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Two people killed in crash near North East
NORTH EAST — Two Cecil County woman were killed in a two-vehicle crash near North East on Sunday night, according to the Maryland State Police. Investigators identified one of the victims as Virginia Thomas, 61, of North East, police said. The second victim is Daisy Giyen, 30, of Elkton. Thomas was a passenger in a Toyota Camry that Mark Thomas, 54, also of North East, was driving on West Pulaski...
Ramp closures near Bay Bridge cause controversy
STEVENSVILLE, Md. — Ramp closures on Kent Island designed to prevent beach travelers from causing gridlock on local side roads are proved controversial on Memorial Day as tens of thousands made their way home from coastal resorts. Some Kent Island residents claim the cure is worse than the disease.
Memorial Day salute
ROCK HALL — While final preparations were being made for the annual Tea Party Festival parade in Chestertown on Saturday morning, May 25, about 13 miles down the road in Rock Hall, members of Sgt. Preston Ashley American Legion Post 228 were placing American flags at the gravesites of veterans — dating as far back as a soldier who fought for the Union in the Civil War.
Cecil County man charged in Delaware shooting incident
MIDDLETOWN, Del. — A Cecil County man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly opened fire in a Middletown neighborhood, striking nearby vehicles and occupied houses before suffering a gunshot wound, according to the Middletown Police Department. Investigators identified the suspect as Lawrence Ray, 29, of Elkton. Because of the ongoing investigation, police officials declined to say how Ray suffered his non-life-threatening gunshot wound except to note that another shooter was involved in the incident, which occurred at approximately 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the...
Bookplate/The Kitchen welcome poet Sue Ellen Thompson
CHESTERTOWN — Sue Ellen Thompson, author of “Sea Nettles: New & Selected Poems” and five other books of poetry, is The Bookplate’s next featured lecturer. She will talk about her work at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 29 at The Kitchen and Pub at The Imperial Hotel.
KCHS’ music men
CHESTERTOWN — The Tea Party Festival here is so much more than celebrating Colonists thumbing their nose at Britain’s King George III over “taxation without representation” some 250 years ago. There are lots of artisans and food vendors, children’s activities, reenactors, a military encampment, a Heritage Village on the courthouse lawn and a spectacular parade down High Street — all in one day.
Man Trapped In Newark Area Crash Saturday
Delaware State Police are investigating a crash that left one man hospitalized Saturday. Officials said at approximately 9:30 a.m., New Castle County Paramedics and the Aetna Hose Hook and Ladder Company were dispatched to South Chapel Street near Pencader Plaza following in Newark for reports of a motor vehicle collision with entrapment. The incident involved a pickup truck and a sedan, resulting in the driver of the sedan being trapped in the vehicle for about 10 minutes.
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