From Harford County government: The Harford County Department of Public Works, Division of Water and Sewer has announced that the biannual flushing of fire hydrants will be conducted throughout Harford County between Wednesday, September 19 and Friday, September 21, 2012. Citizens with questions concerning this water and sewer project are encouraged to contact the Division […]
Archives for September 2012
New Maryland Revenue Estimates Released; Comptroller Urges Caution as Economy Remains Fragile
From the Maryland Comptroller’s office: The Maryland Board of Revenue Estimates (BRE) today released the updated revenue estimates for fiscal year 2013 and the first official estimates for fiscal year 2014. The board submitted a revised estimate of general fund revenues for fiscal year 2013 of $14.908 billion and an estimate of $15.317 billion for […]
Harford County Government Supports Orange Monday’s and Purple Friday’s in Demonstration of Support for Orioles and Ravens
From Harford County government: Harford County Executive David R. Craig is encouraging Harford County employees to show their support for the Baltimore Orioles and Baltimore Ravens by wearing orange on Monday’s and purple on Friday’s. “The Baltimore Orioles are having their best year in more than a decade and are in the thick of the […]
Dagger Blotter Sept. 12-13: Homeless Man Gives Everyone the Finger in Abingdon; Suspicious Person Poses as Meter Reader in Bel Air; Brother Smokes Spice in Edgewood
The blotter is compiled from records of calls for service received by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. The records are reviewed and prepared for publication by Dagger staff. They do not include records from municipal or state law enforcement agencies. Aberdeen A caller from the 400 block of Aldino-Stepney Road reported hearing screaming outside Thursday. […]
PARK(ing) Day Comes to Downtown Bel Air on Friday; Providing Temporary Public Open Space, One Parking Spot at A Time
From the Bel Air Downtown Alliance: On September 21, in cities around the globe, artists, activists and citizens will temporarily transform metered parking spaces into public parks and other social spaces, as part of an annual event called “PARK(ing) Day”. Originally invented in 2005 by Rebar, a San Francisco-based art and design studio, PARK(ing) Day […]
Harford County Announces New Program to Connect, Grow Small Businesses
From Harford County government: Harford County Executive David R. Craig and James Richardson, director of the Office of Economic Development, have announced Harford County?s newest initiative, “Entrepreneurs Edge,” to help small and family owned businesses. “The goal of Entrepreneurs Edge is to provide a coordinated and enhanced effort to support and increase the growth of […]
Harford Campaign for Liberty Sept. 25: Frederick Council President Young Discusses Property Rights, Economic Development, Role of Government
From Harford Campaign for Liberty: Harford Campaign for Liberty will host Blaine Young, Frederick Council President, for a town hall style question and answer session at their monthly meeting on September 25th. Young, described by the Gazette.net online news source as the “sometimes combative president of the Frederick County Board of Commissioners”, has served with […]
Sources: Harford County Sheriff’s Deputy Hospitalized With Heart-Related Issues; Aberdeen Police Returning from Funeral Respond to Fatal Crash
A Harford County Sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized Friday for heart-related issues, sources told The Dagger, a day after another deputy died of a heart attack which began at the funeral for a third member of the agency. The deputy was hospitalized with a heart issue Friday. However, the medical problem was recognized and addressed, and […]