This weekend, the Town of Bel Air Film Festival is being held at the Bel Air Reckord Armory on N. Main Street. The festival opened on Friday with guest speaker Michael Sragow, film critic for the Baltimore Sun, and a screening of the 1937 Victor Fleming film Captains Courageous. Two films were screened on Saturday: […]
Archives for 2009
Aberdeen City Councilwoman Elliott: “Keeping Spending Down”
Interview with Aberdeen City Councilwoman Ruth Elliott: 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 […]
Bel Air Town Commissioner Candidate Adolph: “Now Is The Time For Our Next Generation…”
Interview with Bel Air Town Commissioner candidate Gregory Adolph: 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 […]
‘Where the Wild Things Are’ Thrives and Falters on Its Childlike Essence
The film adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s beloved story Where the Wild Things Are is ambitious, built from a mere eighteen illustrations and ten (grammatically-flexible) sentences. Sendak promotes childhood escapism from a world of increasing anxiety, and Spike Jonze’s film vibrantly honors this spirit. The world weighs heavily on Max, our rambunctious young protagonist. He is […]
Aberdeen City Council Candidate Todd: “Grandma Gone Wild!”
Interview with Aberdeen City Council candidate Zenobia Todd: 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 […]
Bruce: Who Should Pay For New Schools?
The following was submitted by Morita Bruce: Do you support a tax increase to pay for recently-built schools? Should Red Pump Elementary School or other school construction projects be stopped? If your answer is NO to either of these, then oppose Bill 09-29, School Development Impact Fee, because this Bill stops the school impact fees […]
Troopers Solve Armed Robbery Of Edgewood Royal Farm Store
From Maryland State Police: On Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Troopers from the Bel Air Barrack responded to the Royal Farm Store located at 630 Edgewood Road, Edgewood, Maryland for a reported armed robbery. Upon arrival troopers learned that a light skinned H/M or B/M forced the victim/clerk at knife-point to handover an undisclosed amount of […]
Harford Emergency Operations Attains Highest Accreditation; First 911 Center In Nation To Achieve Status
From Harford County government: (Bel Air, MD) – – The Harford County Emergency Operations Center located in Hickory, attained the highest accreditation possible, as an Accredited Center of Excellence (ACE) for use of its Fire, Police and Medical protocols. The Harford County EOC is only the second center in the world to achieve all three […]
