From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies are taking this opportunity to educate about scams that target seniors and other vulnerable adults in our communities. Sheriff Bane is committed to providing safety information to help community members recognize these scams and avoid becoming a victim. As summer approaches and more people […]
Archives for April 2013
Days Down the Deer Creek
By Phillip McKnight Special to The Dagger It was a November night when we pushed our canoe from the sandy shore into the cool trickling creek water. My friend sat in the front and I waded until the 50-degree water reached my knees. I swung a leg over the canoe and continued my journey into […]
Friends of Harford: How Does a Bare Piece of Ground Get Turned into Buildings? Can the Public Influence What Happens?
From Friends of Harford: Friends of Harford is expanding our public outreach via email with “FOH Alerts” for time sensitive actions and with less frequent “News & Views from FOH” for general information and FOH positions. We have issued several “FOH Alerts”. This is our first “News & Views”. We encourage you to take advantage […]
Rep. Harris Votes for Federal Aviation Administration Flexibility Bill: “It Didn’t Have to Come to This”
From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. voted for the Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013 (H.R. 1765) that would allow the Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to transfer $253 million from the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program to their operations account – removing any remaining doubt that the FAA can end […]
Dunk-a-doos, Mudhens, Yellowhammers, and Much More: The Birds of Havre de Grace; Saturday at Maritime Museum
From the Havre de Grace Maritime Museum: April 27, 2013 10am Presented By: Dave Webb Dave Webb has birded Harford County and beyond for 24 years. During this time he has led countless field trips, participated in over 75 bird counts, and taught birding classes at Harford Community College and Longwood Gardens. Dave is Past […]
Living History Presentation Continues Civil War Commemoration in Harford County
From the Harford County Public Library: Stories from one of American history’s most revered women, Clara Barton, filled the Fallston Library on April 11. With over 50 in attendance, Mary Ann Jung portrayed Barton during a living history presentation that spanned Barton’s brave life as a teacher, government worker, Civil War nurse and eventual founder […]
Two Arrested in Early Morning Beating, Robbery of Joppa Man
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: [April 25, 2013, Edgewood, MD] — Harford County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested two men in connection with an assault and robbery, which occurred earlier today (Thursday) in Edgewood. Rodney Dion Williams, 33, of 1856 Simons Court, Edgewood and Steven Michael Mack, 34, of 44 E. Bel Air Avenue, Aberdeen, […]
State Police Seek Missing Pa. Man Employed in Harford County
From the Maryland State Police: (Pikesville, MD) – Maryland State Police and the Southern Regional Police Department are asking for help from the public, in the search for a Pennsylvania man with ties to Maryland that has been missing since Wednesday morning. The man is identified as Thomas Augustyniak, 53, of Glen Rock, PA. He […]