From the office of Harford County Councilman Jim McMahan: NEWS NEW TRAFFIC PATTERN ON MD 24 AT MD 924/TOLLGATE ROAD Weather permitting, at approximately 5 a.m. on Thursday, May 26, a new traffic pattern will be implemented at MD 24 and MD 924 (Emmorton Road) and Tollgate Road which will close the temporary intersection and […]
Archives for May 2011
Oliver Alkire Named Harford/Cecil Regional Deputy State Fire Marshal of the Year
From the Office fo the State Fire Marshal: As a three year veteran of the Office of the State Fire Marshal, Oliver J. Alkire has quickly proven himself to be a valuable asset to the Northeast Region which includes Harford and Cecil Counties. During 2010, Deputy Alkire has served in the capacity of lead investigator […]
Superintendent Tomback Absent from Aberdeen High School Event One Month After His Removal of Principal Szerensits
Harford County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Tomback was a no-show Tuesday for his first scheduled appearance at Aberdeen High School since his controversial removal of Principal Tom Szerensits, due to what the school system called a last-minute scheduling conflict. According to advance information, Tomback had been scheduled to give opening remarks at the presentation of […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”
[Click below to hear the audio version of this review which aired on WAMD 970 AM.] [audio:http://www.daggerpress.com/wp-content/uploads/051911_DAGGER-MOVIE-REVIEW-1.mp3|titles=051911_DAGGER MOVIE REVIEW (1)] Everyone’s favorite pirate reprises his role for the fourth installment of the series. This outing marks a return to the pulpy action of the first movie that launched the franchise. While not the best of […]
Pair Sought in Credit Card Theft at Bel Air Panera Bread
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies received a report for a stolen credit card from a purse that occurred at Panera Breads in Bel Air, MD on April 14th sometime between 12.30 p.m. and 1 p.m. The victim recalled being bumped by a Hispanic male between 5’1” and 5’7” tall […]
Sen. Jacobs’ “Cord Blood” Transplant Center Bill Signed into Law; “Children and Adults Might Now Be Saved From Life Threatening Diseases”
From the office of Sen. Nancy Jacobs: An elementary school child faces a bleak future due to sickle cell anemia…yet his life is saved by a transplant of his older brother’s umbilical cord blood, saved and stored at birth. That happened in a hospital in another state, but using these stem cells to save Maryland […]
Harford County Office of Drug Control Policy Named Best in State
From Harford County Government: Harford County Executive David R. Craig recently congratulated the staff of the Office of Drug Control Policy for their statewide recognition in substance abuse prevention programs. The State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration (ADAA) published their annual report for fiscal year 2010 (July 1, 2009-June 30, 3010), and according to their […]
Aberdeen High School Student, 16, Killed in Three-Wheeler Accident; Storm Prohibited Flyout
An Aberdeen High School student was killed Wednesday evening in an accident involving an off-road vehicle in Havre de Grace, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday afternoon. Tyler Lee Hickman, 16, of Perryman, Md. was found by sheriff’s deputies just before 8 p.m. Wednesday lying facedown at the bottom of a rock-layered hill near […]
