Two fires kept emergency responders busy Saturday, as an individual started a small blaze at the Home Depot store in Bel Air, and another broke out in the shed of a Forest Hill home. At approximately 5:15 p.m. Saturday, an unknown subject used store materials to ignite a small fire at the Home Depot store on Marketplace […]
Archives for November 2010
Mary Chance to be Nominated as Harford County Director of Administration
From Harford County Government: (Bel Air, MD) – – Mary Chance, Director of the Harford County Department of Community Services has been tapped by Harford County Executive David R. Craig to succeed Lorraine Costello as Director of Administration for Harford County Government. Costello has announced her plans to retire at the end of the year. […]
Blaze Destroys Fountain Glen Townhouse; Firefighters Save Kitten From Basement (UPDATED)
A two-alarm fire destroyed a Fountain Glen townhouse Sunday afternoon and began spreading to adjacent dwellings before being brought under control. At about 2:12 p.m. Sunday, Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company was dispatched to the 600 block of Gairloch Place off of Redfield Road in the Fountain Glen development for a reported apartment fire. A […]
Harford Community College Offers Certification Course for Defense Department Contractors
From Harford Community College: The majority of government contracts require DoD contractors to employ certified Project Management Professionals. Harford Community College offers an intense Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Preparation Course at the newly-leased Career Advancement Center on Aberdeen Proving Ground. This course, required by the Project Management Institute (PMI), prepares individuals for the rigorous […]
Harford Campaign for Liberty: “I Want To Make You All Aware Of The Upcoming Fleecing Of The Town Of Bel Air”
From the Harford Campaign for Liberty: I want to make you all aware of the upcoming fleecing of the Town of Bel Air. This is nothing more than a naked grab of the taxpayers wallet. The Bel Air Town Commissioners are going to vote on Monday 11/17 to increase the pension obligation of the town […]
Aberdeen Proving Ground Firefighter Injured While Battling Blaze in Edgewood Townhouse
A federal firefighter was injured while performing fire suppression activities Thursday evening at a blaze that was believed to have been sparked by an unattended candle left in the basement of the Edgewood dwelling. It took 40 firefighters, responding from Joppa, Bel Air, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Abingdon, and Kingsville, about 20 minutes to control the […]
State to Repair Route 24 (Rock Spring Road) and Route 7 (Philadelphia Road) in Harford County
From the State Highway Administration: STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION TO REPAIR ROCK SPRING ROAD IN HARFORD COUNTY Motorists Advised to Plan Ahead for Extra Travel Time, Lane Closures and Flagging Operations in Work Zone The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is beginning a $145,000 project to repair pavement along MD 24 (Rock Spring […]
Harford County Executive Craig Forms Banking and Finance Commission to Study Residential and Commercial Development
From Harford County government: As the result of the impact of BRAC to Harford County and the greater Baltimore area, particularly with regard to the demand for housing and commercial development, Harford County Executive David R. Craig is establishing a Banking and Finance Commission to study the current banking regulatory environment as it pertains to […]