From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: [May 15, 2014, Bel Air, MD] – On May 1, 2014, members of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, Cecil County Sheriff’s Office, Maryland State Police, Aberdeen Police Department, Havre de Grace Police Department, Elkton Police Department, and Perryville Police Department participated in an 8 hour detail along Rt. 40, […]
Archives for May 2014
Harford County Public Schools, BGE Team Up to Install Energy Efficient Upgrades
From BGE: BALTIMORE, (May 15, 2014) — Baltimore Gas and Electric Company’s (BGE) Smart Energy Savers Program recently teamed up with Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) to help the school district implement a variety of energy efficiency upgrades in 42 of its 56 schools, ultimately saving Harford County more than $443,000 annually in energy costs. […]
Participation Doubles for 2nd Annual Arc Northern Chesapeake Harford Hills Bike Adventure
From the Arc Northern Chesapeake Region: [Aberdeen, MD] May 15, 2014 – Seventy cyclists, ranging from novice to avid riders, rode courses of between six and 54 miles as part of The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region’s 2nd Annual Harford Hills Bike Adventure on Saturday, April 26. All rides began and ended at the historic Steppingstone […]
Harford County Public Library Wants to Hear from You!
From the Harford County Public Library: Harford County Public Library is planning for the future and wants input from the community. The Library is developing a new Strategic Plan and everyone is invited to visit the Library website and take a brief survey. “Harford County Public Library is such a critical and essential resource to […]
Harford County Special Education Advisory Council to Host Presentation on Common Core May 15
From Harford County Public Schools: This month’s Harford County Special Education Citizen Advisory Council (SECAC) meeting will feature a very informative presentation on “Everything You Wanted To Know About the Common Core State Standards and PARCC Assessments (But Were Afraid To Ask).” Rorrie Fortier and Eileen Watson, two SECAC members, will co-present an overview of […]
Congressman Andy Harris Announces Winner of 2014 Congressional Art Competition
From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: Washington, D.C. – Congressman Andy Harris is pleased to announce the winner of the 2014 Congressional Art Competition: Elizabeth Geckle, an 11th-grader at Rising Sun High School in Cecil County, Maryland. Elizabeth’s black ink scratchboard rendering of a crab, titled “Blue,” will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol […]
Commentary: How Well Were Students Served When Each State Developed Its Own Standards and Tests?
The Common Core State Standards, adopted by most U.S. states, are supposed to ensure that the nation’s high school graduates are college and career ready, and able to compete in an increasingly global economy. Opponents contend that the standards are an unnecessary intrusion on local control of public schools. The dispute begs the question: How […]
Edward Hopkins Named Harford County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: May 13, 2014, Bel Air, MD – Tonight, at the Harford County Council Meeting, Sheriff L. Jesse Bane announced that Edward Hopkins has been appointed to serve the Harford County Sheriff’s Office as Chief Deputy beginning July 1, 2014. In his address, the Sheriff introduced Mr. Hopkins to the […]
