Have you heard the one about how the Aberdeen City Council is going to impose a citywide Homeowner’s Association and force all the municipality’s residents to clean up their properties lest they be hauled off to court and fined into compliance? While that description might be a slight exaggeration (perpetuated, perhaps, by a group of […]
A Message to You Rudy: Ex-mayor may have aided decision to keep Police Chief
It looks like Randy Rudy’s job as chief of the Aberdeen Police Department is safe – at least for the time being – although it remains unclear whether Mayor Mike Bennett is giving the chief a chance or simply had his hands tied thanks to a parting gift from the city’s former mayor. In an […]
29 and Counting…another Member on Mayor Bennett’s Team and it’s another Former APD Cop
The mysterious and previously undisclosed 29th member of Aberdeen Mayor Mike Bennett’s grandiose transition team was revealed last week to be none other than Joseph Bray – the one-time Aberdeen police officer and Municipal Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 128 president, who was recently terminated from both positions. Despite his recent firing from the Aberdeen […]
Proactive Police Protect People, Prevent Problems, Procure Praise/Prize
Though occasionally accused of being too aggressive and militaristic of law enforcement initiatives for such a small city, the Aberdeen Police Department’s surveillance camera system and Rapid Response Team (RRT) have undoubtedly helped proactively combat crime and clean up city streets. At a ceremony in Glen Burnie on Tuesday, those efforts by Aberdeen Police were […]
Return to Sender: What do Aberdeen police have to do to get an RSVP from their mayor?
For the last three weeks, representatives of the Aberdeen Police Department and Municipal Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 128 have been trying to arrange a meeting with newly elected Mayor Mike Bennett. In that time, at least two letters of invitation sent to Bennett from the FOP have been met with no response, yet the […]
Long Term Gains: Helton Gets an Aberdeen Tax Break
Convening for its first full meeting since being sworn into office, newly elected Mayor Mike Bennett and the Aberdeen City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a 10-year tax break for a property owned by Art Helton – the Democratic former state senator who masterminded Bennett’s triumphant ascent. While Enterprise Zone tax credits, 10-year […]
An Army of One
Newly elected Aberdeen Mayor Mike Bennett has announced the membership of his 30-person transition team, which includes his own brother, Art Helton and wife, four failed city council candidates, a former city mayor, a former Havre de Grace police chief and a handful of annexation opponents. The group, which convened Tuesday night in City Hall […]
