From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Dear Friends: I am honored to invite you to come celebrate the contributions our venerated veterans make to our country. This Thursday, January 27th, after the legislative session ends around 11:00, please join me and my colleagues in the annual Fallen Heroes Remembrance Day Ceremony held by the […]
Archives for January 2011
Harford County Cultural Arts Board holds Grant Training Workshop
From the Harford County Cultural Arts Board: The Harford County Cultural Arts Board is holding a grant training workshop on Thursday, February 10th at 6:30-8:00 PM at the Abingdon Library Computer Lab, 2510 Tollgate Parkway, Abingdon, MD 21009. The workshop is open to any non-profit organization that is interested in learning about grant opportunities with […]
SARC Adds New Board of Directors Members
From SARC: SARC recently welcomed Regina Burstein and Tamera Rush as new members of the Board of Directors. Established in 1978, SARC provides a 24-hour Helpline, crisis intervention, counseling and legal services, a 28-bed Safehouse, community outreach and education. Regina Burstein is a complex risk officer at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. She has worked in […]
Harford Schools Advanced Placement Data Released; School Board to Consider Pilot Program to Pay AP Exam Fees
On a short list of priority items in next year’s proposed budget, Harford Schools Superintendent Robert M. Tomback has requested a pilot program to pay exam fees for students who take Advanced Placement Exams. The idea is to increase participation in the AP Program offered at all county high schools. The AP Program, devised by […]
Whiteley: “We Urge You To Introduce Legislation That Would Place The Public Information Of All Real Property Worksheets Online For Taxpayer Usage”
From H. LeRoy Whiteley, Jr., president of Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: Senator Glassman and Delegates McComas, Norman, and newly elected Szelgia have been most helpful in introducing and supporting property assessment and appeals legislation. Attacking the whole elephant of this gigantic reform matter has been unsuccessful so far. A bit by bit approach is […]
Introducing The Dagger Book Club: “Is Life Too Short To Read A Poorly Written Book? “
About twelve years ago I came to the conclusion that regardless of my master’s degree in Education. I was still woefully uneducated. To become more educated and therefore wiser – wisdom was key – I decided to read the classics. I began with the Barnes & Noble Classics book club for my basics and then […]
Harford County Board of Education Jan. 24: School Budget Vote, Hall of Fame Inductees, Advanced Placement Teacher of the Year
A vote on next year’s school budget, rescheduled from last week due to the weather, dominates the January 24 agenda of the Harford County Board of Education. Also under consideration will be FY12 budget amendments to reflect a net increase in grant funding in the amount of $1,536,156. The funds are to be used for […]
The Last Stink Bug: Amusing Antics of an Unlikely Winter Companion
They were late to congregate in my old Conowingo Victorian, but when they did, they were multiplying with magnificence. Everybody was puzzled and overwhelmed, but I kinda just let them have their convention, like ladybugs, house flies, and other aphids had done over the decades. And then their appearance was relentless into late fall; in […]
