2009 Annapolis Update #1 – First Days of Session The General Assembly seems to have a strange calm over it that I have not seen in past years — it is like being in the eye of a hurricane. From talking to many of my colleagues, no one seems to have the courage to say […]
Archives for January 2009
County Council Warns School Board Against Proceeding With Schucks Road Elementary
In a letter addressed to the Board of Education President Patrick Hess this week, County Council President Billy Boniface expressed concern the Board of Ed was moving ahead with work on Schucks Road Elementary before proper funding had been established for the new school. In the single-page letter, which is dated Tuesday, Boniface requested the […]
Harford Votes Diluted, Sen. Jacobs Says
MD State Senator Nancy Jacobs (R, 34) has asked for an opinion from the Attorney General, Doug Gansler on the upcoming redistricting practice. Jacobs has requested that the Attorney General issue an opinion to determine whether or not legislative districts should be determined per person or per citizen.
Leo A. Hoshal, Harford’s Oldest Locksmith, Dies At 86
Leo A. Hoshal, age 86, of Bel Air, MD, died January 21, 2009 at his caretaker’s home. Born in Marble, Minnesota, he was the son of the late William S. and Stella Provost Hoshal. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving our country during WWII with his three brothers and father. A very […]
Harford Women’s Basketball Wins Second Straight, Downs CSM, 66-44
From the HCC sports desk: LAPLATA, Md.—The Harford women’s basketball team won back-to-back games for the first time this season with a 66-44 win over the College of Southern Maryland club team on Wednesday night on the CSM campus. The Fighting Owls (5-11) were behind the Hawks by three points, 29-26, at the half, but […]
Two Players Score 20+ Points, but Harford Men’s Basketball Falls to CCBC-Dundalk, 87-74
From the HCC sports desk: BEL AIR, Md.—Freshmen Lionel Perkins (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) and Troy Burgan (Akron, Ohio/North) each tallied over 20 points, but the Harford men’s basketball team fell to CCBC-Dundalk, 87-74, on Wednesday night at the Susquehanna Center. The Fighting Owls (6-14, 2-9 MDJUCO) have now lost three in a row and […]
State Legislator Provides Emergency Funding for Student Scholarships Due to the State’s Fiscal Restraints
Yesterday afternoon, Delegate J.B. Jennings (R-7th Legislative District) came to the aide for students waiting to receive their scholarship awards distributed by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC). The MHEC is experiencing funding shortfalls in the Charles W. Riley Fire and Emergency Services Tuition Reimbursement Program and the Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflict […]
House of Delegates Scholarship Application for the 2009-2010 Academic Year
Delegate J.B. Jennings is pleased to announce that the House of Delegates Scholarship Application for the 2009-2010 academic year is available for residents who reside in the 7th Legislative District and who will be attending a college, university or private career school in the State of Maryland. Delegate Jennings said, “To achieve success, a college […]
