Harford County consists of 47 local PTA units with over 11,000 members. It is time to take action concerning the Harford County budget. Executive Craig is now formulating the 2011 budget to be given to the Harford County Council by April 1, 2010. Now is the time for PTA members to let the county executive know that we want our children’s education fully funded. The students in Harford County are our future and we must invest in the future today. Email Executive Craig and let him know that PTA is the voice of the children in Harford County. We need the Harford County Public Schools budget fully funded. You can email the executive at CountyExecutive@harfordcountymd.gov
From January 2000 to December 2009, Harford County enjoyed an historic housing boom, then suffered through historic economic downturn.
Harford was the big winner in the U.S. Army’s Base Realignment and Closure decision, but has yet to experience any meaningful impact from BRAC other than the headaches and problems associated with preparing for the anticipated growth.
Harford lost many familiar faces who passed away doing what they loved most in the last decade, but also saw several who left the scene for more nefarious reasons.
Havre de Grace saw a major international golf tournament arrive and depart, and watched as its Promenade was destroyed and rebuilt.
Harford hero Cal Ripken, Jr. retired from baseball, built a stadium in his hometown, and was elected to the Hall of Fame, while ice skater Kimmie Meissner propelled herself toward Harford hero status with her Olympic performance.
Harford County Executive David R. Craig delivered his annual State of the County Address before the Harford County Council on Tuesday, February 10, 2009. In the speech, Mr. Craig outlined the many
(Conowingo, MD) – A sheriff’s deputy and a suspect were both shot during an exchange of gunfire that occurred as a drug task force was serving a search warrant at a Cecil County home early this morning.
The suspect is identified as James W. Ratledge, 60, of the 300-block of Old Conowingo Road, Conowingo, Md. He is currently under police guard while being treated at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. Charges against him are pending and will be filed after consultation with the Cecil County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Just before 5:00 a.m. today, members of the Cecil County Drug Task Force and a uniformed state trooper and a uniformed Cecil County Sheriff’s Office deputy attempted to serve a court authorized search and seizure warrant at the single-family home of the suspect. The search warrant had been obtained as part of a ...Continue Reading
Bucking state and national trends and once again showing its conservative leanings, Harford County voted overwhelmingly for Sen. John McCain as president and state senator Andy Harris as congressman – both of whom were losing when the polls closed Tuesday night.
Among Harford County residents who voted on Election Day, McCain garnered 66,744 votes (58.5%) to eventual president-elect Barack Obama’s 44,601 votes (39.1%). Similarly, Harris brought in 33,959 votes (56.9%) to opponent Frank Kratovil’s 24,074 votes (40.3%). The Harris/Kratovil contest remains tight statewide with the candidates separated by about 1,000 votes. The new 1st District Congressman may not be named until later this week after overseas and provisional ballots are counted.
When it came to the ballot questions, Harford County voters were in line with the rest of Maryland, voting in support of both early voting and legalization of slot machine gambling.
BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford women’s volleyball team was plagued by errors, hitting just -.034 for the match as they fell to Chesapeake, 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-20) on Thursday night at Harford Gymnasium.
The Fighting Owls (6-9) totaled 16 errors for the match while tallying just 14 kills on 59 attacks, but the Skipjacks (10-6) did not fare much better as they recorded 18 errors on 59 attacks with 25 kills for a .119 hitting percentage.
Sophomore Claire Sheldon (Havre de Grace, Md./Havre de Grace) and freshman Brittany Kaszak (Perry Hall, Md./Perry Hall) were the only Owls on the positive side in hitting efficiency as Sheldon totaled four kills on 14 attacks with three errors for a .071 hitting percentage and Kaszak hit .500 with three kills on six attacks and no errors.
Sheldon also added four digs and one service ace, while freshman Brittany Corbin (Joppa, Md./Joppatowne) led ...Continue Reading
The Humane Society of Harford County has a tough job.
The county’s defacto animal shelter has a mission to provide a temporary home for abandoned and stray animals while balancing that with the harsh reality that not every animal (dog, cat, bunny, hamster, etc) can be adopted.
It’s dealing with those unadopted animals that usually causes the most headache and heartache.
The decision on selecting the school location for the placement of the Biomedical Services Magnet Program is on the BOE agenda for June 23, 2008.
In April, 2006, after the redistricting of secondary schools, enrollment projections for the new secondary school attendance areas were presented. When the grandfathering of redistricted students was complete, BAHS was expected to have 1578 students in 2010. The current Sept. 30, 2007 enrollment projections anticipate 1276 BAHS students in 2010. In less than 18 months, HCPS’s enrollment projection for BAHS shrunk by 302 students, or 19%. Where did the students go?
In May, 2006, the Ed Specs for the new BAHS building included space for the Medical Arts Magnet on the third floor. The issue was brought to the Board for a vote as a highly unusual “non-agenda” item, but was stymied because of the ...Continue Reading
The Aegis reported recently that you made the statement that “the dropout rate is decreasing”. In fact, the dropout rate for the Harford County Public Schools for 2007 is the second highest dropout rate out of the past five years. The rates in 2003, 2004, and 2005 were all lower than the rate for 2007. The trend for the dropout rate over the past 8 years does not indicate a consistent, year to year decline.
Please consider the graduation rate as a more appropriate measure of school system success. The graduation rate for 2007 is the third highest in the past decade and started showing sustained improvement in 2003.
It’s our great American pastime. Other sports might be more action-packed, hard-hitting and in-your-face, but there’s just something special about the pace of the game, the crack of the bat and the thrill of a home run.
Nothing symbolizes summertime in America more than the underhanded toss of the pitcher, the smack of the ball into a bare, ungloved hand and the unmistakable colored shield adorning the chest of each “ballist.”
There’s nothing quite like good old fashioned base ball – played 19th century style – and it’s coming soon to a field near you.
