From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) continues to make the safety and security of students a top priority and invest in new features and measures to support this goal. HCPS is happy to announce that with the use of an automated attendance system, it can now inform parents/guardians much sooner […]
Stolen Marijuana Leads to Gunfire in Belcamp
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: On January 18, at approximately 8:15 p.m., deputies responded to Bristol Forest Drive in Belcamp for the report of shots fired. Upon arrival, deputies discovered evidence of a shooting, but no victims or suspects. Less than an hour later, at approximately 9:02 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the 4900 […]
Del. Lisanti: “Our Committee Will be Hearing Proposals to Raise the Smoking Age to 21 and Raise the Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour”
From Del. Mary Ann Lisanti: Dear Friends, Our first full week has come to an end. In addition to my new duties as Sub-committee Chairman, I had the pleasure of being appointed by Speaker Busch as House Chair of the Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight, and member of the Joint Committee on Worker’s Compensation. […]
Sen. Jennings Co-Sponsors Tax Relief, Redistricting, Education Accountability, Handgun Bills
From State Sen. J.B. Jennings: [Last week] Governor Hogan was sworn in for another four-year term, making him only the second Republican governor to be re-elected in Maryland’s 242-year history. As he stated in his inaugural address, over the past four years great strides have been made to help the State of Maryland live up […]
Harford County Prepares for Extreme Cold; Darlington VFC Opens as Warming Center
From Harford County government: In response to forecasts of extremely cold weather, the Darlington Volunteer Fire Company will be opening as a warming center for Harford County citizens beginning Sunday, January 20, 2019. The forecast for Sunday evening is for below-zero temperatures due to the wind chill and wind gusts up to 40 mph. Because […]
James Run Mixed Office and Homes of Fountain Green on DAC Agenda
From Friends of Harford: UPDATE- Development Advisory Committee Meeting-January 16, 2019 Location Change to County Council Chambers- 212 South Bond Street Meeting Time: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 9:00am UPDATE- Meeting Place: County Council Chambers- 212 South Bond Street Bel Air, MD 21014 AGENDA 1. Homes At Fountain Green Located on the southeastern corner of the […]
Harford County Executive Invites Citizen Input on FY20 Budget; Comment Period Open Now for January 24 Virtual Town Hall
From Harford County government: Harford County Executive Barry Glassman will host a virtual town hall meeting in January for citizens to provide input on the next county budget. The virtual meeting format expands opportunities for public engagement by providing for in-person testimony along with multimedia options available now, up to, and including the meeting planned […]
Harford County Retains Triple-A Bond Ratings; Highest Possible Ratings Reduce County Borrowing Costs
From Harford County government: Harford County has retained its Triple-A bond rating from all three of the nation’s major independent bond-rating agencies. Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, and Fitch have each reaffirmed their highest possible rating for Harford County, citing the county administration’s “very strong” management and healthy local economy. Triple-A bond ratings reduce the cost […]
