From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Community Policing Unit: Halloween may be a fun holiday for kids, but for parents, trick-or treat time can be a little troublesome. Concerns about children’s safety-whether they are out in the neighborhood or back at home with bountiful bags of goodies-can cast a spell on the evening’s festivities. But […]
Archives for October 2011
Missing Baltimore Co. Man Found Dead in W. Va. After Apparent Suicide
From the Maryland State Police: (BALDWIN, MD) – Maryland State Police have ended the more than two-week search for a missing Baltimore County man after he was found yesterday in West Virginia, the victim of an apparent suicide. The man is identified as Michael Diffenderffer, 52, of the 12000-block of Fork Road, Baldwin, MD. He […]
Harford County Council Redistricting Plan Would Push School Board Members Frisch and Beverley Into New Districts
A funny thing happened on the way to redistricting in Harford County. Harford County Council redistricting is required by the county charter once every ten years to ensure that Council districts are “compact, contiguous, and substantially equal in population”. To that end, the Harford County Council proposed redistricting legislation in mid-October that would re-assign some […]
Reese: Georgia Resident Offers Opinion on Aberdeen Mayor Bennett’s Visit to Augusta with Ripken Baseball
From Nicholas B. Reese of Augusta, GA: I know there has been a lot of discussion recently in Aberdeen regarding mayor Micheal Bennett’s trip to Augusta, GA on behalf of Ripken Baseball. So I thought it may be helpful to write in to provide the perspective of someone from Augusta. As you may be aware, […]
Harford County Board of Education Oct. 24 Agenda: Overview of Student Performance, Decisions on Financial Matters, Recognitions and Resolutions
A five-year overview of student performance, decisions on financial matters and a number of recognitions and resolutions are on the October 24 meeting agenda for the Harford County Board of Education. Bill Lawrence, associate superintendent of curriculum, instruction and assessment, will make a presentation on student attendance, state test results, graduation rates, SAT scores and […]
Maynard and Mumby on WAMD 970 AM: Bullying Expert on Tuesday; Occupy Wall Street Discussion on Wednesday; Live Broadcast from Aberdeen Diner on Friday
Coming up this week on The Morning Show with Maynard Edwards and Cindy Mumby: Tuesday: Bullying – We’ll talk about bullying in and out of school and ways it can be reduced with the founder of Safe Schools for All, Chuck Saufler. http://www.safeschoolsforall.com/ Wednesday: Occupy Wall Street and More – Marta Hummel Mossburg, a senior […]
Aberdeen Agenda Oct. 24: Community Legacy Grant for Facade Improvements, Preliminary Site Plan for the Home 2 Suites by Hilton
The Aberdeen City Council is expected to introduce and adopt a resolution Monday night authorizing Community Legacy Grants to local businesses for facade improvements. Also Monday night, the Director of Planning & Community Development will present a preliminary site pan for the Home 2 Suites by Hilton, Aberdeen XChange, Lot 4 and the city council […]
Investigation into Aberdeen Copper Thefts Leads to Arrest of Baltimore County Man
From the Aberdeen Police Department: On Thursday, October 20, detectives from the Aberdeen Police Department, with the assistance of the Maryland State Police, arrested Shawn Michael Cook, 38 of the 1000 block of Elkton Ave. Baltimore County. The arrest warrant charged Cook with several counts of malicious destruction, theft and being involved in a theft […]
