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With the onset of warm weather, it's time for people to start opening their swimming pools. Enjoying your pool is something that can be done even with the Covid-19 restrictions. In fact, if you have children and / or young people in your family, it's a healthy, safe way for them to occupy time without being bored. Pool fills are a significant fund raising source for us. They are especially important now as we've had to cancel out Chicken BBQs and other fund raisers because of the pandemic. These other fund raisers have been historically successful.
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At 2:04 pm on Thursday, July 30, 2020, the Chestertown VFC, Kennedyville VFC, Kent & Queen Annes Rescue Squad, Betterton VFC, Rock Hall VFC, Crumpton VFC, Church Hill VFC, and Kent County EMS was dispatched to the 10300 block of Augustine Herman Highway (Maryland 213) for the Motor Vehicle Collision with Unknown Injuries. The crash location was between Hopewell Corner (Maryland 213 & Maryland 297 – Suds & Soda) and Hassengers Corner (Maryland 213 & Maryland 561 – Chestertown Animal Hospital). The precise location is locally called “Goose Hill”.
At 2:48 am on Thursday, July 23, 2020 the Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company was dispatched as mutual aid to the 300 block of Clannihan Shop Road, Centreville, Queen Annes County for the working structure fire. The fire company of record was the Good Will Volunteer Fire Company of Centreville.
On July 16, 1954, a deadly accident occurred in Chestertown. Many people now living here are unaware of it. On the edge of town, where Chestertown Industrial Park is located, was a business called Kent Manufacturing. The compound was centered on the present-day intersection of Dixon Drive and Lynchburg Street. The business started out as a defense contractor at the beginning of World War II, making munitions for the war effort. It was owned by five men: Chestertown Mayor Phil Wilmer, Tony Fabrizi, Joseph McLain, and Charles Eshman. The work force was comprised of 80% women. To locals, Kent Manufacturing was known by several sobriquets, most included are “The Defense Plant” and “The Powder Plant”.
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