From the Bush River Community Council: The Bush River Community Council would like to invite the public to a discussion on the Master Plan for the Bush River Communities (Abingdon, Belcamp, Long Bar, Otter Creek, Perryman and Holly Woods). In October, the Department of Planning and Zoning released an update to the Master Plan specifically […]
Archives for December 2011
“Cars: A Harford County Love Affair” – Photographers Invited to Join the Journey at the Harford County Public Library
From the Harford County Public Library: Professional and amateur photographers are invited to “Join the Journey” and take to the road to share their vision of Harford County’s car culture by submitting their photographs to be considered for inclusion in Cars: A Harford County Love Affair, a juried fine art photography exhibition that will explore […]
Harford County Board of Education: Fall 2011 State/Region Interscholastic Champions and Sportsmanship Awards; Postsecondary Statistics and College Prep Information
From Harford County Public Schools: The Board of Education of Harford County met in an open business meeting on Monday, December 12, 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: Fall 2011 HCPS State/Region Interscholastic Champions and Sportsmanship Awards […]
Harford Community College Dec. 13: $5 Per Credit Hour Tuition Increase, 2% Employee Wage Increase Proposed in FY 2013 Budget
A proposed operating budget for the 2013 fiscal year will be presented as an information item at the December 13 meeting of the Harford Community College Board of Trustees. The proposed $46.6 million budget is less than 1% higher than the current fiscal year and includes a tuition increase of $5 per credit hour and […]
Dagger Money Talk: Becoming a Better Investor Through Understanding Your Emotions
By Adam Freeland, CFP and Evelyn Ishmael Special to The Dagger Do you find investing to be a scary experience? Do your emotions rise and plummet like the turns on a roller coaster? If so, you are not alone. Many investors have found the extreme volatility of the stock market very unnerving. Many would just […]
Rick Ayers, Linda Ploener, Susan Ayers, Brian Bauer Named Harford County Employees of the Month for November for Work During Earthquake
From Harford County government: Four members of the Harford County Division of Emergency Operations (EOC) have been named Employees of the Month for November 2011. Rick Ayers, Emergency Manager, Linda Ploener, Emergency Planner, Susan Ayers, Administrative Assistant and Brian Bauer, Homeland Security Coordinator, were nominated by the Manager Emergency Operations Brian Feist. The nomination praised […]
Fallston Middle and Edgewood High School Students Winners in Harford County Republican Women Club’s First Constitution Day Contest
From the Harford County Women’s Republican Club: A 6th grader from Fallston Middle School and ninth grader at Edgewood High School are the winners of the 2011 Constitution Day Contest sponsored by the Harford County Women’s Republican Club (HCRW). Allison Wissler, from Fallston, won the prize for middle school-aged students with her essay on the […]
Harford County Public School Graduates Require Remediation in College at Rates Above State Averages, Outperform Peers After First College Year
Harford County Public School graduates who enrolled in a college preparatory curriculum in high school needed remedial college classes in math, English and reading at rates higher than the state averages in 2008. But after one year in college, HCPS grads outperformed their peers in all three subjects according to a 2011 report by the […]
