The next tour of the National Historic Tome School for Boys will take place on Sunday July 26th at 10AM. Unfortuantely, due to scheduling issues, we cannot offer the 1PM tour this day. We will be holding more tours in August, September and October. If you would like to participate in the July tour, please […]
BY Erika Quesenberry Sturgill, CECIL WHIG “PORT DEPOSIT — As time passes, the story of what was originally known as the Jacob Tome Institute of Port Deposit, which grew to add the now defunct Tome School for Boys and later became The Tome School in North East, has become cloudy and overlapped…” CLICK HERE FOR […]
This past Monday, May 11, 2015, the Bainbridge Development Corporation (BDC) was pleased to host the Sustainable Growth Commission (SGC) at the Donaldson Brown Center for their bi-monthly commission meeting. The SGC is an entity of the Maryland Department of Planning that the State developed in 2010 to make recommendations on growth issues within the […]
The BDC is excited to announce that we will be hosting tours of the Tome School each month of the summer. The tour will be bused back with several stops and options to get off of the bus and walk the Tome campus. Our first date is Saturday May 23, 2015. The times provided are […]
LINK TO ORIGINAL ARTICLE “PORT DEPOSIT — It’s going to take support from all levels of government to transform the 1,200-acre former U.S. Naval Training Center at Bainbridge into an economic engine to benefit all Maryland citizens. That’s the message delivered Monday by Bainbridge Development Corporation Executive Director Donna Tapley and Chairman Michael Pugh to […]
Article provided by the Cecil Guardian, Author: Maggie Tome “It seemed appropriate that the county’s Economic Development Commission (EDC) was at the Donaldson Brown Center to hear a talk about the development of Bainbridge. Brown was a financial titan of his era and the mansion, perched on a cliff with breathtaking views of the Susquehanna […]
By: Cheryl Mattix and Jane Bellmyer, Cecil Whig Photo by Cheryl Mattix CLICK FOR ORIGINAL STORY Bainbridge Development Corporation and developers for the 1,200- acre former U.S. Navy base unveiled a new, more industrial vision for the property Tuesday to Cecil County Council. At the same time, they reached out to the county to help […]
By: Lisa Tome, Herald Chronicle Port Deposit Mayor Wayne Tome , Sr. is not enthused about the most recent news from the Bainbridge Development Corporation. He’s not thrilled with the U.S. Navy either… READ FULL STORY HERE
“We are still actively working with the State Fire Marshall’s Office on their investigation of the fire at Memorial Hall. We cannot comment on the investigation at this time but when there is a public update available, we will certainly provide that right away. We are also working with the Deputy Fire Marshall and the […]
At the BDC Board of Directors Open Meeting held this evening, Thursday January 29, Martha Barchowsky was sworn in by County Clerk Derrick Lowe and Mike Pugh was re-appointed to his position. Martha replaces long-standing board member Bill Harrington who has contributed exponentially to the BDC during his tenure. The BDC is very excited to […]
