Voters in District B, which includes Fallston and Joppa, will have three school board candidates to choose from in the June primary election. However, only candidate Laura Runyeon provided responses to The Dagger’s three questions for the candidates. Candidate Greg Johnson was willing to answer the questions, but he missed the deadline for publication. Incumbent […]
Abingdon Community Council: Redistricting Could Further Fragment Abingdon Representation; Burglaries Increasing at Local Businesses
The Abingdon Community Council held its monthly meeting at the Abingdon Public Library Monday evening. Harford County Councilman, Joe Woods, District B, started the proceedings by reporting that the County Council rejected the first redistricting recommendation presented by the advisory commission appointed to redraw voting districts for the county. A public hearing is scheduled for […]
Harford County Council Redistricting Plan Would Push School Board Members Frisch and Beverley Into New Districts
A funny thing happened on the way to redistricting in Harford County. Harford County Council redistricting is required by the county charter once every ten years to ensure that Council districts are “compact, contiguous, and substantially equal in population”. To that end, the Harford County Council proposed redistricting legislation in mid-October that would re-assign some […]
Beverley vs. Eaton – Harford County Board of Education District B
Election Day, November 2, 2010, will mark the first time that any members of the Harford County Board of Education will be chosen by the public they will serve. In most other school districts in the state and in the nation, school board elections are nothing new. But in Harford County, where the Maryland governor […]
Myers Concedes Loss In Tight District B Board of Education Race
From Tom Myers: Hello, my supporters! On Friday morning, I called Cassandra Beverley and congratulated her on her primary victory. I have not yet spoken with Ron Eaton yet, but I intend to congratulate him on his primary win, as well. Although there are some absentee and provisional ballots still to be counted, there is […]
Harford School Board Races Set: Frisch/Robinson, Beverley/Eaton, Grambo/Warfield; Myers Hanging On
A high school teacher, a former school board president, and a Tea Party activist were among the winning candidates in the September 14 primary elections for school board; the first school board elections ever to be held in Harford County. In the non-partisan, in-district school board races, primary voters in three Harford council districts narrowed […]
Board of Education District B: Beverley, Eaton, Myers, Seltzer, Street
Five candidates vying for the Fallston/Abingdon seat on the Harford County Board of Education took similar positions the issues, but displayed stark differences in personal style, priorities, and background, at a PTA forum held on August 23 at Fallston High School. Reflecting the variations among the candidates, the forum included a few good one-liners; warnings […]
Harford Council District B: Howell vs. Woods in Abingdon/Fallston Winner-Take-All
Given the significant differences between Abingdon and Fallston and the lack of a long-tenured incumbent, the race for the District B Harford County Council seat might have been something of a free-for-all. Instead, with only two Republicans running for the office and no Democratic candidate stepping forward to be placed on the ballot, the next […]
