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A Delaware man was served an arrest warrant recently charging him with handgun violations related to firing of the weapon in a hotel room here where there were children. According to the Evening Enterprise, 39 year old
Dominick Anthony Pisapia of Clayton is charged with four counts of reckless endangerment and single counts of allowing a firearm to be accessible to a minor, having a handgun on person, having a loaded handgun on person, handgun in a vehicle and loaded handgun in a vehicle It happened at the Red Roof Inn in Chestertown where Pisapia was staying for the weekend with his children, ages 7 and 10.

Chestertown Police are investigating an attempted stickup at gunpoint Thursday night and a robbery about an hour later that appear to be related. The Evening Enterprise reports s the victims in both incidents described the suspects as males between the ages of 13 and 17. According to a Chestertown Police Department news release, the first call came in just after 10 p.m. April 17 in the 300-block of Cannon Street. Also on Thursday night, just after 11 o’clock, a group of male Washington College students were walking in the 200-block of Washington Avenue near Cromwell Hall when they reported being approached by four male teenagers. The teens snatched the backpack of one of the students, and then fled on foot.

A point-in-time count conducted in January showed a 50% rise in people experiencing homelessness on the Mid-Shore since last year, according to results released earlier this month. The Star Democrat reports the count is an annual survey that measures homelessness across the U.S. This year, Mid Shore Behavioral Health’s Continuum of Care team contributed by gathering data from individuals in encampments, shelters and temporary housing in Talbot, Kent, Dorchester, Caroline and Queen Anne’s counties. In addition to the 50% rise, the Mid-Shore saw a 400% rise in total unsheltered homelessness since 2024, according to the results of the count. According to the count, The total number of people experiencing homelessness on the Mid-Shore sits at 195, with 179 people in sheltered locations and 16 in unsheltered locations.

Friday morning, April 18, 2025, there will be a possible cell phone/wireless service outage, as Verizon is replacing a cable in the transformer box at the Church Hill cell tower site. The duration of the outage is not known at this time.

Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff reports Tavaris Jones is wanted for Failure to Appear for an original charge of Assault – 2nd Degree. He is 40 y/o, 5’7, 185lbs. His last known address was on Fallen Horse Circle in Queenstown. If you have information related to his whereabouts please contact our office at [email protected] or call the Anonymous Tip Line at 410-758-6666.

To “right size” the budget for fiscal year 2026, Kent County Public Schools needs to eliminate 36 positions, Superintendent Mary McComas told the Board of Education at its regularly scheduled meeting Monday night, April 14. The Evening Enterprise reports According to McComas’ draft budget presentation, KCPS is facing an approximately $2 million deficit between revenue and expenditures for the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2025.
The school system is expected to bring in $30.9 million in funds from local, state and federal sources, but has projected expenditures of $32.7 million.

The Queen Anne’s County Commissioners invite residents to a Town Hall meeting to discuss the US 50/301 Ramp Management Program on Kent Island. This event offers a chance to hear program updates, engage with county and state officials, and share feedback on the initiative that began in 2023. It’s happening Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 6:30 PM at Bayside Elementary School, 301 Church Street, Stevensville. .

Kent County Public Schools invites parents and families to a special meeting this month to learn more about Title I schools and provide input. MyEasternShoreMD.com reports the Title I Parent and Family Engagement Meeting will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 24 in the media center at H.H. Garnet Elementary School in Chestertown. This meeting is held each year to help families stay engaged and learn about the opportunities offered under Title I.

An adult female was transported to the hospital in Chestertown for treatment of injuries sustained in what officials described as a “vehicle fire” on Friday afternoon, April 11. According to a news release from the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, the injuries were not life-threatening. The Evening Enterprise reports the occupant of a Sunline Solaris camper trailer, identified in the news release as Dawn Reed, discovered the fire at 2:18 p.m. in the 100-block of Dogwood Court in Queen Anne’s County. Reed was sleeping inside the camper trailer when one of her pet dogs alerted her to the fire.

Ken Kozel, president and CEO of University of Maryland Shore Regional Health, will be the keynote speaker at a League of Women Voters of Kent County-sponsored program on Thursday, April 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Chestertown firehouse. The Evening Enterprise reports Kozel will review the changes that have occurred over the past 10 years at UM Shore Regional Health, including the evolution of the health system and the regional medical center under construction in Easton.