Drivers on Route 543 in Bel Air may have noticed the crowd of red-clothed Verizon employees picketing outside this week as they went on strike against their employer. Now the communications company is claiming the picketing has intensified in some areas and led to deliberate acts of criminal sabotage – including incidents of fiber-optic lines […]
Aberdeen Agenda Aug. 8: City Election Tweaks; Boys & Girls Club Learn Project; Paving Bids
An ordinance set for adoption by the Aberdeen City Council on Monday night would make several tweaks the city Code regarding to municipal elections, including removing prohibitions on campaign sign size and adjusting the period during which such campaign signs can be displayed. Among other changes, the proposed ordinance would remove the requirement that campaign […]
Harford County Executive Craig to Discuss Possibility and Potential Impacts of Credit Rating Downgrade on WAMD 970 AM
Harford County Executive David Craig will appear live on WAMD 970 AM Friday morning to discuss the possibility and potential impacts of Moody’s Investors Service downgrading the credit rating for the county. Craig will be on-air between 7:30-9 a.m. Friday. In a statement issued earlier in the week, Craig said “Moody’s Investors Service placed Harford […]
Decision on Hatem Bridge Toll Increase May be Delayed; 4,000 People Submitted Comments and Testimony to Maryland Transportation Authority
Maryland Transportation Authority officials may have been persuaded by the large turnout and impassioned pleas during a series of public hearings earlier this summer in Havre de Grace and Perryville to the point that changes to their proposal for the Hatem Bridge “were likely” and the toll hike expected in October, “would likely be delayed,” […]
Havre de Grace Agenda Aug. 1: New Fines and Penalties for Traffic and Parking Violations; New Erie Street Traffic Pattern
The Havre de Grace City Council will hold a public hearing Monday night to solicit citizen sentiment on a proposed ordinance which would establish new fines, fees, and penalties for some of the most common and flagrant parking and traffic violations in the city. The mayor and city council retained an expert who reviewed Havre […]
Aberdeen Agenda July 25: Amendment to Elections Chapter of City Code; B&O Train Station Update
The Aberdeen City Council will introduce an ordinance during its Monday night meeting which would amend the city Code in regard to municipal elections. Also on the agenda Monday night are a presentation and update on the B&O Train Station by the Historical Society of Harford County and recognition of the work and Eagle project […]
Havre de Grace Agenda July 18: New Traffic Patterns on Bayview Drive and Erie Street; New Parking Violation Penalities
The Havre de Grace City Council will introduce a pair of resolutions during its Monday night meeting to create new traffic patterns on Bayview Drive and Erie Street. The resolutions, introduced by city councilman John Correri, would set a new traffic pattern in the 800 block of Erie Street and establish a permanent one-way street […]
Bel Air Agenda July 18: 2010 Annual Growth Report; Planning Commission Reappointment; Shamrock Park Summer Concert Series
The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners will consider a resolution amending the 2010 Harford County Annual Growth Report during its Monday night meeting. The Annual Growth Report, contains school capacity and enrollment figures projected out for the next several years. The town commissioners will also recognize Donald Stewart and Michael Blum for their volunteer […]
