The Bel Air Town Commissioners will hold a public hearing Monday night on a proposal to double the hourly rate charged at most parking meters in the downtown area. According to the proposed ordinance, the current hourly meter rate of 25 cents per hour is insufficient to cover the maintenance and upkeep costs of the […]
Archives for June 2012
Havre de Grace Agenda June 18: Public Hearing on Mix Office/Employment Center Zoning; Water and Sewer Commission Ordinance; License Agreements
The Havre de Grace City Council will hold a public hearing Monday night concerning a proposed ordinance which would amend the city code regarding Mixed Office/Employment Center zoning designation. Also on the agenda Monday night are a budget ordinance introduced by councilman John Correri to establish an annual projection of anticipated revenues and proposed expenses […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Police Academy, Week 15: Firearms Training System and Graduation
The weight of the Glock 9mm feeling strange in my hand, my partner and I step out of our patrol car. The call came in for an individual lying on the cement in an aqueduct near a busy overpass. A pair of tunnels under the road stretching away to the right, we approach the prone […]
A Condensed History of Black Rock: Vernon Reid and Jack Bruce Release ‘Spectrum Road’ – A Tribute to Tony Williams
Vernon Reid has known racism. He’s not much different than other African Americans to that extent, nor American Indians, Mexican Americans and on and on. Each group facing racism in varying degrees and places in history. Racism is power and control based on racial difference. Jackie Robinson faced it in baseball. Vernon Reid is a […]
Edgewood Man Arrested in Armed Robbery of Cricket Wireless
From Maryland State Police: On Sunday, June 10, 2012, at 2:53 PM, troopers from the Maryland State Police (Bel Air Barrack) responded to an armed robbery at the Cricket Wireless cell phone store located along the 1900 block of Edgewood Road, Edgewood, Maryland. The Cricket Store is west of the intersection of Pulaski Highway (US […]
Reel News: Week of June 11 – Rock of Ages, That’s My Boy, Moonrise Kingdom, Ghost Rider 2, Sherlock Homes 2
Theatrical Releases This Week Rock of Ages Director: Adam Shankman PG-13; 123 mins Trailer Rock of Ages tells the story of small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew, who meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Their rock ‘n’ roll romance is told through the heart-pounding hits of Def Leppard, Joan […]
Harford County Board of Education Approves Budget; Cuts Positions, Millions in Line Item Cuts Revealed
The Harford County Board of Education on Monday voted to pass a budget for next year that includes cuts to an undetermined number of classroom teacher positions, and millions of dollars’ worth of cuts to line items that were not publicly disclosed. The cuts were made to the school board’s original budget proposal and were […]
“The Harford Edge” June 15: Bath Salts Threat, Harford Schools Budget, Riverboat Casino Proposal
“Bath salts” is the deceptive name of a dangerous drug linked to cannibalistic attacks in Florida, but use of the drug has also been reported in Maryland. Find out more about the drug that federal officials have called an” imminent threat to public safety” on “The Harford Edge”, airing Friday, June 15, on WAMD Radio […]
