IT SNOWED AND SNOWED
And while it snowed and thereafter we heard the roof collapsed on one section of the former Rent All Mart building on Morgnec Road and the tent collapsed which covered the flea market tables at the Bowling Alley in nearby Queen Anne’s County. Regarding ALL of the snow that still remains, according to a headline in the Orlando Sentinel with an AP Baltimore dateline: a “Bay scientist says environmental impact of dumping snow in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor minimal” – allegedly a Baltimore water quality scientist says ‘runoff of pollutants into the bay is always a concern, but the two recent snowstorms are no different than a heavy thunderstorm’!
BEWARE! BURGLARIES ABOUND IN AND AROUND CHESTERTOWN
There have been a number of burglaries in Chestertown recently including E & E Seafood, the home of Harry Morris and the Van Dyke car wash…and many cars have been broken into.
THE CHESTERTOWN BYPASS
There has been ‘talk’ for many years about the ‘need’ for a bypass around Chestertown over the Chester River. The ‘need’ seems to have to do with, among other things, traffic congestion on Rt. 213 north (also known as Washington Avenue) through Chestertown and the deteriorating condition of the present Chester River Bridge. Opposition has arisen due to the proposed routes as put forth by the Maryland State Highway Administration (MSHA)– especially from residents of Chester Harbor. It appears progress is being made in bringing about a compromise between those opposing a specific proposed bypass route and the MSHA. According to a Letter to the Editor in the Queen Anne’s Record Observer on February 11 (2010)the Chester Harbor Property Owners Association Board of Directors have acknowledged ‘recent developments that indicate the State Highway Administration is no longer proposing the route be a limited access road. Fey Road and Round Top Road would not be blocked to traffic and emergency vehicles’ and that they would support this ‘new’ proposal. They further state in their letter that this is the same proposal that was approved by the Federal Highway Administration in 1991. And so… we ask … WHEN will the public hear of this ‘new’ proposal??
LOCAL HEALTH CARE
Everybody’s talking about the reduction in the nursing staff at Chester River Hospital Center. So what IS the reason? Assuming it has something to do with ‘not enough patients’, some conjecture people are putting off non emergency ‘procedures’; some think people are going to the new Anne Arundel Medical Center Health Services on Kent Island which has ‘urgent’ care hours Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m.; some think patients are being sent via helicopter from the emergency room to other hospitals.
The A. F. Whitsitt Center is on the Maryland Health Care Commission Agenda for Thursday, February 18, 2010 under ‘Action: Certificate of need.’
CHESTERTOWN ART
Coming in March – ‘Celebrate Chestertown’ hosted by Artworks and sponsored by Main Street Historic Chestertown. “Open to all mediums’, with the artists’ permission, their work will help to enliven downtown Chestertown with artistic depictions of the unique attractions, lively events, colorful history and stunning vistas of our vibrant community”. Selected entries will be reproduced on colorful banners to be displayed on light posts along High Street. Artworks, located at 306 Park Row, Chestertown, is a non-profit art center “dedicated to the establishment of a regional center for art and craft” – NOT to be confused with the Chestertown Arts League, 312 Cannon Street, which is “focused on education in the arts and collaboration among artists” and who “conduct workshops and classes to spread knowledge of the arts, to foster an appreciation of the arts, and to encourage activity in the arts within our community” – OR The Kent County Arts Council at 115 Philosopher’s Terrace, Chestertown, where Leslie Raimond is the Executive Director and which receives partial funding from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency of the State of Maryland, whose mission is “ to encourage and invest in the advancement of the arts for the people of our State”. And then there’s Main Street Historic Chestertown which is headed up by Holly Geddes who is also a member of the Chestertown Art League.
And while it snowed and thereafter we heard the roof collapsed on one section of the former Rent All Mart building on Morgnec Road and the tent collapsed which covered the flea market tables at the Bowling Alley in nearby Queen Anne’s County. Regarding ALL of the snow that still remains, according to a headline in the Orlando Sentinel with an AP Baltimore dateline: a “Bay scientist says environmental impact of dumping snow in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor minimal” – allegedly a Baltimore water quality scientist says ‘runoff of pollutants into the bay is always a concern, but the two recent snowstorms are no different than a heavy thunderstorm’!
BEWARE! BURGLARIES ABOUND IN AND AROUND CHESTERTOWN
There have been a number of burglaries in Chestertown recently including E & E Seafood, the home of Harry Morris and the Van Dyke car wash…and many cars have been broken into.
THE CHESTERTOWN BYPASS
There has been ‘talk’ for many years about the ‘need’ for a bypass around Chestertown over the Chester River. The ‘need’ seems to have to do with, among other things, traffic congestion on Rt. 213 north (also known as Washington Avenue) through Chestertown and the deteriorating condition of the present Chester River Bridge. Opposition has arisen due to the proposed routes as put forth by the Maryland State Highway Administration (MSHA)– especially from residents of Chester Harbor. It appears progress is being made in bringing about a compromise between those opposing a specific proposed bypass route and the MSHA. According to a Letter to the Editor in the Queen Anne’s Record Observer on February 11 (2010)the Chester Harbor Property Owners Association Board of Directors have acknowledged ‘recent developments that indicate the State Highway Administration is no longer proposing the route be a limited access road. Fey Road and Round Top Road would not be blocked to traffic and emergency vehicles’ and that they would support this ‘new’ proposal. They further state in their letter that this is the same proposal that was approved by the Federal Highway Administration in 1991. And so… we ask … WHEN will the public hear of this ‘new’ proposal??
LOCAL HEALTH CARE
Everybody’s talking about the reduction in the nursing staff at Chester River Hospital Center. So what IS the reason? Assuming it has something to do with ‘not enough patients’, some conjecture people are putting off non emergency ‘procedures’; some think people are going to the new Anne Arundel Medical Center Health Services on Kent Island which has ‘urgent’ care hours Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m.; some think patients are being sent via helicopter from the emergency room to other hospitals.
The A. F. Whitsitt Center is on the Maryland Health Care Commission Agenda for Thursday, February 18, 2010 under ‘Action: Certificate of need.’
CHESTERTOWN ART
Coming in March – ‘Celebrate Chestertown’ hosted by Artworks and sponsored by Main Street Historic Chestertown. “Open to all mediums’, with the artists’ permission, their work will help to enliven downtown Chestertown with artistic depictions of the unique attractions, lively events, colorful history and stunning vistas of our vibrant community”. Selected entries will be reproduced on colorful banners to be displayed on light posts along High Street. Artworks, located at 306 Park Row, Chestertown, is a non-profit art center “dedicated to the establishment of a regional center for art and craft” – NOT to be confused with the Chestertown Arts League, 312 Cannon Street, which is “focused on education in the arts and collaboration among artists” and who “conduct workshops and classes to spread knowledge of the arts, to foster an appreciation of the arts, and to encourage activity in the arts within our community” – OR The Kent County Arts Council at 115 Philosopher’s Terrace, Chestertown, where Leslie Raimond is the Executive Director and which receives partial funding from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency of the State of Maryland, whose mission is “ to encourage and invest in the advancement of the arts for the people of our State”. And then there’s Main Street Historic Chestertown which is headed up by Holly Geddes who is also a member of the Chestertown Art League.
