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		<title>Cecil County Council Avoids Political Dodgeball: Picks Culberson for Vacant Seat, Commends Panel That Rejected Mischief Maps</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2021 22:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS ANALYSIS Faced with limited options, the Cecil County Council took a path of subtle resistance this week when it picked the least politically challenging candidate to fill a vacant Council seat that will be on the ballot in next year’s elections. The Council also welcomed a redistricting commission report that rejected some highly partisan maps that could have pitted incumbent councilors against each other in districts that looked like a plate of spaghetti. The Council voted 3-0 to install Donna Culberson, of Conowingo, in the District 4 seat previously held by George Patchell, who was mid-way in his second term on the Council but recently resigned to take the job of Perryville town administrator. Absent from both the afternoon worksession and evening legislative meeting of the Council on Tuesday (11/16/2021) was Jackie Gregory (R-5), the chief Council cheerleader for County Executive Danielle Hornberger. In picking Culberson, the Council was drawing from a list of three candidates submitted by the county’s Republican Central Committee, which under the county Charter had the authority to select the nominees because Patchell was a Republican. If the council had rejected or deadlocked on the candidates, then the County Executive would have had the power [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>State Marks 10K Virus Milestone, Cecil County Has 102; Hogan Orders Facemasks&#8211;but Claims Re-opening Business is Near</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 23:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS ANALYSIS Maryland marked a milestone in the spread of the COVID-19 virus on Wednesday (4/15/2020) with 10,032 confirmed cases in the state, and Cecil County’s count reached 102 cases. But Gov. Larry Hogan, while ordering all shoppers and store workers to wear facemasks and predicting that the state is still weeks away from a “peak” of infections, said he was working on plans to re-open businesses in the state. It was a remarkable mixed-message performance by Hogan, speaking at an afternoon press conference in Annapolis, and highlighted his dual roles as Maryland’s governor, presiding over a still escalating local health crisis, and his position as chairman of the National Governors Association. In the latter capacity, Hogan said he and other governors would speak with President Trump in a teleconference call on Thursday, at which the topic would be re-opening the states’ businesses. President Trump declared this week that he alone had the authority to order re-opening of businesses across the nation and to over-ride governors’ shut down orders. But after widespread criticism from health officials, governors and Constitutional authorities, Trump partially backed down to say he would consult with governors on their local situations, although he wanted at least [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil County COVID-19 Cases Rise to 3, Local &#8216;Emergency&#8217; Declared; Gov. Hogan Closes &#8220;Non-essential Business,&#8221; Offers Small Biz Aid</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2020 23:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cecil County now has 3 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus, prompting County Executive Alan McCarthy to issue a “declaration of emergency” on Monday to accelerate county access to state emergency services and supplies programs. In addition, Gov. Larry Hogan ordered closure of all “non-essential businesses” while announcing several new programs to aid small business affected by the pandemic. Speaking during a Facebook Live online press conference, McCarthy announced two new confirmed cases in Cecil County: a male in his 50s who lives in Elkton, and a female in her 40s who lives in Elkton. The first confirmed case, announced on Sunday, involved a woman in her 20s in the western area of the county. McCarthy further identified that patient’s location as the Rising Sun area. All three patients are “self-isolating at home.” Lauren Levy, Cecil County’s Health Officer, said there were no clear ties among the confirmed patients but that public health experts were conducting contact tracing interviews to try to identify the patients’ contacts and movements to identify possible other individuals who may have had contact with them She said county residents with health concerns could contact local health experts at 410-996-1005. She also urged residents to “remain [&#8230;]]]></description>
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