From the Greater Excellence in Education Foundation: Greater Excellence in Education Foundation is hosting its 2nd Annual Digital 5K Run to raise funds for technology for students in need to ensure equal learning opportunities for all students. On Saturday, September 10 from 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm, the Greater Excellence in Education Foundation (GEEF) is […]
Archives for 2016
Newly Preserved Hays-Heighe House Springhouse Exhibit Opening at Harford Community College
From Harford Community College: The Hays-Heighe House at Harford Community College looks good for its 200 years of age, thanks in large part to the “good bones” provided by the skilled craftsmen who constructed the building by hand. The public is invited to explore the House, which is listed on the National Register of Historic […]
Four Juveniles Charged for Setting Playground on Fire in Aberdeen
From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: The Office of the State Fire Marshal with the Aberdeen Police Department have concluded an investigation involving the fire at the playground located at Victory Street and Chesapeake Court. The property is owned and maintained by the City of Aberdeen. Investigators determined the fire that originally occurred […]
Edgewood Man Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for 2015 Murder
From the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office: Marvin Jahvon Smith, 27, of Edgewood, Maryland, was sentenced to serve the maximum sentence of 50 years in prison. He was found guilty of second degree murder, 30 years, and use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence, 20 years, by a Harford County […]
Registration Now Open for Harford County’s “Prepare Because You Care” Free Emergency Preparedness Training Program
From Harford County government: Find out what you need to know to protect yourself and your loved ones in a fire, cybersecurity attack, natural disaster, and other emergencies. Registration is now open for the popular “Prepare Because You Care” emergency preparedness training program for community members, developed by the Harford County Department of Emergency Services. […]
Summer Water Monitoring Again Finds High Fecal Bacteria in Harford Streams
From the Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Water monitoring by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) for the second summer in a row has found occasional high levels of fecal bacteria in some Harford County streams, some at levels 100s times government safety levels. The popular Kilgore Falls swimming hole continues to be unsafe for swimming after some […]
Two Cats Perish in Edgewood Townhouse Electrical Fire
An Edgewood man lost his cats and sustained significant damage to his home on Tuesday because of an accidental electrical fire. Just before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, emergency responders were dispatched to the 600 block of Harrpark Court in Edgewood for a reported dwelling fire in a two-story, end of group townhouse. The homeowner was […]
Edgewood Man Sentenced for Possession of Unregistered Silencer
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Ronnie Candelario, age 32, of Edgewood, Maryland, today to 41 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after Candelario pleaded guilty to the possession of an unregistered silencer. The guilty plea and sentence were announced by United States […]
