From the office of state Sen. Nancy Jacobs: At the recent Joint Commission on BRAC I asked about traffic problems at various locations, particularly Route 40 during rush hour near Aberdeen Proving Ground. Some constituents have complained about congestion there since all of the workers from Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey have now transferred to our […]
Archives for August 2011
Hall’s Cross Roads ES Teacher Christian Slattery Named State Teacher of the Year Finalist
From Harford County Public Schools: Christian S. Slattery, Sr., vocal music teacher at Hall’s Cross Roads Elementary School, was selected by Interim State Superintendent of Schools Bernard J. Sadusky, Ed.D. as one of seven finalists in the state who will compete for the 2012 Maryland Teacher of the Year title. The finalists were selected by […]
Harford County Executive Chief of Staff Aaron Tomarchio Named to 2011 “Very Important Professionals” List
From Harford County Government: Aaron Tomarchio, Chief of Staff for County Executive David R. Craig is a recipient of The Daily Record’s 2011 VIP List – very important professionals successful by 40 award. The Daily Record created the VIP List in 2010 to recognize younger professionals who have been successful across Maryland. Winners were selected […]
Harford County Local Management Board Awards $12K Grant to Sheriff’s Office to Conduct Teen Court
From Harford County Government: (Bel Air, MD) – The Harford County Department of Community Services Local Management Board has awarded $12,000 to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office to conduct a Teen Court. Teen Court, piloted in the spring of 2011, provides first time, non-violent youth offenders with a second chance. Offenders agree to participate in […]
Fatality Reported in Forest Hill House Fire; Blaze Remains Under Investigation
One person was killed in a fire which broke out in a Fallston home Thursday morning, fire officials said. The blaze was reported at approximately 9:50 a.m. at a home on the 1800 block of Creston Drive in Fallston, near the intersection of Creston Drive and Montford Drive. Initial callers reported that one person may […]
Two Men Injured in Overnight Attacks; New York Man with Head Wound in Aberdeen and Man Shot in Leg in Edgewood
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: Man injured in Aberdeen Shortly before 11 pm on Wednesday, August 24, 2011, Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a 911 call in the 200 block of Mayberry Drive in Aberdeen, MD. The caller indicated that there was an injured male bleeding profusely from his head. Upon arrival, […]
McGrady: Revitalization of Aberdeen Church to Kickstart “a Downtown Where Folks Want to Visit, Shop, and Invest”
From Patrick McGrady* Special to The Dagger I have written a lot about government recently, and so I thought for a couple of weeks I would write about Aberdeen. There’s an awful lot of history in Aberdeen, and I hope to share some of the little I know with you. Driving down W. Bel Air […]
Sen. Jacobs: “Marylanders, Hold on to Your Wallet. The Governor’s Hand is Reaching in Once Again!”
From the office of Sen. Nancy Jacobs: Marylanders, hold on to your wallet. The Governor’s hand is reaching in once again! Martin O’Malley has just admitted he wants to raise taxes to solve our state’s projected billion dollar budget deficit. Why can’t O’Malley see the repeated failure of his logic? Putting a further financial burden […]