From the Harford County Public Library: Kathy Cogar, CPA, has been named chief financial officer of Harford County Public Library. As chief financial officer, Cogar manages the financial and business operations of the library system including finance, payroll, procurement/purchasing and facilities/operations. Cogar has worked at Harford County Public Library since 2000. She previously served as […]
Archives for March 2016
Focus Groups Planned to Improve Services for At-Risk Harford County Youth
From Harford County government: The Department of Community Services Local Management Board will host two sets of focus groups in the coming weeks to identify potential improvements in child well-being and family services in Harford County. One set of focus groups will be for disconnected youth: teenagers and young adults who are unemployed and no […]
Harford County Health Department Promotes Importance of Screening During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
From the Harford County Health Department: March is recognized across the nation as national Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society projects 2,390 new cases of colorectal cancer in Maryland during 2016 and approximately 850 deaths from the disease. As part of this observance, the Harford County Health Department, the Maryland Department of Health […]
Harford Students Count on Us: “Teachers Should Not be Evaluated Using Flawed Standardized Assessments”
From Harford Students Count on Us: Next year, teacher evaluations could include PARCC scores, despite overwhelming evidence that evaluation systems centered on state test scores only increase the hyper-focus on standardized testing. In 2014, MD Legislators passed a two-year moratorium on the state’s ability to mandate that PARCC scores be in teacher evaluation. It’s time […]
Bel Air Man, Restaurateur and Internet Sports Memorabilia Business Owner, Pleads Guilty in Pennsylvania to $2.5 Million Fraud Scheme
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a former owner of a group of internet sports memorabilia businesses pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge John E. Jones, III, in Harrisburg, to a $2.5 million dollar […]
Residential Lots Proposed on Baldwin Mill Road in Fallston
From Friends of Harford: A Development Advisory Committee (DAC) Meeting has been scheduled for the following project: LANGE ESTATE – LOTS 1 & 3-6 Located on the north side of Charles Street; west of Baldwin Mill Road (MD Route 165). Tax Map 39; Parcel 418. Fourth Election District. Council District B. Plan No. 218-2016 Revise […]
New Harford Democratic Club March 2: Baltimore Author Ta-Nehisi Coates; City Council Candidate Robertson
From the New Harford Democratic Club: Monthly Meeting Holiday Inn Express 1007 Beards Hill Road Aberdeen, MD 21001 Wednesday March 02, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Ann Helton will introduce us to and review “Between the World and Me” by Baltimore native author Ta-Nehisi Coates. Author Toni Morrison says “this is required reading”. The book is […]
