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State Delegate Dist. 36 Race: Three Hoops, Four Basketballs and a Caroline County Jumpshot

June 16, 2014

COMMENTARY The 36th District, covering four counties on Maryland’s Upper Eastern Shore, is like no other legislative district in the state and this year the contests for state Delegates are the political equivalent of “March Madness” in college basketball. But in the Republican primary’s “June madness,” an underdog player from Caroline County will get...
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Posted in Business, cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Times, Elections, governor, Martin O'Malley, Michael Smigiel, politics, Republicans, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Cecil County State’s Attorney Hired Son for Job Same Day Dad Sworn in; Primary Campaign Challenger Questions Nepotism

June 13, 2014

Cecil County State’s Attorney E.D.E. (Ellis) Rollins III, who is seeking re-election to his post, hired his son as an investigator– who began work the same day his father was sworn into office– although he lacked the law enforcement experience of previous occupants of the position. The hiring has become an issue in the...
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Posted in cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Government, Cecil Times, Christopher Eastridge, Elections, Ellis Rollins III, Michael Smigiel, politics, real estate, Republicans, State's Attorney, Uncategorized | 12 Comments »

Cecil County Chatter: Election Board Polling Place Snafu; Cecil Business PAC Boosts $

June 11, 2014

SOME POLLING PLACES WRONG ON SAMPLE BALLOTS; EARLY VOTING BEGINS THURSDAY About 30 percent of Cecil County voters eligible to cast ballots in the upcoming primary elections received sample ballots that listed the wrong polling place at which to vote, Cecil County Board of Elections officials concede, blaming the snafu on a printer’s error....
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Posted in Business, campaign finance, Cecil Chatter, cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Government, Cecil Times, Elections, Elkton, politics, real estate, Republicans, seniors, State's Attorney, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Dan Bongino Backs ‘Liberty’ Candidate for Cecil County Council, Past Backers Protest; Slates Heat Up County GOP Committee Contest

June 9, 2014

Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent who drew strong support among many Cecil County conservatives in his failed bid for a US Senate seat two years ago, has stuck his toe into Cecil County local politics this year by endorsing a controversial “Campaign for Liberty” candidate for County Council—much to the surprise and...
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Posted in Business, campaign finance, cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Times, Democrats, Elections, Elkton, politics, real estate, Republican Central Committee, Republicans, Rising Sun, Robert Hodge, Tea Party, Ted Kolodzey, Uncategorized | 4 Comments »

Broomell Disses State Transit Visitors at Cecil County Council; Another Black Eye for County’s Image, Decorum

June 4, 2014

A team of state transit officials trekked to Elkton Tuesday to meet, yet again, with Cecil County officials about a proposed MARC train maintenance yard that would bring 90 jobs to the county and tie in to future plans to extend the commuter train line to Elkton—but before the visitors barely opened their mouths,...
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Posted in Business, cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Government, Elkton, politics, real estate, Robert Hodge, Uncategorized | 37 Comments »

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