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1. Jury awards $290,000 to fired Cheswold chief

   Oct 30, 2009 | News Journal

   A Superior Court jury has handed former Cheswold Police Chief Robbin Vann a victory in his long-running battle to clear his name, finding that Town Council improperly fired him and defamed his character.

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2. Odd News -- October 5, 2009

   Oct 5, 2009 | WTVY Dothan

   ... won't be turning into a pumpkin -- because it already is a pumpkin. The retired IBM exec decided his town of Cheswold, Del., needed something big for a tourist attraction. So, he's built what could be the world's biggest pumpkin carriage. While he's ...

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3. DELAWARE: Man charged in fatal crash

   Oct 4, 2009 | Delaware Beachcomber

   ... Hospital. Troopers say on Sunday, 22-year-old Joshua Hammond of Dover was driving a truck on Brenford Road near Cheswold when the truck crossed the center line and struck the car Cerko was driving. Hammond and a passenger in Cerko's car were treated ...

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4. Man charged in fatal Del. crash

   Oct 2, 2009 | Delaware Coast Press

   ... Hospital. Troopers say on Sunday, 22-year-old Joshua Hammond of Dover was driving a truck on Brenford Road near Cheswold when the truck crossed the center line and struck the car Cerko was driving. Hammond and a passenger in Cerko's car were treated ...

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5. 3 Injured in Cheswold-Area Crash

   Sep 28, 2009 | WBOC-TV Salisbury

   CHESWOLD , Del.- Delaware State Police say three people were taken to the hospital- with one listed in critical condition- following an early Sunday morning head-on car crash that occurred near Cheswold.

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6. Smyrna man seriously injured in head-on crash

   Sep 28, 2009 | The Daily Times

   Cheswold - Smyrna resident Stephen Cerko was critically injured in an automobile collision on Benford Road yesterday.

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   Related Topix: Smyrna, DE, Dover, DE

7. Thinking big in village of Cheswold

   Sep 27, 2009 | News Journal

   Lots of small towns want to be known for something big. And for Cheswold, it might just be the world's biggest pumpkin carriage -- in the style of Cinderella's coach.

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8. Giving back to Delaware by cleaning up

   Sep 14, 2009 | News Journal

   Kristina Mujica has seen firsthand what lurks behind Delaware's scenic roads and waterways. The 44-year-old Cheswold-area resident and her family have removed trash, furniture and dozens of tires from along streams while participating in regional ...

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   Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

9. FAA's stimulus choice draws ire

   Aug 14, 2009 | News Journal

   The Federal Aviation Administration decided to spend nearly $1 million in federal stimulus money to design a runway at the Delaware Airpark near Cheswold even though the economic merit of the project is questionable, a federal watchdog agency charges.

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10. Milton police hearing continues

    Aug 11, 2009 | Cape Gazette

    ... applause from the audience. During their closing arguments, both sides hung their cases on Vann v. Town of Cheswold, a 2008 Supreme Court case establishing just cause for terminating an employee. LaRosa said nothing in the 17 charges added up to ...

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11. Biden announces more than $5 million in Del. police funding

    Jul 28, 2009 | Delaware Coast Press

    ... way to the event. COPS funds awarded to Delaware police agencies: Police Department Officers Awarded Award Amount Cheswold 1 $148,328.00 Harrington 1 $168,834.00 Smyrna 1 $238,772.00 Georgetown 1 $223,380.00 Middletown 1 $224,752.00 Wilmington 16 ...

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12. Investigators Probe 2 Arson Fires Near Dover

    Jul 27, 2009 | WBOC-TV Salisbury

    ... The first fire was reported at 2:25 a.m. in a vehicle in the unit block of Tammie Drive in Carlisle Village. The Cheswold Fire Company responded to the scene. When the first fire apparatus arrived, firefighters witnessed a vehicle parked in the ...

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    Related Topix: Dover, DE, Leipsic, DE

13. Dover woman held after tussle with police

    Jul 20, 2009 | News Journal

    ... to help Dover police quell the disturbance, including state police and officers from Smyrna, Camden Clayton and Cheswold. Brandon James, 18, of the 900 block of Simon Circle in Dover, was charged with resisting arrest and loitering after he refused ...

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