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Job Fair at Minker Banquet Hall May 16
PERRYVILLE — Close to three dozen employers are signed up to participate in the May 16 Cecil County Job Fair hosted by Susquehanna Workforce Network. Go to Minker Banquet Hall, 920 Principio Furnace Road in Perryville between noon and 4 p.m. to meet with potential employers. Bring copies of your resume and dress to impress. Employers are from Cecil County and Harford County and are looking to hire clerical, transportation, health care, Department of Defense contractors and other jobs. Register in advance by going to swnetwork.org/job-fair.
Mother's Day gift ideas from local farms
NORTH EAST — If your Mother’s Day gifting plans include flowers or food, there’s a way to do that and support your local farmer. Chesapeake Gold Farms in North East is your source of locally grown cut flowers. Of course, if you’re looking for hanging or potted flowers, there’s Cline Greenhouse in Elkton. Third Way Farm in Havre de Grace, on the other hand, offers a Mother’s Day Breakfast Bundle marked down from $34 to $30. ...
Maryland Five Star tickets to go on sale in mid-May
Ticket sales for the fourth edition of the annual Maryland Five Star at Fair Hill will begin on Monday, May, 20. The event brings the world’s most decorated eventers back to the globally recognized Fair Hill Special Event Zone in Elkton this October. Tickets and hospitality offerings go on sale to the general public at 11:00 am. A variety of single and multi-day reserved and general admission ticket packages will be available starting as low as $15. General admission tickets are free for children 10...
Galvinell Meat Company pledges to rebuild
CONOWINGO — Galvinell Meat Company is vowing to return to business after a devastating fire last week destroyed the decades-old operation on Ragan Road. Josh Garvin, an employee, was at work when the fire broke out. “I actually heard popping and my lights were flickering,” Garvin said Monday. He headed to the room that housed the electrical panel. “I opened the door and flames shot out. I was going to...
Rising Sun Fishing Derby wet, but fun
RISING SUN — Some used worms, others tried lures or spinners but it seems the fish didn’t care for the rain any more than did the anglers in the Rising Sun Fishing Derby. Only a handful of the registered young people came out, however those few were trying — with some success — in the catch and release tournament hosted by the Rising Sun Chamber of Commerce. “This is my...
Man arrested and charged in Conowingo shooting incident
CONOWINGO — A man remained jailed on Tuesday after he allegedly fired a shotgun at one of his tenants over the weekend — reportedly missing that person by approximately two feet, according to Cecil County District Court records. The suspect — Shannon Patrick Malbone, 52 — also stands accused of discharging pepper spray into the face a woman who lives in a trailer on property that she rents from Malbone, police said. Investigators identified the man whom Malbone allegedly targeted with the shotgun as the...
BizBeat: Cecil County OED Boot camps, Medline goes solar, 'MS is BS' at Maryland Beer Co.
Happening this week in and around Cecil County: The Cecil County Office of Economic Development is hosting a pair of one day boot camps to help you protect your intellectual and tangible properties. The One Day Patents Boot Camp is May 9 at North East Library. Get a better understanding of what a patent is and what it means to have one in place, how to get one and so...
Will plan for better pay ease teacher shortage?
Fifth-grade teacher Melissa Carpenter works a 10-hour day on average during the week, and her job sometimes requires her to put in hours on weekends, too. “I feel like teaching is one of those jobs where we go to work to do more work — to do work after work,” said Carpenter, who teaches at William B. Wade Elementary School in Waldorf in Charles County. Carpenter’s long hours are far...
Gas prices drop another 6.2 cents in Maryland
Average gasoline prices in Maryland have fallen 6.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.64 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,167 stations in Maryland. Prices in Maryland are 3.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 23.9 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has dropped 3.4 cents in the last week and stands at $3.94 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Maryland was priced...
North Elk Coffee House welcomes Dave Rowe May 18
NORTH EAST — Dave Rowe will take the North Elk Coffee House stage May 18, bringing with him his long history of music and tales from his adventures at sea. North Elk Coffee House, at St. Mary Anne’s Episcopal Church, 315 South Main St. in North East, has been holding monthly concerts to support Meeting Ground, a homeless ministry in Cecil County. This is their 25th year of North Elk Coffee House concerts. The doors open at 7 p.m. and Rowe takes the stage at 7:30. A suggested donation of $15 at the door is admission. Refreshments will be sold. Go to DaveRoweMusic.com to hear his music.
Bohemia Manor baseball, Rising Sun softball earn top seeds in MPSSAA region playoffs
Already a week into the month of May, the playoff season is upon us for spring sports across the state. MPSSAA softball and baseball teams learned the opening round matchups for the regional playoffs set to begin later this week. Here’s a breakdown of Cecil County brackets across Class 1A and Class 2A. 1A North Region I Baseball ...
Four Cecil County athletes win division crowns at Chesapeake Division Championships
Elkton and Rising Sun traveled to Edgewood High School on Thursday for the Chesapeake Division Championships. Two Tigers and two Golden Elks concluded the meet as division champions. Elkton’s Sytieia Brown won both girls’ throwing events. Brown finished the day with a season-best mark of 119’ 4” in the discus. She added a first place finish in shot put with a throw of 36 feet. Sun’s Caroline Mercer finished second in the girls’ discus with a throw of 117’ 11”. ...
North East holds off Elkton in regular season finale
NORTH EAST — Entering the top of the seventh inning of Monday’s 2A East Region matchup with Elkton, North East found themselves clinging to a one-run lead. Holding that advantage was not an easy task for the Indians, as Elkton used a walk and two singles to load the bases with one out. On an attempt for Elkton to tie the game with a sacrifice fly, North East left fielder Colby Barlok threw out what would have been the tying run at home plate for...
Cecil County School of Technology students strut their stuff at spring showcase
ELKTON — The public had a chance Saturday to see all the work being done at the Cecil County School of Technology; everything from diesel engine repair to construction, health care, house plants and more. Students of the different programs ran booths at the Cecil County School of Technology Showcase, with such offerings as manicures, blood pressure checks and CPR demonstrations. That included the Learning For Independence students who were selling dog treats they had made. ...
Tri-State Christian Academy unveils new batting cage donated by wife of longtime school supporter
ELKTON — From the inception of the school to his passing in November of 2022, Rodney “Roscoe” Haley remained a familiar face to the students at Tri-State Christian Academy. Living across the road from the school with his wife Dean, Roscoe routinely sat outside his house on Appleton Road and waved to any and every Tri-State Christian student. “It was like clockwork,” Dean Haley said, recalling how her husband made...
LYNCH'S LEGACY: Cecil County ball players reflect on coach's lasting impact
Dozens of spectators packed onto the hill overlooking Bel Air’s softball field for Rising Sun’s regular season finale against the Bobcats on Monday. Mixed in with the orange, black and white of the Rising Sun faithful, streaks of red and blue filled the crowd. The colors are that of the Maryland Legends and Lady Dukes travel baseball and softball programs, two premier travel teams based in Cecil County. The spectators were there to honor Legends founder, Ed Lynch, a staple of Cecil County’s baseball and...
Cecil County lacrosse programs learn seedings for MPSSAA regional playoffs
The MPSSAA announced the opening round matchups for this year’s boys’ and girls’ lacrosse regional playoffs, which are set to begin on Wednesday. With only four teams in the respective regions, all Cecil County programs — both boys and girls — earned an automatic berth to the region semifinals. 1A East Region I Girls’ Lacrosse ...
Fair Hill Scottish Games promise a weekend of fun
FAIR HILL — Tartan, bagpipes, kilts and scotch will abound May 17 and 18 as the Fair Hill Scottish Games return to Cecil County. John Dixon, secretary of the board for the games and steward of community relations said once again this year the games begin Friday night in Elkton at 5 p.m. “We’ll have a March of the Clans with the St. Andrews Society Color Guard,” Dixon said. Charlie...
Gas leak briefly shuts down Main Street in Elkton
ELKTON —A gas leak shut down a section of Main Street in Elkton for part of Monday afternoon, according to the Elkton Police Department. People were not permitted to access Main Street between Bow Street and slightly east of the North Street intersection for more than 90 minutes on Monday, after a resident at an apartment near the C3ntral Tavern at 107 E. Main Street alerted authorities concerning the the smell of gas at approximately noon, prompting emergency workers to order the evacuation of businesses...
Gas leak briefly shuts down Main Street in Elkton
ELKTON —A gas leak shut down a section of Main Street in Elkton for part of Monday afternoon, according to the Elkton Police Department. People were not permitted to access Main Street between Bow Street and slightly east of the North Street intersection for more than 90 minutes on Monday, after a resident at an apartment near the C3ntral Tavern at 107 E. Main Street alerted authorities concerning the the smell of gas at approximately noon, prompting emergency workers to order the evacuation of businesses...
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