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 property. The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office released the cause of the Sept. 21 blaze late Wednesday afternoon. “Investigators determined a pers