Havre de Grace’s Mayor and City Council could act Monday night to approve an ordinance requiring the installation of residential carbon monoxide deterctors within the city. The controversial proposal will be up for a second reading, discussion, and possible vote by the city council during the meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. in City Hall. […]
Capt’n Jim’s “Coffee Talk” Jan. 2: Bel Air Clothes Exchange; Bobcat Sculpture for High School
From the office of Harford County Councilman Jim McMahan: HAPPY NEW YEAR NEWS It is time to help the clothes exchange again this year. (Sgt) Jim Lockard of the Bel Air PD has guided this successful program and needs to replenish the supply of coats, sweatshirts, sweaters and other outer wear. Harford Cleaners on South […]
Ears Wide Open: The Best Things I Listened To In 2010; Music Vet Asks Harford “What Do You Listen To?”
As a 15 year veteran of the music industry (with a good measure of politics thrown in), I was excited when the good people at The Dagger asked if I would be interested in blogging about one of my true passions. Of course I jumped at the opportunity to share some of the music that […]
Tito’s Netflix Queue: The Best and Worst of 2010
By Mark Special to The Dagger With the close of the year, I thought I would follow the lead of every self-absorbed movie critic and run down the best and worst movies I’ve watched this year, whether or not they were actually made in 2010. As you might know, one has to sift through an […]
New Owner Plans to Bring WAMD Aberdeen Radio Back on the Air
“Live, local and responsive.” That’s the plan for WAMD when the Aberdeen radio station comes back on the air, pending FCC approval of a purchase by Radio Broadcast Communications Inc., according to company owner Bill Parris. WAMD 970 AM was silenced under the ownership of Salem Communications, which powered down the station under FCC rules […]
Harford County Municipal Fraternal Order of Police Announces New Executive Board
From Harford County Municipal Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #128: The Harford County Municipal Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #128 announces our new Executive Board. Elections for Executive Board were held in December and effective January 1, 2011. The board will be as follows: Kenneth D. Cox (President), Jason Neidig (Vice President), Jon Sova (State […]
Harford 2010: The Dagger’s Top Ten Stories Of The Year
The year 2010 was defined and dominated from the get-go by politics. Not only was 2010 a local election year, but a rematch in the governor’s race and an energized TEA Party movement added fuel to the fire. The political outrage manifested itself as a protest against President Barack Obama’s policies in downtown Bel Air […]
Ashes Left on Porch Blamed for Igniting $20,000 Blaze at Darlington House
A discarded and forgotten bucket of ashes left on the front porch of a Darlington home are being blamed for sparking the fire, which ended up doing more than $20,000 worth of damage to the house and its contents. At 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, firefighters were called to the 1500 block of Deerfield Road in Darlington, […]
