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...
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...
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...
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...
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Navient names Mills chair of board
Navient, Wilmington, announced that Linda Mills was elected chair of its board of directors...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Northrop Grumman to add 175 jobs at 400-employee Elkton rocket site
Northrop Grumman plans to add 175 new jobs over the next five years at its Elkton rocket motor operations.
This operating sector of the company,...
DelDOT meets with Cecil County, state officials as trucks use country roads to...
Cecil County officials say trucks seeking an alternative to tolls on the new Route 301 bypass in Delaware are tearing up secondary roads.
Officials from...
Chester, New Castle show home sales increase in 2018
Chester and New Castle counties saw single-digit gains in homes sales in 2018, according to figures from Patterson-Schwartz.
Three other counties in the company’s sales...
Trending: Merger of Elkton’s Union Hospital with ChristianaCare completed
Union Hospital is now part of ChristianaCare, as ChristianaCare and Affinity Health Alliance officials announced a final agreement that merges Affinity Health Alliance and...
Trending: Perryville and Cecil County eye $200 million Great Wolf Lodge resort
Perryville and Cecil County, MD are working to attract a $200 million Great Wolf Lodge to a site near the Hollywood Casino.
Great Wolf operates...
Union Hospital, Baltimore’s Lifebridge health care system call off merger
The boards of Union Hospital of Cecil County and LifeBridge Health, Baltimore, called off a merger.
Lifebridge, a nonprofit operates Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Northwest...
Fire causes $500,000 in damage at former AKT spacecraft site near Elkton
A fire early Saturday morning caused half a million dollars in damage at the Northrup Grumman rocket site (formerly ATK) at 55 Thiokol Road,...
Damage to building, fairgrounds reported from possible tornado at Fair Hill State Park
Violent weather hit an area near Newark on Monday night, with a suspected tornado causing damage at Fair Hill State Park. (See Facebook post...
Media update: Nardone exits Delaware Today, paper cuts in Cecil County & that...
Longtime Delaware Today Editor Mark Nardone has departed Delaware Today after 22 years at the regional magazine.
Nardone announced his departure in a farewell column.
Nardone worked...
Boat fire loss valued at $40,000
A 24-foot boat with the name “Sanity” was destroyed at a marina near Elkton.
The fire took place at Triton Marina, 285 Plum Point Road...
