From Harford County Public Schools: “If you were to come to our school and watch during lunchtime, you would see a typical elementary school setting: students eating their lunches, talking about everything from sports to their favorite movies” says Emmorton Elementary Principal, Dr. Peter Carpenter. “But once it’s time to finish lunch, you would see […]
Dublin/Darlington Community Council: Community Supports New Solid Waste Transfer Station at Location More Convenient than Scarboro
The following letter was sent by the Dublin/Darlington Community Council to Harford County Executive David Craig, County Council President Billy Boniface, and County Councilman Chad Shrodes. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication: Dear County Executive Craig: At our regular meeting on January 18, 2012, the members of the Dublin/Darlington Community Council voted […]
Conservation and Stewardship Poster Contest Helps Harford County Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rethink
From Harford County government: Harford County Government and Harford County Public Schools have announced the winners of the 2nd annual Conservation and Stewardship Poster Contest at an awards ceremony held December 1 at the Eden Mill Nature Center in Pylesville. Parents, teachers and Harford County Public School administrators joined Harford County Government’s Sustainability Office and […]
William S. James Elementary Students Recycle Household Items for Mini-Science Fair
From Harford County Public Schools: Fourth grade students at William S. James Elementary School participated in a mini-science fair during the month of October. The students were in a unit of study titled, Natural Resources and Nature’s Cycles. They were studying reducing, reusing and recycling and were encouraged to find a used item within their […]
Harford Waste Disposal Center Announces Spring Hours of Operation for Mulch and Compost Facility
From Harford County government: The Harford Waste Disposal Center Mulch and Compost Facility will resume Saturday operations on March 5, 2011. Effective March 5, the facility will be open Monday through Saturday from 7.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. The Tollgate Drop-off Site will remain open on Saturdays only from 7.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. For […]
Cassilly: “The Proposal To Enlarge Harford’s Incinerator Seems Very Short Sighted At Best, And Completely Irresponsible”
From Veronica Cassilly of Darlington: Harford County’s proposal to triple the size of its incinerator will increase the current rate of burning from 360 tons of trash a day to 1500 tons per day. The emissions from the current incinerator include 94 different toxins, 12 of which the Environmental Protection Agency has established safe levels […]
Harford County Compost Winter Schedule Announced
From Harford County government: The Harford County Department of Public Works has announced new winter hours for the Harford Waste Disposal Center mulch and compost facility. Effective Saturday, February 12, 2011 the mulch and compost facility will be closed on Saturday’s until further notice. The compost facility will be open Monday – Friday from 7:00 […]
From A Distance…Things Aren’t What They Seem: Today An Eyesore, Scott’s Creek Could Be A Place For Everyone, Even Reformed Litterers, To Enjoy
Part 2 in a series by Todd Holden about Scott’s Creek in Delta. Part 1 can be read here: Massacre at Scott Creek: A Veritable Rummage Sale of Unwanted Household Furnishings Litter Delta Railroad Line. Recently I visited some families living very close to Bunker Hill Road along Scott’s Creek, on the north side of […]
