From the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office: On February 17, 2011, Jhugh Joshua Metcalf, age 28, of Edgewood Maryland, entered guilty pleas to three counts of sexual offense in the second degree for sexually assaulting a four year old girl in Harford County. The assaults took place in the girl’s bedroom in Edgewood from October […]
Archives for February 2011
Crime Victims’ Rights Week Outreach this April in Edgewood
From the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office: The Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office, has received funding for a Victims’ Rights Week outreach activity to be held during Victims’ Rights Week April 10-16, 2011, from the National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators (NAVAA) through a grant from the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), within the […]
Education Leadership Conference Outlines Focus Areas for Harford Schools: Meeting Students’ Needs, Offering Effective Programs, Accountability From Educators
Summing up the Harford Education Leadership Conference held in April, co-host Harford Business Roundtable for Education outlines what it calls “reasonable expectations” for the future of Harford County Public Schools. Among these expectations, that all students are challenged to meet their potential and that mainstream education is treated as a privilege; curricula and educational programs […]
Whiteley: “The Simplest Method of Achieving Such a Distribution or ‘Redistricting’ Would be an Impartial Computerized Plan Based on Population”
From Roy Whiteley, president of Marylanders For Fair Property Taxation: President Boniface and Members of the Harford County Council Unfortunately, we were unable to attend last evening’s Council hearing on the redistricting of Harford County. We would, however, like to contribute these brief comments for future consideration of the matter. As we see the situation, […]
Patterson Mill High School Scoreboard Smashed With Forklift; Suspects Sought
An electronic scoreboard on the Patterson Mill High School football field was heavily damaged in the early hours of Saturday morning by a worker who commandeered a nearby forklift to cause an estimated $10,000 in damages. After this happened the school decided to send the employee to an intense forklift training, have a peek here. […]
Sharretts: “HB584 is Coercion. To Receive Revenue from a Hotel Tax, Aberdeen is Forced to do Something Else”
The following testimony was presented by Cindy Sharretts to the Aberdeen City Council. She provided a copy to The Dagger for publication: There is an attempt in the Maryland General Assembly to put Aberdeen in a position where it will not refuse a certain responsibility that it does not want. It is House Bill 584 […]
American Serengeti: The Turkey Point Lollipop Cedars
Take Route 272 off of Route 40, down Old Elk Neck Road to see the top of the Bay from ancient clay cliffs. Our state preserved this peninsula of laurel, rhododendron, oak, and sweetgum for us to appreciate the Chesapeake’s beginnings. Bordered by Elk River above and the Great Shellfish Bay below, this finger of […]
Fallston Man Charged with Insurance Fraud for Arson to His Vehicles Two Years Ago
From the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal: Deputy State Fire Marshals have charged Jerry W. Williams, Jr. (34) for ordering two vehicles burned that belonged to him. An exhaustive investigation lasting over two years was brought before the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office and the Grand Jury. An indictment was found against Williams […]
