From the City of Havre de Grace: Mayor William T. Martin Announces the Appointment of Carolyn Zinner to Havre de Grace City Council. Today, Mayor William T. Martin announced he will nominate Carolyn Zinner to fill the current vacant city council seat at the Monday, November 5, 2018 city council meeting. Pending city council confirmation, […]
Fang: Judicial Candidate Tobin Amends Name “Just in Time to be First on the Ballot for the Election”
From David Fang: Dear Editor: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” – Juliet Shakespeare’s heroine would tell you that names have no meaning – yet Diane Tobin clearly disagreed earlier this year, adding “Adkins” to her professional sobriquet just in time to be […]
Burbey: “Many of the Ills We Face Today are Due to Mr. Wagner’s Failed Leadership on the Council”
From Ryan Burbey: In a couple weeks the citizens of District E will have an important choice to make. They can either turn all the progress that has been made over that last decade into full reverse by voting for former council president Wagner, who left office in disgrace after being arrested for drunk driving […]
Sheriff Gahler: “Law Abiding Citizens Who Own Firearms are Not ‘Sick,’ They Are Not ‘Rednecks,’ and They Don’t Derive ‘Fun Out of Killing’”
From Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey R. Gahler: Dear Editor: On September 30th, Mr. Boardman sent the following email to my campaign email, apparently frustrated that the media sources he sent it to (including the Dagger) on September 11th decided not to print it. A month later, we see the watered down version of his angry […]
County Council Candidate Oshinsky: “Inadequate Funding for Education Has Led to a Number of Negative Results for Harford County”
From Citizens for Suzanne: Suzanne Oshinsky, the Democratic candidate for Harford County Council (District B), says that students and teachers are being shortchanged in the way the county invests in education. She spoke to the Route 40 Business Association at their Candidates Forum on September 12th. “Education currently accounts for only 36 percent of Harford’s […]
Boardman: Sheriff Gahler OK with Taxpayers Paying for Gun Violence; He Just Doesn’t Want Gun Owners to Pay
From Christopher Boardman, candidate for Sheriff in Harford County: Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler has no problems with law-abiding taxpayers picking up the tab for gun violence. Just don’t ask gun owners to pay for it, his reasoning goes. At a forum sponsored by the Bulle Rock Civic Association near Havre de Grace last week, […]
Delegation Candidate Benn: “My Plan Will Create High Paying Jobs While Reducing Emissions and Congestion”
From Sarahia Benn, a candidate for state delegate in District 34A: I remember attending an Andy Harris town hall in Joppa’s 7th District earlier this year. It’s not in my district however I wanted to hear from a current representative. An attendee stood up and told his story of how he was having an extremely […]
Havre de Grace City Councilwoman Worrell Resigns
From the City of Havre de Grace: STATEMENT BY MAYOR WILLIAM T. MARTIN REGARDING THE RESIGNATION OF COUNCIL MEMBER MONICA WORRELL. This evening at the city council meeting, Council Member Monica Worrell announced her resignation from the City Council effective immediately. Since her first day on council, she has been a leader, an amalgam of […]
