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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · WILL BONTRAGER wbontrager@chespub.com

    County shows first responder support amid September fires (opens the original)

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    CHESTERTOWN — September has been an active month for area volunteer fire companies as the Kent County Commissioners approved of updated air supply equipment for the Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company at their regularly scheduled meeting the close of the month. “We needed to replace this equipment sooner or later,” Commission President Ron Fithian said, as all three commissioners showed support for the fire company’s needs. On Sept. 6, Chestertown led the effort to control the accidental

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · WILL BONTRAGER wbontrager@chespub.com

    Republicans of Kent Annual picnic features Fox 45 journalist Chris Papst (opens the original)

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    WORTON — On Sunday, Sept. 20, nearly a hundred attended the Republicans Of Kent Annual Club Picnic held at Red Acres Hydroponics farm in Worton with the message, “Save Our State” and “No More Moore”. The speaker was Chris Papst lead investigative reporter for Project Baltimore, Fox45’s ongoing investigation into Maryland’s public education system. Authored of the bestseller “Failure Factory: How Baltimore City Public Schools Deprive Taxpayers and Students of a Future” and “Ca

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · WILL BONTRAGER wbontrager@chespub.com

    Chestertown council addresses community issues (opens the original)

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    CHESTERTOWN — “We may not get everything right all the time, but we can listen, learn and work to improve the county,” Mayor Meghan Efland told town residents during the council’s regularly scheduled Sept. 21 meeting. Efland discussed the police response to a permitted party on Calvert Street, housing needs and community recovery from a September fire. Efland answered residents’ questions and outlined several goals the town is pursuing. The meeting followed a heavy police presence used

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · WILL BONTRAGER wbontrager@chespub.com

    Kennedyville man charged with attempted murder after shooting (opens the original)

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    KENNEDYVILLE — A Kennedyville man faces attempted murder and assault charges after authorities say he fired a shotgun twice into an occupied pickup truck on Creamery Street. Louis Dominick Sparco, 38, was arrested Sept. 15 and charged with attempted second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, use of a firearm in a violent crime, reckless endangerment and malicious destruction of property valued at more than $1,000, according to court records. Kent County Sheriff Dennis Hickman said

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · WILL BONTRAGER wbontrager@chespub.com

    Family First Enrichment Cooperative looks to grow in Galena (opens the original)

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    GALENA — Since opening in April, Family First Enrichment Cooperative has established itself as a school, activity center and community social hub in downtown Galena. Unlock the rest of the article with a new subscription. Your support strengthens local journalism. Subscribe now for full access to local reporting, breaking news, and more. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming an

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