From the office of Del. Pat McDonough: 200,000 illegal alien criminals have been deported from the United States this past year. These are not your typical nannies or landscapers, but dangerous violent criminals. Drug dealers and gang bangers have been increasing in scary numbers in Maryland. Our neighboring state of Virginia has launched a serious […]
Ready for the Ball? Opinions Differ on Fate of 212 S. Bond St. Building as County Awaits Further Study
Harford County officials expect to know more about the prospects for salvaging the office building at 212 S. Bond St. in Bel Air over the next two months as they await a pair of studies that may show the way forward. The building was cleared of more than 70 county personnel Jan. 3 after structural […]
Former Harford Sheriff’s Major Forwood Sentenced to 18 Months in Baltimore Jail; Suffering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Former Harford County Sheriff’s Office Major Mark Forwood was sentenced to 18 months in Baltimore County jail Wednesday on charges of theft and misconduct in office, the closing act in a nearly year-long investigation into the county’s once-top investigator. Forwood was sentenced to six years in prison with all but 18 months suspended, to be […]
Harford County Executive Craig Delivers State of the County Address
From Harford County Government: David R. Craig, Harford County Executive February 1, 2011 “There will always be dissident voices heard in the land, expressing opposition without alternatives, finding fault, but never favor, perceiving gloom on every side.” This is as true today as it was when John Kennedy confronted it fifty years ago. This was […]
Harford Fire Crews Respond to Minor Weekend Incidents
Harford County emergency responders handled two incidents over the weekend, one involving a stolen vehicle and the other taking place at a local home. The former was reported at approximately 4:18 a.m. Saturday night by a passerby in the area of Route 40 east of Route 543 in Aberdeen, who discovered a blaze in the […]
Green By Chance: Distorted Conifers Abound As Winter Continues Its Natural Pruning
Don’t try and remove the white burden from your Leyland Cypress, White Pine, or Eastern Red Cedars just yet. Another mixed precipitation will coat the existing winter weight shortly. I remember the permanent distortion on native cedars from an ice event three winters ago. The evergreens still show the rearranged branches on current walks. Interestingly, […]
Greater Bel Air Community Foundation Donates $10,000 to Early Literacy Interactive Space
From the Harford County Public Library: The Greater Bel Air Community Foundation, Inc. donated $10,000 on January 25 to Harford County Public Library’s Bel Air Children’s Early Literacy Interactive Space Campaign. The campaign is a joint effort between the Bel Air Friends of the Library and the Harford County Public Library Foundation to create a […]
County Executive Craig To Announce Harford’s Major Planning Initiatives for 2011-2014
From Harford County government: Harford County Executive David R. Craig will announce the Major Planning Initiatives of Harford County Government for the years 2011 – 2014 this Thursday morning at the Harford County Administration Building in Bel Air. The planning initiatives are being coordinated by the Harford County Department of Planning & Zoning. The initiatives […]
