In a letter last week, Harford County Councilman Dion Guthrie asked U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski for help to alleviate health and traffic concerns he believes will be imposed by the massive expansion of the Waste-to-Energy incinerator in Magnolia. Here are Guthrie’s amendments, help from a fellow council member and an all-out plea for public support […]
Archives for March 2009
Edgewood News – March 2009: Incinerator, Cordish, Foreclosure
EDGEWOOD News EDGEWOOD: Better with EVERYONE’S Help! A Thriving, Diverse and Compassionate Community that Welcomes All Citizens! March 2009 Edition What’s in This Issue Councilman Dion Guthrie’s News Cordish Company Waste-to-Energy Facility Home Foreclosure Assistance
Department of Community Services Awards Federal Funds to Harford Family House
(Bel Air, MD – March 3, 2009) As part of Harford County Government Administration’s focus on serving the most vulnerable members of our community in today’s difficult economy, the Department of Community Services has awarded $75,000.00 award of HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to Harford Family House, Inc. This agency provides sixteen furnished […]
Robo-Caller ID: Del. Riley Seeks Investigation/Arrest For “Cowardly Attacks”
A series of robo-calls targeting northern Harford County delegates Donna Stifler and Wayne Norman have prompted another delegate, B. Dan Riley, to seek a state investigation and to offer a reward for the arrest of those involved with making the calls. At the center of the controversy is the Rt. 40 Republican Club and its […]
County Executive Craig Welcomes Maryland Holstein Convention to Harford
(Bel Air, MD – March 6, 2009) – – Harford County Executive David R. Craig and the Division of Agriculture are pleased to welcome the Maryland Holstein Convention to Harford County on March 13 and 14. The convention meetings and banquet will be held Friday, March 13 in the Callahan Center at the Mary Magdalen […]
Jacqueline C. Haas Scholarship Fund Announced
Harford Community College and Harford County Public Schools announced today the creation of the Jacqueline C. Haas Memorial Scholarship Fund in honor of the esteemed former public school system leader, who passed away suddenly on December 30, 2008. During her 36-year tenure with Harford County Public Schools, Dr. Haas was a special education teacher, helping […]
Guthrie’s Plan To Alleviate Traffic/Health Concerns Of Magnolia Incinerator Expansion
In a letter mailed this week to U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski, Harford County Councilman Dion Guthrie asks for federal help to fund a back route into the proposed-to-be-expanded Waste-to-Energy incinerator in Magnolia, which he contends will help alleviate traffic and health concerns in the area. Guthrie said he “supports the concept” of quadrupling the size […]
Harford Sanitation Sells Trash Collection Business To Waste Industries
Harford Sanitation Services, the longtime local trash removal company that has been in transition since owner Sen. Bob Hooper died early last year, has sold its business to southeastern industrial sanitation specialist, Waste Industries of Maryland. In a letter mailed recently, HSS thanked its customers and extolled the high quality of service that it expects […]