A Bel Air townhome was damaged in a Saturday afternoon fire traced to an electrical problem with a fan, fire officials said. A neighbor discovered the fire in the bedroom of a two-story townhome on the 900 block of Hillswood Road in Bel Air shortly after 12 p.m. on Saturday, according to a release from […]
Archives for July 2013
26th Annual Harford County Farm Fair Scheduled for July 25 to July 28
From the Harford County Farm Fair Inc.: The 26th Annual Harford County Farm Fair will be held from Thursday, July 25 through Sunday, July 28, 2013. Since the first Harford County Farm Fair was held in 1988, this annual event has been held at the Harford County Equestrian Center, which is publicly owned by theHarford […]
Harris, Ruppersberger, Sarbanes Announce Legislation to Award Congressional Gold Medal to Cowley
From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. joined Congressmen Ruppersberger and Sarbanes earlier today at the Shock Trauma center at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) to announce legislation that would posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to R Adams Cowley. He founded the first trauma center in the nation […]
Dagger Blotter July 1-2: Aberdeen Woman Walks into Pole, Hits Head; Child Placed in Trunk of Abingdon Car; Plant Thrown at Neighbor in Aberdeen
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 area of South Philadelphia Boulevard and Old Philadelphia reported Monday […]
Wehland: “Zoning Hearing Examiner’s Decision…for 198 Apartments at Plumtree and Route 24 was Completely Contrary to the Harford County Department of Planning and Zoning Recommending that It be Denied”
From William Wehland: The Harford County’s Council Zoning Hearing Examiner’s Decision (Case No. 5781) on July 8, 2013 recommending approval of the Special Development Request by Evergreen Business Trust to permit a Planned Residential Development (PRD) for 198 Apartments at Plumtree and Route 24 was completely contrary to the Harford County Department of Planning and […]
Archer: “I Pay the Same Taxes as Everybody Else and Now Am Being Discriminated Against Because My Children are Enrolled in Magnet Schools”
From Mary Archer: Dear Editor, I am writing you because of a letter I got from Harford County Public Schools. The gist of the letter, which is also available on the HCPS website under “Transportation”, is that my magnet school children will no longer be provided the transportation to and from school that they were […]
State Highway Administration Begins Improvements to Service Road Along Westbound Route 40 in Aberdeen
From the Maryland State Highway Administration: The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) is beginning a new $1.7 million project to improve one-half mile of the service road parallel to westbound US 40 (Pulaski Highway / South Philadelphia Boulevard) between MD 132 (West Bel Air Avenue) and Robinson Avenue in Aberdeen. Weather permitting, construction work will […]
Man Arrested After Stealing Ride-On Mower from Forest Hill Shed, Escaping from Police Cruiser
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: [July 20, 2013, Jarrettsville, MD] — On Saturday July 20, 2013, Michael Brian Myers, 42, having no fixed address was arrested and charged by Sheriff’s deputies with burglary, theft and escape from custody after breaking into a shed in the 1300 block West Jarrettsville Road, Forest Hill, and then […]
