News Analysis It was one of the strangest political events of this election season Tuesday night when candidates for Cecil County Executive and County Council met in their final face-off before the upcoming election. Sweepingly broad questions, given to the candidates in advance, prompted mostly scripted responses but there were a few odd moments...
Read more »
Tags: Alan McCarthy, cecil county, Cecil Times, county commissioner, County Council, county executive, Diana Broomell, E.J. Pipkin, election, james crouse, james mullin, Joyce Bowlsbey, Michael Dunn, Michael Smigiel, Moody blues, news, Pam Howard, pamela bailey, Politics, Robert Hodge, Smipkin, strange times, Tari Moore, Three Amigos, Treasurer
Posted in Business, campaign finance, cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Government, Cecil Times, county commissioner, E.J. Pipkin, education, Elections, Elkton, Michael Smigiel, politics, Republicans, Robert Hodge, Uncategorized, women | 8 Comments »
It was the veterinarians and victims of problem animals versus the cats activists Tuesday, as the Cecil County Commissioners held a public hearing on their latest proposal to re-write a new animal control ordinance. And both sides highlighted serious problems with the county’s “interim” animal control plan that has left people, seeking help for...
Read more »
Tags: A BUddy for Life, Alan McCarthy, animal control, animal control ordinance, Brieann Masenior, cats, CCSPCA, cecil county, Cecil County SPCA, Cecil Times, county commissioner, Diana Broomell, edie crick, election, Elkton, feral cat, Gloria Kilby, james crouse, james mullin, Jeanne Deeming, Michael Dunn, Mindy Carletti, Politics, Robert Hodge, rufflife rescue, Tari Moore
Posted in cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Government, Cecil Times, county commissioner, Elections, Elkton, Health, politics, real estate, Republicans, Robert Hodge, Uncategorized | 10 Comments »
The months-long fight over a proposed new vocational-technical high school on the Basell building site in Elkton turned into the “Basell Brawl” Tuesday, as the Three Amigos county commissioner group held firm against even considering it while county school board members vowed to fight on. Tuesday morning, the Three Amigos majority of the Cecil...
Read more »
Tags: Basell, cecil county, cecil county public schools, Cecil Times, Dawn Branch, Diana Broomell, education, Elkton, james mullin, Lauren camphausen, Michael Dunn, Mike Dunn, portable classroom, Robert Hodge, school, school board, schools, Tari Moore, tech school, Three Amigos, vocational education, vote, votech
Posted in Business, cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Government, Cecil Times, county commissioner, education, Elections, Elkton, politics, real estate, Republicans, Robert Hodge, Uncategorized, women | 22 Comments »
The Cecil County Commissioners could have used a veterinarian to administer tranquilizers Tuesday as they bared their claws, yet again, over revisions to the county’s new animal ordinance, how many ‘experts’ should dance on the head of a panel reviewing the lone remaining bidder for animal control services, and conflicting concerns over horses. And...
Read more »
Tags: Al Wein, Alan McCarthy, animal abuse, animal control, animal cruelty, bid, Buddy for Life, Carroll County, CCSPCA, cecil county, Cecil County SPCA, Cecil Times, commissioner, contract, County Council, Diana Broomell, election, Gerald Hawkins, horse rescue, humane, james mullin, John Kitchin, Michael Dunn, Mindy Carletti, Nicky Ratliff, ordinance, Politics, Robert Hodge, state law, Tari Moore
Posted in Business, cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Government, Cecil Times, chesapeake city, county commissioner, Elections, politics, Robert Hodge, Uncategorized | 17 Comments »
News Analysis Cecil County Commissioners adopted a get-tough stance Tuesday against a state-mandated “tiers” land preservation map–which local farmers fear would strip them of property rights—and said they would defer any action until a summit meeting with other rural counties and consideration of legal action against the state. On the surface it might look...
Read more »
Tags: cecil county, Cecil Times, county commissioner, Diana Broomell, election, environment, farm, growth, james mullin, land, land preservation, MACO, maryland, Michael Dunn, p, Politics, preservation, Robert Hodge, state, Tari Moore, tiers
Posted in Business, cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Government, Cecil Times, county commissioner, Elections, politics, real estate, Republicans, Robert Hodge, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »