From the Maryland Environmental Service: The Maryland Environmental Service (MES), on behalf of the State of Maryland, is announcing that with last week’s signature of the Conowingo Dam Sediment Characterization Study Right of Entry, the first portion of the Conowingo Dredging and Innovative and Beneficial Reuse Pilot Project is moving forward. Work is expected to […]
Former Baltimore Police Detective, from Bel Air, Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements to Federal Agents
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: Ivo Louvado, age 47, of Bel Air, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to making false statements to federal agents. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur and Special Agent in Charge Jennifer C. Boone of the Federal Bureau of […]
Suspicious Jarrettsville Deaths Ruled Homicide and Suicide
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: On October 31, at approximately 9:58 a.m., deputies assigned to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Northern Precinct responded to the 3600 block of Duxbury Court in Jarrettsville, MD after a family member found a husband and wife deceased in the home. Deputies made entry into the residence and located […]
Man Arrested After Pulling Gun in Joppa Road Rage Incident
From Maryland State Police: Maryland State Police from the Bel Air Barrack arrested an Aberdeen man on firearm charges resulting from a road rage incident yesterday in Harford County. The accused is identified as Robert Hays Salsbery, 46, of Aberdeen, Maryland. Salsbery was charged with two counts of first degree assault, two counts of second […]
Fallston Man Arrested After Refusing to Wear Mask While Voting
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: Since March 2020, and the beginning of the Maryland State of Emergency for the COVID – 19 Pandemic, Sheriff Gahler has been very clear that deputies would handle reported mask violations through education and would not be making arrests or issuing criminal citations solely for refusing to follow the […]
Positive COVID-19 Cases Among Homestead Elem. Staff Highlight Lack of Public Communication on School Outbreaks
Positive covid-19 testing was reported in the last two weeks by a pair of Homestead Elementary School teachers have highlighted the lack of policy or guidelines requiring Harford County Public Schools to report such outbreaks to other staff or the community. News of the positive tests traveled among Homestead staff by word of mouth, eventually […]
Man Faces Multiples Charges After Alleged Arson of Edgewood House
From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: Deputy State Fire Marshals charged an Abingdon man with multiple arson-related charges after determining he was responsible for intentionally setting an Edgewood home on fire early yesterday morning. On Friday, October 16, 2020, at approximately 6:15 a.m., members of the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company and surrounding departments […]
Dr. Theresa Felder Appointed President of Harford Community College
From Harford Community College: The Harford Community College Board of Trustees has announced that Dr. Theresa B. Felder has been appointed the 10th president of the institution. Felder will take over leadership of the College beginning January 1, 2021. She is replacing Dianna G. Phillips, Ph.D., who resigned from the College in February 2020. Dr. […]