Talbot Guide

Have you ever been told you have an eye for capturing the moment? Perhaps a passion for photography? Do you love your local waterways and want to promote and protect them? ShoreRivers is running its annual photo contest from August through October, so snap a picture and send it our way! Your photo could be seen across the Eastern Shore—contest photos are featured in ShoreRivers’ print and digital publications as well as at our events, which collectively reach thousands of people each year.

Talbot County Public Schools (TCPS) has announced new administrative appointments for the 2023-2024 school year, effective July 1, 2023.

The Talbot County Board of Education has approved the appointment of Mrs. Rebecca Mann to the position of Assistant Principal at St. Michaels Middle High School effective immediately. She will replace Mr. John Strickland, who has accepted a position out of the county.

On Tuesday, June 27, Town of Easton officials and leadership from Easton Volunteer Fire Department (EVFD) traveled to the Sutphen Corporation plant in Lake Ariel, PA to inspect, purchase, and bring home two brand new fire trucks.

Talbot Paramedic Foundation and Talbot County Department of Emergency Services has announced a new name for their nationally recognized Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) program, as well as an expanded range of emergency situations that can be addressed with by-stander intervention.
The newly named program will be called Talbot CARES, or Cardiac Arrest Rescue- Emergency Station.

VFW Post 5118 recently donated $5,000 to support Talbot Goes Purple, a substance use prevention program in Talbot County.

J. Bruce Weeks entered the first clock he ever built in a national competition and won in all three categories he entered.

For 34 years the annual Caroline Summerfest Festival in Denton has marked the turn toward fall in Caroline County. As vacations wind down and families prepare to return to the regular schedules set by school days, Summerfest has symbolized one last hurrah of family, friends, and food coupled with great music on two stages.

Summertime means it is time for one of the area’s most popular events – the Eastern Shore Threshermen & Collectors Assoc., Inc.’s 63rd annual Wheat Threshing, Steam & Gas Engine Show will be held August 4, 5, 6, 2023. The showgrounds are located on Rt. 313 between Denton and Federalsburg, Maryland. The show features free admission and free parking and opens at 10am each day.

The St. Michaels Art League (SMAL) is pleased to announce a member’s Photography Exhibit at the rear gallery of the St. Michaels branch of the Talbot County Free Library during the month of August.