From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Friends, I hope everyone is staying safe and cool in this temperamental weather. On the extremely hot days the Counties are opening cooling centers. If you do not have air conditioning when it gets extremely hot please check to see if County cooling centers are open; they are […]
Archives for July 2010
Edgewood and Aberdeen Boys & Girls Clubs Offer Free Breakfast and Lunch
From the Harford County Boys & Girls Club: The Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County in partnership with Harford County Public Schools Food & Nutrition offers FREE breakfast and lunch during the summer months weekdays until August 2oth. Youth under the age of 18 can participate at either the Edgewood or Aberdeen Branches. Aberdeen […]
Clearwater Drive Temporarily Closed
From Harford County Government: (Bel Air, MD) – The Harford County Department of Public Works has announced that Clearwater Drive will be closed to all through traffic on or about July 22, 2010 for a period of seven weeks. The road will be closed to allow for storm drain repairs. Motorists who normally travel this […]
Harford County Joins International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
From Harford County government: Harford County Government has taken another step towards achieving the goal of environmental stewardship by joining ICLEI. ICLEI was established as the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives in 1990. Today, the organization is officially known as ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability. Becoming a member of ICLEI, Harford County furthers […]
Harford County Public Schools Recognizes Award Winning Custodians
From Harford County Public Schools: The winners of this year’s Harford County Public Schools Custodial Awards were recognized at a school board meeting held July 12, 2010 in Bel Air. The following summary is from HCPS: As part of the Custodial Training Program, the Facilities Management Department conducts bi-annual inspections of each of the 53 […]
U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center’s James Valdes Receives Presidential Rank Award
From the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center: James Valdes, Ph.D., the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center’s (ECBC) Scientific Advisor for Biotechnology, was awarded a “Meritorious Senior Professional Rank Award” as part of the 2009 Army Presidential Rank Awards held recently. Valdes, along with 25 other distinguished career executives and senior professionals, was presented […]
ValleyCats Snuff Out IronBirds Streak, 6-2
Aberdeen had any momentum it had gathered from its five-game win-streak and walk-off win Tuesday night snapped in a lethargic 6-2 loss to the Tri-City ValleyCats Wednesday night at Ripken Stadium. Aberdeen starter Tyler Sexton struggled early, allowing runs in the first two innings to spot Tri-City a 2-0 lead. Tri-City leftfielder Wilton Infante lined […]
UPDATE: Bel Air Murder Has Connections to 2007 Edgewood Gang Beating
The man murdered early Sunday morning in Bel Air was the stepson of an Edgewood man attacked by a group of teenagers in 2007, one of whom is now a suspect in the killing and was recently released from jail on charges stemming from the earlier incident, according to police. Derrick Maxey Jr., 25, of […]