From Harford County government: Harford County Division of Emergency Operations (EOC) Hazmat Manager Clarence Ross, as well as part-time employee Hazmat Technicians John Simpson and Tom Miller, have been named “Employees of the Month” for August 2012. The three men were nominated by Michael Brunicke, Acting Deputy Manager of the EOC. The three EOC members […]
Archives for August 2012
State and Local Officials Celebrate the Union Between Aging & Disability Communities in Harford County
From Harford County government: On Tuesday, July 31 the Harford County Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) held an event at the Liriodendron celebrating the union between the aging and disability communities. Those in attendance were Maryland Department of Aging Secretary Gloria Lawlah, Harford County Executive David R. Craig, and Department of Community Services Director […]
Nominations Are Open for Harford’s Most Beautiful People
From Harford County government: Each year the Harford County Department of Community Services, Volunteer Harford, conducts a search for local “unsung heroes” who selflessly assist those around them. They are volunteers of any age whose acts of goodwill have previously gone unnoticed. These “beautiful people” volunteer above and beyond, donating their time and talent to […]
Sen. Jacobs: “I Am Worried about the People of Cecil County who Count on a Percentage of the Gambling Revenue from Perryville”
From Sen. Nancy Jacobs: Today the bill that would expand gambling by allowing a 6th casino in Prince George’s County is fiercely debated on the floor of the Maryland Senate. Senator Nancy Jacobs stood to offer three amendments that would benefit those living in Cecil County and the town of Perryville by bringing more dollars […]
Howard Co. Woman Killed After Stepping into I-95 Traffic Near Aberdeen in Apparent Suicide
From the Maryland State Police: (Aberdeen, MD) – On 08-09-2012 at approx. 2050 hours the JFK Highway barrack received a call in reference to a pedestrian struck on N/B I-95 at the 85.5 mm in Harford County MD. Upon Troopers arrival, they observed one passenger vehicle stopped on the slow shoulder. The vehicle was identified […]
Harford County Elementary School Teacher Accused Last Year of Biting Student is Reinstated by Board of Education
From the Law Offices of Brown, Brown & Young, P.A.: Exonerated of All Charges a Year After Original Accusation; Given New Teaching Assignment John Hickey, the Harford County elementary school teacher who had been barred from teaching and who once faced criminal charges after being falsely accused of biting a student, has been reinstated with […]
Lightning Strike Causes $70,000 in Fire Damage to Bel Air Home
A lightning strike during a strong storm Thursday afternoon ignited a fire and caused significant damage to a Bel Air home. Just after 1:30pm Thursday, a fire was reported in the 300 block of South Fountain Green Road in Bel Air. A neighbor discovered the fire in a 16-ft by 20-ft two-car detached garage. Fifteen […]
Two More Aberdeen Proving Ground Employees Plead Guilty to Stealing Copper and Aluminum from Post
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: Ronald Phillips Baker, Sr., age 62, of Havre de Grace, Maryland and Steven M. Coale, age 34, of North East, Maryland pleaded guilty today to stealing aluminum and copper in separate incidents from Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG). The guilty pleas were announced by United States Attorney for the […]
