From Harford County government: Organizers need your help as they plan for the 8th Annual Harford County Wine Festival. The Wine Festival will be held on Saturday, September 28 at Rockfield Manor. Organizers of the event need volunteers who are 21 and older. Volunteers will be responsible for ticket sales, checking identification, registration, beer and […]
Archives for August 2013
Maryland State Police, Bel Air Police Department Arrest Four Suspected Impaired Drivers at Early Friday Checkpoint
From the Maryland State Police, Bel Air Barrack: The Maryland State Police Bel Air Barrack and the Bel Air Police Department held a sobriety checkpoint which netted the arrests of four suspected impaired motorists. The arrests stemmed from operation “Checkpoint Strikeforce” which was conducted on E/B MD Rt. 22 @ Bynum Park, Harford County. The […]
Bel Air Home Damaged in Thursday Night Fire
A Bel Air home was damaged in a late Thursday night fire which was traced to a malfunction in a basement clothes dryer, fire officials said. The fire was discovered in a basement laundry room by the occupant of a one-story home in the 100 block of South Shamrock Road in Bel Air shortly after […]
Emergency Services Dispatchers Named August Harford County Employees of the Month
From Harford County Government: (Bel Air, MD) – – Harford County Department of Emergency Services employees Jeff Denbow and Billy Lamana have been named the Harford County Employees of the Month for August 2013. Both are dispatchers with the Department of Emergency Services. The two men were recognized for their quick-thinking during a multi-alarm fire […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Cautions Drivers on Safety as Students Return to School
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: [August 22, 2013, Harford County, MD] — Another school year is upon us and Sheriff’s deputies say it serves to remind each of us of the additional safety concerns, we must take as drivers, to reduce the risk of injury to school children. Although children have been outside playing […]
“Capt’n” Jim McMahan’s Coffee Talk: Aug. 23 — MACO Report, Hays House, Quarter Auction, Festival for the Arts
From Harford County Council District C Councilman “Capt’n” Jim McMahan: NEWS Saturday I returned from two days at the Md Assoc. of Counties annual conference in Ocean City. I drove down at 5 a.m. Thursday and came back Saturday eliminating one costly overnight. I stayed at the Holiday Inn ($593.00) 2 nights; Convention registration was […]
Dagger Blotter Aug. 9-11: Belcamp Woman Locked on Back Porch, Unable Get in House or Off Deck; Backpacks with Guns Found in Abingdon; Kids Destroy Aberdeen Bean Field
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 4700 block of Thistle Hill Drive reported craigslist fraud Friday. […]
Rural Legacy Program Awards $1.5 Million to Protect Deer Creek Properties
From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources: The Rural Legacy Program will receive $13.5 million in Fiscal Year 2014 grants to permanently preserve working farms and important lands throughout Maryland. These grants fund conservation easements to protect air and water quality, wildlife habitat and farming communities. Governor Martin O’Malley and the Board of Public Works […]
