From Harford County government: County Executive Barry Glassman is proud to recognize Harford County government employee Cindy Lykens, who recently demonstrated outstanding stewardship of taxpayer funds that resulted in cost savings of $32,000 and prevented future overcharges by a third-party contractor. In her capacity as a legal specialist in the county Law Department, Cindy believed […]
Edgewood Man Charged with Receiving Funds from Terrorist Organization ISIL for Possible Attack
From the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland: Baltimore, Maryland – Mohamed Elshinawy, 30, of Edgewood, Maryland, was arrested on Friday, December 11, 2015, on a federal criminal complaint charging him with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Receives $245,000 in State Funds to Support Safe Streets Initiative
From the Governor’s Office on Crime Control and Prevention: The State of Maryland has committed $1,914,907 to nine jurisdictions for the current fiscal year under the Safe Streets Initiative. The funds will be used to find and arrest the most violent offenders in those jurisdictions. This year, GOCCP has awarded a grant to the Dorchester […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Receives $57,000 in State Funds to Reduce Gun Violence
From the Governor’s Office on Crime Control and Prevention: The Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention has announced that 22 law enforcement agencies and prosecutors will share almost $1 million in funds to reduce gun violence. The grants – $928,478.00 – are going to agencies across the state, from Allegany County to Worcester County. […]
Harford County Sheriff’s Office Citizen’s Police Academy Week 9: Emergency Operations Center
A creaky-looking leather chair. A large easel with a map of Harford County. A worn, wooden desk, on which rests a rotary phone, a tube radio, and a reel-to-reel recorder. Yesterday, this was the county’s emergency operations and dispatch center in downtown Bel Air. Today, the center occupies a low-slung building in Hickory, a decades-old […]
Tentative Agreement on Harford County Teacher Bonuses Gives “One-Time, Non-Precedent Setting, $1,250 Stipend”; Union Attempted to Apply Funds to Salaries
The Harford County Board of Education and the Harford County Education Association have tentatively agreed that a bonus for county employees proposed by County Executive David Craig will be distributed to teachers as a “one-time, non-precedent setting, $1,250 stipend”. The tentative agreement made public by the school system this week was signed on Feb. 1 […]
Harford County Education Association President Cerveny: Whether Bonus or Wage Increase, “Either Way You Will Get Your Money”
The following e-mail was sent to members of the Harford County Education Association by President Randy Cerveny on December 14, 2011. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication. Members, A great deal of information has been swirling around about the County Executive’s proposed distribution of funds. Some has been accurate, and some less […]
Help Emmorton or Hickory Elementary Win a $50,000 Grant from The Clorox Company
From Harford County Public Schools: Help Emmorton Elementary or Hickory Elementary win a grant from Clorox! Following a competitive nomination period, voting is now open and Emmorton and Hickory elementary schools need your help to win up to $50,000 in The Clorox Company’s Power A Bright Future grant program! The grant will secure funding for […]
