From Ryan Burbey, President of the Harford County Education Association: All citizens of Harford County should be outraged by the Craig administration’s history of underfunding our schools. The flat funding which County Executive Craig has imposed upon HCPS has resulted in major cuts to transportation, programing and staff. Despite his claims of being a life-long […]
Archives for 2013
Harford County Public Library Staff Recognized for Achievements
From the Harford County Public Library: Harford County Public Library awarded the prestigious Roenna Fahrney Recognition Award at their recent annual Staff In-Service Day event. The Individual Award went to employee Cindy Shockley. Two team awards were presented. One went to Teresa Zephir and Karen Welsh of the Inter-Library Loan Team and the other to […]
Havre de Grace “Brings it Home” from Maryland’s Tourism Council’s 33rd Annual Travel Summit
From the City of Havre de Grace: The annual Maryland Tourism and Travel Summit (formerly known as the Governor’s Tourism Industry Conference) is an educational and networking event for the state’s diverse tourism and travel industry, but it is also an event that recognizes the hard work, contributions, and leadership among individuals and companies within […]
Applicant Sought for Harford County School System Ethics Panel
From Harford County Public Schools: The Board of Education of Harford County is seeking applications from interested county citizens to fill an opening on the school system’s Ethics Panel. The Ethics Panel reviews inquiries concerning potential violations of ethics on the part of school employees or Board members, provides advisory opinions regarding ethics issues and […]
Grammy Award Winning Children’s Music Duo to Perform at Havre de Grace Library Dec. 2
From the Harford County Public Library: Acclaimed children’s music entertainers and Grammy Award winners Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer will be performing on Monday, December 2 at 10:30 am at the Havre de Grace Library. Trailblazers in children’s music, the duo have been connecting families through music for over 25 years. Their superb harmonies are […]
Aberdeen IronBirds Unveil New Orange-and-Black Uniforms
The Aberdeen IronBirds will don the orange and black of their parent club as part of their new uniforms next season, the team announced this week. The team made the announcement in a short video posted on their web site this week.
Dagger Blotter Nov. 14: Washer and Dryer Stolen in Havre de Grace, Vehicle on Fire Near Gas Pumps in Joppa
ABERDEEN A caller in the 3600 block of Churchville Road reported Thursday morning that people were trying to shoot her and hurt her. ABINGDON A caller in the 600 block of Berwick Court said Thursday morning that their vehicle’s tires had been flattened. A caller in the 1100 block of Camberley Court reported a suspicious […]
Businesses in Havre de Grace Geared Up to Support Small Business Saturday and Shop Local this Holiday
From the City of Havre de Grace: First came Black Friday, then came Cyber Monday, and we continue to recognize “Small Business Saturday SM”, November 30th, a day to actively support those small businesses that we care so much about. This is the day to celebrate the small businesses that boost our local economy and […]
