From Harford County government: Harford County Executive David R. Craig today unveiled the much-anticipated Harford Metro Area Network or HMAN. This network connects county and municipal facilities to each other and to the Internet through wireless telecommunications, and reaches every public school, library, and volunteer fire company in the county. As is well known, these […]
Archives for May 2014
UPDATED – The Big Q: Should Harford County Public Schools Start After Labor Day?
After studying the potential impact on the economy, summer tourism and public education, a state task force reportedly plans to recommend that Maryland public schools start the school year after Labor Day. If enacted, the move would delay the customary first day of school by about a week in many Maryland school systems, including Harford […]
Police: Hostage Standoff Suspect Wounded Wife, Was Shot by Deputies
The Baltimore man who held his estranged wife hostage in her SUV on a dirt road outside Bel Air for more than 12 hours shot and wounded her and was in turn killed by members of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office tactical team, the agency said Wednesday. Luis Arturo Hernandez Jr., 37, of Baltimore, was […]
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 7 Years and Fine for Series of Thefts at Sewage Pumping Station Site in Bel Air
From the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office: On May 20, 2014, John Michael Schene, 49 year old of York, Pennsylvania was sentenced to 7 years to serve in the Maryland Division of Corrections for a continuing series of thefts, which occurred between May and October of 2011 at a sewage pumping station construction site in […]
Harford County Health Department To Distribute Potassium Iodide To Residents within Peach Bottom Power Plant Zone
From the Harford County Health Department: Members of the general public who live or work within 10 miles of Peach Bottom Power Plant can obtain free potassium iodide (KI) to keep in their home or place of business by attending the Community KI Distribution Day planned by the Harford County Health Department (HCHD). The event […]
Del. James Announces Initiative Setting up Aberdeen Proving Ground as “Hub for 3D Manufacturing in America”
From Del. Mary-Dulany James: Delegate Mary-Dulany James announced today the signing into law of a manufacturing jobs initiative that will bring hundreds of jobs to Harford County and the Aberdeen Proving Ground. “I worked hard all session to bring back funding and jobs to our community. I know that everyone’s biggest concern right now is […]
Harford County Health Department Announces Program To Help Prevent Overdose Deaths
From the Harford County Health Department: The Harford County Health Department’s Addiction Services Division announces a new initiative designed to provide community education, promote access to prescription Naloxone and facilitate overdose prevention, early identification and treatment. Under the leadership and supervision of Addictions Services Medical Director, Dr. Julie Stancliff, D.O. and Director of Addictions Services, […]
UPDATED: Woman Shot, Husband Killed in Overnight Hostage Standoff in Creswell
A Bel Air woman was shot and her estranged husband killed in the conclusion to an overnight standoff with Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies in Creswell, police said. According to police, Jamie Nicole Campbell, 28, had been held hostage in her Chevrolet Traverse on a dirt road off Cedar Lane in Creswell since approximately 8:30 […]
