From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: U.S. District Judge Benson E. Legg sentenced Nikolaos Mamalis, age 55, of Edgewood, Maryland, today to 77 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy, three counts of commercial robbery and three corresponding firearms charges in connection with an armed commercial robbery and two […]
Archives for June 2011
Baltimore Man Found Guilty in January Multiple Stabbing at Diamond Club in Aberdeen; Off-Duty Officer Injured in the Fight
From the Aberdeen Police Department: After a week-long Circuit Court trial, Kibwa Evans of Baltimore was found guilty of several charges relating to the January 16, 2010 stabbing outside the Diamond Club at the Clarion Hotel in Aberdeen. Several people including an off duty police officer were stabbed during the incident. Evans was found guilty […]
Hostile Crowd of More Than 1,000 in Perryville Protest Proposed Toll Increase on Hatem Bridge
A public meeting to discuss increasing the tolls on the state Route 40 Hatem Bridge over the Susquehanna River brought together more than 1,000 residents of Harford and Cecil counties Thursday night to speak out against the toll hike. Many of those present also protested against the proposal prior to the hearing at Perryville High […]
Spencer for Hire: Unemployment – Relationship Killer
By Spencer Special to The Dagger The best thing about losing your job is having a girlfriend for support at this difficult time and the worse thing about losing your job is having a girlfriend for support, making everything more difficult. The first day of joblessness I was drowning and my girlfriend was throwing me […]
State Highway Administration Presents “The Year of the Bridge” Construction Program; Routes 1, 40, 155, 924 to See Improvements in Harford County
From the State Highway Administration: The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) has big plans to replace aging bridges along the Baltimore Beltway (I-695) this year. In addition to improving pavement across Maryland roads and highways during the spring and summer months, SHA is replacing or rehabilitating more than 25 bridges across the State and four […]
Harford County Education Association at Impasse with Board of Education, Will Seek Mediation
From Randy Cerveny, president of the Harford County Educators’ Association: As a result of the Harford County Executive, David Craig, not funding the Superintendent’s budget request for the upcoming school year that included increased compensation for HCPS employees, the Harford County Education Association (HCEA) and the Harford County Board of Education (HCPS) were forced to […]
Harford County Public Library Kicks Off Summer Reading Program, One World Many Stories, with Science Fair and More
From the Harford County Public Library: Harford County Public Library (HCPL) kicked off its Summer Reading Program, One World Many Stories, on Monday, June 13th to a fanfare of events and excitement. Festivities began with a Preschooler Fun Day at the Whiteford Branch. Creative Ways preschool attended the morning’s activities along with numerous families. Guests […]
Harford Community College Pilots Engineering Summer Camp for Kids
From Harford Community College: This summer Harford Community College will become one of 21 institutions across the United States to pilot an out-of-school engineering program for kids called Engineering Adventures. Engineering Adventures was designed by the Engineering is Elementary team at the Museum of Science in Boston. The HCC Engineering Adventures summer camp will engage […]