From Harford County government: We’ve come to the end of the year – another 12 months have passed quickly by and are now mere memories. But what a year 2011 was ~ a year to remember! We started the year with the Cabinet and Administration working on New Year’s Eve and New Years Day faced […]
Archives for 2011
Getting Healthy in Harford: Family Fit 4 Life Program Promotes Healthy lifestyles, Creates Stronger Families
From Healthy Harford: Chronic disease, including conditions such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is the leading cause of death, disability and health care costs in Harford County. While genetics, age, and gender play a part, 80% of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, and 40% of some […]
Harford County Council Approves Bonus Funding; Four Bargaining Units to Receive $625 Payment Before Holidays
The following email was distributed to Harford County Public Schools staff: Last night, the County Council approved the County Executive’s legislation with amendments to authorize a payment of $625 for all county employees. Additional amendments established and approved by the County Council require the legislation for the remaining $625 payment to be brought forth again […]
Del. Impallaria: “Harford County Now the Wild West for Illegal and Corrupt Towing Companies;” Delegate Heads to Court Thursday
From Del. Rick Impallaria: When a towing company, and this includes police-authorized tows, takes possession of a vehicle, they are required under Maryland State Law to return both the unattached personal property and the vehicle’s tags and registration to the vehicle owner upon request. Unfortunately, they are instead withholding the property and using the threat […]
Joppa Fire Destroys Home, Collection of 13 Vehicles; Causes $1.5 Million in Damages
A two-alarm fire Monday night destroyed a Joppa home and a collection of 13 vehicles including antique cars and race cars, fire officials said, and caused an estimated $1.5 million in damage. The blaze is also believed to have claimed the lives of three pets, and took 75 firefighters from seven local departments an hour […]
Students Seek Partial Voting Rights on Harford County Board of Education
The following report is from the Harford County Regional Association of Student Council’s Student Voting Rights Task Force: A Student Representative on the Harford County Board of Education (SROB) is elected each year from the Harford County Regional Association of Student Councils (HCRASC). However, this student member does not have voting rights on the Board […]
Rost: “Party Lines Have Been Drawn by an Organization that Has Forgotten its Mission to Represent the Teachers and their Interests”
From Pete Rost: Mr. Craig and Mr. Cerveny, My name is Peter Rost and I am a sixth year teacher in Harford County. I write to you both to express my concern over the situation with the money for county employees being denied to teachers. It is a sad situation that in our current economic […]
Reel News: Week of 12/12 – Alvin and the Chipmunks, Shame, Mission: Impossible 4, Sherlock Holmes 2, Young Adult
Theatrical Releases This Week Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Director: Mike Mitchell Trailer The vacationing Chipmunks and Chipettes are turning a luxury cruise liner into their personal playground, until they become “chipwrecked” on a remote island. As the ‘Munks and Chipettes try various schemes to find their way home, they accidentally discover their new turf […]
