From Maryland State Police: Maryland State Police are currently investigating a burglary of Bruce Bitner’s Restaurant, 2235 Churchville Road, Churchville, MD. The burglary occurred between 3:15 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. on July 11. The suspects used a ladder to scale a side fence, pried open a door and targeted the safe and registers. With the […]
Archives for July 2011
Rep. Harris’ First Bill in Congress to Prevent Harmful Chesapeake Bay Dead Zones
From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: Today, Rep. Andy Harris’ first bill – H.R. 2484 Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2011- was approved by the Energy and Environment Subcommittee. The bill will likely be considered by the full Science, Space and Technology Committee later this month. “The Chesapeake […]
Biz Bytes: TAPE Holds Ribbon Cutting; SURVICE Wins Workforce Leadership Award; Emory Knoll Farms Named Promising Entrepreneur
From the Harford County Office of Economic Development: TAPE Ribbon Cutting TAPE, LLC, a company dedicated to the development of innovative solutions to critical systems and high-level security challenges, held a ribbon cutting at their new offices in Water’s Edge Corporate Campus in Belcamp on July 7, 2011. TAPE is a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned/Woman-Owned Small […]
Mikulski: Don’t Manage Department of Defense Workforce by “Arbitrary Head Counts”
From the office of Sen. Barbara Mikulski: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) has sent a letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urging him to manage the federal workforce based on cost and workload, not arbitrary head counts. She was joined in the letter by her Senate colleagues Tom Harkin (D-Ia.), Claire […]
Suspect Arrested, Second Sought in Edgewood Sun Trust Bank Heist
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: On Wednesday July 13, 2011 at approximately 4:00 a.m. Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to 1401-A Pulaski Highway Edgewood, Maryland 21040 for a commercial business alarm at Sun Trust Bank. A black male, now identified as Edgar Soler, age 50, of the 4200 block Euclid Avenue, Baltimore, MD […]
Rep. Andy Harris Proposes $6M Cut to Foreign Energy Spending
From the offices of U.S. Rep Andy Harris: Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Andy Harris, M.D., will propose an amendment to the Department of Energy appropriations bill that would cut $6 million from a Department of Energy program which spends the money making factories in China more energy efficient and building windmills in Mexico. The […]
Pamela Meister Appointed Harford County Council Administrator
(Bel Air, MD) – The members of the Harford County Council are pleased to announce that they have appointed Pamela Meister as their new Council Administrator. Her nomination was approved by a unanimous 7-0 vote during the council meeting on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. The Council Administrator is responsible for the management of daily operations, […]
Deafening Silence from Aberdeen Mayor and City Council While Their Citizens Begged for Mercy from Hatem Bridge Toll Increases
By Patrick McGrady Special to The Dagger There were raucous hearings held about the proposed MdTA toll increases on June 17 and June 27 in Perryville and Havre de Grace, respectively. There were many people present from Havre de Grace, Edgewood, Aberdeen, and all over Cecil County. Also in attendance were several elected representatives including […]
