Edgewood And Harford County News
- Anne Arundel County police to stop asking sex assault victims to waive rights to investigation (February 20, 2019)
Anne Arundel County officials moved Tuesday to end the controversial practice of asking victims of sexual assault to waive their rights to an investigation. The policy change came the same day that The Baltimore Sun reported that police departments in the Baltimore area prompted victims to waive…
- Bel Air leaders celebrate Maryland Historic Trust recognition of Armory Marketplace business incubator (February 20, 2019)
Bel Air leaders, along with state officials and members of the construction and design teams, celebrated Tuesday the recent recognition by the Maryland Historical Trust of the town’s Armory Marketplace business incubator. “This project represents a perfect example of collaboration between the Maryland…
- Harford school board increases budget request by $5 million to $472.7 million for FY2020 (February 20, 2019)
The Harford County Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday night to increase its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2020 by $5 million and submit a request to the county executive for $472,678,414. It would be $15 million more than this fiscal year’s budget. If the total budget request is funded…
- Weather forecast forces Harford County schools to cancel Wednesday classes (February 19, 2019)
Harford County has canceled school Wednesday because of the weather forecast, officials announced Tuesday. It’s the sixth inclement weather day this school year in Harford County, and the last day will now be Monday, June 17. The John Carroll School in Bel Air has also canceled classes on Wednesday,…
- Harford County hotel owner ordered to pay back wages, damages to employees (February 19, 2019)
A federal judge has ordered a Baltimore-area hotel owner and manager to pay $157,150 in back wages and damages to 34 of his current and former employees. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division investigators say Akhilbhai Patel, manager of Blissful Enterprises LLC and owner of ENA…
- Harford Community College instructor, musician Benny Russell one of governor's 'Green Bag' appointments (February 19, 2019)
Renowned musician and recording artist Benny Russell, who has served as an adjunct instructor of music at Harford Community College since 2005, was nominated to the Maryland State Arts Council. He is one of five Harford residents nominated for appointment to 63 different boards and commissions…
- Harford Sheriff's Office lobby in Bel Air closed temporarily as renovations continue (February 19, 2019)
The front lobby of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office headquarters in Bel Air will be closed for about six weeks as renovations begin of the first floor and basement, the second phase of a overhaul of the building that was last renovated in 1963. The project is about a month ahead of schedule…
- Dance like a princess: 3 things to do with the kids in Harford County this spring (February 19, 2019)
Need a hand getting the kids off their devices and out of the house? This spring, have the little ones try a princess-themed dance class, take rambunctious kids and teens to tumbling lessons, and get the whole family out on the farm. 1. Dance like a princess Watch the little ones spin, twirl and…
- Bel Air’s only used bookstore is getting its start in the Armory’s incubator (February 19, 2019)
When shoppers describe Caprichos Books, Bel Air’s only used bookstore, they recall the cushy chairs, restful aura and how owner Liz Decker makes them feel so snug. Then, of course, they go on to tell about the everchanging selection of fiction, non-fiction, mysteries, children’s books and classics….
- More than $7,000 raised for survivors of slain Joppa delivery driver (February 19, 2019)
A look of surprise spread across Mandii Waugh’s face, and she leaned against Larry Delbridge, who pulled her into an embrace after he announced a total of $7,000 had been raised in memory of her slain fiancé, Timothy Wayne Youngquist. Overcome with emotion, Waugh told the cheering crowd Saturday…