Hannah Combs

1 week ago | myeasternshoremd.com | Hannah Combs

GREENSBORO — A statewide effort is underway to challenge a new law that could allow significant expansion of solar energy projects on agricultural land in Maryland. Jay Falstad, a long-time conservation activist and executive director of the Queen Anne’s Conservation Association, is spearheading a petition for a statewide referendum that, if successful, would place Senate Bill 931 on the ballot for the next general election.

3 weeks ago | myeasternshoremd.com | Hannah Combs

CENTREVILLE — The Queen Anne's County Board of Education voted Tuesday to affirm an ethics panel's finding that Superintendent Patricia Saelens violated ethics policy by participating in a furniture contract award to her brother's employer. The ethics panel determined that Saelens failed to recuse herself from the procurement process for furniture for the district's new central offices.

1 month ago | myeasternshoremd.com | Hannah Combs

ROCK HALL – The Kent County Board of Education took significant steps during its public meeting on Monday, May 5, passing a policy amendment and approving a budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year. The board voted in favor of a revision to the Fund Balance Reserve Policy, which will allow the district to dip into its contingency funds for the fiscal year 2026 budget.

1 month ago | myeasternshoremd.com | Hannah Combs

CHESTERTOWN — Kent County Public Schools Superintendent Mary Boswell-McComas presented her preliminary FY26 budget proposal to the Board of Education on Monday, outlining a plan she described as "right-sizing" the organization to post-COVID funding realities. The proposed budget totals $30.9 million, down from $33 million the previous year, reflecting significant adjustments to staffing and resources.

1 month ago | somdnews.com | Hannah Combs

CHESTERTOWN — Washington College’s Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience has been awarded $257,000 in grants to begin historic preservation and climate resiliency work on the c. 1746 riverfront Custom House Chestertown. Originally a colonial private home and business, with powerful connections to African American history, the building is home to the Starr Center, which now, in its 25th year, provides a wealth of programs exploring American history in all its complexities.