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The Original Apple Butter Festival is Oct. 12 at The Beehive
FAIR HILL — Elk Creeks Preservation Society will host its annual Apple Butter Festival Saturday Oct. 12 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at The Bee Hive. The Bee Hive is a historic site on Telegraph Road at Little Elk Creek Road in Fair Hill. More than a century ago it was a commerce center for northern Cecil County. Elk Creeks Preservation Society is dedicated to restoring The Bee Hive. The Apple Butter Festival is a major fundraiser toward that project. Enjoy Scottish music including bagpipes, traditional Scottish fare, plus working artisans, vendors, cider and apple butter made by hand by Elk Creeks members. The public is invited to help stir the sweet concoction in large kettles over open fires at the Apple Butter Festival and watch as it is poured into glass jars for sale. For more information, go to www.elkcreekspreservationsociety.com
Pine Grove Church is preparing to celebrate
ELKTON — Members of independent Baptist churches from the Baptist Convention of Maryland and Delaware came to Pine Grove Church last Friday to bring the love of Jesus to the church and its neighbors. “There are 420 churches in that convention,” said The Rev. Ben Eller, pastor of Pine Grove Church. “We help each other in various ways.” Pine Grove Church is getting prepared for a New Church Celebration Oct....
Man gets six years in Conowingo gun case
ELKTON — A man who was caught illegally possessing guns and ammunition when investigators raided his Conowingo residence in September 2023 has received a six-year prison term, according to Cecil County Circuit Court records. Cecil County Circuit Court Administrative Judge Brenda A. Sexton imposed a 10-year sentence on the defendant — Jeffrey Alan Wolfe, 42 — for possession of a firearm by a person convicted of felony or a disqualifying crime during a courtroom hearing on Wednesday (Sept. 25) and then suspended half of that...
‘Life or death’: Delaware lawmakers highlight new abortion access laws in Delaware
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. This story was supported by a statehouse coverage grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Delaware has expanded access to abortion after two pieces of legislation recently became...
Del. gets $38.8 million from feds to assist in opioid crisis
Nearly $40 million of federal funding is headed to the First State for substance use disorder and mental health services. There were 527 fatal overdoses in Delaware in 2023. “Brandywine is very excited that Delaware was able to secure $38.8 million from the Biden-Harris administration to continue to support the work the Behavioral Health providers are doing across the State ... Read More
Housing leaders gather in Delaware to confront market challenges and find solutions for the future
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. As Delaware faces mounting housing challenges, the state’s top real estate leaders, builders and housing advocates gathered Wednesday to talk about possible solutions at the Delaware Real Estate Summit. Conversations at the event dove into the evolving landscape of Delaware’s residential market — reflecting on the past, addressing present-day challenges and exploring future solutions.
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