From Harford County government: Thirty-eight associates of the Chesapeake Science and Security Corridor, a consortium of local and federal government, education officials and members of the private sector, recently traveled to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center to visit wounded warfighters. Harford County Executive David R. Craig and Command Sergeant Major Rodney Rhoades of the […]
Archives for December 2010
Harford County Inspector Receives Maryland Building Officials Association Award
From Harford County government: Jim Elwood of the Harford County Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits (DILP) was recently presented with the Maryland Building Officials Association (MBOA) President’s Award. Elwood, a residential plans reviewer, received the award at the MBOA annual conference held in Ellicott City early this month. Each year the MBOA president selects […]
Churchville Gas Station Robbed by Hooded Gunmen
From Maryland State Police: On Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at about 8:35 p.m. the Xtra Fuels gas station/convenient store was robbed by two male suspects. The Xtra Fuels establishment is located at the 2400 block of Churchville Road, in the Campus Hills Shopping Center. Troopers responded to the above location and made contact with store […]
Harford Schools Superintendent Proposes Salary Increase for All Employees Next Year: “…It Is Our Intent With This Budget Proposal To Avoid Falling Further Behind”
Following two consecutive years with no pay raises for school employees, Harford Schools Superintendent Robert M. Tomback has proposed a salary increase for all employees next year and requested an increase of $26.4 million, or 6.3%, in the FY12 unrestricted fund, to $448.97 million. The projected restricted fund is expected to drop by $12.2 million […]
Edgewood Tax Preparer Sentenced For Filing False Tax Returns Resulting In Millions Of Dollars Of Losses
Slogan was “Money, Money, Money” From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: U.S. District Judge Benson E. Legg sentenced Arnold Wood, age 57, of Edgewood, Maryland, to two years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, one year of which is to be served in home detention with electronic monitoring, for preparing false […]
Big Night in a Small Town: Fireworks and Duck Drop Ring in the New Year in Havre de Grace
From the City of Havre de Grace: Mayor Wayne Dougherty of the City of Havre de Grace announces the New Year will have a fireworks show and “Duck Drop” on December 31st at midnight. The illuminated duck will be dropped from a 102 -foot ladder provided by Susquehanna Hose Company at Havre de Grace Middle […]
Mikulski, Cardin Announce Federal Funding for Firefighting Equipment in Port Deposit
From the office of Sen. Barbara Mikulski: U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin (both D-Md.) today announced the Water Witch Fire Company won $76,760 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program to purchase firefighting equipment. As a member of the Homeland Security Appropriations […]
Harford County’s Helmet-Wearing Thief Strikes Again; Second Jarrettsville Bank Robbery By Same Suspect
From Maryland State Police: On Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at about 3:00 p.m. Troopers from the Maryland State Police and Deputies from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office responded to the BB&T (Baltimore Bank and Trust) located at 3891 Jarrettsville Pike, Jarrettsville, Md. for a reported armed robbery. The bank is located at the intersection of […]
