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Police identify man killed when speeding car hit vehicle he was a backseat passenger in
A 27-year-old man killed when Delaware State Police said a speeding car hit the vehicle he was a passenger in has been identified. Edwin Baawa, of the Newark-area, died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on Saturday. Baawa, according to police, was in the backseat of...
Fire near Elkton on Mother's Day displaces seven residents
ELKTON - A house fire near Elkton early Mother's Day morning displaced seven people and sent one of the occupants to the hospital for smoke inhalation treatment, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. The homeowner called 911 at 2:58 a.m. Sunday after discovering the fire at the residence in the 300 block of Carters Mill Road, prompting several area volunteer fire companies to respond, fire officials said. Singerly Volunteer Fire Company of Elkton served as the on-scene command unit, fire officials...
Bowling alley, family entertainment center coming to The Grove at Newark
A bowling alley and entertainment center is coming to The Grove at Newark. Lefty's Alley & Eats will occupy approximately half of the former Kmart in the shopping center formerly known as College Square. The opening of Lefty's, slated for March 2025, will represent the return of bowling to Newark for the first time since Brunswick Blue Hen Lanes closed in 2014 to make way for the renovation of Newark...
Filling a dream: Couple takes a bite of success at family-run 410 Empanadas in Havre de Grace
Hot dogs. That’s what Gladys and John Springsteel were thinking about when the Aberdeen couple decided to go into the food truck business. In New Jersey, where they’re from, food trucks and carts selling hot dogs and a drink are popular and successful. “We know people that have opened up food trucks selling nothing but hot dogs and soda,” Gladys said. “They have been able to pay their ...
Police investigating after Newark council meeting is disrupted by racial slurs
Police are investigating after a Newark City Council meeting was disrupted by online provocateurs yelling racial slurs. The incident happened Monday night, shortly after the meeting began. Newark allows members of the public to participate virtually through the Microsoft Teams online teleconferencing platform. Two of the virtual participants – it appeared to be a female...
Early voting attracts more than 6% of registered voters in Cecil County
ELKTON — When early voting closed Friday night more than 6% of the 72,182 register voters in Cecil County participated according to Gary Holmes, director of the Cecil County Board of Elections. Two thirds of those early votes cast were done at the Cecil County Administration Building in Elkton, with the remaining cast at Rising Sun Church of the Nazarene in Colora. Those 3,450 early voters put Cecil County in the limelight on the state level, Holmes said. "We were in the top 5 of voter turn out for counties in the State of Maryland," Holmes said. Elections staffers also have more than 3,000 mail in ballots that need to be processed. Holmes said the eight days of early voting meant long days for the election office employees but, he added there were no problems out of the ordinary.
House fires near New Castle, Saint Georges leaves 3 civilians, 2 firefighters injured
Two firefighters and three others were injured in two separate house fires Monday morning, according to the Delaware State Fire Marshal. The Fire Marshal's Office is also investigating a house fire on Sunday morning in Mill Creek that left two dogs dead. The first fire on Monday occurred at about...
Several carnivals across the Philadelphia region canceled due to unruly teenage behavior
Several area carnivals were interrupted or canceled after police responded to incidents of unruly teenage behavior, gun violence and assault. One teen was shot and killed at a law enforcement-organized carnival in Wilmington.
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