Pledging to continue to serve Harford County citizens, and emphasizing the non-partisan nature of his post, Sheriff Jesse L. Bane was sworn in for a second term Thursday evening in Bel Air. Despite the season’s first slick, snowy night, a crowd of more than 100 people gathered in the Harford County Council chambers to see […]
Reconnection of North Harford High School Teaching Wetlands Proposed; Pond Helps Treat Water Before Reaching Bay
From the office of Sen. Barry Glassman: Northern Harford County State Senator Barry Glassman & North Harford Councilman Chad Shrodes have joined the effort to reconnect the North Harford High School teaching wetlands. Around 1998, students were asked to determine a solution for high nutrient levels in an attempt to reach the Environmental Protection Agency’s […]
Six Harford County Seniors Head to Annapolis as Student Pages during 2011 Maryland General Assembly Session
From Harford County Public Schools: Six high school seniors were recently selected to serve as student pages for the 2011 Maryland General Assembly, including Marianna Fleischman and Zachary Hutcheson of C. Milton Wright High School, Samantha Harris and Rea Peck of Joppatowne High School, and Sara Stifler and Ryan Eilerman of The John Carroll School. […]
State Fire Marshal Reminds All Marylanders “Please Test and Maintain Smoke Alarms”
From the State Fire Marshal’s Office: In response to the sudden rise in structure fires throughout the State of Maryland, State Fire Marshal William E. Barnard requests all Marylanders to test and maintain their smoke alarms. “These life saving devices can provide the needed advantage to escape injury and death from the ingredients of fire,” […]
Maryland’s Snow Team Battles First Metro-Area Winter Storm
From the State Highway Administration: Crews Spreading Salt, Chemicals and Plowing as Needed More than 1,400 people are actively fighting today’s storm, which is dropping several inches of snow across much of Maryland. Crews from the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) and Transportation Authority (MDTA) loaded dump trucks with salt this morning and were in […]
Return of The Grumpy Gourmet: Recovering From Illness; Boldly Taking on Local Chinese Cuisine
The Grumpy Gourmet has been absent from cyberspace due to some illness followed by an extended period being out-of-state with family. However, I am back in my kitchen and my stomach is growling. Thus, it is time to think about and discuss food. The posts by readers during the past several weeks have been interesting […]
State Preserves 83 Rural Legacy Acres Along Deer Creek
From the Maryland Department of Natural Resources: Governor Martin O’Malley today announced Board of Public Works (BPW) approval to preserve 83 acres of Maryland’s landscape on two properties in Harford County in the Deer Creek Rural Legacy Area. “Protecting forestland not only preserves Maryland’s heritage and working landscapes for future generations, but it provides important […]
Upper Chesapeake Health Link Van Now Stops in Aberdeen; 3rd Thursday of Each Month
From Harford Family House: The Upper Chesapeake Health Link Van will be at the Delle Grove Apartment building, back parking lot at 53 E. Bel Air Avenue, in Aberdeen, on the third Thursday of each month from 1-4 pm. Who is Eligible? The Van Serves Harford or Western Cecil County Residents who are 19 years […]
