Congressman praises Elkton rocket motor site for work on advanced weapon system
U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, praised the Northrop Grumman facility (formerly ATK) in northeastern Maryland for its participation in a collaborative weapons program with Raytheon.
“Congratulations to Northrop Grumman employees in Elkton, Maryland for their...
Cecil County sees surge in building permits for homes, apartments
Cecil County’s Office of Land Use and Development Services announced that the number of residential building permits is on the rise in the county.
As of June 30th, the Permits and Inspections office in the...
Christiana Care, Union Hospital parent in merger talks
Christiana Care Health System and Affinity Health Alliance, the parent of Union Hospital in Elkton, have signed a letter of intent for Union Hospital and its affiliates to join Christiana Care Health System.
With the...
Former physician from Newark gets 30 months in bank fraud case
U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Andrews sentenced Zahid Aslam, 46, of Newark, to a 30-month prison sentence for making a false statement to a financial institution. The court also ordered Aslam to serve...
Personnel file: May 24, 2019
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Navient names Mills chair of board
Navient, Wilmington, announced that Linda Mills was elected chair of its board of directors effective June 6, 2019, when Navient holds its annual meeting...
Newark man one of 8 charged in connection with kidnapping-murder of Phil. business...
Eight men, including one Newark area resident, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a north Philadelphia business owner whose body was dumped in Cecil...
Smithfield Foods to open distribution center in western Cecil County, MD
Smithfield Foods, Inc., the world's largest pork processor and hog producer, is opening a new distribution center in Cecil County that will create 240 new jobs.
The 420,000 square-foot facility will be constructed in the...
Army Corps announces lane closings on Chesapeake City Bridge
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District announced repair work on the Chesapeake City Bridge will begin in late March and is expected to be completed by late June 2019.
The Army Corps awarded...
Delaware funds enforcement, adds signs in effort to crack down on Rt. 301...
The Delaware Department of Transportation is taking additional steps to deal with toll-evading trucks using rural roads in Cecil County, MD.
Truck traffic spiked on those roads when the Route 301 toll road went into...
Hefty government incentives lure Great Wolf to Cecil County
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Cecil County and one of its municipalities are digging deep into their economic development bag of tricks to land the $200 million Great Wolf Lodge in Perryville, about 20 miles west of Newark.
The Cecil...