Gov. Martin O’Malley will visit Aberdeen next week as part of the kick-off of his re-election campaign, three weeks to the day after his opponent Bob Ehrlich stopped in Bel Air. O’Malley will speak at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 29 in Aberdeen Festival Park at 60 N. Parke Street in Aberdeen. Before an audience […]
Campaign Journal: Street Addresses Campaign, Delegation Races Heat Up
Another week and yet another bit of info about the Register of Wills race—this has been the interesting one to follow, early in the campaign season. Dagger reader RBass pointed out some out-of-date info in a previous edition of the “Campaign Journal,” in which we said that Register candidate Merrie Street was “currently” employed by […]
Raven’s New Roost: Former Receiver Ismail Hired as Patterson Mill HS Track and Field Coach
Former NFL wide receiver Qadry Ismail, who played three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens and was a member of their Super Bowl XXXV championship team, has been hired as the new men’s track coach at Patterson Mill High School in Bel Air. Ismail, 39, retired from the NFL following the 2002 season, which he played […]
Town Hall Moving to Main Street?: Former BB&T Building “Under Contract”
The decision whether to renovate the Town of Bel Air’s aging building on Hickory Avenue or move town hall to a new location was one of the keystone issues of last fall’s town election. Now, there may be an answer. The former BB&T Bank building on Main Street in Bel Air is “under contract”, according […]
Bel Air’s Preston Running for Register of Wills: “I Decided to Do This Probably Six Years Ago”
Just four months after he was re-elected as a Bel Air Town Commissioner, Robert Preston filed to run for the county’s Register of Wills position on Wednesday, joining a crowded GOP primary field. Preston has served as a Bel Air Town Commissioner since 2002, and said he first mulled a candidacy for the position in […]
Campaign Journal: March 4
Thanks to his last name, Register of Wills candidate Derek Hopkins sounds as if he has a strong connection to the office of longtime incumbent Harry L.W. Hopkins. Though the two men are not related, the younger Hopkins does have a family member in that office: his wife, Katrina. Hopkins’ wife is a 12-year veteran […]
Campaign Journal: Feb. 18
Welcome to the first installment of a new Dagger feature, where we chronicle some of the happenings surrounding Harford’s upcoming November 2010 election. We’ll be tracking news stories, campaign events, election issues, election controversies, and a dash of heard-on-the-street rumor. We’ll be working to report and confirm as much news as possible ourselves, but we […]
It’s Worse: HCPS Budget Picture Darkens as Staff Decries Proposed Pay Cuts
By Aaron Cahall and Cindy Mumby Three weeks ago, the Harford County Public Schools’ fiscal year 2011 budget picture was bad enough that two percent pay cuts for all staff were proposed. On Monday night, the county Board of Education was told that cost increases were even worse than expected last month, and would require […]
