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BDC Hosts Tome School Alumni Event

September 8, 2015/in Events & Ceremonies, General Updates, Historical Preservation, Tome School/by mike

On Sunday August 30, 2015 the BDC hosted a Tome Alumni Tour and Luncheon. This event came about from interest from the Tome School in North East to connect the former alumni and current students to the history found at the National Historic Tome School for Boys. Initially, we projected to have 50-75 participants attend, and we were pleasantly surprised to have over 125! As folks arrived they were given time to mingle, chat and use the restrooms before heading back to the campus. We had THREE busloads of folks to take back. A big thanks goes to the Cecil College Truck Driver Instructors. Because of them, we were able to handle the increase from 75 to 125. As folks arrived at the campus, they were unloaded at the Italian Garden for lunch and refreshments. The garden was set with a food tent and multiple tables for everyone to sit and relax. Being in the lower section of the garden provided for an excellent amount of shade from the large trees. The Old Smokehouse in Port Deposit catered the event for us providing beef brisket, pulled pork, pulled chicken, mac and cheese, baked beans, coleslaw and potato salad. The food was an incredible hit and everyone was very surprised at the lunch they received for the very low cost that was paid to attend the event. In addition to the meals provided, there were snacks, desserts, and a variety of drinks. We had plenty of food and were even able to offer seconds! Another great thanks goes to the VFW in Port Deposit for donating the tables and chairs for use. Without that donation, we would not have been able to keep the cost as low as we did ($10 per person). As two groups enjoyed lunch and chatted with friends (all while taking in the magnitude of the buildings) another group was given a bus tour of the campus. We provided 3 full tours of the campus to all participants and made multiple stops for photos and questions. The feedback from everyone was fantastic and they were very vocal about making this an annual event. If we are able to do this again next year, we will shoot for Fall when it is a little bit cooler outside. All-in-all the event truly could not have gone any better!

Tome Tours a Great Success

August 25, 2015/in Community Engagement, General Updates, Historical Preservation, Tome School/by mike

The BDC would like to express our greatest thanks to everyone who made the Tome School tours this summer a smashing success! We hosted almost 150 individuals through various tours, with a variety of folks participating from young history buffs for former NAPS officers! Thank you again for your continued support of Tome School and helping to keep it’s memory alive.

Final Summer Tour of Tome School

August 14, 2015/in Community Engagement, General Updates, Historical Preservation, Tome School/by mike

The final summer tour for the Tome School will be held on Saturday August 22 at 10AM.

If you would like to attend, please sign-up using this link

http://vols.pt/FtN4s7

or email Toni Lozzi at tlozzi@bainbridgedev.org .

Participants are asked to wear closed-toe walking shoes as we will be on and off of the bus and walking the grounds. Photography is allowed.

All participants must sign a copy of the BDC liability waiver and Tome policies. You can access these below, or copies will be available the day of.

WAIVER

POLICIES

Tome Tour Scheduled for July 26

July 6, 2015/in Community Engagement, General Updates, Historical Preservation, Tome School/by mike

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 sign up using the link below. You can also contact Toni Lozzi, BDC Project Coordinator, at tlozzi@bainbridgedev.org or 410-378-9200. All participants must have a signed copy of our liability waiver and policies and procedures. Both are linked below, if you have issues printing or accessing them, extras will be provided the day of!

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

CLICK HERE TO EMAIL TONI LOZZI

WAIVER

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Remnants of the “wealthiest secondary school in America”

June 1, 2015/in General Updates, Historical Preservation, Tome School/by mike

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 FULL STORY

BDC Hosting Monthly Tours of Tome School

May 6, 2015/in Community Engagement, General Updates, Historical Preservation, Tome School/by mike

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 10AM and 1PM. We ask everyone arrive 15-20 minutes before departure to ensure enough time to process paperwork. Everyone participating must provide a signed waiver and signed copy of our policies. Both are provided below. Minors MUST have them signed by their parents. Anyone who cannot furnish the paperwork will not be allowed on the tour. Due to number limits on the bus, we ask that you us the link below to RSVP if you plan to attend the tour. If we reach capacity, we will have to use a first come first served preference. Any questions can be directed to Toni Lozzi at 410-378-9200 or TLOZZI@bainbridgedev.org.

BDC Address: 748 Jacob Tome Highway Port Deposit, MD 21904

SIGN UP LINK:

http://vols.pt/h1gmEN

Documents that MUST be signed for participation:

WAIVER FOR ACCESS

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

ADDITIONAL PLANNED DATES:

June 14, July 25, August 22, September 12, October 10

Port Deposit Mayor Upset with the Navy

February 1, 2015/in General Updates/by mike

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

BDC Provides Tome School Update

January 30, 2015/in Economic Development, General Updates, Historical Preservation, Strategic Planning, Tome School/by mike

“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 Cecil County Sheriff’s Office to find the best solution for the ongoing security issues at Bainbridge.

We recently completed our semi-annual operations and maintenance inspection at the property. The report came back quite favorable. The only requested repairs to be made, are to the breaches in the fencing along 276. We have been focusing our property maintenance efforts on repairing the breaches along the entire property line and have made excellent progress in the past two months. Inspections are performed following the repairs and then we proceed to check the breaches to see if they are staying closed. We are very pleased to report that the repairs are holding and we are now working on closures along 276.

While Memorial Hall is something of great importance to the Town of Port Deposit, Cecil County and the BDC, we unfortunately do not have an update to provide at this time. We are still evaluating options for moving forward.”

-Provided by Toni Lozzi, Project Coordinator

Martha Barchowsky Joins BDC Board, Mike Pugh Re-Appointed

January 29, 2015/in BDC Leadership, General Updates/by mike

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 have Martha apart of the board and believes she will represent the Town very well.

Former Delegate David Rudolph participated in the Open Meeting and presented a formal citation to Bill Harrington for his work on the BDC Board, for the Town of Port Deposit, Cecil County and the State of Maryland. BDC Chairman Mike Pugh also presented Bill with a token of graditude on behalf of the Board. To close out the evening, the Board presented David Rudolph with a citation of their own to show appreciation for the immense amount of work he did for the BDC from 1999-2015 while he was in office. The BDC is forever grateful to the effort David expelled in all things related to Bainbridge and the Tome School. Below are photos captured from the evening.