A 24-year-old man, who claimed Sunday morning to have been kidnapped and held for ransom, is safely in custody after police found him unharmed at Walmart in Aberdeen. Shortly before 8 a.m. Sunday, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Southern Precinct received a call from a man in New Jersey who said his 24-year-old family member, […]
Massive Holiday Traffic Jam in Constant Friendship Traps Drivers for Hours
The Constant Friendship shopping district in Abingdon turned into a constant backup Thursday, with hundreds of drivers trapped for several hours in a less-than-friendly traffic jam and overwhelming the county’s 911 call center. The backup stretched along Constant Friendship Boulevard, from the Wal-Mart at the intersection with Tollgate Road, to Target and back toward BJ’s […]
Movie Reviews: “I Love You Phillip Morris”; “Little Fockers”
By Mark Special to The Dagger Movie Review: “I Love You Phillip Morris” First off, this isn’t a movie about Phillip Morris the cigarette company. The only thing smoking is the man-on-man romance, which is going to alienate some viewers. Unfortunately, that plot point will cause some viewers to miss a fairly clever comedy. Steven […]
Fire Damages Rendezvous Bar and Restaurant in Perryville
A Thursday fire damaged the popular Rendezvous Bar and Restaurant in Perryville, causing an estimated $75,000 in damage and taking about a half-hour to bring under control, according to the state fire marshal’s northeast regional office. An employee discovered the blaze in an exterior boiler room of the two-story restaurant at 362 Front Street shortly […]
Passaro: “…We Will Need the Help of the Tea Party to Stop the Rape of the Harford Tax Payer by the Sacred, Untouchable, Arrogant, and Unsupervised [Harford County Board of Education]”
From Tony Passaro: Citizens of Harford County – While I was distracted by the shenanigans in WD.C. this week by the Turn Coat RINOs selling us out in the SALT treaty, I almost missed the following action occurring right here in our own Harford County. It is almost impossible to imagine it but the Harford […]
Etemad-Moghadam: “Before Redistricting, 16 Schools Are Over the 95% Capacity, 17 After”
The following letter was sent from Cyrus Etemad-Moghadam of Upper Crossroads to Harford County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Tomback and the members of the Board of Education. A copy was provided to The Dagger: Members of the board, Dr. Tomback: My name is Cyrus Etemad-Moghadam of Uppercrossroads neighborhood, in Fallston. After leaving the last board […]
Harford County Executive Craig Joins Others in “Spirit of Thanks” Tour to Walter Reed
From Harford County government: Thirty-eight associates of the Chesapeake Science and Security Corridor, a consortium of local and federal government, education officials and members of the private sector, recently traveled to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center to visit wounded warfighters. Harford County Executive David R. Craig and Command Sergeant Major Rodney Rhoades of the […]
Harford County Inspector Receives Maryland Building Officials Association Award
From Harford County government: Jim Elwood of the Harford County Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits (DILP) was recently presented with the Maryland Building Officials Association (MBOA) President’s Award. Elwood, a residential plans reviewer, received the award at the MBOA annual conference held in Ellicott City early this month. Each year the MBOA president selects […]
