From Harford County government: After being named the subject of a Harford County ethics probe, County Councilmember Aaron Penman has once again made an untrue and outrageous claim attacking the character and integrity of Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly. Penman falsely alleges that the county executive signed a real estate plat submitted on behalf of […]
Archives for February 2024
Harford County to Purchase Land of Abandoned Eva Mar Development for New Public School in Bel Air
From Harford County government: County Executive Bob Cassilly’s administration is planning to purchase land for a new public school at the site of an abandoned development project in Bel Air. The school will be built as a combination elementary school and the new home of Harford Academy, which serves students with severe disabilities. The 45-acre […]
Harford County Executive Cassilly Initiates Legislation for Comprehensive Zoning Review
From Harford County government: Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly on Tuesday sent legislation to the County Council to begin a required comprehensive zoning review in June that will be finalized one year later. Zoning determines a property’s permitted uses and includes agricultural, residential, commercial, and industrial classifications. Required by the Harford County Code every eight […]
Edgewood Man Pleads Guilty to 1st Degree Murder
From On Friday, February 16, 2024, Jamar Deverick Wise, 43, of Edgewood, Maryland pled guilty to First Degree Murder before the Honorable Alex Allman in the Circuit Court for Harford County. The plea agreement included an agreed sentence range of Life Suspend All But 80 years to Life without Parole. Evidence presented in support of […]
Violent Carjacking in Aberdeen Leaves Man Injured; Victim Clings to Hood as Stolen Car Speeds Away
From the Aberdeen Police Department: On Friday, February 16, 2024, at approximately 4:12 pm, officers were dispatched to the 700 block of W. Bel Air Avenue for a report of an armed carjacking with a man falling from a moving car. Arriving officers located a male victim, 21, suffering from severe head trauma, lying in […]
Bel Air Man Found Guilty of Rape, Sex Offense, Assault; Faces Immigration Consequences
From the Office of the State’s Attorney for Harford County: On Thursday, February 8, 2024, Jose Wilfred Orellana-Cedillos, 33, of Bel Air, Maryland was found guilty by a jury of Second Degree Rape, Fourth Degree Sex Offense, and Second Degree Assault following a five-day jury trial before the Honorable Diane Adkins Tobin. Evidence presented during […]
Harford County Councilman Penman: “King Cassilly’s Intent is to Bully the County Council and Mislead our Community Members”
From Harford County Councilman Aaron Penman: The purpose of our branches of government is to balance power, which includes the budgetary responsibilities, between the Executive Branch and Legislative Branch. Much to our County’s detriment, County Executive Bob Cassilly has trouble understanding that he is not the King of Harford County. Once again, I am disappointed […]
