The annual Edgewood-Joppatowne carnival returned to Joppatowne Plaza this Monday, heralding the start of the summer season. “The [Edgewood-Joppatowne] carnival has never been the biggest carnival, but it’s always been a quaint place to hang out,” said Daniel McFalls, an attendee at the carnival since its inception in 2007. The carnival seeks to raise enough […]
Archives for May 2011
Perkins: Harford County Public Schools Administrators “Farther and Farther Removed as They Climb the ‘Corporate Ladder'”
From Conor Perkins, Bel Air High School senior: How much involvement is too much involvement? There is no doubt in my mind that administrators truly know what is best for the school and countless times are forced to make the toughest decisions in the name of the school. However, there is also no doubt in […]
Aberdeen Police Seek Leads in April Robbery of Shell Station on Middleton Lane
The Aberdeen Police Department is seeking new information that could help solve an armed robbery which occurred last month, after police said leads in the case have run dry. On April 7 at approximately 1:27 p.m., an unknown suspect entered and, at gunpoint, robbed the Shell gas station located in the 1000 block of Middleton […]
McDonough: Lawmakers, Taxpayers, Parents, Students of Maryland Were Misled on DREAM Act
From the office of Del. Pat McDonough: Senate Bill 167, the so-called “Dream Act” which provides in-state tuition discounts for illegal immigrants, will be very costly to taxpayers. The Maryland General Assembly, which passed the bill 74-65, was seriously misled about the potential costs for the proposal. Under state law, the members of the legislature […]
Fire Officials Investigating Spate of Blazes in Northern Bel Air, Possible Connection to Suspected Arsonist
Fire officials are investigating whether three small fires which broke out in the early morning hours Tuesday in a neighborhood off of Fountain Green Road in northern Bel Air are connected, and whether those incidents are the work of a suspected arsonist who has been at large in the area over the last several weeks, […]
Transfers of Demoted Principals Szerensits and Tucker Put on Hold by Superintendent Tomback
Transfers of demoted principals Tom Szerensits and Macon Tucker for next school year have been put on hold by Harford County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Tomback. During Monday night’s Board of Education meeting, it was announced by Tomback that Aberdeen principal Szerensits would be transferred to become an assistant principal at Bel Air High School […]
Gardner: “In the Absence of a Parent, a Mobile Phone is the Only Means of Self Defense a Child May Have”
The following comments were made to the Harford County Board of Education by parent Michelle Gardner at a public meeting May 23. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication: During the Board of Education meeting on 5/23 I requested that the Board revise the current school Cell Phone Policy. Cell phones are either […]
Sen. Glassman’s Final 3 Bills Signed by Governor; Agricultural Sales, State Retirement and Pension, Motor Carrier Companies
From the office of Sen. Barry Glassman: Northern Harford County Senator Barry Glassman’s last three Legislative Session bills were signed into law by Governor O’Malley. SB 228 – Agricultural Product Sales – Producer Mobile Farmer’s Market License – Public Festival and Event Authorization – SB 228 is the next step in Senator Glassman’s efforts to […]
