While on a trip to Wyoming to visit her ailing mother this week, Del. Susan McComas suffered a heart attack. The 58-year-old McComas, a former Bel Air Town Commissioner who was elected to the Maryland General Assembly in 2002, was said to be doing well and recovering after having two stents put in. McComas, a […]
UPDATED: Longtime Harford Parks and Rec Director, Joe Pfaff, To Resign
Joeseph Pfaff, longtime Director of Parks and Recreation for Harford County, has turned in his letter of resignation to County Executive David Craig. Below is a copy of a letter Pfaff sent to his staff, letting them know about his departure from the department: Dear Staff: I am writing you today because I wanted you […]
Harford 2000-2009: Stories Of The Decade
What a difference a decade makes. From January 2000 to December 2009, Harford County enjoyed an historic housing boom, then suffered through historic economic downturn. Harford was the big winner in the U.S. Army’s Base Realignment and Closure decision, but has yet to experience any meaningful impact from BRAC other than the headaches and problems […]
Harford 2009: The Dagger’s Top Ten Stories Of The Year
The year 2009 opened on a sad note in Harford County with residents still mourning the death of prominent, longtime school superintendent Jacqueline Haas. Before the year was over, Harford County would lose two other wellknown female leaders – former delegate Joanne Parrott and Harford County Councilwoman Veronica Chenowith. It was also a year of […]
Harford Schools Closed Monday; County Government To Open Late
The sun came out Sunday and Harford County started digging itself out of the historic snowfall, but lingering snow and ice have closed Harford County Public Schools on Monday and forced the county government to open late. Harford County schools will be closed on Monday, December 21 with employees operating under a CODE BLUE. Harford […]
Harford Battens Down Hatches, Closes Facilities In Anticipation of Weekend Snow
In light of a foreboding forecast, Harford County Government and Public Schools have announced the closure of school activities and other facilities in advance of what is expected to become a major winter storm this weekend. The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook and Winter Storm Warning for much of Maryland, with […]
ACT Group Asks Aberdeen To Eliminate Employees, Initiate Furloughs, Revisit Take-Home Vehicles
Aberdeen Communities Together (ACT), the grass-roots community action group largely responsible for ushering the current mayor and city council into office, is preparing to ask Aberdeen officials to take specific measures, several drastic, to reduce what they believe is are unfairly high costs of living and conducting business within the city limits. In an email […]
Harford’s Food Facility Inspection Violations For November 2009
Each month the Harford County Health Department conducts routine inspections of 1,893 food service facilities. Some pass, some fail. These are their stories… Below are all the critical health inspection violations for Harford County in November 2009: 7-Eleven Store #32271 1302 Churchville Road Bel Air, MD 21014 Violations: Potentially hazardous food must be held at […]
