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 […]
Archives for 2010
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 […]
Schutz Slams Walk-Off Win, 9-5
Leftfielder Kipp Schutz kept Aberdeen’s win streak alive, pushing it to five games in another signature ballgame, with a walk-off grand slam off Joan Belliard to give Aberdeen a 9-5 victory on Tuesday night. The walk-off is Aberdeen’s third walk-off win in the team’s last four home games, and the team’s second walk-off grand slam […]
Harford Elementary/Middle Scores Remain High on Maryland School Assessments
From Harford County Public Schools: Harford students show continuous improvement on state tests; Edgewood Middle achieves AYP Harford County Public School students continue to perform well on the Maryland School Assessments (MSA) taken by third through eighth graders in reading and math, despite the increasingly rigorous targets. According to the Maryland State Department of Education […]