Interview with Bel Air Town Commissioner Candidate Dave Mitchell: As part of The Dagger’s coverage of the Town of Bel Air’s municipal election on Nov. 3, the following questions were presented to each candidate for town commissioner. The five questions (bolded and boxed) were chosen to generate discussion on specific topics. The candidates’ answers have […]
Archives for October 2009
Maryland State Police Arrest Joppa Fugitive With Help Of Comcast On Demand
From Maryland State Police: (Bel Air, MD) After receiving information from a Comcast viewer, Maryland State Police make an arrest of a wanted fugitive in Harford County. Troopers from the Bel Air Barracks arrested Sean Stephen Garrison, 37, of Joppa, Maryland after receiving information from a Comcast viewer who had seen him listed on Maryland’s […]
Harford Middle School Students May Earn High School Credit
Harford County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Tomback told the school board at a work session October 19th that middle school students who complete high school coursework should receive high school credit. Approximately 40% of HCPS students take the advanced math class Algebra I in middle school, according to Tomback. He said it “doesn’t make sense” […]
Aberdeen City Councilman Kupferman: “I Hit It Head-On”
Interview with Aberdeen City Councilman Ron Kupferman: As part of The Dagger’s coverage of the City of Aberdeen’s municipal election on Nov. 3, the following questions were presented to each candidate for mayor and city council. The five questions (bolded and boxed) were chosen to generate discussion on specific topics. The candidates’ answers have been […]
H1N1 Vaccines Dribbling Into Harford Schools, Available This Week In Aberdeen/HdG
Supplies of the H1N1 FluMist vaccine are “dribbling in”, according the Harford County Health Department spokesman Bill Wiseman. Wiseman told The Dagger that students whose parents had granted permission would be offered the vaccine by the end of the day today (Tuesday) at Aberdeen Middle School, Halls Crossroads Elementary and Roye Williams Elementary. Students at […]
Harford Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinics Cancelled for Oct 26, 28
The Harford County Health Department has cancelled two planned seasonal flu clinics due to a lack supply. The clinics were to be held on October 26th at the Level Fire Hall and October 28th at the Health Department location in Edgewood at Woodbridge Station. The seasonal flu vaccine does not protect against the H1N1 virus. […]
Harford’s Impact Fee Debate Sparks Tea Party Revolt/Rift
A bill to repeal Harford County’s impact fee created some strange bedfellows when it was first introduced by Dion Guthrie, a Democrat representing Edgewood and Joppatowne and Chad Shrodes, a Republican representing the rural north. Now, the repeal effort has sparked a rift among the leaders of the anti-tax Tea Party movement and drawn a […]
Bel Air Town Commissioner Candidate Davis: “Stop The Raising Of Taxes!!!!!!!!!!”
Interview with Bel Air Town Commissioner candidate Ricky Davis: As part of The Dagger’s coverage of the Town of Bel Air’s municipal election on Nov. 3, the following questions were presented to each candidate for town commissioner. The five questions (bolded and boxed) were chosen to generate discussion on specific topics. The candidates’ answers have […]
