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Possible cockfighting roosters seized in Lancaster County, woman charged
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Over 20 roosters possibly tied to a Maryland cockfighting ring and an injured hen were recovered from a Lancaster County farm. Now, a woman is facing animal cruelty and fighting charges. Investigators leaned in October about cockfighting at a location in Havre De Grace, Maryland, and learned Kelly Cole of […]
Police raid near Elkton nets stolen gun, drugs and one arrest
ELKTON — A man is facing numerous criminal charges after investigators confiscated a stolen handgun, suspect illegal drugs and other evidence while raiding his residence near Elkton, according to the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators identified the suspect as 38-year-old Derrick Wayne Gandy. Deputies assigned to the agency’s Street Level Crimes Unit developed Gandy as a suspect while investigating a drug distribution case with ties to New Castle County in...
Fracassi receives Golden Anchor Award
ROCK HALL — Described as an integral part of Kent County Public Schools' special education team, teacher Cheryl Fracassi was honored Monday, May 6 with the Golden Anchor Award. The Golden Anchor is presented by the Kent County Board of Education each month to staff members or groups of school employees who exemplify the system's mission and core values. “Kent County Public Schools is an anchor organization that creates an...
'Dancing Crab' christened in Saturday paddle
BETTERTON — Two row clubs showed up in Betterton on Saturday to test their canoeing skills: Kent Island Outrigger Canoe Club and New Hope Canoe Club Ministry Atlantic. They had their vessels in the water despite dark clouds threatening. Two members from Philadelphia also joined the Kent Island team. When the sun peeked out, pastor of New Hope, David Schofield blessed the maiden voyage of Kent Island’s newest canoe. ...
Poet Wins Sophie Kerr Prize
Amongst a hushed and eager crowd, Washington College senior Sophie Foster was named the winner of this year’s prestigious Sophie Kerr Prize. Now in its 57th year, the prize continues to be the nation’s largest literary award for a college student and totals more than the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award combined. The 2024 award is valued at just over $77,000. Primarily a poet, Foster’s work largely tends to personal internality and inclinations toward the natural world. She read two poems at the evening ceremony in Washington College’s Gibson Center for the Arts, alongside four other finalists, before the winner was announced by College President Mike Sosulski.
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...
Food Friday: Tea Party
“Take some more tea,” the March Hare said at that literary tea party. Alice and her chums enjoyed a tea time that was riddled with puns, good butter and the illogical chaos of Wonderland. More tea was taken, and hurled overboard in Boston in December of 1773, when the Sons of Liberty, in disguise and under cover of night, tired of excessive taxation without representation, tipped a fortune of imported British tea into the wintery water of Boston Harbor.
Bookplate to welcome Sue Ellen Thompson May 29
The Bookplate is continuing their 2024 season of author lectures on May 29 with poet Sue Ellen Thompson for a 6 p.m. event at The Kitchen and Pub at The Imperial Hotel. As the title poem reminds us, “For each of us/ there is a place,/ a period of time,// a lover’s face/ that we must veer away from…”. Sea Nettles is a book of poems about what we are often reluctant to confront: the memories that still trouble us and the losses we would...
Restaurateur, chef Quigg to receive Edna Ross Award for outstanding service to the community
CHESTERTOWN — Steve Quigg, head chef and owner of The Kitchen at the Imperial on High Street in Chestertown, is the 2024 recipient of the Edna Ross Award. The Chestertown Tea Party Festival created the award in 2011 in honor of Edna Ross, a longtime and dedicated business owner who passed away in January of that year.
Bees draw degree of interest at Maryland college
Bee researchers at Washington College on Maryland’s Eastern Shore didn’t have to travel far to make their latest discovery. It was waiting for them right on their own campus. Anyone acquainted with the Chestertown campus had been aware for years of the ground-nesting bees dwelling on the college...
Cecil County community fights for more school funding with $9 million shortfall, potential cuts
BALTIMORE - Dozens of students, teachers and parents spoke at a Cecil County meeting on Thursday pushing county leaders for more funding for the schools.A $9 million budget shortfall is forcing the district to eliminate more than 80 staff positions.The county council meeting was filled with people advocating for more money dedicated to the schools.Teachers say education is a top priority, and when it comes to major budget cuts, the students are going to suffer."Every student is worth it," student Madison Rodgers said. "They're worth the extra investment. It's just not about the numbers, it's about the student." Last month, Cecil...
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