From Harford County government: Wini Roche, manager of the Office of Tourism for the Harford County Office of Economic Development was recently recognized by the Maryland Tourism Council at the Maryland Tourism and Travel Summit in Annapolis. Roche was the recipient of the “Tourism Advocate” award for 2010. “I am delighted an honored to be […]
Harford Campaign for Liberty: “I Want To Make You All Aware Of The Upcoming Fleecing Of The Town Of Bel Air”
From the Harford Campaign for Liberty: I want to make you all aware of the upcoming fleecing of the Town of Bel Air. This is nothing more than a naked grab of the taxpayers wallet. The Bel Air Town Commissioners are going to vote on Monday 11/17 to increase the pension obligation of the town […]
Harford County Receives Distinguished Budget Award
From Harford County government: The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada, has announced that Harford County Government has received the GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the FY 2011 budget. This marks the 25th time Harford County Government has received this prestigious award. The Distinguished Budget Presentation Award reflects the commitment […]
APGFCU’s FREE Conference Teaches Couples How to Share Money, Share Life
FromAberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit Union: Aberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit Union [APGFCU] will host an exclusive FREE financial conference for couples, “It Takes Two: Talk Money With Your Mate,” at the Chesapeake Bay Golf Club on 128 Karen Drive, in Rising Sun, MD, on Saturday, November 6, from 8 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The […]
Walker: “Maryland Needs a Governor Like Bob Ehrlich;” Gallippi: “O’Malley…has Failed Us Completely in Maryland”
From Benny Walker: Dear Editor: Regarding job growth in Maryland, it seems to me that Governor Martin O’Malley’s plan is to keep his fingers crossed and hope that federal money keeps flowing into the state. The strategy has worked before, because Maryland is home to federal agencies and installations that have kept the funding spigot […]
Burbey: “Harford County Risks a Loss of Many Valuable Young Teachers Who Simply Cannot Afford to Stay”
From Ryan Burbey: Let me start by saying, my name is Ryan Burbey. I currently am employed by Harford County Public Schools. I am compensated on teachers’ step eight Master’s Degree plus thirty credits. This means my annual salary is $57, 026. However, I like all other teachers in Harford County have had my wages […]
Harford Purse Group Focuses on Saving, Spending and Borrowing in Volatile Market
From the Harford County Purse Group: Learning a new approach to saving, spending and borrowing in a volatile market is the topic of the Harford County Purse Group meeting Thursday, October 21, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Barnes and Noble, 620 Marketplace Drive in Bel Air. At the meeting, participants will learn ways to […]
Making Sense of Keeping it Local
By Fran Johnson, publisher, Harford’s Heart Magazine The benefits of Keeping it Local are familiar to us all by now: – supporting the local economy by retaining a larger percentage of our spending dollars in the community – helping to create jobs and fund more public services through local tax revenues – providing community development […]
