Why did 16-year-old Robert Richardson shoot his father at their Bel Air home and drive the body to a pond on property belonging to a relative in Aberdeen? Having admitted to police that he killed his father, what defense might there be for a boy whose age makes him a minor but who now faces […]
Harford County Board of Education Jan. 23: Approval of Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2013; Osman Induction into Educator Hall of Fame
A decision on a proposed operating budget for the fiscal year 2013 is on the January 23 meeting agenda for the Harford County Board of Education. Superintendent Robert Tomback has proposed an unrestricted operating budget for next year of $447,334,549 and a restricted operating budget in the amount of $24,493,44. The Superintendent’s proposal includes salary […]
Harford County Public Schools Projects “Relatively Flat” School Enrollment; 60 Relocatable Classrooms “Available for Disposition”
After a delay in reporting enrollment projections due to a mathematical error, Harford County Public Schools has published the following report on enrollment projections through the year 2019. Included in the report is the status of the 78 relocatable classrooms in the county. Enrollment Projections and Status of Relocatable Classrooms The information regarding the actual […]
Harford Community College Board of Trustees Jan. 10 Agenda: Vote on Proposed Operating Budget for 2013; Website Redesign, Maintenance Contract
A vote on the proposed operating budget for fiscal year 2013 is on the January 10 meeting agenda for the Harford Community College Board of Trustees. The proposed $46.6 million operating budget introduced to board members in December was less than 1% higher than the current fiscal year and included a tuition increase of $5 […]
The Strange Case of the Missing Enrollment Projections for Harford County Public Schools
This is the story of public school enrollment projections that went missing for a time in Harford County and how they led to the discovery of a glitch that affected estimates of school enrollment past and present but hopefully not the future. Sometime after the beginning of each school year, school officials present the members […]
Harford County Board of Education Jan. 9: Public Hearing, Work Session on Budget; Business Meeting to Follow
The members of the Harford County Board of Education will kick off their deliberations on the operating budget for next fiscal year with a work session scheduled on January 9 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The work session will include a public comment period on budget matters only. A school board business meeting is planned […]
Forest Lakes Elementary School Secret Committee to Decide on Daycare Provider
A majority of parents who use the daycare offered at Forest Lakes Elementary School want to keep the YWCA as the service provider for their school, mainly because their facility provides different types of child therapy such as tummy time therapy, while other parents want the school to consider alternatives. Who will decide whether to […]
Havre de Grace Businessman Ronald Browning to Resign from Harford County Board of Education
Six months into a four-year term on the Harford County Board of Education, Havre de Grace businessman and retired teacher Ronald Browning will resign from his post effective Jan. 9. Browning did not return calls seeking comment but Teri Kranefeld, manager of communications for Harford County Public Schools said that Browning “expressed his regret that […]
