The Star Democrat and the Kent County News, has launched a new Shop Local First Quarter 2021 Advertising Stimulus Program to help local businesses. The Shop Local effort to assist Mid-Shore businesses totals $500,000. âIt has been a very challenging year for our local businesses so we are very excited about offering them a first quarter advertising stimulus grant that will match their spend with APG Chesapeake dollar for dollar,â said Bill Cotter, regional advertising director for APG Chesapeake. The program runs Jan. 11 to March 31. It offers a dollar-for-dollar match of their monthly advertising spending with APG Chesapeake. âOur first quarter grant program is for existing clients as well as new businesses to APG Chesapeake in an effort to help them all extend the reach of their first quarter advertising campaigns,â Cotter said.