From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: [January 3, 2013, Belcamp, MD] — At approximately 8 p.m. on January 1, 2013 Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 200 block of Golden Eagle Way in Belcamp for a report of a missing elderly male. Upon arrival the deputies were told that Gary E. Folley, 67, was missing […]
Archives for January 2013
Search Continues for Missing Havre de Grace Man; May Have Jumped from Conowingo Dam
From the Maryland State Police: (CONOWINGO, MD) – State and Natural Resources Police, joined by fire and rescue personnel, are continuing to search the Susquehanna River at the Conowingo Dam for a man whose car was found parked on the road over the dam last night. The man, who is from Havre de Grace, Md., […]
Maryland State Police Join High-Speed Pursuit Through Harford County; Chase Reached Speeds of 130 MPH (UPDATED)
Troopers from the Maryland State Police JFK Barrack joined other regional law enforcement agencies in a high-speed pursuit which swept through Interstate 95 in Harford County Wednesday afternoon. The pursuit was initiated at 4:48 p.m. by Maryland Transportation Authority police after a license plate reader near the northbound Fort McHenry Tunnel flagged a 2008 Ford […]
Underutilization of Secondary Schools an Issue as Enrollment Drops in Harford County Public Schools
Remember when Harford County public schools were bursting at the seams? Widespread overcrowding has ended thanks to declining enrollment and a school construction boom, but some secondary schools now have hundreds of extra seats. The excess capacity has raised new concerns from state funding authorities and school board members as they consider a plan backed […]
Maryland Watch: Résumé Padding
In his quest to bolster his résumé for a run to be the Democratic nominee for President in 2016, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley will go after the death penalty in the upcoming legislative session. How crass is the politics in this issue? The current prisoners on Maryland’s death row cannot be executed because Martin O’Malley’s […]
Sen. Mikulski: “I Am Deeply Disappointed that the House Failed to Act Last Night on Emergency Relief for Communities Devastated by Super-Storm Sandy”
From the office of U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski: CHAIRWOMAN MIKULSKI STATEMENT ON HOUSE INACTION ON DISASTER ASSISTANCE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL Chairwoman pledges to make enacting disaster assistance bill urgent priority in new Congress Senate bill passed last week would aid communities across the nation still struggling to recover from Super-Storm Sandy and other natural disasters […]
Harford School Board Plans January Work Sessions on Fiscal Year 2014 Operating Budget
The Harford County Board of Education will discuss the proposed operating budget for next year at a series of board work sessions planned for January 2nd, 14th, and 16th in Bel Air. Public comment will be heard at the beginning of each session, followed by a board discussion of the fiscal year 2014 operating budget […]
Edgewood Man Shot Following Dispute at Belcamp Home
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: On Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at 5:50 p.m., Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 4200 block of Chapelgate Court in Belcamp for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival deputies found David Woodfolk, 35, of Chapelgate Court, bleeding from a head injury. Woodfolk told deputies that although a shot was […]