Josh Shannon

Elkton

Digital Content Manager at Cecil Whig

I'm a multimedia reporter for the Cecil Whig who mostly covers business and features. Contact me on Twitter, at [email protected] or at (443) 245-5039.

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Three small businesses from Newark receive state grants

1 day ago | newarkpostonline.com | Josh Shannon

Three small businesses from Newark have received state grants to help grow their operations. Announced June 4, the companies are among 10 businesses statewide selected in the latest round of the Encouraging Development, Growth and Expansion (EDGE) grants program. kAmtsvt 8C2?ED 2C6 @A6? E@ 3FD:?6DD6D E92E 2C6 =6DD E92? D6G6? J62CD @=5 2?5 6>A=@J ?@ >@C6 E92? `_ 6>A=@J66D] $4:6?46 2?5 E649?@=@8J\32D65 4@>A2?:6D 42? C646:G6 FA E@ S`__[___ 7@C 6=:8:3=6 6IA6?D6D[ H9:=6 @E96CD 42?
Farmers market season: Three markets in the Newark area offer a wide variety of local food

1 day ago | newarkpostonline.com | Josh Shannon

With the weather getting warm, farmers markets around the Newark area are booming. “I think if you’re just looking for a way to get out into your community, the market is an incredible place to do it,” said Andrew Stover, marketing coordinator for Newark Natural Foods’ farmers market. “Not even just ours — any farmers market, I would recommend.”kAm}6H2C< }2EFC2= u@@5D’ A@AF=2C >2C<6E :D 96=5 :?
SPORTS BUZZ: Caravel Academy wins pair of state titles

1 day ago | newarkpostonline.com | Josh Shannon

Maci Hood found the back of the net in the third minute of golden-goal overtime to lift Caravel Academy to its second straight Division II soccer state championship with a 1-0 win over Saint Mark’s. “For the win as a coach, it was a full-circle moment playing there and winning a state championship as a player and now as a head coach,” head coach Mary-Kate Rhoades said. “For the seniors, it was special revenge.
Newark park closed due to safety concerns, hazardous conditions

2 days ago | newarkpostonline.com | Josh Shannon

A Newark park will be closed for the foreseeable future after a recent inspection found “significant safety concerns and hazardous conditions,” city officials said. One of the city’s lesser-known parks, Coleman Park is located near the Maryland border, bounded by Valley Road and the Country Hills and Briarcreek neighborhoods. The main entrance is on Blue Hen Ridge Drive in Country Hills. kAm%96 g]d\24C6 A2C< 4@?E2:?D H2=<:?8 EC2:=D 3FE @E96CH:D6 :D AC6D6CG65 :?
Proposed improvements will ‘push the envelope’ to make Main Street safer

2 days ago | newarkpostonline.com | Josh Shannon

Newark officials are continuing to refine a list of potential safety upgrades for Main Street, promising to try out creative solutions meant to prevent another fatal pedestrian crash. “We’re going to push the envelope on some of this stuff,” City Manager Tom Coleman said Monday evening during a public meeting organized by local state legislators.
Local legislators provide update as General Assembly enters final weeks

3 days ago | newarkpostonline.com | Josh Shannon

As the Delaware General Assembly enters its final weeks of the legislative session, local legislators held a meeting Monday to update constituents on their progress. “We’re getting a lot of really great stuff done,” said State Rep. Cyndie Romer, who co-hosted the meeting with State Rep. Mara Gorman and County Councilwoman Valerie George. kAm%96 >@DE D:8?:7:42?E @7 #@>6C’D =68:D=2E:@?[ 2E =62DE 2D :E C6=2E6D E@ }6H2C<[ :D E96 3:== 2==@H:?8 E96 4:EJ E@ =6GJ 2 A6C\DEF56?E E2I @?
Indoor marijuana cultivation facility planned for Newark industrial park

3 days ago | newarkpostonline.com | Josh Shannon

An indoor marijuana cultivation facility is proposed for the Sandy Brae Industrial Park off Otts Chapel Road. On Tuesday, the Newark Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend granting Herbal Growers LLC a special-use permit to open in two warehouses, totaling approximately 20,000 square feet, that were recently built at 302 Markus Court. kAm%96 C6BF6DE H:== >@G6 @?
Court docs reveal new information about Red Lion van driver charged with raping student

3 days ago | newarkpostonline.com | Josh Shannon

A van driver for Red Lion Christian Academy has been charged with raping a 14-year-old student several times over a seven-month period. The defendant was identified as Joseph Caceres, 34, of the 100 block of Valerie Lane in Bear. kAm%96 2==6865 4C:>6D 92AA6?65 36EH66? }@G6>36C a_ac 2?5 |2J a_ad[ 244@C5:?8 E@ |2DE6C rA=] #:492C5 r92>36CD[ 2 DA@<6D>2? 7@C E96 }6H r2DE=6 r@F?EJ !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E]k^AmkAm“r246C6D H2D 6>A=@J65 2D 2 G2? 5C:G6C 7@C #65 {:@? r9C:DE:2?
Two Newark-area Rite Aid pharmacies will close this month

4 days ago | newarkpostonline.com | Josh Shannon

Two Rite Aid pharmacies in the Newark area will close later this month as the company goes through another bankruptcy. The affected stores are in Omega Shopping Center at the corner of Ogletown Stanton Road and Harmony Road and in Peoples Plaza. kAmpE 3@E9 =@42E:@?D[ E96 A92C>24J H:== 4=@D6 yF?6 `a[ H9:=6 E96 C6DE @7 E96 DE@C6 H:== 4=@D6 yF?6 `h]k^AmkAm%H@ =@42= #:E6 p:5D – @?6 @? }6H {@?5@? #@25 2?5 @?6 :? !@==J sCF>>@?5 $9@AA:?8 r6?E6C – H:== C6>2:? @A6?
Red Lion Christian Academy van driver charged with raping 14-year-old student

4 days ago | newarkpostonline.com | Josh Shannon

A van driver for Red Lion Christian Academy has been charged with raping a 14-year-old student several times over a seven-month period. The defendant was identified as Joseph Caceres, 34, of the 100 block of Valerie Lane in Bear. kAm%96 2==6865 4C:>6D 92AA6?65 36EH66? }@G6>36C a_ac 2?5 |2J a_ad[ 244@C5:?8 E@ |2DE6C rA=] #:492C5 r92>36CD[ 2 DA@<6D>2? 7@C E96 }6H r2DE=6 r@F?EJ !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E]k^AmkAm“r246C6D H2D 6>A=@J65 2D 2 G2? 5C:G6C 7@C #65 {:@? r9C:DE:2?