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Grocery Shopper Bags $50,000-Winning Powerball Prize
Cecil County mom putting windfall into her retirement fund. Playing Lottery games is an occasional treat for a northern Maryland mom, who found herself on June 22 at a Belcamp grocery store with an extra $4 in cash on hand. Her decision to buy a Mega Millions ticket and a quick-pick Powerball ticket helped the lucky lady bag a $50,000 third-tier Powerball prize in that night’s drawing.
Perryville, Cecil County School of Tech grad bound for US Air Force Academy
PORT DEPOSIT — Yesterday, Trevor David entered the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado as a member of the Class of 2028. A member of the Class of 2023 at Perryville High School and the Cecil County School of Technology where he studied in the Homeland Security program, David has since graduated from the USAFA Preparatory School. That 10-month program, according to the Air Force, prepares young men and women for military service along with Basic Military Training and Air Force life including Culture and Character Training. He was notified May 17 that he had been appointed to the USAF Academy and had until May 20 to make his intentions known. Cadet David will report to the US Air Force Academy June 26.
Speed cameras coming to Interstate 95 in Cecil County
BALTIMORE — Construction zones on Interstate 95 in Cecil County will be monitored by Automated Speed Enforcement equipment beginning July 10, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration. In conjunction with Maryland State Police Maryland SafeZones Automated Speed Enforcement, the Maryland Transportation Authority will deploy the equipment both north- and southbound around the Belvidere Road interchange. For now, the fine for going above the 65 mile per hour speed limit is $80 but starting Jan. 1 Maryland will institute a tiered penalty system with fines up to $1,000.
2024 All-County Girls' Lacrosse
Player of the Year Sarah Murrell, Midfielder, Perryville Continued to showcase why she has remained one of the top players in the area since joining the Panthers as a freshman. Finished her final season at Perryville with a county-high 108 points, including 85 goals and 23 assists. Won 137 draw controls and helped Perryville control games through possession. Added 52 ground ball recoveries and forced 11 turnovers. Will continue her...
2024 All-County Boys' Track and Field
Athlete of the Year Blake Stevens, Perryville, Jumps The Perryville senior did it all for the Panthers with his main events in the jumps, while filling in when needed in the short sprints. Won a pair of individual Cecil County titles in the high jump and triple jump, while serving as a member of Perryville’s 4x100-meter relay team that won a county title. In the jumps, Stevens added first place...
'Tis the season for fireworks: 4th of July fireworks shows set across the county
UNDATED — The Independence Day parties start Wednesday and lasts through Saturday and serious fireworks fans will be able to get their fill every night. The fun starts with the Salute to Cecil County Veterans at North East Town Park July 3. The gates open at 4 to enjoy music, kids games and activities, food trucks and vendor booths. The ceremony starts at 8 p.m. leading up to fireworks at 9:45. ...
2024 All-County Softball
Player of the Year Jordan Lynch, Infield, Rising Sun The Virginia Tech signee continued to showcase her talents as the top player throughout the area this past spring. Finished the season with a .557 batting average, while driving in 31 RBIs. Lynch did so with a team-high nine home runs, plus five doubles and four triples. Ended the year with an OPS of 1.845 and an on-base percentage of .644. ...
2024 All-County Tennis
Co-Players of the Year Katy Hammer & Greg Kosinski, North East, Mixed Doubles The pair of North East seniors completed their fourth season without a loss in Cecil County, while returning to the center stage of the region spotlight. Hammer and Kosinski captured their third straight region title, including their second straight 2A East crown, to make their third consecutive appearance in the state quarterfinals. ...
Broomell, Piner inducted into MML Hall of Fame; Marion to join MML board
OCEAN CITY — Among all the activities, presentations and dinners, Cecil County town representatives attending the annual Maryland Municipal League Summer Conference also celebrated. MML’s Municipal Officials Hall of Fame inductees included two Elkton Town Commissioners; Jean Broomell and Charles Givens. The Hall of Fame distinction is given to current or former elected officials with at least 20 years of services. It was noted during the ceremony that there are...
Cecil County Life: Community Connecting Us aligns with local agencies and neighbors to celebrate the alchemy of what happens when people come together
Additional photos courtesy of Community Connecting Us. On April 22 – under the direction of Ralf Schmitt – the Roedean Girls Choir of Johannesburg, South Africa performed a breathtaking concert at the historic Tome Memorial Church in Port Deposit, now the Cultural and Wellness Center of Community Connecting Us (CCU). Tilting back their heads and singing in pure harmony at the altar, the chorus of their voices reverberated around the old church, and each selection celebrated the universal language of song.
Erin Wright, Aaron Wright and Christopher Rives of Voices of Hope Maryland
Substance abuse appears in many forms and affects an incredibly wide diversity of people. The journey to recovery is also a journey of many roads, and Voices of Hope Maryland travels all of them, from its Cecil Recovery Center in Elkton to its Harford Recovery Center in Aberdeen. Cecil County Life recently spoke with Program Advocate Christopher Rives, General Programs Manager Aaron Wright and Chief Operations Officer Erin Wright to talk about the assistance they and their peers provide to those in need.
20 years of Trashy Women
For 20 years, female artists based in Cecil County and nearby areas have been making art out of what other people would consider garbage. They call themselves the Trashy Women. “The Trashy Women find unexpected beauty in the discarded and the rejected,” they write in the artists’ statement introducing their...
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