Wal-Mart on Wednesday submitted to the Harford County Department of Planning and Zoning a revised traffic impact analysis for its proposed Bel Air Supercenter, solidifying the company’s plans to proceed without access to MD 924. The revised traffic analysis is based on site access along an extended Blue Spruce Drive, with secondary access to Plumtree […]
Wal-Mart Submits Revised Traffic Analysis for Proposed Bel Air Supercenter Without Rt. 924 Access; Plans Cut for Other Retail Development on Site
December 3, 2013 By 37 Comments
On 50th Anniversary, Harford County Leaders Reflect on Memories of JFK Assassination
November 21, 2013 By 4 Comments
At the moment of impact, a national tragedy burns into memory the otherwise routine affairs of daily life. Recalling the moments before and after the shock connects us to our past selves, both individually and as a nation. On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed as his motorcade traveled the […]
Average 2013 SAT Scores Exceed College Readiness Benchmarks in Most Harford County High Schools; Fall Short for Automatic Entry to Credit Courses at Harford Community College
November 18, 2013 By 13 Comments
Average 2013 SAT scores in a majority of Harford County public high schools exceeded the College Board’s College and Career Readiness Benchmarks in math and critical reading. However, average scores in all schools failed to meet higher targets set for automatic entry to credit- bearing math and English courses at Harford Community College. The SAT, […]
How Do You Like Me Now? Harford County School Board Seeks Input on Proposed 2014-15 School Calendar Including Weeklong Thanksgiving Break, Changes to Inclement Weather Makeup Days
November 12, 2013 By 48 Comments
Parents in Harford County Public Schools have grumbled for years about the days off scattered throughout the school calendar, and inclement weather makeup days that sometimes cut into spring break. Following a recommendation Monday by Interim Superintendent Barbara Canavan, the Harford County School Board is considering a 2014-15 school calendar that consolidates days off and […]
Fallston Veteran of Korean War Returns 60 Years Later to Find South Koreans on Mission: Thanking Soldiers Who Kept Them Free
November 10, 2013 By 4 Comments
When he first touched Korean soil, Jim Bridges was a 19-year-old soldier on America’s mission to save South Korea from communist rule. Sixty years later, the Fallston resident returned to find South Koreans on a remarkable mission of their own: Thanking the soldiers that kept them free. The Korean War began in 1950, sparked by […]
Harford County Board of Education Agenda Nov. 11: New U.S. History Textbook; Technology Upgrades for Edgewood and Fallston Middle; Cancellation of Havre de Grace High Roof Replacement
November 10, 2013 By 18 Comments
The Harford County Board of Education plans a business meeting on November 11th to include proposals on a new U.S. History textbook for high school, technology upgrades for Edgewood and Fallston middle schools, capital budget amendments for the fiscal year 2015, and the cancellation of a planned roof replacement at Havre de Grace High. The […]
So You Think You Can Balance the Harford County Public Schools Budget? Now is Your Chance
October 27, 2013 By 122 Comments
So you think you can balance the budget for Harford County Public Schools? Now is your chance. The school system launched an online “HCPS Budget Input Tool” Friday, inviting the public to weigh in on where money should be spent, and equally important, where cuts can be made so that the budget for the upcoming […]
