From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: [June 12, 2013, Edgewood, MD] — Harford County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested Andre Darez Jordan, 15, of 1806 Graymount Way, Edgewood, charging him as an adult with attempted 2nd degree murder, 1st degree assault, 2nd degree assault, reckless endangerment, and firearms violations in the wounding of a 15 year-old […]
Archives for June 2013
Patrick: “Why the Harford Board of Education is Cutting Teacher Jobs”
From Andrew Patrick: Like many of you, I remember hearing earlier this year that teachers in Harford County were finally going to get a raise next year. So I was rather surprised to read yesterday that not only was that not going to happen, but instead 80 teacher positions would be lost, and fees created […]
Harford County Urged to Prepare for “Severe Weather Event” Thursday
From the Harford County Department of Emergency Services: (Bel Air, MD) – – The Harford County Department of Emergency Services urges Harford County residents to prepare for a squall line of thunderstorms with heavy rain, lightning, hail, high winds, and higher tides as a result of a fast moving and severe weather event approaching the […]
Bel Air Independence Day Parade Seeks Entrants for 2013 Celebration
(Bel Air, Maryland) The Bel Air Independence Day Committee is eagerly seeking floats, marching units, antique cars, and comic/novelty acts to join the area’s biggest and best 4th of July celebration! Local businesses and organizations can be part of the fun as well, with their own entry appearing in front of tens of thousands lining […]
Dutch/Frisian Band Kapriol’! Comes to Havre de Grace Maritime Museum Thursday Night
From the Havre de Grace Maritime Museum: The Dutch/Frisian band Kapriol’! comes to the Havre de Grace Maritime Museum’s Maritime Concert Series Once upon a time the Dutch were masters of the sea, so it’s little wonder that the maritime music of the old Dutch seafarers lives on in Kapriol’!, a lively quartet from the […]
Harford Students Will Pay to Play in 2013-14; Board of Ed Sets Sport and Activity Fees to Raise Revenue and Save Teachers
Student participation in extra-curricular activities will soon carry a new price tag in the form of pay-to-play and student activity fees instituted Monday by the Harford County Board of Education. The $50 pay-to-play fee for each sport and $25 fee per student activity will be charged to students beginning in the 2013-14 school year. The […]
Harford County Board of Education Approves FY14 Budget Reconciliation Following $20.2 Million Shortfall
From the Harford County Board of Education: The Board of Education of Harford County reconciled and approved the school system’s fiscal year 2014 (FY14) budget last night following the County Council’s approval of the county budget on May 28, 2013, which left a $20.2 million shortfall, of which $7.7 million was comprised of the negotiated […]
Aberdeen Proving Ground Building Sustains Major Damage in Explosion Monday Night; Damage Reported Half-Mile Away
From U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command: ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (June 11, 2013) A carbon dioxide tank exploded outside a building owned by the Aberdeen Test Center, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, Monday at approximately 10 p.m. causing a loud boom to be heard across Aberdeen. No one was injured. The building located […]
