The Kent County News

09/07/2025

CHESTERTOWN — The Garfield Center for the Arts has announced the cast and creative team for its fall production of Bernard Pomerance’s “The Elephant Man,” opening Oct. 3 and running weekends through Oct. 21.

CHESTERTOWN — The Garfield Center for the Arts has announced the cast and creative team for its fall production of Bernard Pomerance’s “The Elephant Man,” opening Oct. 3 and running

09/06/2025

CHESTERTOWN — Aloha, say members of the Amy Lynn Ferris Adult Activity Center.

09/04/2025

BALTIMORE — A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Stephen Nicholas Westcott, 35, of Kennedyville, Kent County, charging him with Sexual Exploitation of a Child, Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material, Possession of Child Sexual Ab…

BALTIMORE — A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Stephen Nicholas Westcott, 35, of Kennedyville, Kent County, charging him with Sexual Exploitation of a Child, Distribution of Child Sexual

09/04/2025

NEW CASTLE, De – Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore recently welcomed Joseph Holt, of Chestertown, and Dale Kerns, of Rising Sun, to its board of directors.

09/04/2025

BETTERTON — For the past two Saturday afternoons, residents living near Betterton held informal meetings discussing Halo Betterton Solar LLC.

09/04/2025

CHESTERTOWN — Kent County Commissioners covered a range of appointments and updates at their Aug. 26 meeting, including nutrition education, emergency services, staffing, and the status of Eastern Neck Island.

09/03/2025

CHESTERTOWN — On Aug. 29, the Kent County commissioners signed a letter expressing their opposition to proposed striped bass (rockfish) limits, sending it to Maryland Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz.

09/03/2025

KENNEDYVILLE — City firefighters have to deal with issues that rural counties usually do not. For example, there are very few sky rises in Kent County.

09/03/2025

CHESTERTOWN — Kent Goes Purple is a substance abuse awareness and prevention initiative of the Kent County Sheriff’s Office and Chestertown Rotary Club that engages the community and youth to stand up against substance abuse.

CHESTERTOWN — Kent Goes Purple is a substance abuse awareness and prevention initiative of the Kent County Sheriff’s Office and Chestertown Rotary Club that engages the community and youth to

09/03/2025

ROCK HALL — The Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company reported a successful “coastal water rescue” Sunday evening in the Chesapeake Bay near Swan Point.

09/03/2025

CHESTERTOWN POLICE

09/03/2025

CHESTERTOWN — Jake Day, Maryland’s undersecretary of housing, will discuss homelessness and the need for affordable housing on the Eastern Shore at an event sponsored by the Shelter Alliance on Monday, Sept. 15.

CHESTERTOWN — Jake Day, Maryland’s undersecretary of housing, will discuss homelessness and the need for affordable housing on the Eastern Shore at an event sponsored by the Shelter Alliance on