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Love to Langa is a nonprofit raising funds to build a 200-student Montessori preschool in South Africa.

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The Ostroffs first got introduced to South Africa at a fundraiser where no one had bid on an African safari trip that was being offered. They won the trip and did a tour of the poorer, Black parts of Johannesburg called townships.

They met a woman who had over 30 orphans in her three-bedroom home.

They were also struck by how far the dollar stretched in South Africa.

“The dollar is so strong in South Africa that we can do there for 15% of what would it would cost us here. It is like seven or eight to one. You can do

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Making spirits bright — kids spend day shopping with ‘a hero’ STEVENSVILLE — Local he- them a day to shop for themroes brightened holiday selves and family members, spirits this past Saturday and enjoy a fun filled day of with the annual Shop With lights and sirens and presA Hero event. The yearly ent wrapping. event partners law enforcement and first responders See HERO with area children — giving Page 21

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From left to right: Patrick McLaughlin (D2), Philip Dumenil (D3), Jack Wilson (D1), Jim Moran (AtLarge), and Patrick Corchiarino (D4) pose with their certificates that solidify and commemorate their position as the Queen Anne’s County Commissioner for the next four years.

CENTREVILLE — The new board of county commissioners traveled to the Historic Queen Anne’s County Courthouse in Centreville to be sworn in on Tuesday Dec. 6.

The general election proved that the county was pleased with the work that has been done by re-electing their incumbents Jim Moran (2 terms), Jack Wilson (2 terms), Philip Dumenil (2 terms) , and Patrick Corchiarino (1 term).

Each commissioner was sworn in order of the district they represent starting with incumbent Jack Wilson and ending with incumbent member at large Jim Moran.

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Destiny Brooks of Easton is the single mother of six, three boys and three girls.

She has been on disability since being injured at work five years ago and receives help from Social Services.

But with prices rising and seven mouths to feed, it’s becoming harder and harder to pay the bills, much less provide Christmas presents.

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FEDERALSBURG — An early morning fire destroyed a Federalsburg home on Monday, June 15. According to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, the fire in the two-story, wood frame building on Seippes Road was discovered by a passerby at 5:11 a.m.

No one was hurt in the blaze, which officials said did an estimated $200,000 damage to the structure and $15,000 to the contents of the home, which was being remodeled. The owners were living in a camper on the property, but it is not known whether they were present at the time of the fire.

The fire marshal also said nature of the home’s construction was likely a factor in the spread of the fire as the fire began inside and spread to a nearby gazebo. The house was seriously damaged and the gazebo burned to the ground, but no other outbuildings appeared to sustain damage.

The Federalsburg Volunteer Fire Company led the response of 30 firefighters, who controlled the fire in 30 minutes.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Monday continued a rash of incidents around the state that started Friday. From noon Friday to noon Sunday, the fire marshal’s office investigated 14 different incidents, including structure fires in Queen Anne’s, Harford and St. Mary’s counties, burn victims and general outside fires in Washington and Cecil counties.

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DENTON — Caroline County Commissioner Wilbur Levengood underwent a successful surgery on Sunday to repair significant damage to his knee, which was injured in a farm accident on June 12. He was expected to remain hospitalized until the end of the week, but made progress ahead of schedule and was released Monday night to recuperate at home, said COMM. Lucie Hughes, Director of CommuWILBUR nications. Levengood will require LEVENGOOD extended recovery time at home and physical therapy, but is expected to make a full recovery within six months, she reported.

According to the statement released from the Commissioner’s Office, Commissioner Levengood sustained traumatic, non-life threatening injuries in an accident at his farm in Goldsboro on Friday, June 12. Units from Caroline County Emergency Medical Services and the Goldsboro Volunteer Fire Company responded to the scene. Due to the nature of his injuries, Levengood was transported via helicopter by Maryland State Police to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore City, where he received treatment.

The Commissioner’s Office relayed Levengood’s family appreciates the expressions of love and concern they have received from the community but requests privacy at this time. The County said they will continue to provide updates regarding Commissioner Levengood’s condition as approved by his family.

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The remains of a house on Seippes Road shows the damage from an early morning fire on June 15.

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• Ten new positive cases identified in the last week • 206 new negative test results • 2,234 test have been completed in the county to date • 284 total positive test results in the county to date • 2 reported COVID related county deaths • Individuals interested in getting tested will have the opportunity to do so at the Emaculate Conception Church in Marydel from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 20.

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WORTON — James Sterling stood in the middle of the Kent County Community Center gym Sunday, notecards in hand, and surrounded by piles of toys — miniature cars and trucks, puzzles, crayons and coloring books, stuffed animals, a baby stroller or two, bicycles and dolls.

There were lots of dolls.

And lots of pink.

It was Sterling’s task, and the task of 4-H club members and their leaders, to sort all these donated goodies by age and gender as part of the annual Christmas Basket program.

On Monday, Kent County High School students and adult volunteers, including Sterling of the Chestertown Lions Club,

boxed up non-perishable food to finish what had been started the day before.

About 435 families are being assisted this year, according to Robyn Moore, the Christmas Basket program’s longtime volunteer executive director.

That number includes 588 children, from newborns to older teens. This is an increase of about 100 over last year, said Beth Hill, principal agent associate with the University of Maryland Extension who heads up the annual 4-H toy drive.

Moore and Hill were on-site Sunday afternoon when what seemed like an endless line of storage-sized boxes filled with toys were brought to the community center as the final stop of what is

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James Sterling of the Chestertown Lions Club sorts toys for the Christmas Basket program Sunday afternoon at the Kent County Community Center in Worton. He returned the following day to help box up non-perishable food to be distributed.

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Circuit Court Judge Harris Murphy congratulates Sherise Kennard after she is sworn in as the clerk for the Circuit Court of Kent County on Thursday, Dec. 8. Pictured with Kennard are her husband James “Buck” Kennard and their twin daughters Shannon and Shanna.

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GALENA — A special guest was seen in Galena over the weekend — brought all the way from the North Pole. Santa came by fire truck to the town hall here Saturday night for the annual tree lighting ceremony. He took photos with attendees and listened to their Christmas wishes. Pictured, the mayor, council and town staff of Galena join Santa in front of the Christmas tree. Sunday morning, Santa was back at the firehouse for a pancake breakfast.

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DENTON — The budget approved by the Commissioners at the end of May kept the property rate unchanged. The County’s property tax rate will continue to be 98 cents per $100 of assessed value and there are no changes to the income tax rate of 3.2 percent.

With a general fund budget of $56,749,994 for FY2021, County Administrator Jeremy Goldman approximated the allotment of funds to be divided as follows: 35% schools, 30% public safety, 12% county administration, 8% debt service, 8% public works, 2% recreation and leisure, and 1 % for health and social services. The next years budget holds the line from FY2020 with a negligible difference.

The Greensboro Elementary project was financed by debt issued for the County’s portion by the sale of a Municipal Bonds in 2019. Taking advantage of an attractive bond market in the fall of 2019, the county took the proactive step of refunding all outstanding existing debt, lowering the interest rates significantly without extending the time on any of the debt.

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County Administrator Jeremy Goldman approximated the allotment of funds to be divided as follows: 35% schools, 30% public safety, 12% county administration, 8% debt service, 8% public works, 2% recreation and leisure, and 1 % for health and social services.

this well- timed savvy financial maneuver is a net savings of $1,425,567.31 in current debt cost.

As a final note, property owners within the County’s 10 incorporated municipalities pay property taxes at rates established by those towns. Property owners within the five largest towns receive a discount on County taxes called a “differential.” This

discount is meant to offset the cost of duplicative services like law enforcement. This year’s differential resulted in the County forgoing $449,650.03 in property taxes.

While a thoughtful and prudent plan, like most budgets, the FY 21 budget does face some challenges, wrote Margaret Roe, finance director.

The comprehensive budget plan states, “The unknown economic climate as we move forward into the recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, with no previous modeling to use a guide, forecasting revenue is. At best an inexact science. Add to this, factors such as current fuel and other commodities are at historic lows but could spike in the future, creating pressure on the operational side of the budget. The local labor market was tight prior to the pandemic and it remains to be seen what if any long-term effect COVID-19 will have on wages. In traditionally higher turnover departments like Corrections, Emergency Services, and Public Works, the County has struggled to fill positions, a situation compounded by competition with surrounding counties.”

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The Kent County News is a paid weekly, tall tabloid newspaper publishing every Thursday.

It serves as the local weekly newspaper for all of Kent County, Maryland and is one of the oldest newspapers in the U.S. (1793). With a focus on local news, the Kent County News is the go-to source for local residents and an excellent value for businesses in the region seeking to market their products and services.

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Community theater group Sky Is the Limit staged their long-awaited winter show, “A Christmas Story: The Musical,” last weekend.

Premiering at the North Point Government Center on Friday, the local thespians had been preparing and rehearsing the show for almost three months with auditions held earlier this year in September.

The winter show of “A Christmas

Story: The Musical” brought a fullscale production with costumes, backstage technical staff and an orchestra that were under direction of programrunner Debbie Staigerwald.

The audience was delighted as they followed the tale of Ralphie Parker attempting to convince his parents, teacher and Santa Claus that the everso-coveted Red Rider BB gun is the perfect gift for Christmas.

The musical rendition of this holiday movie classic included two acts jampacked with a variety of songs from their 21-member cast of characters along with dancers, extras and the chorus.

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Last Saturday, Dec. 10, residents gathered outside Poplar Inn for the annual Dundalk Christmas Tree Lighting.

For the past four years, the event has been held at the intersection of Merritt Boulevard and Wise Avenue where families crowded the parking lot at Poplar Place to share in the Christmas spirit.

The Tree Lighting kicked off at 4:30 p.m. with children being invited to the North Point Library for an arts and craft workshop, as they awaited Santa’s arrival.

While the children and their families made festive crafts, local band Too Cool For Yule serenaded the remaining attendees with rock-and-roll Christmas classics.

“Isn’t it wonderful that the spirit of Christmas is alive and well in the town of Dundalk?”

Councilman Todd Crandell said. “I want to thank you all for coming out tonight and I want to thank the volunteers who put this together.”

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COURTESY OF THE BALTIMORE COUNTY GOVERNMENT

Baltimore County Executive John Olszewski Jr. addresses the crowd during his second inaugural speech on Monday, Dec. 5., at Goucher College.

Baltimore County Executive John Olszewski, along with other newly elected officials, were sworn in on Monday morning to officially start new terms for their positions.

Hundreds of county residents gathered in the Kraushaar Auditorium at Goucher College, Olszewski’s alma mater, for a morning of ceremonial performances from local schools like Patapsco High and Scotts Branch Elementary to kick off the inauguration.

The county executive vowed to continue his administration’s historic investments in public education, provide a more open government and continue work to improve residents’ quality of life.

“I am humbled to have the opportunity to continue serving as your county executive,” Olszewski said.

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toric investments in public education, created a more transparent, accessible and engaged government, and holistically invested in public safety while instilling principles equity and sustainability into our county, built the most diverse administration in history and fundamentally changed the relationship between our government and the people it serves.”

During his inaugural address, the county executive discussed the challenges his administration had overcome. One being an $81 million “literally buried in budget documents as a footnote,” and credits the partnerships made with residents and organizations to alleviate the county of a financial burden.

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The Christmas Tree stands brightly outside Poplar Place.

Though their work, attendees mas tree was lit up with bright and their children go to take bulbs that shined through the in the holiday season through night sky on Saturday evespirited music, toy giveaways ning. and of course the gigantic See TREE Christmas tree.

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Last Saturday, Dec. 3, locals gathered on Eastern Boulevard to kick off the holiday season with the annual Essex Christmas Tree Lighting event.

Like every year, the event was held at outside of the Heritage Society of Essex and Middle River where families crowded the sidewalk waiting for the arrival of Santa Claus and his wife, Mrs. Claus.

Since 1975, the start of the holiday season in Essex has become almost synonymous with the Christmas Tree lighting that includes a 25-foot fern tree decorated with 2,000 light bulbs and 150 ornaments.

“I think the event is like one big holiday party for the community and people may not see each other throughout the year but they always stop by for the tree lighting,” said

organizer Lisa Harlow.

According to Harlow, George Lang from Power Factor Co. and his band of volunteers took seven hours decorating the tree and getting it ready for the event.

Prior to the lighting of the tree, the anticipation grew more and more with festive music, light bulb necklace giveaways and Purkey’s Party Pumper fire engine that set the scene blowing bubbles for the children.

“This is a family event that we like to bring the kids to. It’s not far from home and the kids enjoy seeing Santa Claus,” said attendee Christina Long with her family.

State Del. Ric Metzgar and Sen. Johnny Ray Salling spoke at the event, describing what the holiday season means to them.

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When St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church is preparing for its annual cookie walk, the cookies stack up quickly.

“I baked over 50 dozen,” volunteer Kay DiStefano said. “If that sounds like a lot, it’s not.”

DiStefano was one of more than 30 people who contributed to the Brookside church’s 33rdannual cookie walk, which was held Dec. 9.

Several volunteers, along with the church’s youth group, met at the church several days before and baked 2,000 cookies in one evening. Other volunteers baked an additional 6,000 cookies at home.

During the event, plates of cookies stretched from one end of the church’s cafeteria to the other, ranging from traditional favorites like chocolate chip and sugar cookies, to more adventurous varieties such as coconut

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Attendees paid $6 for a small container or $15 for a large container. Each person received a pair of plastic gloves and walked around the room choosing cookies to fill their container.

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ELKTON — A woman accused of stealing more than $2,600 in cigarettes from an Elkton convenience store in June during an armed robbery has been placed on 18 months of supervised probation after accepting a plea deal, according to Cecil County Circuit Court records.

The defendant — Teeaira Shalyn Bessix, 23, of New Castle, Del. — pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit theft of more than $1,500 and less than $25,000 on Monday as part of a plea agreement in which, in exchange, prosecutors dismissed related charges, including armed robbery and two counts of second-degree assault, court records show.

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Guns, 63, died Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was among the last of the Cecil County Commissioners, serving from 20022008, before the county switched to charter government in 2012. When votes were taken to turn much of the county’s water service over to Artesian Water Company and to restore the Gilpin Falls Bridge in North East, Guns was on the board.

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The church also served lunch and offered two kinds of soup – vegetable beef and chicken corn – for sale by the quart. Volunteers made 25 gallons of each soup.

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After years of debate over the increasing height of downtown Newark’s skyline, city council on Monday capped the height of new buildings at no more than five stories.

The new law, the biggest change to the downtown zoning code in more than a decade, seeks to address concerns from many residents about the recent increase in six and sevenstor y buildings on Main Street.

Proponents have argued that limiting the height of buildings will help preser ve the small-town feel of Main Street. The changes have been in the works for more than a year after the city hired a consultant to conduct public meetings and propose suggested revisions to the zoning code.

“I think this is a fair compromise, and it’s going to meet the major goals that we had set forth,” Councilman Jason Lawhorn said.

“It’s a fairly major milestone that we’re checking off here.”

Newark’s old zoning code established a base height of three stories. It also allowed developers to earn up to four extra floors – for a total of seven stories – if some of the floors were used for parking or if more than half of the apartment units were two-bedrooms or smaller.

The new law raises the base height to five stories but does away with the incentives that allow developers to gain additional floors.

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BEL AIR — After cautiously pursuing a one-day per week hybrid reopening strategy to get some students back into classrooms amid the COVID-19 pandemic, administrators announced Monday that Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) will return to virtual learning for all students on Friday, Nov. 13.

In a board meeting Monday evening, HCPS Superintendent Sean Bulson acknowledged polarized feelings from students and parents that the district should reopen more quickly, or that the district should take it slow. He said the decision came in response to the county’s increasing rate of positive COVID-19 transmission.

“We want our students in school. There is no question around that. This has been a very hard decision,” Bulson said. “The goal in returning will be to return as quickly as the metrics allow.”

Like most districts across the state, HCPS started the school year fully remote.

The district eased into the first phase of reopening starting on Oct. 19, bringing students in

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Demonstrators gathered at a Harford County Public Schools meeting in October to demand a faster reopening.

preschool through fifth grade back one day a week. Other groups of students, including students with special needs and students attending learning support centers, are also back to some in-person classes.

The return to virtual learning is for all students, including those with special needs and

those in the learning support centers. It also extends to sports programs and other extracurriculars — no in-person activities will occur in schools until the district allows reopening to proceed.

Responding to a series of questions from board member Rachel Gauthier, administrators

clarified some specifics of their virtual learning plan.

Bulson said that some schools will work to provide access to online learning to families without reliable internet at home.

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Harford’s 25 outdoor murals capture the history of the community

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BEL AIR — Across the country, cities and small towns have embraced outdoor murals as a new way to foster an art form that is accessible to everyone. Bare, sometimes deteriorating, walls spring to life as two-dimensional works of art that tell stories at a glance.

Even locals may be surprised to learn that there are 25 outdoor murals in Harford County that celebrate the unique culture, history and destinations found here. Visit

Harford’s new Mural Trail is the guide to finding them all.

“Our murals, some hidden in plain sight, beautify the sides of bridges, restaurants, business offices, park bollards, a beauty salon, a train station and even the exterior wall of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office in Bel Air,” says Greg Pizzuto, Visit Harford’s Executive Director.

“Each mural painter is a regional artist who captured the one-of-a-kind spirit of our community and its people.”

Visit Harford’s trip planner uncovers murals that honor Bel Air’s art scene, Havre de Grace’s horse racing and maritime traditions, Aberdeen’s railroad history, Edgewood’s commitment to a welcoming community and more.

Harford’s mural artists include Ezra Berger, Jimmyo Burril, Shawn Forton, Paul Santoleri, Jack Pabis and Marshall Adams. Edgewood High See MURALS Page 6

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Maj. Mitchell Clapp, 316th Operations Support Squadron assistant director of operations, monitors a training mission on the virtual-reality helicopter flight simulator system at Joint Base Andrews. Clapp is the architect of the VR system that uses commercial flight simulator software for UH-1N Huey training missions at the 1st Helicopter Squadron.

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First Lt. Joseph Mull, a 1st Helicopter Squadron pilot at Joint Base Andrews, was flying one of two UH-1N Hueys in formation over the National Capital Region.

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Marylanders voted last month to allow the legalization of cannabis for recreational use, making the state the 22nd jurisdiction and the last state in the DMV area to do so.

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CHESTERTOWN — With an announcement late last month by the Food and Drug Administration that a COVID-19 vaccine is now authorized for children as young as 5 years old, the Kent County Health Department is planning a series of after-school clinics.

According to a news release from the FDA, the Pfizer-Biotech COVID vaccine has been approved for children ages 5 to 11 years old. The youngest the FDA previously authorized for any of the three vaccines available was 12 years old.

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The home at 10210 Daisy Drive, Millington, was heavily damaged by fire Saturday, Oct. 30, causing the second floor to collapse into the first floor, according to the state fire marshal’s office. Investigators have determined that the occupant’s death was a homicide.

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The origin and cause of the fire have The Maryland Department of Assessnot been determined, according to the ments and Taxation lists the property news release. owners as Kimm and Christine Knott.

MILLINGTON — The Maryland State Anyone with information is asked to The home is listed as their primary resiPolice Homicide Unit has taken over the call MSP at 443-783-7230. dence. investigation of Saturday morning’s fatal The Office of the Maryland State Fire They purchased the 1-acre property house fire in Millington after the Office of Marshal and MSP Criminal Enforce- in 2004, according to tax records. The the Chief Medical Examiner discovered ment Division initially conducted a house was built in 2003. evidence of trauma to the victim, accord- joint investigation into the circumstancThe house is considered a complete ing to a news release from the MSP. es surrounding the pre-dawn house fire loss, according to a news release from Also, additional investigation at the at 10210 Daisy Drive. the fire marshal’s office. scene led to the suspicion of foul play.

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SOUTHERN MARYLAND Southern Maryland News• • • • • • •

$4,700

Enquirer Gazette• • • • • • • • • • $900

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Upper Chesapeake

Mid-Shore

Southern Maryland

Retail/Pre-Print Rates

Display Rates

Print & Delivery Mail Inserts

High Impact Section

FRONT PAGE POST-IT NOTE

Specialty Magazines

Military Products

Effective Jan. 6, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2025

Minimum order of 5,000 notes. Must purchase full run in any publication Inside Sections of daily newspapers available upon request Space Reservation: 10 business days prior

FEATURES & BENEFITS

Ad Approval: 9 business days prior

NEWSPAPER Star Democrat • • • • • • • • • • $462 Kent County New• • • • • • • • • • $395

•

High Impact with front page exposure

•

Immediate Response which drives positive ROI

•

3”x 3” Glossy, Full Color Note

•

Ability to target local communities or regional areas with our daily newspapers

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Front Page Notes have short deadlines with graphic artist design included

Bay Times Record Observer • • • • • • • $395 Dorchester Star • • • • • • • • • • $395 Cecil Whig • • • • • • • • • • • $395 Newark Post• • • • • • • • • • • $395 Susquehanna Press • • • • • • • • • $630 Dundalk Eagle • • • • • • • • • • $400 The Avenue News• • • • • • • • • • $395 Southern Maryland News• • • • • • • • $756 Enquirer Gazette• • • • • • • • • • $395 TOTAL APG CHESAPEAKE MARKET • • • • •

$5,013

*Save an Additional 5% with an annual commitment of 12x or More

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Mid-Shore

Upper Chesapeake

Southern Maryland

Display Rates

Retail/Pre-Print Rates

Print & Delivery Mail Inserts

High Impact Section

Front Page Post-it Note

SPECIALTY MAGAZINES

Military Products

Chesapeake Bay

FA L L / W I N T E R 2 0 2 5

V I N TA G E

Arrive to your big day in serious style

SHORE MAGAZINE

Shore is the Eastern Shore’s premier lifestyle magazine, celebrating the rich culture and natural beauty of this historic and unique region.

PRINT: 8,100 copies inserted into The Star Democrat, Bay Times/Record Observer and Kent County News. 3,000 copies bundle dropped at over 300 locations across the Eastern Shore distributed to high tourist & resident drop locations.

DIGITAL & PRINT: 111,100 total distribution.

ShoreMonthly.com

F E AT U R E S

Localizing bachelor/ bachelorette parties

TRENDS

Get a head start on what’s in this winter

COUPLES

Stories of weddings from couples across the region

CHESAPEAKE BAY WEDDING

This glossy biannual magazine will help couples plan their special destination wedding around the bay.

EMAIL: 50,000 emails sent to couple’s families residing in the Washington D.C. and Baltimore area who have asked for informtation on Chesapeake Bay Weddings.

PRINT: 10,000 magazines dropped in high traffic locations on the Eastern Shore, Southern Maryland and Upper Chesapeake.

ChesapeakeBayWedding.com

AT EASE

At Ease is the magazine of the uniquely MidAtlantic military lifestyle. At Ease presents the information, organizations, people, places and events of interest to military, their families, veterans and DoD personnel.

DIGITAL: Over 21,133 unique users engage with At Ease online at DCMilitary. com every month.

EMAIL: 50,000 copies of At Ease land in the inboxes of active military and veterans within the Mid-Atlantic region every month.

PRINT: 7,500 copies of At Ease are delivered by hand to high traffic areas on and around major military bases and installations across the Atlantic Region.

AtEaseMonthly.com

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Mid-Shore

Upper Chesapeake

Southern Maryland

Display Rates

Retail/Pre-Print Rates

Print & Delivery Mail Inserts

High Impact Section

Front Page Post-it Note

Specialty Magazines

MILITARY PRODUCTS DCMilitary.com

DC MILITARY AUDIENCE REACH IS OVER 130,000 THROUGH PRINT DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING SOLUTIONS

NRC SOLOMONS GUIDE

NRC Solomons Guide is an annual publication that joined the APG Chesapeake Military products in 2024

PENTAGRAM

The Pentagram is returning in print once a quarter in 2025. The new look will be a glossy magazine & will feature goings-on in & around Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Ft. McNair & the Pentagon. Publishing in March, June, September & December.

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PAX RIVER PRESS

Pax River Press is a free magazine that publishes once a month to inform the personnel & residents of NAS Patuxent River, as well as the Southern Maryland Community, of the important missions & events happening onboard the Naval Air Station.

Providing a monthly update to the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation mission and the people who accomplish it at this center for excellence in naval aviation.

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND

Aberdeen Proving Ground’s “The Proof” is a quarterly magazine that is distributed throughout Aberdeen, Edgewood, Adelphi, & Blossom Point areas to their military, civilian, & contractor workforce. Publishing in March, June, September & December.

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NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY DAHLGREN

NAVAL SUPPORT INDIAN HEAD

JOINT BASE ANDREWS

FORT DETRICK

JOINT BASE MYER HENDERSON HALL

CENTRAL MARYLAND MILITARY GUIDE

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BETHESDA

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER

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DIGITAL Digital Products• • • • • • • • •

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Targeting & Impressions • • • • 17-18 Diverse Audience Reach • • • • 19-21 Video • • • • • • • • • • • • 22 Digital Recruitment • • • • • • • 23

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A QUICK LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN DO!

LOCAL COMMUNITY WEBSITES & NEWSLETTERS

SEARCH ENGINE MARKETING (SEM) WEBSITE DESIGN

TARGETED DISPLAY PROGRAMMATIC DISPLAY GEO-FENCING PROGRAMMATIC AUDIO AD SCROLL CREATIVE MESSAGING SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING DIGITAL OUT-OF-HOME TARGETED EMAIL OTT/CTV VIDEO PROGRAMMATIC VIDEO

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TARGETING & IMPRESSIONS

Diverse Audience Reach

GEOFENCING

TARGETED ADVERTISING SOLUTIONS

Targeted Digital Advertising Solutions Your Investment: PRODUCT CPM Geofencing

$14

COMMITMENT $500

Your Investment: PRODUCT CPM Targeted Display

Digital Recruitment

Video

$14

COMMITMENT $700

DIGITAL IMPRESSION

Packages

Your Investment: PRODUCT

50K minimum impressions a month Targeted Display Advertising is a very effective method of placing your ads in front of a key audience when they are online. We use targeted data based on search history, preferences, purchase history, geographic location, and hundreds of other data points. We build a profile of your target audience and follow them, displaying ads on websites and app networks they visit.

SIZES 50K minimum impressions a month

TRADITIONAL MOBILE GEOFENCING

Geofencing and mobile advertising is placing highly targeted ads on mobile devices. The ads are placed on browsers and in apps using sophisticated targeting methods including geofencing locations and retargeting. We work to develop a profile of the audience who is most likely to be the ideal consumer for your products and services.

GEOFENCE & FOLLOW

Uses a physical address list to create a series of mini geofences based on the postal address. We then deliver targeted ads directly into the homes and addresses on the list with highly targeted banner ads on any device, including connected TV. We can also track in store foot traffic using a conversion zone.

ADDRESSABLE CURATION

A blend of traditional geofencing and addressable geofencing. Using a larger database of information, we will curate a list of homes and businesses in real time based on geographic and demographic data. The list can be filtered by postal code, metro area, congressional district and more. The audience can be filtered even further with more than 500 categories of household, political, financial, and economic data available.

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728 x 90, 300 x 250, 300 x 600, *160 x 600, *320 x 50, *300 x 50

Web Reveal - 1333 x 419 NOT a Targeted Display Ad or ROS option

25k

ROS Impressions $250 Reveal

Impressions per month 40k 80k 100k $400

$800

$1,000

100% S.O.V. $125/day

PREMIUM POSITION - REVEAL

The reveal ad deploys on every user’s visit to our websites. The full screen-width ad expands to “reveal” the advertising message.

REVEAL AD SIZE 1333 x 419

*Mobile Size ONLY

RUN OF SITE (ROS)

AVAILABLE WEBSITES StarDem.com SOMDNews.com MyEasternShoreMD.com

728 x 90

DCMilitary.com CecilDaily.com AvenueNews.com NewarkPostOnline.com DundalkEagle.com

SIZES

728 x 90, 300 x 250, 300 x 600, *160 x 600, *320 x 50, *300 x 50

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TARGETED EMAIL & AMAZON OTT/CTV

TARGETED EMAIL MARKETING

• Our database is up-to-date with only active users for 30-60 days • All emails are “White Label” to come from Your Business • Emails optimized for all screens • Full delivery report (7) days after deployment • Guaranteed 1% CLICK THROUGH RATE

AMAZON OTT

PROGRAMMATIC DISPLAY

• OTT/CTV ads served directly to the individuals from the targeted email blast using 1st party Amazon data.

• When combined, OTT + email drives 2x-3x the number of daily attributed OTT users to client’s websites!

• Ads are only delivered to Amazon Logged-in Users at their Prime shipping address so you can be confident you are delivering to real people in the correct location.

• We will continue to keep Your Business front and center with the same targeted email group by serving display ads on desktop, tablet and mobile devices.

• All display ads are targeted geographically to ensure you are reaching your target locations • Helps potential customers on their path to purchase, placing them just 1 click away from your website.

Each campaign is tailored to the client’s specific marketing goals.

Minimum investment: $3,000

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DIVERSE AUDIENCE REACH

Targeting & Impressions

APG NEWSLETTERS APG Chesapeake’s database contains more than 50,000 email addresses of print and digital subscribers, and registered users who have opted in to recieve our news headlines.

Your Investment: 468 x 60 Star Democrat My Eastern Shore MD Cecil Whig Newark Post SOMD non-sub DCMilitary.com Avenue News Dundalk Eagle

SCHEDULE

PER MONTH

Every Day

$275

Mon-Fri Mon-Fri Wed, Thurs, Fri Tues, Fri Friday Thurs Tues, Fri

$165 $275 $165 $385 $165 $100 $150

Mon-Thurs

$750

300 x 250 SOMD Coffee Edition

Digital Recruitment

Video

EMAIL MARKETING DELIVER YOUR MESSAGE

The reveal ad deploys on every user’s visit to our websites.

Email Marketing Campaigns deliver email ad messages with compelling graphics to influence buying decisions.

With more than 120 million email records available to us, it’s easy to identify the potential customers who you want to reach based on geography, household income, age, gender and lifestyles identified as appealing by an advertiser.

With compliance laws and new devices making it more difficult to confidently market with email, APG Chesapeake is ready to help.

Targeting potential customers by data and showing up online and on mobile devices is key to marketing success.

Your Investment: PRODUCT CPM Standard Email In-Market Email Email Design

$22 $28

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addition to the satisfaction of knowing you’ve helped serve a great community of locals — and more than 20 million visitors per year — The rewards of working with us go well beyond a paycheck. In MBPD also offers a generous benefits package which includes: addition to the satisfaction of knowing you’ve helped serve a great community of locals — and more than 20 million visitors per year — Full Medical Insurance Package Paid Sick Leave MBPD also offers a generous benefits package which includes: Access to Family Health Clinic PORS/SCRS Retirement Annual Merit or Pay increases* Full Medical Insurance Package Health & Wellness Incentives Access to Family Health Clinic Paid Vacations and Holidays Annual Merit or Pay increases* Education Reimbursement Health & Wellness Incentives

MINIMUM

Free 24/7 Gym Membership Paid Sick Leave Holiday Bonus* PORS/SCRS Retirement Overtime Opportunities Free 24/7 Gym Membership Relocation Incentives!

Holiday Bonus*

$1,100 50K impressions $1,120 40K impressions Paid Vacations and Holidays Overtime Opportunities Education Reimbursement Relocation Incentives! $100 per email Ready to Apply? *subject to council approval

*subject to council approval

We’re not going to lie, becoming a police officer isn’t easy. But

Ready to Apply?

you're not looking for easy. You want to make a difference in the

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SOCIAL MEDIA

AD SCROLL Your Investment: PRODUCT CPM Ad Scroll

$12

COMMITMENT $600

Your Investment: PRODUCT Facebook Display Facebook Video

CPM

$14 $25

MINIMUM $700 $700

50K minimum impressions a month

FACEBOOK DISPLAY ADVERTISING

50K minimum impressions a month

Social Media Advertising is displaying advertising that runs on Facebook and Instagram using digital footprint information gathered from profiles, preferences, history and geographic information.

50K minimum impressions a month

With more than 1 billion users daily and users averaging nearly 40 minutes of activity a day, Facebook and Instagram should not be ignored. Your customers often use their friend’s social recommendations when making purchasing decisions.

We identify our target audience and send them ads in their social media feeds, driving traffic to your website.

FACEBOOK VIDEO ADVERTISING

Facebook’s users love to watch videos. Every day, Facebook users watch over 4 billion videos totalling 100 million hours of content. And they convert with amazing efficiency! Video ads on Facebook receive about 2x the number of clicks, 5x the amount of screen time and give advertisers additional screen time to really show off a brand and tell a story compared to static ads.

Facebook video ads are paid ads that feature a video and appear in the user’s Facebook feed, Marketplace, Stories, and Video Feed. These videos are targeted in the same way that static ads are, directed at users based on demographic, geographic, and interest data points. Over time, the target audience is optimized and retargeted for maximum exposure.

OUR MOBILE SOLUTION

Ad Scroll is a fully customizable scrolling text display ad for mobile devices.

All features are customizable: • Your words (up to 160 characters) • Your logo • Your color scheme Inventory placement is about 90% app based and 10% mobile browser sites.

BENEFITS OF AD SCROLL

• Engagement is 5x more than traditional display ads on average • Zero production costs, zero production lag time • Take control of your ad quality by seeing a demo before it goes live • Need to switch gears quickly?

Update your ad text anytime with a rapid turnaround • A variety of tap action options allows you to interact with your audience in new ways

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DIGITAL OUT-OF-HOME

STREAMING AUDIO

According to PPC Hero, adding streaming audio to a banner campaign can generate 4x as many conversions.

GET YOUR BRAND HEARD

As everything becomes more connected, consumers are moving away from traditional AM & FM radio and spending more time listening to digital. Whether they’re listening to a podcast or music streaming service like Spotify, audio advertising lets you reach listeners during screenless moments on streaming audio, podcasts, and smart speakers.

LEVERAGE AUDIO-SPECIFIC PUBLISHERS

Your Investment:

Leveraging audio-specific publishers, podcasters and streaming radio channels, you can serve up ads in audio content like digital radio and music streaming services. We have a pre-negotiated library with details on specific genres, playlists, demographic traits, and more.

PRODUCT

Out-of-home

GO WHERE YOUR LISTENERS ARE

*Estimated cost. Actual cost depends on placement size

Impressions per month 44,444 69,767 100K 142,857 $2k

$3k

$4k

$5k

EXTENDING YOUR REACH INTO THE REAL WORLD

Target audio ads to where your listeners are. Create custom audiences using your online and offline data.

With audio advertising, you can layer on additional targeting tactics like geolocation targeting to reach niche, highly-engaged audiences and drive a digital advertising campaign that gets your brand heard.

Digital-out-of-home gives your business the ability to expand your top-of-mind awareness in densely populated public spaces that are either place-based or are pedestrian/street traffic based, boosting your brand visibility and ultimately, making consumers aware of your products or services.

• • • • •

WHERE YOUR AD COULD BE HEARD

• Podcasts • Streaming Radio • Smart Speakers

100% viewable, brand-safe ad placements Access to all DOOH inventory (available screens/ad spots) National scale across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces Complements your existing digital marketing tactics Geo-targeting available down to the DMA and zip code level

DIGITAL OUT-OF-HOME AD PLACEMENT YOUR AD

Your Investment: PRODUCT Streaming Audio

CPM

$40

MINIMUM $700

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RETAIL • Gas Stations • Convenience Stores • Groceries • Liquor Stores • Malls • Dispensaries • Pharmacies • Parking Garages TRANSIT • Airports • Buses • Taxi/Ride Share TV • Subways • Train Stations FINANCIAL • Banks • Credit Unions

ENTERTAINMENT • Recreational Locations • Movie Theaters • Sports Entertainment • Bars • Casual Dinning • Fast Food • Hotels RESIDENTIAL • Condominiums • Apartment Buildings POINT OF CARE • Doctor’s Offices • Veterinarian’s Offices OUTDOOR • Billboards • Urban Panels • Bus Shelters

HEALTH AND BEAUTY • Gyms • Salons • Barbershops • Spas GOVERNMENT • Military Bases • DMV Locations CORPORATE • Office Buildings EDUCATION • Primary & Middle School • Colleges & Universities • Graduate School

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Diverse Audience Reach

Targeting & Impressions

VIDEO

SOCIAL VIDEO MARKETING

TARGETED VIDEO MARKETING

Your Investment: PRODUCT CPM

Your Investment: PRODUCT CPM

Youtube TikTok Video

$40 $15

MINIMUM

$1,000 25k impressions $600 40k impressions

Digital Recruitment

Targeted Video OTT/CTV

$25 $50

MINIMUM $700 $750

28k video plays 15k video plays

TARGETED VIDEO

Video ads are an excellent medium for reaching users via desktops and mobile devices on browsers and apps. These ads occur before, during and/or after a video stream on the internet. In a world of endless choices, accessibility, quality content and user experiences are key. Video advertising has the power to teach, engage, and unite an audience and is crucial to a broad marketing strategy.

DETAILS: Targeted videos are displayed as pre-roll and mid-roll, and in-banner video ads. Leveraging premium inventory, we place video ads in high-visibility locations on the websites that the target audience is visiting. We are also able to layer on highly specific targeting tactics to reach the right user at the right time.

OTT/CTV ADVERTISING

YOUTUBE MARKETING

YouTube marketing reaches more consumers between the ages of 18 and 49 than any cable network and draws 2 billion logged-in visitors each month.

A YouTube campaign provides a solid marketing strategy, effective audience identification, increased brand awareness, and improved brand SEO.

TIKTOK VIDEO MARKETING

TikTok is where you can unleash your brand’s creative side. A fully immersive no judgement world where there’s an audience for every voice.

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“Over-the-top” (OTT) refers to the ability to bypass traditional TV providers that control media distribution. Now, advertisers can reach their audiences directly without the restrictions of preplanned broadcast schedules, limited inventory, or geographic limitations.

DETAILS: OTT/CTV video ads are placed before and during streamed content using a premium inventory exchange. By specifying addressable, behavioral, demographic, and geographic audience targeting metrics, we can deliver video ads to small and large screens on devices such as Roku, Apple TV, smart TVs, or streaming channel apps on smartphones and tablets.

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Targeting & Impressions

Diverse Audience Reach

Video

DIGITAL RECRUITMENT

Your package includes: • •

Maxrecruit Gold - targeted job board posting 90K ad scroll impressions

One of the following audience networks □ College □ Social □ Diversity □ Veterans

Additional targeted job board posting - $ each Industry networks - $ each □ Accounting and Finance □ Call Center / Customer Support □ Construction □ Education □ Engineering □ Green Employers □ Healthcare □ Hospitality □ IT □ Law Enforcement □ Manufacturing □ Nursing □ Sales and Marketing □ Transportation

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CONNECTING

THE COMMUNITY

Niche Magazines • • • • • • • • 24 Specialty Events • • • • • • • 25-26 Community Choice Events • • • • • 27 Contests • • • • • • • • • • • 28

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Community Choice Events

Specialty Events

NICHE MAGAZINES

Contests

WOMEN TO WATCH MAGAZINE

March 2026 This program spotlights the work, dedication, talents and community service of women in the Mid-Shore, Upper Chesapeake, and Southern Maryland who continue to lead in their respective fields and those who embody strength, vitality, leadership and integrity for our community.

UPPER CHESAPEAKE, SOUTHERN MARYLAND, AND MID-SHORE

2024

WOMEN TO WATCH EVENT

April 2026 Five years ago, APG Chesapeake honored its first class of Women to Watch, and every year since, we have celebrated exemplary women who have chosen to lead with purpose. All of these women have excelled in their fields, ranging from the arts to nonprofits to business, and founded programs and companies that benefit our communities. Women are nominated by peers, coworkers, friends, and mentors and then are chosen by an Advisory Board of past honorees, industry experts, and community leaders.

2024 ALEXA

2024

NDR

O’DON A NELL

FRESH ELIMINATING TAKE BARRIERS TO TH E

Join our community in this triumph! In 2026 the Mid-Shore region Women to Watch nominees will be celebrated with a reception event.

MID-SHORE

IVETTE FAMILY FURNEISEN BUSIN ESS PROVIDES

JUSTICE TO ALL

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Niche Magazines

MID SHORE

SPECIALTY EVENTS

Community Choice Events

Contests

UPPER CHESAPEAKE

Encouraging women to invest in themselves, giving them words to ask for their worth.

CONNECTIONS THROUGH CONVERSATION

Five panels discussions in five counties on the Mid Shore. Sponsorship Opportunities for 2026 season are available.

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Under the Veil & Beyond the Bowtie

UNDER THE VEIL & BEYOND THE BOWTIE WEDDING TREND REVEAL EVENT

February 2026 Under the Veil is a Chesapeake Bay Wedding event highlighting trends in a new way. Held in the elegantly rustic Farmstead at Kent Island Resort, attendees will be able to connect with vendors across the entire Chesapeake Bay region to craft a wedding day of their dreams. The January edition of our magazine will highlight the emerging trends, the event will further elaborate what’s trending and your consultation with our attendees will complete the experience. Will include our exclusive faux wedding set ups, showing off vendor work in an immersive and realistic way.

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Niche Magazines

Specialty Events

COMMUNITY CHOICE EVENTS

Contests

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Community choice contest.

Public votes on 150+ categories, finalists are invited to invitation only Oscar Style Gala.

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October 2025 Back for a 3rd year Sweetest of Cecil celebrates Cecil Reader Approved winners as chosen by our community!

CECIL WHIG READER APPROVED

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Specialty Events

Community Choice Events

HOME IMPROVEMENT

GROCERIES FOR A YEAR

ONLY four sponsorships available

ONLY four sponsorships available

ONLY four sponsorships available

CONTESTS

OCT/NOV

CAR PAYMENTS FOR A YEAR

JULY/AUG

CONTESTS

JULY/AUG

JAN/FEB

APRIL/MAY

Niche Magazines

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

BACK 2 SCHOOL SWEEPSTAKES

VETERANS DAY

print • digital • social • email

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NOV/DEC

OCT/NOV

NOVEMBER

NO giveaway

TURKEY GIVEAWAY

LETTERS TO SANTA

RENT/MORTGAGE FOR A YEAR

ONLY Cecil Whig

NO giveaway

ONLY four sponsorships available

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APG OFFERS COMMERCIAL PRINT TABLOIDS

LOGISTICS

BINDERY

WRAPS

MAILING SERVICES

MAGAZINES

BROADSHEETS

SINGLE SHEETS

MAPS & FOLDING OPTIONS

SPADEAS

PRINTING & ADDRESSING OPTIONS

DIGITAL PRINTING

WE CAN MAKE YOUR IDEAS

We can arrange delivery of your copies, or ship printed jobs anywhere in the continental US. We can also handle the mailing of your publication.

If you can hold it in your hand and read it, we can print it!

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ADVERTISING AGREEMENT

Digital

Newspaper

Preprints/Print Deliver

This agreement is entered into and between APG Media of Chesapeake and Customer Name: Account Number:

Specialty Products

Single Sheet/Direct Mail

Agreement begins: Agreement ends:

DETAILS OF COMMITMENT/PURCHASE ORDER Product/ Service

Contract Frequency 4x,12x,26x, 52x, or custom

Agreement Investment

STANDARD TERMS AND PROVISIONS

Adams Publishing Group is pleased to enter into this Advertising Agreement with the above-named customer. The effective date of the Agreement (“agreement begins”) will be the first date of the date range set forth below in the “Details of Commitment” section. Adams Publishing Group shall provide the services and products identified below in the Details of Commitment. Unless otherwise noted, the newspaper organization will create and deliver the product. Specific product definitions can be found in the Addendum on page three of this advertising agreement. The newspaper reserves the right to preview and amend copy, editorial guidelines will apply. Client signature serves as an acknowledgment that the client has all rights, licenses, permissions, etc needed for the ad and its publication. This should be for all intellectual property to include copyrights and trademarks. This also includes indemnification for the client for claims arising out of the ad. The customer shall agree to a commitment to run times at the per column inch or modular rate for ____________ retail and the per column inch or modular rate ____________ for classified display or CPM for preprints/print and deliver.

Customer agrees to pay Adams Publishing Group the amount set forth on the Details of Commitment. If customer is to be sent a statement monthly, a new account application must be submitted, and the payment terms are net 30 days unless otherwise agreed to in writing to parties. Customer agrees that the pricing provided for in this agreement requires the customer to meet the “Minimum Agreement Investment” set forth in the Details of Commitment.

Delinquent amounts are subject to a 1.5% per month late charge and Adams Publishing Group reserves the right to discontinue providing the service and products, as well as to recover reasonable legal and collection fees, in the event the customer becomes delinquent. In the event of legal action to collect amounts due under this Agreement, Customer waives any rights to a jury trial and neither party may seek or recover consequential or punitive damages. All local rates are net. This advertising agreement will not self-renew.

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ADVERTISING AGREEMENT “Force Majeure” means any event or condition not existing as of the date of this Agreement, not reasonably foreseeable as of such date and not reasonably within the control of either party, which prevents in whole or in material part the performance by either party of its obligations hereunder or which renders the performance of such obligations so difficult or costly as to make such performance commercially unreasonable. Without limiting the foregoing, the following will constitute events or conditions of Force Majeure: acts of state or governmental action, riots, disturbance, war, strikes, lockouts, slowdowns, prolonged shortage of energy supplies, epidemics, fire, flood, hurricane, typhoon, earthquake, lightning and explosion.

Pursuant to the Advertising Terms, Advertiser will provide Publisher with specified advertising materials for publication (“Advertising Materials”). Publisher has the right to reject or remove the Advertising Materials submitted by Advertiser at Publisher’s sole discretion. If Publisher removes the Advertising Materials, Publisher’s sole liability will be to refund the pro-rata portion of amounts paid for the unfilled advertising term, if any.

Advertiser represents and warrants that (a) it is the sole and exclusive owner of all the contents of, and intellectual property rights in, the Advertising Materials or it has obtained all necessary licenses and/or authorizations for Publisher to publish the Advertising Materials; (b) it has not transferred or assigned any of its rights in the Advertising Materials to another party; and (c) the Advertising Materials comply with all applicable laws and regulations, are not defamatory and do not infringe on any party’s intellectual property, publicity, privacy or other rights. Advertiser agrees to release, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Publisher, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, and the officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, and representatives of the foregoing persons and entities, from and against any liabilities, losses, claims, demands, costs, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising from or in connection with the Advertising Materials and/or the breach or alleged breach by Advertiser of any of the above representations and warranties.

Publisher has the right to assign and license this agreement without Advertiser’s consent. The agreement will inure to the benefit of and will be binding upon the parties’ respective affiliates, successors, licensees, assigns, heirs, and representatives. This agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement of the parties regarding the subject matter thereof, and the agreement may only be amended by a written instrument signed by the parties. An electronically transmitted signature will be treated the same as an original signature.

It is understood that in the event of failure on the part of the advertiser to complete the agreement as specified, all advertising that has run as a part of this agreement shall be short rated and rebilled at the actual earned rate in accordance with the published rate card. Duration of the agreement shall not be in excess of one year without express authorization from the publisher.

SIGNATURES Multimedia Account Executive Name (MMAE)

Advertising Manager Signature and Date

Local Property Address Client Name Representative & Title Signature Client Billing Address Authorized Agency Representative (if applicable)

Authorized Agency Address