A power outage in Joppa early Sunday morning, caused when a car crashed into a utility pole, is being blamed for sparking a fire in the office of a home in the area. Just before 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, emergency personnel were dispatched to the 1100 block of Mountain Road South in Joppa for the […]
Archives for August 2017
Harford Community Action Agency Receives $20,000 United Way Grant to Begin Case Management in Food Pantry
From the Harford Community Action Agency: Harford Community Action Agency received a $20,000 grant from United Way of Central Maryland to begin case management in the food pantry. With this grant, Harford Community Action Agency begins to move from a traditional food pantry model to one that includes case management during every client visit, building […]
40 Paddlers Participate in Harford Land Trust’s Annual Kayak Poker Run in Havre de Grace
From Harford Land Trust: Sun and low humidity made for an ideal day on the water for Harford Land Trust’s annual Kayak Poker Run on Sunday, August 13, in Havre de Grace. Forty participants pushed off from the public boat ramp heading south shortly after 9:00AM. The five-mile course hugged the shoreline and included Swan […]
Hogan Administration to Provide $38.4 Million in Grants for Local Roads; Deadline Set for Application
From the Office of the Governor of Maryland: Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the administration is making $38,390,961 in grants available for local roads in Baltimore City and municipalities and counties from Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has released the application that needs to be submitted by […]
15-Yr-Old Edgewood Girl Found Dead in Havre de Grace; Ruled Homicide by Asphyxiation
From the Havre de Grace Police Department: On August 17, 2017, Havre de Grace Police Detectives with assistance from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the State of Maryland have notified the next of kin and identified the female body that was found in the 400 block of Webb Lane as Maleigha Solonka, […]
Harford County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Using Computer to Coerce Minor into Sex
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: On August 16, 2017, U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III sentenced William Ray Wagner, age 34, a resident of Harford County, Maryland, to 10 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for the use of interstate facilities to coerce a minor to engage in […]
UPDATE: Havre de Grace Police Investigate Woman’s Murder
UPDATE: Update to the death investigation in the 400 Block of Webb Lane: On August 17, 2017, Havre de Grace Police Detectives responded to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office for the State of Maryland. After further investigation, the body found in the 400 block of Webb Lane was determined to be a […]
Harford Community College Graduates 2017 Paramedic Class
From Harford Community College: A ceremony was held on August 1 to recognize the eight students who successfully completed the paramedic program at Harford Community College. This cohort began in January of 2016 and completed the program on July 11, 2017. The graduates are eligible to take the National Registry Examination; two completers, John Langenfelder […]
