From the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company: A 911 call came in to the Harford County Emergency Operations Center on Friday, February 10, 2017, at 6:11 PM reporting a non-breathing, 16-year old female swimmer at Edgewood Middle School, 2415 Willoughby Beach Road in Edgewood. Call information indicated that this was a result of a drowning. The […]
Salbeck: Joppatowne Pool Property Could and Should Have Been Purchased by Harford County
From Fran Salbeck: Letter to the Editor, The Save the Pool Property Committee held an informal public meeting on Monday July 21 at the Southern Precinct Police Station. There were close to 130 citizens in attendance. Written questions regarding the current and future status of the pool property were collected from the attendees and submitted […]
Boardman: Joppatowne Residents Their Own Worst Enemies in Pool Controversy
From Christopher Boardman: JOPPATOWNE RESIDENTS THEIR OWN WORST ENEMIES IN POOL CONTROVERSY The Joppatowne Community Council recently hosted a meeting in which the Save the Pool Committee ran the meeting. When it was clear the pool committee would not allow comments from the floor except for written questions, I left the meeting. This is not […]
Harford County Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits Offers Recommendations for Pool, Spa, and Hot Tub Owners
From Harford County government: The Harford County Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits (DILP) is advising citizens who are considering adding a pool, spa, or hot tub to their property that there are certain codes that should be followed. Recently, DILP has investigated numerous complaints regarding safety issues associated with swimming pools, spas and hot […]
Joppatowne Residents Attempt to Save Defunct Mariner Point Swim Club
When the pool at the heart of their community was shut down and put up for sale, Hanna Fitzpatrick, 13, her younger sister Katie Fitzpatrick, and their friend Grace Barnhart helped spark a long shot effort to save the beloved place where Joppatowne families had gathered for decades. It’s a long shot that could soon […]
Heat Wave Drives Frogs, Raccoons, and Wildlife Rescuers into Forest Hill Swimming Pool
The early July heat wave sent temperatures soaring into triple digits and drove both man and beast into a Forest Hill swimming pool – though none of them were there to cool off and it was the last place any of them wanted to be. This swimming pool had sat unused for years in the […]
Dublin/Darlington June Bulletin: Conowingo Pool Opens; Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Community Information Night; Independence Day Celebration
From the 21034 Community E-News Editors: News From Around The Community If the Conowingo Pool is Open, It Must be Summer! The Conowingo Swimming Pool opened this past Memorial Day weekend. Hours are 11am to 7pm every day from May 26 through September 3. The 2012 Event Schedule and Membership Application can be found on […]
Dublin/Darlington July Bulletin: 13th Annual Blueberry Festival July 16; Conowingo Pool; Summer Family Pizza and Movie Nights
From the 21034 Community E-News Editors: Blueberry Festival Please join Harford Friends School and Deer Creek Friends Meeting for the 13th annual Blueberry Festival to be held Saturday, July 16 from 10 AM to 2 PM. Homemade baked goods, live auction, refreshments, desserts, live music, and more! We look forward to seeing you there! 1212 […]
