Bainbridge Development Board will Remain Intact
BY: Lisa Tome, Rising Sun Herald “There will be no changes on the board of the Bainbridge Development Corporation in the coming year…” CLICK FOR FULL STORY
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Clean up Effort to Begin for Neglected Port Properties
BY: Jane Bellmyer, Cecil Whig (click for full story) “PORT DEPOSIT — The fire that destroyed Memorial Hall at the Tome School for Boys could be a wake-up call to secure unoccupied properties in town. The September fire ripped through what was left of the historic structure on the hill above Port Deposit. It’s on […]
Memorial Hall Report to be Ready by February
BY: Cheryl Mattix, Cecil Whig (click for full story) “PORT DEPOSIT — Bainbridge Development Corporation Chairman Michael R. Pugh said his board expects to see a final report on the damages and recommendations for the future of Memorial Hall in January or February. Pugh called the Sept. 21 blaze that gutted the three-story historical building […]
REWARD being offered in conjunction with Memorial Hall Fire.
A reward up to $10,000 is being offered for the information that leads to the arrest and indictment of the person responsible for the fire that occured at the former Tome School Memorial Hall located on the Bainbridge Development Corporation Property in Port Deposit, MD on Septemebr 21, 2014. Anyone with informattion about this fire […]
BDC Offers $10K reward in Old Tome School Building Arson Case
BY: Carl Hamilton Cecil Whig PORT DEPOSIT — The Bainbridge Development Corporation is offering a reward of up to $10,000 in hopes of identifying and charging the person or people responsible for torching the vacant Tome School Memorial Hall in September, according to officials. The early-morning blaze on Sept. 21 gutted the three-story building, which, […]
BDC Statement Regarding Fire at Memorial Hall
The Bainbridge Development Corporation (BDC) regretfully confirms that the news of a fire in Memorial Hall of the National Historic Tome School for Boys is true. An initial 9-1-1 report was made at roughly 2:45 AM by a passerby who saw smoke and flames and became concerned. Through the efforts of many of our local […]
Blaze Guts Historic Old Tome School Building
By Carl Hamilton : Cecil Whig PORT DEPOSIT — Fire ripped through the vacant Old Tome School Building early Sunday morning, engulfing all thee stories of the historic Georgian-style structure that, with its clock tower and other ornate features, served as a landmark on that Bainbridge property. “It’s pretty much a burnt shell now. There’s […]
Investigators Rule Arson in Old Tome School Fire
BY: Carl Hamilton, Cecil Whig PORT DEPOSIT — Fire investigators have concluded that arson is the cause of a blaze that ripped through the vacant Old Tome School Building last month, engulfing all three stories of the historic structure that, with its clock tower and other ornate features, served as a landmark on that Bainbridge […]
Future of Prized Tome Memorial Hall Uncertain After Fire
BY: Jacob Owens, Cecil Whig PORT DEPOSIT — Erika Quesenbery-Sturgill woke up on Sept. 21 to a cell phone buzzing with text messages, voicemails and emails waiting for her reply. While the noted local historian knew immediately that something was amiss so early on a Sunday morning, she had no idea the extent of the […]
Port Fire the latest in a long serios of insults
Editorial from The Record “Jacob Tome was a key figure in northern Maryland and south central Pennsylvania a century ago, but what has become of his legacy in Cecil County is a real shame. A fire last month that gutted what had once been the stately Memorial Hall of the Tome School for Boys was […]
