Exactly one week before gubernatorial candidate and Harford County Executive David Craig was set to release his recommended county budget for fiscal year 2015, the county teachers’ union marched more than 300 teachers, parents and students through the streets of Bel Air on Tuesday evening, chanting and carrying signs in support of education funding. The […]
Harford County Board of Education District D; Incumbent Board President and 3 Challengers
In the upcoming primary elections for Harford County School Board, four candidates will be on the ballot in District D, which includes Jarrettsville, Norrisville, Whiteford, Street, Dublin, Darlington, Level and Forest Hill. The field of four is comprised of incumbent board president Nancy Reynolds, former HCPS teacher Chris Scholz, engineering technology company project manager Mike […]
Harford County Board of Education District E Candidates Introduce, Differentiate Themselves
The next installment of The Dagger’s Q & A with candidates for the Harford County Board of Education features the candidates in District E, which includes Aberdeen, Churchville and Fountain Green. Among the four candidates who filed to run in District E, Stephen Macko has since told The Dagger that he is no longer running. […]
Harford County Board of Education District F Candidates Weigh In on Issues, Personal Experience, Board Decisions
With school board elections on the horizon, The Dagger invited all Harford County school board candidates to answer the same three questions designed to help voters in each council district evaluate their choices. Candidates were told that once responses were received from all participants they would be published by district, with answers unabridged to let […]
Allegations Arise of Student Bullying and Abuse in Harford County Public Schools
Allegations that children are being bullied and abused in Harford County Public Schools have come from public speakers at two recent school board meetings, representing what they say is a group of parents systemwide who either witnessed, or were told by others, about abuse by students and staff. Superintendent Barbara Canavan said Tuesday that anyone […]
Heart of Winter: Amid Cold Snap, Harford’s Homeless are Counted
At first glance, it was easy to miss the figure sheltering against the light pole along the fringes of the parking lot. Standing just at the edge of the light and bracing against the biting cold, the man nearly blended into the darkness. Invisible to many on this cold January night, he was exactly the […]
Harford County Public Schools Superintendent Barbara Canavan – Part II: “We’re All in This Together”
Part II of The Dagger’s Q&A with newly appointed Harford County Public Schools Superintendent Barbara Canavan begins with updates on concerns raised by parents over the years, and ends with Canavan’s hopes for the future. Included is a potential breakthrough on a longstanding problem, a snow-related promise and a rejection of “gotcha”. Parent Concerns: For […]
Harford County’s Food Facility Inspection Violations For February 2014
Each month the Harford County Health Department conducts routine inspections of 1,893 food service facilities (936 permanent food service facilities and 957 temporary food service facilities). Some pass, some fail. These are their stories… Below are all the critical health inspection violations for Harford County in February 2014: 7-Eleven Store #35478H 1501 Rock Spring Road […]
