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 […]
Harford Schools Scratch Pad: Tomback’s Heartfelt Farewell; Board Fights Over Pay-to-Play; and “a Gentleman of African American Persuasion with a Strange Sounding Name”
Another in an occasional series of opinion and observations following a meeting of the Harford County Board of Education: Unusual goings on at the June 24th Harford County School Board meeting included a curious comment, pointed questions, good news for some laid off teachers, and heartfelt remarks by the normally stoic Superintendent Robert M. Tomback. […]
Greater Fallston Association Annual Meeting Thursday: Youth’s Benefit Elementary Replacement; Columbia Gas Transmission Expansion on Agenda
From the Greater Fallston Association: The annual meeting of the Greater Fallston Association (GFA) will be held on Thursday, April 18th at 7pm at Grandview Christian Church, 2022 Fallston Road in Fallston. Join us to hear about relevant and current events to the Fallston community. The agenda includes Senator Barry Glassman with a brief summary […]
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 […]
Swearing-In Ceremony for New Harford County Board of Education Member Robert L. Frisch Set for December 13
From Harford County Public Schools: Mr. Robert L. Frisch will be sworn in as a member of the Board of Education of Harford County on Monday, December 13, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. in the Board Room at the A.A. Roberty Building in Bel Air. Gov. Martin O’Malley appointed Mr. Frisch to the Harford County Board […]
Frisch/Grambo Appointed to Harford County Board of Education; Two More Appointments Expected Soon
Governor Martin O’Malley announced the interim appointments of Bob Frisch and Rick Grambo to the Harford County Board of Education on December 3, 2010. Both Frisch and Grambo were elected to the school board in November to serve four-year terms beginning on July 1, 2011. The two were appointed to serve at this time to […]
Gov. O’Malley Appoints Grambo and Frisch to Harford County Board of Education
From the Office of Gov. Martin O’Malley: Governor Martin O’Malley today announced appointments to the Harford and Somerset County Boards of Education. The Governor appointed Mr. Robert Frisch and Mr. Rick Grambo to the Harford County Board of Education to fill the vacancies created by the resignation of two members. Frisch and Grambo were elected […]
Harford County School Board in Transition after Election and Resignation of Rich
Following the passage of state legislation last year, the Harford County Board of Education is in the early stages of a transition from a fully appointed, seven-member board to a nine-member blended board consisting of both appointed and elected members. The first school board elections were held last week, when the voters chose three new […]