Joeseph Pfaff, longtime Director of Parks and Recreation for Harford County, has turned in his letter of resignation to County Executive David Craig. Below is a copy of a letter Pfaff sent to his staff, letting them know about his departure from the department: Dear Staff: I am writing you today because I wanted you […]
Archives for January 2010
Harford Sheriff’s Office Receives Grant Targeting School Bus Safety
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: (Bel Air, MD – January 5, 2010) The Harford County Sheriff’s Office has received a grant provided by the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention, to target motorists who fail to stop for school buses that have their red lights flashing. Over 34,000 Harford County students ride a […]
Proposed Budget Would Cut HCPS Salaries by Two Percent in 2011
Harford County Public Schools employees will see a salary cut of nearly two percent overall next year under Superintendent Robert Tomback’s proposed fiscal year 2011 budget, a response to increases in fixed costs and the current poor economy. Tomback first presented his proposed budget at a Board of Education meeting on Dec. 21, but the […]
Harford 2000-2009: Stories Of The Decade
What a difference a decade makes. From January 2000 to December 2009, Harford County enjoyed an historic housing boom, then suffered through historic economic downturn. Harford was the big winner in the U.S. Army’s Base Realignment and Closure decision, but has yet to experience any meaningful impact from BRAC other than the headaches and problems […]
Myers: For A Good Time, Drink This
By Tom Myers If you believe that I am just a regular man about the town on New Year’s Eve, sitting in an elegant club in a major city, sipping champagne at the drop of midnight while having a woman on each arm laughing at everything I say, then I’m sorry to disappoint. Nothing could […]
