The Harford Community College Board of Trustees has approved a tuition increase of $5 per credit hour effective July 1, 2012, bringing the rate to $87 per credit hour for in-county residents. Despite the increase, tuition at the community college remains the lowest in the state, according to Nancy Dysard, HCC director for marketing and […]
North Bend Elementary Mourns Death of Former Principal Steven R. Hardy; Educator Served Harford County for Over 40 Years
The North Bend Elementary School community is mourning the death of former school principal Steven R. Hardy, who passed away earlier this week. Hardy died on June 13th in his Bel Air home at the age of 64, according to published reports. He is being remembered as a principal who was unabashed in his support […]
Harford County Board of Education Approves Budget; Cuts Positions, Millions in Line Item Cuts Revealed
The Harford County Board of Education on Monday voted to pass a budget for next year that includes cuts to an undetermined number of classroom teacher positions, and millions of dollars’ worth of cuts to line items that were not publicly disclosed. The cuts were made to the school board’s original budget proposal and were […]
“The Harford Edge” June 15: Bath Salts Threat, Harford Schools Budget, Riverboat Casino Proposal
“Bath salts” is the deceptive name of a dangerous drug linked to cannibalistic attacks in Florida, but use of the drug has also been reported in Maryland. Find out more about the drug that federal officials have called an” imminent threat to public safety” on “The Harford Edge”, airing Friday, June 15, on WAMD Radio […]
Harford Community College Board of Trustees Agenda June 12: Election of Officers; FY 2013 Budget
The Harford Community College Board of Trustees will hold a board business meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12th in the Chesapeake Center Board Room on the college campus at 401 Thomas Run Road in Bel Air. Agenda items include the election of officers and action on the fiscal year 2013 budget. Below is […]
Harford County Board of Education June 11: Consideration of Budget Cuts, Rally for Higher Salaries Planned
Faced with lower than requested funding levels for next year, the Harford County Board of Education will consider budget cuts at a June 11th board business meeting where a rally for higher salaries is being planned by the employee unions representing teachers and school support personnel. According to Jim Jewell, assistant superintendent of business services, […]
“The Harford Edge” June 8: Bel Air Author Karin Harrison; Rally Against “Obamacare” Contraception Mandate
Bel Air author Karin Harrison’s new book, “Hermann’s Ruhe”, offers a rare glimpse of daily life in Germany during the final stages of World War II. Based on Harrison’s family history, the book blends fact and fiction in a compelling story about an ordinary German housewife who struggles under extraordinary circumstances to keep her three […]
Teacher Protests Spread Across Harford County; Educators at 17 Local Schools Refuse to Work Longer Than Their Contracted Hours
Teacher protests that began in Bel Air are spreading throughout Harford County, with groups of teachers at 17 county schools working no more than their contracted hours in a show of frustration over salaries that haven’t increased in the past three years. Teachers who “work to the contract” or “work to rule”, do not volunteer […]
