From the Friends of Harford: Friends of Harford thought you might want to know …. A Community Input Meeting (CIM) has been announced for East Property – northwest of the intersection of Belcamp Rd and MD Route 7 , near the intersection of MD 7 & Md 543. Develop approximately 16,000 sq. ft. of retail […]
Archives for March 2014
Reel News: Week of March 24 — Noah, Sabotage, The Lunchbox, The Wolf of Wall Street
Upcoming Theatrical Releases Noah Director: Darren Aronofsky PG-13; 131 mins. Trailer Russell Crowe stars as Noah in the film inspired by the epic story of courage, sacrifice and hope. (Synopsis by Paramount) While it has some flaws, Aronofsky differentiates this telling from other Biblical films with his artistic touches. It is stunning in scope, while […]
Harford County Public Schools to Request Maximum 5-Day Waiver for Snow Days
Harford County Public Schools will request a five-day waiver from the state’s 180-instructional day requirement, creating the potential for summer vacation to begin a day earlier than currently planned in June, a spokesperson for HCPS said Wednesday. The Maryland State Board of Education voted Tuesday to let local school systems apply for a waiver of […]
Del. McDonough: “These People Are 3rd Party Radicals Masquerading as Republicans Who Are Determined to Divide and Destroy the GOP”
The following letter was sent from Del. Pat McDonough to the Republican Caucus. A copy was obtained by The Dagger: In response to a misleading letter that you received recently, I am providing you with the facts. The people that funded this phony letter to you are attempting to deceive and mislead you which will […]
Friends of Harford: Water and Sewer Plan Update Includes Soma Property and Finbar Place
From Friends of Harford: Resolution 5-14 Water & Sewer Plan Spring 2014 Update, has been introduced in county council session. Public testimony is scheduled for Date/Time: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 6:30 pm Location: Council Chambers, 212 S. Bond St, Bel Air The plan changes are all tabulated at the beginning of the resolution and […]
Teenage Math Whiz Entertains Crowd at Abingdon Library
From the Harford County Public Library: Teenage math whiz Ethan Brown entertained and educated a crowd of over 200 at the Abingdon Library on March 20. The 15-year old “mathemagician” from New England interacted with the crowd while making math fun and more understandable through his impressive mental equations and demonstrations of math “magic.” Brown’s […]
Candidate Craig: “We Must Re-Think the Proper Role of Government in Maryland”
From Friends of David R. Craig: As the O’Malley – Brown budget is being considered in the House of the General Assembly, Harford County Executive David Craig and Jeannie Haddaway released the following joint statement: “Maryland’s budget has increased from $29 billion in actual spending in 2007 to $40 billion proposed for fiscal year 2015, […]
Allegations Arise of Student Bullying and Abuse in Harford County Public Schools
Allegations that children are being bullied and abused in Harford County Public Schools have come from public speakers at two recent school board meetings, representing what they say is a group of parents systemwide who either witnessed, or were told by others, about abuse by students and staff. Superintendent Barbara Canavan said Tuesday that anyone […]