus is a 12-pound little ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Al Sikes
We Are Stuck by Al Sikes
Most of us or at least many of us are of one mind. We don’t like the choice of a national leader. Donald Trump’s baggage is well known and President Biden who bears the burden of incumbency, is at 40% approval and only 24% think he is leading the country in the right direction; at […]
Opinion
When Peace Visited War: A Christmas Story by Tom Timberman
Americans approach Christmas 2023 in a dark angry environment that has divided millions, even families and friends. Bethlehem, even Santa Claus and ... [Continue Story]
- A Christmas Carol 2023 by Maria Wood
- The Carbon Darwin Award by Bob Moores
- America’s Civil War of Weaponized Words and the Middle East by Tom Timberman
- Here’s a Test: Can You Recognize a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing? By Maria Grant
- What Happens Next to Israel, Hamas, Palestinians and the US? By Tom Timberman
- Still No Planning? By Carol Voyles
- America is Losing Control of the Israel/Palestinian Global Narrative by Tom Timberman
- Things To Do In A Deer Stand by Rob Etgen
- Towards A National Directory Of Gun Violence by Stan Salett
- Wars, Political Chaos, Confusion and Anger: What to Do? By Tom Timberman
- Are We Judged by the Company We Keep? By Maria Grant
- October 7 Perspective by Bob Moores
- Rockfish Conservation by Rob Etgen
- Thoughts from the Mayor Of Crisfield on the Tawes Crab Feast and Clam Bake by Darlene Taylor
- The House is Dysfunctional; Where’s the Contingency Plan? By Tom Timberman
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: We Need To Talk….
y wife, Paula, and I came to Oxford in 2006, drawn by the beauty and serenity of this town. We came to love the friendly atmosphere, saying “Good ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to Editor: Using All of St. Michaels Accommodations Tax Revenue on Marketing is Wrong
- Letter to Editor: Why I’m Running for St. Michaels Commissioners
- Letter to Editor: Farmers, Watermen, and Citizens Around the Bay Need More Effective Shoreland Zoning And Funding.
- Letter to Editor: Rename the Francis Scott Key Bridge
- Letter to Editor: Legal Challenge To Striped Bass Regulations Gets Wide Support
- Letter to Editor: Planning Commission Decisions On Lakeside This Tuesday