Six months into a four-year term on the Harford County Board of Education, Havre de Grace businessman and retired teacher Ronald Browning will resign from his post effective Jan. 9. Browning did not return calls seeking comment but Teri Kranefeld, manager of communications for Harford County Public Schools said that Browning “expressed his regret that […]
Is Relationship Between Harford County Public Schools Superintendent Tomback and New Board Member Browning a Conflict?
Is there a conflict of interest when a long-time friend of the superintendent of schools is appointed to the school board? The Dagger has learned that Ron Browning, a newly appointed member of the Harford County Board of Education, has been a friend of Harford Schools Superintendent Robert M. Tomback since the early 1980s when […]
Harford County Board of Education Agenda July 11: Elections for President and Vice-President; First Meeting for Nine-Member Blended School Board
Elections for president and vice-president are the first order of business on the July 11 agenda for the Harford County Board of Education, which picked up two new members on Friday through appointments made by Gov. Martin O’Malley. Coming in the nick of time for the Monday meeting – the first board meeting of the […]
James Thornton and Ron Browning Appointed to Harford County Board of Education by Governor
James D. Thornton and Ronald Browning have been appointed to the Harford County Board of Education by Governor Martin O’Malley. Thornton, of Bel Air, is owner of Thorwood Real Estate. He is also Treasurer on the Board of Directors for the Baltimore Museum of Art and Board Member of the New Harford Democratic Club. Browning […]