From Baltimore Gas and Electric: BALTIMORE, Oct. 25, 2011 – Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) today, announced that for the upcoming winter heating season, its residential customers who purchase natural gas from BGE can anticipate a decrease of approximately 5 percent in the gas portion of their total bill, when compared to last winter. […]
Archives for October 2011
Fire Officials Investigate Edgewood Car Blaze
State fire officials are investigating a fire which broke out in a car early Tuesday morning. According to the state fire marshal’s office, the owner of a 2002 Ford Mustang reported that the outside rear of her car was on fire at approximately 1:10 a.m. Tuesday on the 1600 block of Meadowood Court in Edgewood. […]
Harford County Board of Education: Retiree Benefit Costs Funded; 2011 Maryland Center for Character Education School of the Year Awarded to Fountain Green Elementary
From Harford County Public Schools: The Board of Education of Harford County met in an open business meeting on Monday, October 24, 2011, in the Board Room of the HCPS/A.A. Roberty Building and took the following the actions or received the following presentations: Recognized the following: – 163rd Inductee into the HCPS Educator Hall of […]
Former Augusta, Georgia Mayoral Candidate Davis: ” I Would Like to Encourage the Voters of Aberdeen, Maryland to Give Patrick McGrady a Chance”
From Lori Davis, Augusta, Georgia, Mayoral Candidate 2010: This time last year I was running as a candidate for Mayor of Augusta, Georgia against Deke Copenhaver. Recently your Mayor Michael Bennett came to Augusta to meet with Mayor Copenhaver along with other Augusta city leaders to discuss the possibilities of a public private partnership in […]
14-Year-Old Abingdon Teen Flees Attempted Kidnapping at Edgewood-Area School Bus Stop; Man Sought
A 14-year-old Abingdon boy escaped an alleged kidnapping attempt Monday morning, running back to his home from a school bus stop after he was approached by an unknown man. According to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, while walking to his bus stop shortly after 6:30 a.m. Monday, the youth was approached at the corner of […]
White Hall Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Murder ATF Officer; Could Serve Eight Years
From the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland: Baltimore, Maryland – Craig Allen Shepperd, age 37, of Whitehall, Maryland, pleaded guilty late last Friday, October 21, 2011, to threatening to murder a federal law enforcement officer. The plea agreement was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland […]
Edgewood Man Pleads Guilty in Baltimore City Police Towing Company Extortion Scheme
From the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland: Baltimore, Maryland – Baltimore Police officers Jerry Diggs, Jr., age 25, of Baltimore, and Osvaldo Valentine, age 39, Edgewood, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit and committing extortion under color of official right in connection with a scheme in which […]
Gas Leak Closes Harford Community College Buildings Monday Morning; No Injuries Reported
From Harford Community College: BEL AIR, MD. At approximately 8:15 a.m. this morning, there was a gas leak at Harford Community College at the Susquehanna Center construction site. This caused the closure of the Susquehanna Center, Chesapeake Center, and Hays-Heighe House for approximately 2 ½ hours. The leak was caused by a backhoe hitting what […]