Steven Testerman has withdrawn his candidacy for Bel Air Town Commissioner, leaving five candidates in the race with Election Day three weeks away. Testerman told The Dagger that he withdrew from the race to support two of the remaining challengers, Greg Adolph and Richard Davis. They, along with challenger David Mitchell, will face incumbents David […]
The Dagger To Host And Moderate Bel Air Candidates Forum
The Dagger will moderate and host a Candidates Forum for Bel Air Town Commissioner candidates, scheduled for Monday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. at Bel Air Town Hall. Also, video of the forum will be posted after the event on www.daggerpress.com. The forum, sponsored by the Bel Air Downtown Alliance, will be moderated by The […]
Cassilly Exits Bel Air Race: “I Really Don’t Have Anything More to Give Right Now”
Deborah Cassilly has dropped out of the race for two available Bel Air Town Commissioner positions, citing family reasons. Cassilly is the wife of popular former Harford County Councilman Bob Cassilly, who had to resign from the position when he was called to active military service in Iraq several years ago. He is currently stationed […]
The Dagger To Host And Moderate Aberdeen Candidates Forum
So here’s the big announcement we teased last week: The Dagger will host and moderate Aberdeen’s Meet the Candidates Forum, scheduled for Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. at American Legion Post 128 in Aberdeen. Also, the forum will be streamed LIVE exclusively on www.daggerpress.com. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the forum will begin at […]
C. Milton Wright Fight Sends Student to Shock Trauma, Three Students Face Charges
A fight involving three C. Milton Wright High School students Tuesday sent one to Shock Trauma and drew an increased police presence to the school the following day. Video of the incident had already hit YouTube just hours after the fight, which may have been the continuation of an earlier slugfest. The Harford County Sheriff’s […]
Light For Some: The Dagger Too “Professional” for Sun’s Blog Contest
The Dagger apparently isn’t bush league enough to be considered for the Baltimore Sun’s “Mobbies,” a contest which highlights non-traditional media enterprises The Sun doesn’t consider a threat. Or so we believe after reading the e-mail chain posted below between us and a polite Sun representative. To summarize: because we attempt to organize our reported […]
Giant Food At Tollgate Mall In Bel Air To Close Oct. 29
Giant Food said Monday it would close its Tollgate Mall Shopping Center on Oct. 29 at 6 p.m., ending the store’s three-decade run at that location. A Giant Food representative said the company made the decision to shutter the Tollgate store following “a thorough review of the operating performance” of its supermarkets. Giant’s Abingdon and […]
“The Shape Of Things To Come: A New Bel Air High Opens Its Doors”
It’s a rare thing to walk through a community’s physical future, to see literally the shape of things to come. In the view of years, change has come fast to the Bel Air area. But in the view of weeks and months, it’s been a slow inching forward—a new condo project here, a piece of […]
