The following letter to the Dagger is from Annie Olesczcuk, a former president of the Harford County Regional Association of Student Councils: For 20 years the students of Harford County have been trying to gain voting rights for their representative on the Board of Education. The Student Representative on the Board (SROB) is elected by […]
Harford County PTA Issues Call to Fully Fund Schools’ Budget
From the Harford County Council of PTAs: Harford County consists of 47 local PTA units with over 11,000 members. It is time to take action concerning the Harford County budget. Executive Craig is now formulating the 2011 budget to be given to the Harford County Council by April 1, 2010. Now is the time for […]
Harford 2000-2009: Stories Of The Decade
What a difference a decade makes. From January 2000 to December 2009, Harford County enjoyed an historic housing boom, then suffered through historic economic downturn. Harford was the big winner in the U.S. Army’s Base Realignment and Closure decision, but has yet to experience any meaningful impact from BRAC other than the headaches and problems […]
“Local Solutions For Local Problems” But No Tax Increases In County Exec Craig ‘s 2009 State of the County Address
Harford County Executive David R. Craig delivered his annual State of the County Address before the Harford County Council on Tuesday, February 10, 2009. In the speech, Mr. Craig outlined the many
Harford Sheriff’s Deputy Shot During Police Drug Raid In Cecil County
(Conowingo, MD) – A sheriff’s deputy and a suspect were both shot during an exchange of gunfire that occurred as a drug task force was serving a search warrant at a Cecil County home early this morning. The suspect is identified as James W. Ratledge, 60, of the 300-block of Old Conowingo Road, Conowingo, Md. […]
Harford Votes For McCain/Harris/Slots: Unofficial 2008 Presidential General Election Results
Bucking state and national trends and once again showing its conservative leanings, Harford County voted overwhelmingly for Sen. John McCain as president and state senator Andy Harris as congressman – both of whom were losing when the polls closed Tuesday night. Among Harford County residents who voted on Election Day, McCain garnered 66,744 votes (58.5%) […]
Fighting Owls Women’s Volleyball Team Get Mauled By Skipjacks
From HCC Sports Desk BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford women’s volleyball team was plagued by errors, hitting just -.034 for the match as they fell to Chesapeake, 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-20) on Thursday night at Harford Gymnasium. The Fighting Owls (6-9) totaled 16 errors for the match while tallying just 14 kills on 59 attacks, but […]
“Would Your Pet Make It Out Of The Humane Society Of Harford County Alive?” – Headache and Heartache Over The Animal Shelter’s Mortality Rate
The Humane Society of Harford County has a tough job. The county’s defacto animal shelter has a mission to provide a temporary home for abandoned and stray animals while balancing that with the harsh reality that not every animal (dog, cat, bunny, hamster, etc) can be adopted. It’s dealing with those unadopted animals that usually […]
