From Harford County government: The Harford County Department of Parks & Recreation has closed the main parking lot at the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center in Abingdon to all visitors until October for a paving and sealcoating project that will reduce stormwater runoff and include a water retention garden. The Center is located on a […]
Archives for July 2017
Tow Truck Driver Struck, Killed in I-95 Collision Near Perryville
From Maryland State Police: Maryland State Police at JFK Highway are investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Interstate 95 north of Route 222, in Perryville at around 10:32 a.m. on Sunday. The accident occurred when the driver of a 2001 Jeep Cherokee, 37 year old Eric Schlerf of Bel Air, Maryland, for unknown reasons, […]
Blum: Parade Shows Greater Bel Air to be “Patriotic, Fun and Accessible Family-Oriented Community”
From Michael I . Blum, Parade Chairman, Bel Air Independence Day Committee, Inc.: DEAR EDITOR: On behalf of the Bel Air Independence Day Committee, Inc., I wish to thank the greater Bel Air and Harford County community for its support of and response to the 2017 Bel Air July 4th Independence Day parade. As I’ve […]
Boardman: “For All of Our Imperfections America Remains a Great Country”
From Krist Boardman: Mid-July is a memorable season with recent parades, fireworks, hotdog-eating contests, picnics, all part of an underlying appreciation of what a great and unique country we live in and what a great experience it is to be living in these times. The Declaration of Independence containing the elegant and nearly timeless prose […]
Baltimore Woman Killed in Collision on Route 1 North of Bel Air
From Maryland State Police: On Friday, July 7th at approximately 12:15 PM, Troopers from the Maryland State Police Bel Air Barrack responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision on US Rt.1 north of Allibone Road, Bel Air, Maryland. Renee Fleck, 44, of Baltimore, was operating a Toyota Matrix on US Rt. 1 north, when for […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Spider-Man: Homecoming;” Marvel Spins a Joyously Fun and Funny Web
Sometimes we need to put our differences aside and admit when we’re wrong. Sony did this last year, when they swallowed their pride after their (disastrous) attempt to reboot the crown jewel in the Marvel empire. The frantic attempt to maintain control of the “Spider-Man” license before it could revert to Marvel Studios resulted in […]
Bald Eagle Shot Near Havre de Grace on 4th of July; Police Seek Suspects
A juvenile bald eagle found injured on Independence Day at a Havre de Grace area park had been shot, according to Maryland Natural Resources Police. The wound was crippling enough that regional wildlife rehabilitators and veterinarians were forced to euthanize the raptor. Natural Resources Police have initiated an investigation and are encouraging the public to […]
Foot Patrol Leads to Seizure of Handgun and Drugs in Havre de Grace
From the Havre de Grace Police Department: On Saturday, July 1, 2017, at approximately 3:23 am a Havre de Grace police officer was conducting a foot patrol in the area Tydings Park located in the 300 block of Commerce Street, Havre de Grace, Maryland. The officer observed a black in color Mazda 3 bearing Maryland […]
