Athletes are the biggest role models on this planet. As a comic, the chances of me getting millions of dollars in endorsements to advertise a shoe, a soft drink or aftershave are practically slim to none. I even doubt that I will be making money as I mention that I’m writing this while wearing my Rockports and drinking Canada Dry ginger ale after having splashed on some Aqua Velva. As someone who is not in the least bit athletic, I feel it is my duty to be able to keep up to date on events that anybody can enjoy, regardless of the fact that they played no sports in high school and college and share them with you, my readers.
The ESPN Zone is best known for serving food to patrons who take their families there not to spend time with them, but to watch the various televised ...Continue Reading
The year 2009 opened on a sad note in Harford County with residents still mourning the death of prominent, longtime school superintendent Jacqueline Haas. Before the year was over, Harford County would lose two other wellknown female leaders – former delegate Joanne Parrott and Harford County Councilwoman Veronica Chenowith.
It was also a year of contradiction. Even as President-Elect Barack Obama slowed his inaugural train ride through Edgewood in January to wave and thank a thousand or so supporters, there were a thousand or so more Harford County residents who fought tooth-and-nail in September to prevent President Obama’s live address to be shown to their children during the school day.
Bel Air High School was demolished and Fallston Library was spared from closure. Art Helton survived another political scandal in Aberdeen while Harford County’s delegation to the Maryland General Assembly played a furious and humiliating game of musical chairs in Annapolis.
Johnny Unitas would be proud…as would Raymond Berry, Jerry Hill, Don Shinnick, Bill Pellington, Andy Nelson…all of the Baltimore Colts of the Gilded Age in the town they loved to play for, and the state that loved them and never quite got over the ‘kidnapping in the snow storm’ many years ago.
Working for the Colts, and Ernie Acorsi and “Dixie” Walker, I was afforded the chance to be ever so close to the team of greats as they played home games inside the world’s ‘largest insane asylum’….
From 1966 through 1974…..my photographic skills were highly regarded by the Colts organization…then based in Hunt Valley.
Working on the sidelines, many times during the game, as close as the person sitting next to you in your car…I did my job, respected my subjects and came away with an intimate understanding of the word ‘teamwork’ those men so proudly displayed on the field and off…in ...Continue Reading
(Bel Air, MD) – - Harford County Executive David R. Craig, joined by Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith as well as representatives from the Maryland Wineries Association, helped kick-off the Piedmont Wine Trail at Fiore Winery in northern Harford County. The Piedmont Wine Trail is Maryland’s fourth wine trail.
“We are proud to join with Baltimore County and the Maryland Wineries Association as together we launch the Piedmont Wine Trail,” remarked County Executive David Craig. “Harford County is home to three wineries and were delighted to support them and their counterparts in Baltimore County,” Craig stated.
“The Piedmont Wine Trail represents a true partnership, offering visitors a taste of our region,” commented Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith.
The public opening of the Piedmont Wine Trail will be at Legacy Chase on September 25. The Baltimore and Harford County region is home to many award winning wineries, including Boordy Vineyards, Maryland’s ...Continue Reading
The Dagger apparently isn’t bush league enough to be considered for the Baltimore Sun’s “Mobbies,” a contest which highlights non-traditional media enterprises The Sun doesn’t consider a threat.
Or so we believe after reading the e-mail chain posted below between us and a polite Sun representative. To summarize: because we attempt to organize our reported stories instead of posting one long run-on list of links to other people’s work (as, say, the Politicker does) we’re not a blog and therefore not eligible.
In the Sun rep’s words:
“We have a blog defined in the official rules as “a blog, or weblog, is defined as a Web page with dated entries, with the most recent entries at the top of the page”
That’s kinda insane, as if someone decided earlier this decade that online news and comment couldn’t look any other way. We always hear people bash The Sun and other traditional media for ...Continue Reading
(Edgewood, MD – September 9, 2009) At approximately 8:35pm on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 1600 block of Meadowood Court for a fight in progress involving a knife.
Upon arrival, deputies located the victim in his neighbor’s home, located in the same block, suffering from suspected stab wounds to the upper torso region of his body. The victim, Gerry Harriette, a 33-year-old male, who resides in the 1600 block of Meadowood Court was transported by the Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company to John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He is currently listed in critical condition.
Harford County Sheriff’s Office detectives have identified and obtained a warrant for Curtis Myers, 25 of the 1500 block of Stonewood Road, Baltimore, MD. Myers has been charged with attempted 1st degree murder, attempted 2nd degree murder, reckless endangerment, 1st and 2nd degree assault and possession ...Continue Reading
MONKTON _ State Troopers from the Bel Air Barrack “D” charged two teens with armed robbery, assault and theft Monday following a holdup of a convenience store near the Harford-Baltimore county line.
Lonnie Eugene Teats Jr., 19, of the 3100 block of Jarrettsville Pike, Monkton, MD., and Randy Lee Ervin Jr., 19, of the 400 block of Westfield Road, Dundalk, MD. were arrested within hours of the robbery by TFC. Justin Gross. Both men are accused of robbing two clerks of cash, cigarettes and cigars during the heist of the Royal Farms Store near the intersection of Jarrettsville Pike and Hess Road.
Two employees at the Royal Farms Store called police shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday after two masked men entered the store and brandished a handgun. The assailants directed one of the clerks behind the counter, where they demanded cash from a register. The suspects then took nearly a ...Continue Reading
(Edgewood, MD – April 27, 2009) – Harford County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested James L. Blackwell, 25, of the 4100 block of Wilke Avenue, Baltimore, MD in connection with an armed robbery which occurred on April 26, 2009.
On Sunday April 26, 2009 at 12:18 a.m. deputies responded to the 900 block of Jamestown Court, Edgewood, MD in reference to an armed robbery. The investigation revealed that as the female victim, 29, opened her car door to exit she was approached by a black male, approximately 6′00″ tall, thin build, wearing a dark colored shirt and blue jeans. The male subject produced a small handgun and pointed it at her stomach. He demanded she exit the vehicle and empty her purse. As she was emptying her purse she noticed two other black males standing next to the male with the gun. The three ...Continue Reading
Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County is pleased to announce that as of April 1, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore, Incorporated is officially its own entity. Three years ago the Harford County Boys & Girls Clubs Board of Directors was asked by the National Boys & Girls Clubs in Atlanta, to use their skills to help restart Boys & Girls Clubs in Baltimore.
With Senator Barbara Mikulski as the driving force, the National organization was able to provide start-up funding to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County to facilitate this process. In September 2007, the organization hired Ken Darden, an experienced Boys & Girls Clubs executive, as Executive Director of Harford County. Darden was also charged with leading the expansion into Baltimore. In the short time since then, Mr. Darden was able to open four Clubs, currently serving 800 children in ...Continue Reading
Let’s face it. The Orioles have stunk since 1998. Chances are, they will stink this year. Yet every year, Opening Day brings anew sense of optimism. In fact, before last year’s opening day loss to eventual AL champion Tampa, the O’s had won seven straight to open the season.
But for many, the fanfare around Opening Day just isn’t the same. Whether it’s due to the Orioles’ losing ways, the economics of baseball, or even the shift of allegiance to the Ravens, it seems like baseball is becoming an afterthought locally. Sure, they’ll sellout today, and maybe even have more O’s fans than Yankee fans, but that will all change in a couple of weeks.
True Oriole fans have a lot to be optimistic about. Matt Wieters should be up from the minors at some point this season, and hopefully he will be bringing some ...Continue Reading
