A slew of snow days have delighted students this winter, but with the season far from over, officials in Harford County Public Schools have yet to determine how they will make up for any more school closings this year. The current school calendar includes the state-required minimum of 180 school days, plus six potential school […]
Archives for February 2011
Elementary School Redistricting is Lone Topic at Harford County Board of Education Meeting
Elementary school redistricting is the one and only topic on the agenda for the February 7 meeting of the Harford County Board of Education planned for 7 p.m. in the Bel Air High School auditorium. Scheduled as work session, where public attendance is welcome but public comment is not allowed, the meeting will open with […]
Myers: Pat McDonough is the Delegate Who Cried Wolf Without A Green Card!
There are a couple of news stories that caught my attention upon which, in my mind, the media should really place more focus. It’s not so much the story’s relevance, it is the fact there are certain stories that make me feel better about me as a person. An item that picked up a little […]
Del. McDonough Calls Health Care Ruling a Victory: “The Law of the Land Today is that Obamacare is Unconstitutional”
From the office of Del. Pat McDonough: “While I am concerned about rising health care costs, on both a national and a state level, any solution reached must be constitutional.”……Delegate Pat McDonough Delegate Pat McDonough (R-Dist. 7) welcomed the news that 26 states scored a substantial victory in federal court concerning the unconstitutional Health Care […]
From Shakespeare to Hairspray, Harford County Public High School Spring Productions Planned
From Harford County Public Schools: From Shakespeare to Hairspray, there’s something for everyone in the line up of spring productions planned by Harford County’s public high schools. Contact the school office listed for tickets and further information. HCPS Drama Productions: 2010 – 2011 Aberdeen High School 251 Paradise Road Aberdeen, MD 21001 410-273-5500 Director: Holly […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Offers 2011 Citizens’ Police Academy
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is once again offering Harford County residents the opportunity to attend the annual Citizens Police Academy – a 15 week program designed to provide residents with a better understanding of the Sheriff’s Office and its operations and to foster a partnership between the Sheriff’s […]
Harford Schools Revises Elementary Redistricting: Some Youth’s Benefit Students Slated to Move to Jarrettsville Elementary Would Stay
The Harford County Public Schools committee charged with creating a comprehensive elementary redistricting plan has made changes to their proposal which would allow some students who had been slated to move to Jarrettsville Elementary to remain at Youth’s Benefit. The revisions, dated Feb. 4 and reflected in the map below, move most students living in […]
Joann Blewett, Executive Director Of Harford Habitat For Humanity, Selected For Leadership Maryland
From Harford Habitat for Humanity, Inc.: Joann C. Blewett, executive director, Harford Habitat for Humanity, Inc. in Bel Air, and a resident of Bel Air, has been selected for the Leadership Maryland Class of 2011. Founded in 1992, Leadership Maryland is an independent, educational, non-profit organization designed to inform top-level executives, from the public and […]