From Klein’s ShopRite: Elected officials and local celebrities are teaming up at 3 Klein’s ShopRite Stores on Wednesday, September 22, to help bag hunger in recognition of “ShopRite Partners In Caring Day,” a celebration of the 11th anniversary of ShopRite Partners In Caring, and to help “jump start” the 2010 Aegis Empty Stocking Fund drive. […]
Archives for September 2010
Maryland Students Make Broad Gains on National Tests
From the Maryland State Department of Education: Maryland students continue to rise above their peers across the nation on the SAT, Advanced Placement (AP), and ACT national assessments, according to newly released data. Improving achievement by Maryland students is being tallied even as diversity among test-takers has reached an all-time high. Maryland’s composite SAT score […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office and Havre de Grace Police Collect Medicine for First Ever Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
From Harford County government: In the interest of public safety, public health and the environment several Harford County agencies and organizations will participate in the first ever Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Harford County will […]
Harford Community College Students Ride Bus for Free on Sept 22 to Celebrate World Car-Free Day
From Harford County government: The Harford County Commuter Assistance Program and the Harford Transit bus system will team with Harford Community College’s Student Life Division to celebrate Car Free Day on September 22, 2010. On this day, all Harford Community College students will ride free when they show their student ID and present a voucher […]
In Harford Sheriff’s Race, Gahler’s Lead Over Bodway Grows After First Canvassing of Ballots
Jeff Gahler picked up a few more crucial votes after the first canvassing of absentee ballots by election officials on Thursday, widening his razor-thin lead over Steven Bodway in the Republican primary race for Sheriff. Gahler picked up 101 votes Thursday, while Bodway brought in another 76; widening Gahler’s lead to 78 votes with approximately […]
Harford School Board Races Set: Frisch/Robinson, Beverley/Eaton, Grambo/Warfield; Myers Hanging On
A high school teacher, a former school board president, and a Tea Party activist were among the winning candidates in the September 14 primary elections for school board; the first school board elections ever to be held in Harford County. In the non-partisan, in-district school board races, primary voters in three Harford council districts narrowed […]
Horseracing Art Exhibit Opens October 3 at Liriodendron Mansion in Bel Air
From the Historical Society of Harford County: Beginning October 3rd an exhibition of the works the late Vaughn Flannery, one of America’s most accomplished equestrian artists, will be held at the gallery of the historic Liriodendron mansion. A resident of Harford County for the bulk of his career, Flannery lived at Darlington’s Cockade Farm. Noted […]
Harford County Health Department and Upper Chesapeake Partner for 3rd Community Health Day in Edgewood
From the Harford County Health Department: The Harford County Health Department in partnership with Upper Chesapeake HealthLink is rolling out the third in a series of three scheduled Community Health Days on Saturday, September 25th from 10:00 until 2:00pm in the Edgewood Plaza Shopping Center located at the corner of Edgewood and Hanson Roads in […]
