From the Bel Air Police Department: On Tuesday June 7, 2016 at approximately 8:44 pm, the Bel Air Police Department received a 9-1-1 call from a resident of 400 block of Moores Mill Rd in Bel Air, MD 21014 that a male neighbor had a shotgun and had attacked another male. The caller identified the […]
Archives for June 2016
Burbey: “Cuts to Teaching Positions Without Appropriate Cuts to Central Office Administration are Indefensible”
From the Harford County Education Association: Superintendent Canavan has recommended cuts, which include eliminating all swimming programs, closing HCPS pools and eliminating 23 teaching positions. However no cuts to the robust HCPS administrative bureaucracy were recommended. While we understand decreases in enrollment will necessitate some cuts to teaching positions, we believe it is crucial that […]
Helicopter Crew Locates Stranded Jet Ski Rider in Edgewood; Camped Overnight on Bush River During Storm
From Maryland State Police: A marshy area on the east side of the Bush River became the unintended camping site of a stranded jet ski rider beginning the afternoon of June 5, 2016 until the victim was located by a State Police helicopter aircrew and rescued by allied agencies on the morning June 6, 2016. […]
Paraplegic Edgewood Man Injured in Fire Sparked by Smoking in Bed
From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: A 58-year-old man is in critical condition after lighting a cigarette in his bed in Edgewood early Tuesday morning. At 3:49 AM firefighters from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company were initially alerted for an automatic medical alarm at 1839 Steven Drive located within the Harford Mobile Home Village […]
Joseph McGovern Named Executive Director of Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County
From the Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County: After conducting a national search, Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County is pleased to announce that Joseph W. McGovern has accepted the position of Executive Director effective June 13th. McGovern, comes to the organization from Massachusetts with more than 20 years of non-profit executive leadership […]
Harford County Nets $492,000 in Grant Funding to Improve Joppatowne Waterways
From Harford County government: Harford County Executive Barry Glassman’s administration will receive grants totaling $492,000 requested from the state of Maryland’s Waterway Improvement Fund to enhance recreational boating opportunities in Joppatowne. In a May 27 letter to County Executive Glassman, Gov. Larry Hogan announced the state grants, which will be available on July 1, 2016, […]
Statewide Recognition for Harford County Community Mediation Program’s Volunteer of the Year Nancy Mahoney
From Harford County government: The Harford County Community Mediation Program recently recognized Harford County Bar Foundation Executive Director Nancy Mahoney as its 2016 Volunteer of the Year. The statewide recognition came at the 11th annual gala held by the nonprofit Community Mediation Maryland on May 21 at Temple Beth Shalom’s social hall in Arnold, Maryland. […]
Sen. Cassilly: Obama Guidance “Simply Adds an Additional Layer of Confusion” in Debate Over Transgender Use of Public Restrooms
From State Sen. Bob Cassilly: Dear Friends, The issue of transgender use of public restrooms has suddenly become a hot topic for Maryland’s middle and high schools. This occurred after an appeals panel of three federal judges from the U.S. Fourth Circuit issued a ruling in April in a case out of Gloucester County, Virginia, […]
