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Cecil Whig
January 27, 2018
This image, provided from the Cecil Whig archives, was taken in Cecil County. Do you recognize the person or scene pictured? Let us know at CommunityNews@cecilwhig.com. The Whig received five replies to last week's photo. Dave Grupenhoff, president of Union Hospital, and Margaret Coursey.
Cecil Whig
January 27, 2018
Cecil County newspapers, such as the Whig, Democrat and Midland Journal were all raving about Betterton. There was a constant string of articles and advertisements promoting the little seaside town from the late 1800s through the early part of the 20th century. Advertisements ran for hotels, dances, dayÃÂ ...
Cecil Whig
January 27, 2018
CECIL COUNTY — On New Year's Day it was interesting to look back over the years to historical events, improvements and changes over the centuries since the founding of Cecil County 344 years ago in 1674. This history could, and does for this writer, fill volumes of files, so this month we shall look backÃÂ ...
Cecil Whig
January 26, 2018
Cecil County Economic Development Director Chris Moyer said on Tuesday that the distribution plant already has some employees on-site. Lidl expects to hire 100 permanent full-time employees at its distribution center by December 2018, and could eventually employ up to 400. “They're on track to openÃÂ ...
Cecil Whig
January 22, 2018
ELKTON — Appointed Cecil County Circuit Court Judge William W. Davis Jr. has filed for candidacy to defend his seat on the bench in the upcoming elections. Davis is a Republican but, as with all circuit court judgeship races, his name will appear on both the Republican and Democratic ballots in the JuneÃÂ ...
Cecil Whig
January 21, 2018
ELKTON — Each week, we take a look back in time to examine what was on the minds of Cecil County readers. Rotating through the Whig's 176-year history, we hope to not only provide direct text from our archives, but also context as to why the issue was important at the time. Join us as we thumb throughÃÂ ...
Cecil Whig
January 20, 2018
CECIL COUNTY — On New Year's Day it was interesting to look back over the years to historical events, improvements and changes over the centuries since the founding of Cecil County 344 years ago in 1674. This history could, and does for this writer, fill volumes of files, so this month we shall look backÃÂ ...
Cecil Whig
January 14, 2018
This created a strain on the budget of Maryland, requiring extra law enforcement, court time and improvements to local jails to accommodate the increased number of inmates. Cecil County experienced this strain as well. The Oct. 12, 1923, edition of the Cecil Democrat reported that the North East Board ofÃÂ ...
Cecil Whig
January 14, 2018
CECIL COUNTY — On New Year's Day it was interesting to look back over the years to historical events, improvements and changes over the centuries since the founding of Cecil County 344 years ago in 1674. This history could, and does for this writer, fill volumes of files, so this month we shall look backÃÂ ...
Cecil Whig
January 13, 2018
Health officials in both Cecil County and Maryland are urging people to get a flu shot before peak season hits in February. Even though other states are reporting a groundswell in flu-like symptoms, Cecil County is reporting only a slight uptick. CECIL WHIG FILE PHOTO. ELKTON — While the first flu casesÃÂ ...
Patch.com
January 4, 2018
CECIL COUNTY, MD — Public schools in Cecil County will be closed on Friday, Jan. 5. This is the second day for a weather-related closure, after the school system was also closed on Thursday, Jan. 4, due to snow. The snow has stopped, but below-freezing temperatures and powerful wind gusts remain.
Cecil Whig
December 30, 2017
CECIL COUNTY — 2017 was a year of big changes for the county, with lots of ups and downs along the way. But what remained constant was the stories of Cecil County residents and organizations who came together to do good in the community. As we look ahead to 2018, here's some of the stories thatÃÂ ...
Cecil Whig
December 30, 2017
WMAR-TV, the first station to sign on in Baltimore, started broadcasting on Oct. 27, 1947 and soon after that sets were appearing in Cecil County. For example, on Jan. 15, 1948, MacMillan and Sons in Elkton invited the public to visit the North Street Hotel to see the large screen television set in operationÃÂ ...
Cecil Whig
December 30, 2017
This photo, taken at the Cecil County Teachers' Institute held in Port Deposit. The three gentlemen in the center of the front row are Cornelius S. Abrahams (a school commissioner), George A. Blake (assistant principal of Elkton Academy), and George Biddle (Cecil County Superintendent from 1892-1909).
Cecil Whig
December 29, 2017
CECIL COUNTY — Years from now, 2017 will likely be looked at as a year of change for Cecil County — some good, some bad and some still to be decided. While much of America and the world was focused on the actions of newly-elected President Donald Trump, an investigation into Russian meddlingÃÂ ...
Cecil Whig
December 29, 2017
According to the Historical Society of Cecil County, she arrived at Union Hospital in 1970 by way of a contract with a Baltimore hospital that provided in-house staffing. Serving in a capacity similar to today's hospitalist, Hsu and a few colleagues took shifts at the hospital, treating any patients who arrivedÃÂ ...
Patch.com
December 27, 2017
Therefore, an emergency motel voucher system will be implemented to respond to freezing weather for vulnerable homeless residents of Cecil County. This response will be initiated whenever the local weather forecast for Elkton, MD meets the definition of Baltimore City's Code Blue defined below:.
Cecil Whig
December 27, 2017
CECIL COUNTY — When I moved to the Cecil County area half a year ago, I had no idea what to expect. I was coming from the suburbs of a city to a county full of rural areas and small towns, but I dove in with an open mind and open arms. And it turned out that coming to work in Cecil County was the bestÃÂ ...
Cecil Whig
December 19, 2017
ELKTON — With its announcement last week that it intends to file a civil suit against opiate distributors, Cecil County has become just the latest jurisdiction to take the battle against the opioid epidemic into the courtroom. Represented by Baron & Budd P.C., a Dallas-based law firm that specializes inÃÂ ...
Cecil Whig
December 16, 2017
Since the founding of Cecil County in 1674, commerce required good roads in order to move products from farms to mills and then to surrounding areas. Requests for road improvements or the building of new ones are found in early primary documents such as the civil court records of Cecil CountyÃÂ ...
WBAL Baltimore
December 31, 1999
One person has died following a police chase culminating in a single-car crash that injured three others in Cecil County, authorities said. Maryland State Police a trooper in Cecil County tried to conduct a traffic stop Monday night on a car reported stolen out of Baltimore. Police said the driver failed to stopÃÂ ...
Cecil Whig
December 31, 1999
EARLEVILLE — The start of the New Year saw the national Sisterhood of the Outdoors select Cecil County for a three-day waterfowl hunt from Jan. 4-6. Women came from all over the country to Cecil County in order to partake in some of the best waterfowl hunting that America has to offer.
Patch.com
December 31, 1999
CECIL COUNTY, MD — Schools will be closed for students in Cecil County on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Officials made the call on Wednesday morning. Originally, school officials announced a delay; however, after re-evaluating, Cecil County Public Schools officials said that schools would be closed onÃÂ ...
Baltimore Business Journal
December 31, 1999
Union Hospital of Cecil County and its affiliates plan to join the LifeBridge Health system. The nonprofit hospital's board signed a letter of intent to join LifeBridge, and the two have entered a period of exclusive negotiation and due diligence. An official agreement is expected to take several months to finalizeÃÂ ...
Cecil Whig
December 31, 1999
ELKTON — Investigators are trying to find a convicted sex offender who — for the second time since April — has failed to register with the Cecil County Sex Offender Registry, police reported. The suspect, Bryan Stayathome, 31, also failed to notify the registry of an address change, according to the CecilÃÂ ...
Cecil Whig
December 31, 1999
ELKTON — Law enforcement officials are cautioning Cecil County residents about a scam, after someone posing as a Cecil County Sheriff's Office member on the phone instructed an Elkton resident to pay a fine by money order for failing to report for jury duty, police reported.
Patch.com
December 31, 1999
CECIL COUNTY, MD — Schools in Cecil County will be closed for students on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Cecil County Public Schools officials made the announcement about the closure after a previous decision to delay opening. "After further evaluation of road conditions, it has been determined that schools will beÃÂ ...
Cecil Whig
December 31, 1999
CECIL COUNTY — Snow, sleet and freezing rain are descending on Cecil County and will make Monday evening and Tuesday morning travel treacherous, according to a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. As a winter weather advisory was being issued around 1:30 Monday afternoon,ÃÂ ...
Cecil Whig
December 1, 2017
ELKTON — The exhibits opening for this month's First Friday all celebrate the small beauty that we find life. Three distinct artists tackle different facets of natural wonders that may seem ordinary, but are actually extraordinary. At the Cecil County Arts Council, the featured artist this month is Connie ...
Cecil Whig
December 1, 2017
BALTIMORE — Varied emotions swept over Senior Dfc. Derek Minker as he and four other Cecil County Sheriff's Office honor guard members stood at attention outside Mount Pleasant Church in northeast Baltimore on Wednesday for a funeral detail. As were the scores of other honor guards with police ...
Cecil Whig
November 30, 2017
In a release announcing the acquisition, the company cited the new Amazon distribution center at nearby Principio Business Park as well as plans to build the new North East branch of the Cecil County Public Library in the shopping center as some of the reasons for the purchase. “North East Station allows ...
Healthcare Informatics
November 28, 2017
Union Hospital of Cecil County, a community hospital located in Elkton, Maryland, has been recognized by HIMSS Analytics as a Stage 7 hospital on the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM). Only 5 percent of U.S. hospitals have reached this highest level HIMSS (Healthcare Information ...
Cecil Whig
November 26, 2017
ELKTON — Each week, we take a look back in time to examine what was on the minds of Cecil County readers. Rotating through the Whig's ...
Cecil Whig
November 24, 2017
After Thanksgiving, everyone crowds the mall and the big department stores for Black Friday sales. In recent years, the sales have expanded to ...
Cecil Whig
November 24, 2017
Anyone interested in earning pool operator certification may do so over one weekend at Harford Community College. The Pool Operator's ...
Cecil Whig
November 18, 2017
ELKTON — The Historical Society of Cecil County is an important resource for the community. Founded in 1931, it endeavors to collect, ...
Cecil Whig
November 15, 2017
Both Long and Dickenson are hoping the community develops a sense of passion and wonder at just how exciting theatre in Cecil County is ...
Cecil Whig
November 11, 2017
Certainly many an old timer has debated it and there are but few newcomers to Cecil County who have not, at least once, posited a question or ...
Cecil Whig
November 7, 2017
The rules for decorating for the Festival of Trees to benefit CASA of Cecil County were few. Among the 30 entries, decorators used everything ...
Cecil Whig
November 5, 2017
ELKTON — 1917 was an important year for the people of Cecil County, as well as the rest of the United States. That year marked the beginning ...
Cecil Whig
November 5, 2017
Lt. Michael Holmes, a Cecil County Sheriff's Office spokesman, said investigators determined that Spry — who was driving a 1993 Chevy ...
Cecil Whig
November 5, 2017
ELK NECK — There are historic markers throughout Cecil County along various roads detailing in some small manner the existence of the ...
Cecil Whig
November 4, 2017
ELKTON — Art is a celebration, and this month, the Cecil County Arts Council is pushing its first Friday to next Friday to make way for its 40th ...
The News Journal
November 4, 2017
After a Cecil County, Maryland, man's dog attacked another dog earlier this week, the man took the dog home and stabbed it, according to ...
Cecil Whig
October 26, 2017
ELKTON — Investigators are trying to find a Cecil County Detention Center work release inmate who escaped on Wednesday, police reported.
The News Journal
October 20, 2017
A 19-year-old from Cecil County, Maryland, is in custody on child porn charges. Eric McBride of Perryville, Maryland, was arrested Friday.
WBAL Baltimore
October 20, 2017
The pedestrian, identified as Jason Brown, 36, from New Castle County, Delaware, was pronounced dead at the scene by Cecil County EMS, ...
Cecil Whig
October 20, 2017
As did numerous others, Petruno wrote her date of sobriety on a chalkboard during the Cecil County Recovery Walk & Block Party in Elkton last ...
Cecil Whig
October 19, 2017
ELKTON — A gunman remains on the loose after shooting a man on the streets of an Elkton-area neighborhood, according to the Cecil County ...
Cecil Whig
October 19, 2017
Investigators have identified the alleged shooter as Radee Labeeb Prince, 37, who, according to Cecil County District Court records, lived in ...
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