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VFW essay contest winners honored at Port post
Last month at the Port Deposit VFW Post 8185, members from the four posts in District 10 gathered to present awards to the students who placed in the two VFW-sponsored essay contests, "Patriots Pen" for middle schoolers and "Voice of Democracy" for high...Tags: Religion and Belief, Lent, Elkton, Christianity, Cecil County
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Don't miss the boat on Hampton Roads festivals this spring
Scurry up into the metaphorical crow's nest and train your eyes on the calendar's horizon. You'll spot a fleet of festivals heading straight for Hampton Roads. Spring is when outdoor parties start popping — right along with the flowers. This...
Tags: Princess Anne, Entertainment, Blackbeard Pirate Festival, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Music
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Water Witch fire company honors its volunteers
The members of the Water Witch Fire Company, along with their EMS unit, the fire police and the ladies auxiliary, gathered at the VFW Post 8185 in Port Deposit Saturday evening for their annual awards banquet and dance. This year's event was extra...Tags: Fires, Arts and Culture, Relay for Life, Havre de Grace, Elkton
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Capt. Herbert Hamilton Ward III, career naval officer
Capt. Herbert Hamilton Ward III, a retired career naval officer who was active in Upper Chesapeake Bay environmental matters and other issues, died March 17 from complications of a blood clot at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson.
The Broadmead retirement...Tags: Hunt Valley, Hamilton, Elkton, United States Naval Academy, Greenpeace
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DNR should go after out-of-state boats to collect its fees
Since the Department of Natural Resources needs additional funds to dredge our Maryland waterways, they should first strictly enforce registration in Maryland of all those Pennsylvania and Delaware boats residing for the season in the many Eastern Shore... -
Suspect in tractor theft killed in crash in North East
Maryland State Police are searching for four people suspected of stealing a lawn tractor from a new Lowe's store in Cecil County, and then crashing a get-away pickup truck as they sped away, killing one of the suspects who was riding in the back of the...Tags: Health, Accidental Death, Hospitals and Clinics, Vehicles, Services and Shopping
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Police search for four thieves in Lowe's break-in, fatal accident
Four thieves are being sought by Maryland State Police for stealing a John Deere lawn tractor from a newly constructed Cecil County Lowe's and fleeing police before crashing a stolen pickup, an accident that resulted in the death of a fifth thief....Tags: Health, Accidental Death, Transportation Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Elkton
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Capt. Robert E. Stegman
Baltimore Sun reporterCapt. Robert E. Stegman, a seasoned Chesapeake Bay pilot who guided ships from Baltimore to Cape Henry, Va., and through the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal for more than 40 years, died Monday of prostate cancer at his Monkton home. He was 81. The son...Tags: Health, Port of Baltimore, Religion and Belief, Entertainment, Diseases and Illnesses
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Firefighter revived, tortoise saved during Elkton fire
Seven people and a tortoise, among other pets, were displaced by a duplex fire in downtown Elkton Friday afternoon that also caused one firefighter to have a heart attack and sent another to the hospital. Shortly after noon, one half of a duplex in the...Tags: Health, Fires, Fires, Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Failure
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Mini model train display in Arundel chugs through the ages
His father always set up an elaborate network of Lionel model trains late on Dec. 24, so when Frank Winner and his little brother, Jim, got up Christmas mornings, they'd find the living room of the small family home filled with moving cars, blowing...Tags: Holidays, Tourism and Leisure, Transportation, Metal and Mineral, Arts and Culture
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Virginia Freedom Festival will feature country singer Phil Vassar along with local talent
The Virginia Freedom Festival, an event happening Sept. 8-11 at Chesapeake City Park, will include a concert by country singer Phil Vassar as well as performances by local and regional acts including Carbon Jam, River City Gang, and the Crazy X band.
The...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Suffolk (Suffolk, Virginia), Arts and Culture, Special Olympics, Travel
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Chesapeake Wine Festival coming up Oct. 29
A selection of Virginia and international wines are the draw at the second annual Chesapeake Virginia Wine Festival from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Chesapeake City Park on Greenbrier Parkway.
Area restaurants will be on hand to offer...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Healthcare Provider, Music Industry, Arts and Culture, Entertainment
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