I was quite surprised Friday to see myself featured prominently on a nationally-televised documentary airing at prime time on Halloween night. I think you will be equally surprised to learn the show was titled “666: Searching For Satan” and featured me as a “local journalist” doggedly pursuing the history and reality of Maryland’s very own monster – The Goatman.
For those who haven’t heard the story yet, I offer a brief retelling. In the course of helping my friend Matt Lake finish his book Weird Maryland, he received a call from a British production company that was interested in filming in the United States for a special on the existence of Satan, which was to air in the UK on June 6, 2006 – 666, you know, the number associated with the Devil?
While other segments featured Parisian cannibals, psychic entities and famous American serial killers, our portion would feature some local folklore not ...Continue Reading
Since October hit, my movie excitement has gone through the roof. This is the month of horror, and for someone like myself, it pleases me to the core. Even though the month is almost over, I thought myself and four other Dagger writers would give you our recommendations for movies to watch in the final days of October, some horror and some not. And if you don’t get to all of these, feel free to roll ‘em over to November.
On Tuesday night, the Harford County Council convened to consider amendments to the proposed update to the county Zoning Code. Early Wednesday morning, and 136 or so amendments later, the county council adjourned – leaving the rest of us with 105 pages of much-needed, controversial, long-time-coming, ill-conceived and incomprehensible amendments to sift through.
The buzz coming from Harford County College this Saturday might literally be the overdriven distortion cranked up on an electric guitar, but, figuratively speaking, it will be the soundtrack to the war against youth political apathy.
Two months shy of the Presidential General Election, the push is on to encourage those who have not yet voted to register and learn a little more about the process. Enter Rock’n’Register, a six-band extravaganza scheduled for Saturday, September 13, at Harford Community College’s Susquehanna Gymnasium.
Harford County Democrats were briefly invited Monday morning to a fundraiser for Democratic First District Congressional candidate Frank Kratovil. Minutes after Art Helton of the New Harford Democratic Club invited local Democrats to his house for next week’s fundraiser, the message was rescinded.
Instead the Democrats were invited to a brunch at the Helton home in Kratovil’s honor.
Like most things in life, good and bad, The Dagger started off innocently enough.
On September 7, 2007, the first introductory story, a two-paragraph piece aptly titled “Introductions,” was posted onto the Internet. Despite being called an introduction, the story posed more questions than it answered.
Today, September 7, 2008, we hope to finally answer some of those lingering questions as we celebrate The Dagger’s anniversary with some laughter, some tears and enough behind-the-scenes details to hopefully keep us relevant for another year.
Despite speculation he would run for Harford County Executive or even Harford County Council in 2010, Sheriff L. Jesse Bane appears to be on the verge of announcing his plans to run again for the office he won in 2006.
The Fallston resident was one of the only Democrats to win elected office in Harford County in 2006, when he defeated Republican Norm Cochran, but there has been persistant rumbling – almost since he was elected – that Bane might have his eyes set on another prize.
Police investigate reported kidnapping and robbery
(Aberdeen, Maryland) August 28, 2008 – At about 02:25 hrs the Baltimore County Police received a call of an injured subject in the area of Ebenezer Road and Pulaski Highway.
Arriving officers found 30 year old Brian Baynes suffering from a serious arm injury. Baynes is an employee for the restaurant concession at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen.
Baynes was finishing up nightly duties in an office area when a male entered, displayed a handgun and demanded money. After receiving an undisclosed amount of money the male forced Baynes into his vehicle and forced him to drive from the area. The in area of Ebenezer Road and Pulaski Highway Baynes exited his vehicle and ran into a wooded area.
During the incident Baynes suffered a laceration type injury to his arm. He is being treated at Bayview Hospital. The Aberdeen Police Department Criminal Investigation Section is conducting the investigation ...Continue Reading
In a strongly worded letter issued Monday, August 18, the Harford County Municipal Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 128 criticizes Aberdeen City Councilwoman Ruth Elliott for her recent suggestion to abolish the Aberdeen Police Department’s take home vehicle policy.
Not only does the FOP Lodge 128 refute Elliott’s suggestion as “disturbing,” “absurd” and an “attack” on the men and women of the Aberdeen Police Department, but the organization launches a vicious rebuttal of its own – asserting the city might be able to save money if it didn’t have to foot the bill for the councilwoman’s frequent out-of-town trips and legal expenses due to her ethics violations.
Vandals armed with spray paint made not-so-subtle threats against the Aberdeen Police Department last night in the form of graffiti tagged on the S&S Market at 101 E. Bel Air Avenue.
The vandals wrote several statements along the lines of “F*** the Police” and “This is our city” and even referred to Aberdeen as “Sin City.”
But the taggers went a step further and painted “RIP: Reiber JR Helf”on the building as well. This appears to be a threat against officers Christopher Reiber, J.R. Adkins and Timothy Helf – all members the APD’s Rapid Response Team squad.
While pondering the seriousness of the graffiti and how APD will react to the implied threat against three of its officers, several other questions came to mind.
It’s hard to believe no one on the midnight patrol shift spotted the vandalism before the business opened in the morning. Does that mean no one patrolled E. Bel Air ...Continue Reading
