The year 2010 was defined and dominated from the get-go by politics. Not only was 2010 a local election year, but a rematch in the governor’s race and an energized TEA Party movement added fuel to the fire. The political outrage manifested itself as a protest against President Barack Obama’s policies in downtown Bel Air […]
Archives for December 2010
Ashes Left on Porch Blamed for Igniting $20,000 Blaze at Darlington House
A discarded and forgotten bucket of ashes left on the front porch of a Darlington home are being blamed for sparking the fire, which ended up doing more than $20,000 worth of damage to the house and its contents. At 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, firefighters were called to the 1500 block of Deerfield Road in Darlington, […]
Do You Have The Messiest Closet in Harford County? Send In A Photo and Win a Closet Makeover
From Sappari Solutions, LLC: Do you have the messiest closet in Harford County? Submit a photo of your closet between January 1-20, 2011 and short description (200 words or less) to info@sapparisolutions.com. Sappari Solutons will review the applicants and pick one to have a one day closet makeover! Every January the National Association of Professional […]
Fire at Home on South Law Street in Aberdeen Ignited by Unattended Candle
The Aberdeen Fire Department battled a dwelling fire Thursday morning at a house on South Law Street. The call went out just after 9:10 a.m. for a fire at a one-story, single-family house in the 100 block of South Law Street – just a few blocks west of the fire station. Aberdeen Police were on […]
Harford County’s New Delegates Glass and Szeliga Receive Committee Assignments
Harford County’s newest elected members of the House of Delegates, Kathy Szeliga and Glen Glass, received their assignments today from House Speaker Michael Busch as to which of the six standing committees they would be joining in the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis. Szeliga, a Republican representing the eastern Baltimore and western Harford County District […]
Del. James: “While Change May Not Happen Overnight, Relief is on the Way”
From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Dear Friends, I wanted to call to your attention some exciting news from Washington, DC. On December 17, 2010, President Obama signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010. This bill will extend tax cuts for all Americans with the intention of creating […]
Harford County Public Library Receives Second Star Award for Exceptional Service
From Harford County Public Library: Library Journal (LJ) announced its star public libraries in the LJ Index of Public Library Service 2010 and Harford County Public Library (HCPL) once again received a 4-star rating. HCPL was only one of 3 public library systems in Maryland (Harford, Carroll, and Montgomery) that received a star rating this […]
Bel Air Best Buy Closes Digital Divide for Non-English Speaking Youth Through Technology Upgrades
From LASOS, Inc (Linking All So Others Succeed): Grant funding from Best Buy Children’s Foundation, Wiessner Foundation and Harford County Criminal Justice Program upgrades technology for youth program LASOS received a huge Holiday surprise when Best Buy on December 22, 2010 donated its expertise and product through Geek Squad for two computer work stations, plasma […]
