Teachers at North Harford High School were instructed late last year to grade several students only on the work they had completed, and to exempt those students from all other course work. The process was termed “grading out” by the school administration, which told teachers to override the Harford County Public Schools grading system if […]
Archives for August 2011
All Harford County Schools And Offices Open Thursday; Students On Streets That Remain Closed May Not Have Bus Transportation.
From Harford County Public Schools: ALL schools and offices will be OPEN Thursday, September 1. Bus service will be available for all non-public placement and out-of-county students. Gradual entrance for kindergartners at George D. Lisby at Hillsdale, Roye-Williams, North Harford and Youth’s Benefit elementary schools will take place tomorrow. All Pre-K students will begin school […]
Hurricane Irene Recovery Continues in Harford County; 9,500 Without Electricity, “It Will Take Weeks to Recover from the Damage Left Behind”
From Harford County government: Recovery from the aftermath of Hurricane Irene continues in Harford County nearly three days after the storm left the Baltimore Metropolitan Region. The Harford County Department of Public Works, working in cooperation with both BGE and Delmarva Power, continue to clear roads that have been blocked or obstructed by fallen trees […]
Aberdeen Police Plan Drunk Driving Saturation Patrols Over Labor Day Weekend
From the Aberdeen Police Department: Members of the Aberdeen Police Department will conduct multiple, DUI –Saturation Patrols this Holiday Weekend. The DUI Saturation Patrols are being conducted in conjunction with the National Campaign ‘Checkpoint Strike Force”. The goal of the campaign is to reduce the number of drunk and drugged drivers on Harford County roadways […]
Harford County Public School Year Begins Wednesday In All But 11 Schools; Aberdeen, Fallston, North Harford Area Schools Remain Closed
From Harford County Public Schools: On Wednesday, August 31th, all schools and offices will be OPEN with the exception of the following 11 schools: CLOSED Elementary · George D. Lisby at Hillsdale Elementary · Roye-Williams Elementary · North Harford Elementary · Youth’s Benefit Elementary · John Archer School CLOSED Middle · Aberdeen Middle · Fallston […]
Del. McDonough: “Short-Sighted Manpower Reductions have Resulted in Constellation-BGE Not Being Storm Ready”
The following letter was sent by Del. Pat McDonough to the Maryland Public Service Commission. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication: Mr. Douglas R. M. Nazarian, Chairman MD Public Service Commission 6 St. Paul Street, 16th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 Dear Commissioner Nazarian, I have received numerous complaints about the lack of […]
Aberdeen and Jarrettsville Residences Damaged in Hurricane Irene-Related Fires
Two residences, one in Jarrettsville and one in Aberdeen, were heavily damaged by fire in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene’s tour though Harford County, fire officials said. An overheated power strip sparked a fire in a home on the 4000 block of Old Federal Hill Road in Jarrettsville at approximately 6 p.m. Monday night, according […]
Richardson: Harford County “Very Concerned with the Number of Businesses that are Still Without Electricity”
From Jim Richardson, Director of the Harford County Office of Economic Development: Dear Harford County Business Owner: Good Afternoon. We are very concerned with the number of businesses that are still without electricity in Harford County. We know that large portions of the Greater Edgewood area are not up and running. We would like to […]
