A Harford County Detention Center inmate who hung himself earlier this month died at a Baltimore City hospital Saturday from injuries sustained in the suicide attempt, police said. He was the second person incarcerated at the facility to die in the last two months. According to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, Christopher Kelley, 21, of […]
Archives for January 2012
Breeden: “…I Have a Son Who is An Addict. The Amount of Young Adults Using in Harford County is Increasing Every Day at an Alarming Rate”
Bradley Breeden, a seventh-grader at Southampton Middle School, and his mother Sabrina Breeden spoke about drug abuse education in schools during the public comment period at the January 23 meeting of the Harford County Board of Education. They were accompanied by supporters who held up signs in remembrance of local young people who reportedly died […]
Sen. Glassman Proposes Farm Brewery License to Help Maryland Farmers Enter Craft Beer Market
From the office of Sen. Barry Glassman: Senator Barry Glassman, (R) 35, North Harford County, is offering his support for a new class of brewing license which would potentially aid all Maryland farmers looking to create their own small craft brewery. As it currently stands anyone with a micro brewery under what is known as […]
Abingdon Community Council: Update on Interchange at I95 and Routes 24, 924; Sheriff’s Office Report; Increase in Sanitation Fees; Livability Code Update
The Abingdon Community Council held its regularly scheduled meeting Monday evening at the Abingdon Public Library. John Vananzo, transportation engineer for the Maryland Department of Transportation, presented an update on the I95, Route 24 and 924 interchange. He reported that the project is in the final stages and that a punch list of remaining concerns […]
Rep. Harris: “Since the President Can’t Run on His Failed Economic Record, He Just Continues to Play the Blame Game”
From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: Rep. Andy Harris Statement on State of the Union Address “Unfortunately the President said nothing new tonight,” said Rep. Andy Harris (MD-01). “Since the President can’t run on his failed economic record, he just continues to play the blame game. This speech resurrects his old failed policies that […]
County Mum on Details of IT Department Irregularities as Audits Continue, Claims Some Can Be “Easily Explained”
Several of the issues raised by auditors during a recent review of the Harford County Information and Communication Technology Department can be “easily explained,” according to a county spokesman who nonetheless said he could not comment on specific details at this time. The Dagger earlier this week revealed that auditors had found a number of […]
Sen. Mikulski: “President Obama’s Blueprint for Rebuilding America by Creating Jobs Today and Jobs Tomorrow is the Right Approach for our Country”
From the office of U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski: MIKULSKI STATEMENT PRIOR TO PRESIDENT OBAMA’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) issued the following statement today in advance of President Obama’s State of the Union address: “President Obama’s blueprint for rebuilding America by creating jobs today and jobs tomorrow is the […]
Perry Point Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Receiving Child Pornography
From the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland: Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Mark Kahl, age 50, of Perry Point, Maryland, today to 15 years in prison, followed by supervised release for life, for receiving child pornography. Judge Blake ordered that upon his release from prison, […]