Parks and Recreation opened their new public Woodworking Shop in Bel Air next to the Equestrian Center at 700 Tollgate Road. Woodworking tools included in the shop are a 12 inch jointer, 10 inch table saw, 22 inch planner, lathes, drill press, drum/disc sander, band saws, full shop dust extraction, grinder, mortise machine, panel saw, […]
Archives for May 2009
Harford Women’s Tennis Finishes 26th at National Tournament
From the HCC sports desk: TUCSON, Ariz.—The Harford women’s tennis team finished in a tie for 26th place out of 33 total teams during its first year at the highly-competitive Division I level of the NJCAA national tournament. The Fighting Owls amassed a total of 4.5 points last week at the Randolph Tennis Center in […]
Many HCPS Graduates Not Ready for Harford Community College
Hundreds of freshly minted Harford County Public School graduates head off to Harford Community College each fall only to discover that they’re not necessarily ready for college level work. Collectively, these students pay hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to take taxpayer-subsidized, transitional courses and re-learn what they ought to have learned in high […]
Deputies Arrest Essex Man Who Fired At Tellers During Joppa Bank Robbery
(Joppa, MD – May 8, 2009) – Harford County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested Artis Dwayne Bartholow, 42, of Warren Road, Essex, MD in connection with an armed bank robbery which occurred this morning. At 9:58 a.m. deputies responded to the Harford Bank in the 500 block of Riviera Drive, Joppa, MD in reference to a […]
HCPS Interim Superintendent Skebeck to Recommend Red Pump Elementary for 2011 Occupancy
Harford County Public Schools Interim Superintendent Patricia Skebeck will recommend that plans be resumed to build Red Pump Elementary School with a revised occupancy date of 2011. The recommendation and a vote by the school board are expected at the board’s business meeting Monday, May 11, according to documents posted on the school system’s website. […]
Fallston High’s Kate Kidwell Named New Student Rep To Board of Education
Kate Elizabeth Kidwell, a 16-year-old junior at Fallston High School, was elected as the 22nd Student Representative to the Board of Education of Harford County by the Harford County Regional Association of Student Councils (HCRASC) at the group’s meeting at C. Milton Wright High School on March 18th. Kate will be shadowing current SROB (Student […]
Harford County Public Schools Revised Graduation Schedule
Harford County Public Schools has announced a revised graduation schedule for the Class of 2009. Graduation ceremonies will be held at Aberdeen High School for Aberdeen, Bel Air, Fallston, Edgewood, C. Milton Wright and North Harford High Schools. Havre de Grace HS, Joppatowne HS, Harford Technical HS, John Archer and the Alternative Education Program are […]
Harford Baseball’s Harbach Earns All-Region, All-Conference and Gold Glove Honors
From the HCC sports desk: BEL AIR, Md.—Freshman Joe Harbach (Abingdon, Md./Edgewood) has been named to the Region XX All-Region First-Team, Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference All-Conference First-Team, Region XX Gold Glove and MDJUCO Gold Glove teams, the conference and region announced recently. Harbach, an outfielder and pitcher for Harford led the Fighting Owls team […]
