A new landmark study by a broadband advisory panel has charted an innovative course for Cecil County to jumpstart Internet services that have so far bypassed much of the county—including installation of fiber optic cable in conjunction with a proposed extension of a waterline from Cecilton to Earleville. The panel also calls for treating...
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A CECIL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT Cecil County Councilor Alan McCarthy (R-1), who is a licensed veterinarian, made a surprise visit to the Buddy for Life animal shelter in Elkton late last week and found unremoved feces, odors and many dogs with serious “mange” and other skin conditions. “It was a mess,” he said of...
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A CECIL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT The Cecil County Health Department has refused to issue a water well permit needed to build a home in one of the Earleville communities where local aquifers were polluted by the nearby US Army Corps of Engineers dredge spoil dumpsite—a decision that could lead to a virtual building ban...
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Tags: Alan McCarthy, Army Corps, cecil county, Cecilton, Corps of Engineers, councilor, County Council, dump, earleville, environment, environmental health, Fred VonStaden, health department, Joe Zang, Joseph Zang, Larry Summers, mayor, MDE, pearce creek, permit, pollution, Robert Hodge, water
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COMMENTARY Cecil County Executive Tari Moore has proposed the first changes to the county’s governing Charter, adopted by voters in 2010, that would give her an extra month to draft her annual budget but would cut two weeks from the time that the County Council, citizens, and a budget advisory panel would have to...
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Updated results from the June 24 primary elections, including provisional ballots and two rounds of absentee vote counts, confirm the initial election night results in Cecil County contests and the fight for a Delegate seat in District 36—with incumbent Michael Smigiel losing his seat by even more votes. While the state elections board had...
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Tags: "Mike Smigiel", Alan McCarthy, andy harris, cecil county, County Council, Dan Schneckenburger, delegate, Diana Broomell, District 36, E.D. Ellis Rollins, election, George Patchell, GOP, Jay Jacobs, Jeff Ghrist, Joyce Bowlsbey, Michael Dunn, Michael Halter, Michael Smigiel, primary.board of elections, Republican Central Committee, State's Attorney, Steve Arentz
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