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cecildaily.com · Newark, MD

High school graduations will remain at the Bob Carpenter Center

ELKTON — Cecil County Public Schools will once again hold its graduation ceremonies at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Del.Two members of the Cecil County School Board voted against it Wednesday evening, but were outvoted with a 3-2 nod in favor of spending $58,590 to rent the Bob Carpenter Center for the 2027 graduations.Joe Ferdinando and Brian Hampton — this was Hampton’s final meeting — voted against the expense, with Hampton noting that coming budget cuts from the state means CCPS might need those funds elsewhere, including a shortage of teacher assistants in kindergarten classes.(Sheila Tome defeated Hampton for the District 4 seat. Hawley decided not to seek re-election. Grant Handley won her seat. Joe Ferdinando and challenger Dominick Mannella are separated by less than 2 percentage points.

The Daily Item · Milton, DE

Nearby: Milton, DE

Intruder ate cheese, drank water inside Kelly Township home

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... LEWISBURG — An accused intruder from New Jersey broke into a home in Kelly Township on Nov. 7, ate cheese sticks and drank water before stripping down to his underwear and opening the bedroom door while the residents were sleeping, according to state police in Milton.Scott Christopher Horst, 47, of Ralph Street, Belleville, N.J., was charged with two felony counts of burglary and flight to avoid apprehension; two misdemeanor counts of loitering/prowling at night and theft by unlawful taking; and one summary count of criminal trespass. The charges were filed by state Trooper Hadyn Swartwood of the Milton State Police Barracks in the Lewisburg office of District Judge Jeffrey Rowe.kAm$E2E6 A@=:46 C646:G65 2 42== 2E `_ibe A]>] }@G] f 23@FE 2 3FC8=2CJ :? AC@8C6DD 2E 2 9@>6 @? w:89 $EC66E :? z6==J %@H?D9:A] %96 G:4E:> C6A@CE65 E92E 2 32=5 >2? H62C:?8 2 3=24<\2?5\A=2:5 D9:CE H2D :?D:56 E96 9@>6 3FE =67E E96 C6D:56?46 2?5 7=65 62DE @?