Harford County residents and emergency crews began cleaning up in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene Sunday morning, as tens of thousands were without power, and widespread damage was reported around the area. The power outages and impassable roads were so numerous and widespread that Harford County Public Schools announced that the first day of the […]
Archives for August 2011
Hurricane Irene Slams Harford Saturday Night; Damages, Power Outages Reported in Early Hours of Storm
Hurricane Irene rolled through the Harford County area Saturday evening and into the early Sunday hours, felling trees, closing numerous roads, creating at least two car crashes and causing power outages in the initial hours of the storm. While the full force of the hurricane was expected to hit the area after midnight Saturday, driving […]
Keeping It Local: Talking the Talk, Walking the Walk
By Fran Johnson, Publisher, Harford’s Heart Magazine Cinda Baxter, the marketing consultant from Minneapolis, MN responsible for The 3/50 Project, visited Harford County this week and addressed a group of business owners and economic development professionals on the importance of supporting local ‘bricks and mortar’ retail, restaurant and service businesses. The premise of The 3/50 […]
Sen. Jennings: “Don’t Fall Into a Summer Slumber”; An Unexpected Meeting; Around the District
From District 7 state Sen. J.B. Jennings: Many people stop paying attention to state politics after the end of legislative session each spring. From January to April, you are inundated with daily news about legislation and issues, and then things quiet down the rest of the year- or so it may seem. The fact is […]
Harford County Declares State of Emergency as Hurricane Irene Looms; Patterson Mill Middle/High School to Open as Shelter Saturday at Noon
Harford County Executive David Craig declared a state of emergency for Harford County at 5 p.m. Friday evening as local government and other agencies braced for Hurricane Irene. The worst of the storm is expected to pass through the area Saturday evening through Sunday morning, and dump as much as six inches of rain on […]
One Injured in Thursday Evening Abingdon Townhome Fire
From the Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association: At 5:36 P.M. Thursday August 25, 2011 Harford County 911 dispatched a first alarm assignment for a report of a dwelling fire in the 300 block of Fullerton Place in the Abingdon area. First arriving units from the Abingdon Volunteer Fire Company reported heavy smoke from […]
Harford County Braces for Hurricane Irene; Local Agencies Urge Preparedness, Provide Tips for Surviving the Storm
Across Harford County, local residents, emergency organizations, utility companies, and local governments prepared Thursday for the coming of Hurricane Irene, a powerful storm expected to lash the area with winds reaching tropical storm-strength, several inches of rain, and storm surges several feet above normal. Preparing for the worst, a variety of local operations each distributed […]
Local EMS, Fire Departments to Partner with Harford County Government to Ensure Accountability of Funds
From Harford County Government: (Bel Air, MD) – The Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association, as well as the individual fire and EMS companies throughout the county, will soon initiate a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with county government. The MOU is the result of several months of discussion and work by county government, as […]
