From Harford County government: The Harford County Department of Public Works will be temporarily closing Wheeler School Road at the bridge over a tributary of Broad Creek located approximately 0.2 miles from Old Pylesville Road near Whiteford. The closure to all traffic including emergency vehicles will begin on or about Wednesday, July 27, 2016 and […]
Harford County Rededicates Broad Creek Boat Ramp Following Completion of Improvement Project
From Harford County government: Harford County Executive Barry Glassman’s administration on Wednesday, May 11, rededicated the Broad Creek Boat Ramp in Darlington following enhancements to the ramp and parking area. Joining county officials in the rededication were the Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources and family members of the late Arthur “Whitey” Mansberger, who had been […]
Nearly 4 Inches of Rain Saturate Harford County; Broad Creek Cabin Residents Advised to Consider Evacuation
From Harford County government: Nearly four inches of rain has saturated Harford County over the past 24 hours resulting in high water covering four roads in Harford County and higher than normal levels at the Broad Creek Dam on the Boy Scout property in northern Harford County. The roads with high or standing water include […]
Gov. O’Malley Presents Sheepskin Land Patent to Harford County Boy Scouts; Transfers 19 Acres to Broad Creek Camp
At a Board of Public Works Meeting in the Governor’s Reception Room in the State House in Annapolis, Maryland, under a portrait of George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore, current Governor Martin O’Malley signed an actual sheepskin Land Patent, granting 19.014 acres of previously state-owned land to the Baltimore Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. […]
Giant Transformer to Slowly Roll Through Harford County Beginning Monday
From the State Highway Administration: Area agencies are gearing up for multi-day move of a giant transformer from Havre de Grace in northern Harford County to the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania. The State Highway Administration (SHA), Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), the Maryland State Police (MSP) and Harford County Government agencies are assisting […]
Police Investigation in Whiteford after Man Found Dead Inside Car Submerged in Broad Creek
From the Maryland State Police: Maryland State Police continue an investigation into a deceased man found inside a vehicle, partially submerged in a creek in Harford County. The deceased is identified as Edward Jackson, 72, of the 5000 block of Brightleaf Court, Baltimore, Maryland. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Jackson was the sole […]
Sen. Glassman Supporting Ecology Learning Center at Broad Creek Memorial Boy Scout Camp
From the office of Sen. Barry Glassman: Northern Harford County State Senator Barry Glassman (35) of Harford County and the Boy Scouts of America, Baltimore Area Council seek bond bill funding from the State of Maryland in the amount of $500,000 to construct the Broad Creek Maryland Boy Scouts of America Ecology Learning Center. The […]
Governor O’Malley Announces BPW Approval Of Forest Legacy Easement In Harford County
Annapolis, Md. – Governor Martin O’Malley today announced Board of Public Works approval of a federally funded Forest Legacy Conservation Easement to preserve a 376.65-acre property within the Broad Creek Memorial Scout Reservation in Harford County. The Baltimore Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America owns the Reservation, a 1,666-acre property primarily comprised of […]
