This is the first in a series of three or four articles on the history of Joppatowne – note I said Joppatowne and not Joppa. The history of the colonial town of Joppa is one that has been discussed at great lengths already and is to me frankly not that interesting. It’s important and one […]
Councilman Wagner: “County Council is Not an Extension of the Executive Branch but an Equal Partner”
The following was offered by Harford County Councilman Robert Wagner at the County Council meeting October 8, 2019: There have been some issues I have pondered and waited to see change that have spanned our near one year together as a Council, and I would like to speak to them this evening. Previous Councils have […]
Health Department to Distribute Potassium Iodide (KI) Tablets to Harford County Residents
From the Harford County Health Department: Residents of Harford County who live or work within ten miles of Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station are eligible to receive free potassium iodide (KI) from the Harford County Health Department (HCHD) during two community KI distribution days. The distribution days will take place at North Harford High School […]
North Harford Middle School Eighth-Grade Teacher Erin Wyatt Earns $25,000 Milken Educator Award
From the Milken Educator Awards: SANTA MONICA, Calif., (Oct. 2, 2019) Every morning, teacher Erin Wyatt shows her eighthgrade students what’s in store, literally, by having some of her students help run the school store at North Harford Middle School in Pylesville, MD. With her hands-on mentoring and pragmatic, down-to-earth approach, Wyatt ties social and […]
Man Killed in Edgewood Shooting
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: At approximately 7:00 pm, Harford County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the 1900 block of Edgewater Drive in Edgewood for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival deputies located a 27 year old male victim suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center where […]
The Towne Crier: Joppatowne News From the Community’s Perspective
Hello Joppatowne Firstly I’d like to say hello, I’m Aiden Fowler and I will be writing, along with some soon to be confirmed contributors, about many things in the Joppatowne and Joppatowne adjacent areas (what that means is everything that’s news worthy from Route 152 to right across Route 40). I’m a student at Joppatowne […]
Churchville Woman Hits Boyfriend with Car During Argument
From the Aberdeen Police Department: Aberdeen Police investigated a violent domestic assault overnight that resulted in a man being flown to the Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. Officers were dispatched to the unit block of Liberty Street at 1:53 a.m. for a report of a man lying injured in the street. Officers arrived on scene […]
Police Investigate Fatal Crash in Edgewood
From Maryland State Police: Maryland State Police are investigating a crash that left at least one person deceased this morning in Harford County. The deceased is reportedly the driver of a vehicle that left the roadway and overturned ejecting two people from the vehicle, which then caught fire. The name of the deceased is being […]
