From Harford County government: Harford County supports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ongoing “We’re for Water” campaign. This year’s Fix a Leak Week, observed during March 14 – 20, 2011, encourages Americans to help put a stop to the more than 1 trillion gallons of water wasted from household leaks each year. Finding and […]
Archives for March 2011
Good Cause Foundation of Havre de Grace Launches “Mulch with a Mission” Fundraiser
MARCH MULCH MADNESS! From The Good Cause Foundation of Havre de Grace: The Good Cause Foundation of Havre de Grace is busy at work rallying people and resources around good causes. They held their first annual “Thirty One Bags” Bingo in February, which was a big success. Again, many thanks to the American Legion, Americorps […]
Jarrett Sexton Chosen as Harford County Employee of the Month for March
From Harford County government: Jarrett Sexton, a Public Safety Dispatcher assigned to the Division of Emergency Operations (EOC) has been chosen as Employee of the Month for March. Sexton, a two-year employee with the EOC, was nominated by co-workers Heidi Digennaro and Tamara Haney. During the midnight shift on January 24, 2011 Mr. Sexton took […]
Behind the Bars: The Changing Worlds of the Harford County Detention Center, Part I
The placement of the Harford County Detention Center at the intersection of two of the county’s major roads seems appropriate. Just as Route 924 and Route 1 converge a few hundred yards from the county’s only corrections facility, the detention center is now the crossroads of a rapidly growing suburban community and regional law enforcement […]
City Councilman Shank: “More Transparency and Open Communication are Needed in Havre de Grace”
From Havre de Grace City Councilman Mitch Shank, a candidate for Mayor in the city’s May 3 election: As a candidate for Mayor of our City of Havre de Grace I would immediately institute several changes for the benefit of our citizens. Under the new Shank Administration we would set up a voluntary “Breaking News […]
Harford County Board of Education March 14: Final Vote on Elementary School Redistricting
Final action on elementary school redistricting, and opposition to legislation proposed by the chairman of the Harford County Delegation are just two items on a full agenda for the March 14 meeting of the Harford County Board of Education. The final vote on elementary school redistricting was delayed past the school board’s self-imposed March 1 […]
Aberdeen Agenda March 14: City Adjusts Schedule of Rates and Charges; Clean Energy Grant; Public Works Budget Amendment
Aberdeen is adjusting the rates it charges for the services it provides – everything from $10,500 for a new water connection to $1 for bicycle registration – and will lay out its proposed slate of fees in an ordinance to be introduced during Monday night’s city council meeting. The proposed schedule of fees includes a […]
Harford County Teachers to Join Statewide Protest Against Proposed Funding Cuts
Busloads of Harford County teachers will head to Annapolis on March 14, joining a statewide rally against proposed funding cuts to public schools and services, according to Randy Cerveny, president of the Harford County Education Association. The Harford County contingent, which Cerveny said will number at least 300, will march in a “Rally to Keep […]
