Author: Tammy Cohee

Nine students from Talbot County Public Schools have been named 2026 Carson Scholars and were recognized by the Board of Education at their April meeting.
The Carson Scholars Fund, Inc. was founded in 1994 by former Johns Hopkins Pediatric Neurosurgeon Benjamin S. Carson, M.D. and his wife Candy. The fund awards $1,000 college scholarships to students in grades 4-11 who excel academically and are dedicated to serving their communities. Students must attend an accredited K-12 school in the United States, maintain a 3.75 GPA on a 4.0 scale, and be nominated by an educator at their school. Previous winners of Carson Scholarships may reapply for Carson Scholar recognition each year and the students are recognized at regional award ceremonies in the Spring.

Behind the Lines: a 9/11 Story is a live storytelling, music, and theatre performance set against the tragedy of the September 11 attacks and the war that followed. The production will debut at the Avalon Theatre in Easton on May 23 and May 24, ahead of a national tour and in recognition of the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Created by internationally acclaimed jazz musician Dominick Farinacci and combat veteran Jaymes Poling, this immersive experience reveals the lasting impact of 9/11 and the war that followed, taking audiences on a deeply moving journey of loss, resilience, and hope.

The Neighborhood Service Center of Talbot County is preparing to open a new retail shop in downtown Easton, thanks to a local donor who is funding the space, and is calling on the community to donate gently used items to help stock the store ahead of its launch.

The Talbot County Council introduced the Fiscal Year 2027 Proposed Budget during its meeting on April 14, 2026. The budget presentation was delivered by Martha Sparks, Finance Director, and Clay Stamp, County Manager.

In the coming weeks, each Town of Easton ward representative will host a public Town Hall Discussion. The discussions will serve to inform and educate the public on current and upcoming Town projects, and provide an open forum for public feedback.

The Oxford Fine Arts 2026 show is May 15th through the 17th, and this year it is a “family affair” for three artists who have been juried into the show.
Easton resident Pat Lang, oil painter, and her partner Steve Sirota who works in wire art, along with her daughter Lisa Scarbath, mosaic artist, are excited to be included in this year’s show.

This spring Pickering Creek Audubon Center and Delmarva Community Service (DCS), Inc. will join forces for Greening the Grounds, a project to create new native plant habitats at two DCS properties in Cambridge. These locations include the Chesapeake Grove Intergenerational Center and DCS administrative offices at the Delmarva Action Center. The project is made possible through a generous grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust’s Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns program.
Greening the Grounds will enhance landscaping at the DCS sites by replacing current plantings of invasive and non-native species with beneficial native plants, trees and shrubs. The new plantings will not only beautify a prime public setting frequented by local residents, but will also provide new habitat for birds, butterflies and other native pollinators, thus offering a welcoming environment for community members and wildlife alike.