Cecil County News

Old Dominion Electric Cooperative this week applied to the Maryland Public Service Commission for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to construct a natural gas-powered electric generation facility in Cecil County, Maryland.

Roseline Gorantla checks her phone for any emails about Metro delays for the next leg of her megacommute from Pennsylvania to D.C. She takes the MARC train from Perryville, Md., to Union Station as part of her almost four-hour long commute each morning.

The agreement between the state prison officials and federal investigators that led to the two-year investigation of the Baltimore City Detention Center explains how that partnership would operate, but it does not say why the state needed the feds to come in and help.

The Cecil County Council approved the first-ever county budget under the new Charter government late Tuesday night, after last-minute cuts of $689,000 primarily targeting law enforcement, public schools and libraries.

As the summer travel season starts this weekend, motorists can expect higher gasoline taxes, and higher tolls starting July 1. The 4-cent-a-gallon increase in gasoline taxes will take effect, as part of the transportation funding bill Governor Martin O'Malley signed into law last week.

Here are a few of the top Local Voices posts this week on Harford and Cecil county Patch sites.

A Havre de Grace woman was charged with driving under the influence, among other traffic violations, after her vehicle was found stuck on the railroad tracks in Port Deposit Sunday, said the Cecil County Sheriff's Office .

"I went to other states to play other games, mainly West Virginia," said one gambler.

Police in Cecil County are looking for the person responsible for the second robbery in less than a month at a local church.

Here are a few of the top Local Voices posts this week on Harford and Cecil county Patch sites.

Maryland's MARC commuter trains, which have always operated Monday through Friday, will begin offering weekend service between Baltimore and Washington on the Penn Line in coming months.

It's basically says that Cecil County doesn't think much of the act because the council voted unanimously that they feel it violates the second amendment to the constitution.

The fish was later released. Air temperature: 58 degrees Wind: E at 11 mph Barometric pressure: Stable at 29.91 inches Last month, we told you the best photo uploaded to our Catchbook fishing app would win an Ocean Kayak Trident 11 .

Here are a few of the top Local Voices posts from Harford and Cecil county Patch sites.

Cecil County lawmakers fired back at gun control in Maryland, unanimously passing a resolution opposed to the state Firearms Safety Act of 2013.

It costs $460 more on average to get a CT scan at hospitals like Harford Memorial Hospital than in nearby Balitmore County.

A citizens' budget advisory panel, which spent just a few weeks listening to presentations on the county's needs and the County Executive's proposed budget, on Tuesday suggested a budget slashing agenda with major cuts in county schools, public safety and infrastructure programs.

The Maryland Transportation Authority announced that foundation work on the Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge this weekend may result in construction noise and truck traffic.

It was almost a trip down bad memories lane in Elkton Tuesday when members of the Cecil County Council got into some heated exchanges on whether to offer a prayer to open future meetings, what to put on the county website, and the credibility of one Councilor's personal blog.

You can find live updates from the meeting below: 8:22 p.m.: The meeting is adjourned.