Harford Ballet Company's production of Beauty and the Beast is almost here. The production will feature the Harford Ballet, guest professionals from the Pennsylvania Ballet, students of the Dance Conservatory of Maryland and pianist Duke Thompson of the Maryland Conservatory of Music. There are also two bonus ballets and a classical pas de deux from Romeo and Juliet performed by guest professionals of the Pennsylvania Ballet.
The performances are 6 p.m. May 31 & 1 p.m. June 1 at Patterson Mill High School. Tickets are $17 in advance ($18 through PayPal) and $20 at the door (if any remain).
Harford Ballet puts on a very professional show. Here at TAA we're very excited about the pas de deux and a performance by a very special bluebird.
To get all the information, click here.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
BRAC: Heading Up the NJ Turnpike
Found this article in the Asbury Park Press. It talks about how Maryland has opened offices in NJ to try to lure people here -- and how they don't want to come:
Maryland opens centers to try to get fort workers to move
By Keith Brown • COASTAL MONMOUTH BUREAU • April 26, 2008
FORT MONMOUTH — Efforts to woo post employees to Maryland reached an unprecedented level Friday when that state's labor department opened an information center on the fort targeting those employees considering moving with the fort's mission.
Billed as a "Transition One-Stop Career Center," the information center opened at the post's Credit Union, with another opening on Industrial Way in Eatontown. A kick-off event was held at Gibbs Hall, where Maryland officials touted their state's assets and pledged to assist anyone considering moving there.
"We're here to answer every question you have," Thomas Perez, Maryland Secretary of Labor, Licensing & Regulation, said to a crowd of about 100 assembled at Gibbs Hall. "We are indeed here with open arms."
Fort Monmouth is a casualty of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure decisions that shuttered military installations in a nationwide consolidation aimed at streamlining the military and saving money. The bulk of its core mission is scheduled to move to Maryland's Aberdeen Proving Ground by 2011.
But Maryland's inroads onto the fort — what Perez called the first information center of its kind that has opened at any military installation in the nation — was seen as an insult by some.
"It's rubbing it in the noses of those employees who believe the BRAC was a fraud," said John Poitras, president of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1904, a fort employees union that has filed a federal lawsuit aimed at stopping the fort's closure.
State Sen. Joseph M. Kyrillos Jr., R-Monmouth, also criticized the move.
"New Jersey has a history of being a leader in innovation and a magnet for the best and brightest employees in many industries," Kyrillos said in a statement. "That Maryland wants to lure away members of our work force should not be a surprise, but it definitely should be a concern."
Major Gen. Dennis L. Via, commanding general of the fort's Communications-Electronics command, headed the line-up of speakers at the kick-off event. Via praised opening of the information center.
"This center will help reduce uncertainty and provide personalized information to our employees that they otherwise would not have access to," Via said. "It's strong evidence of the state of Maryland's commitment to make our move to APG smoother and easier."
Col. Jeffrey Weissman, commander of Aberdeen Proving Ground, touted his installation's contribution to the nation's defense, praised Harford County — where the post is located — and pledged assistance to those considering the move.
"I can promise that we will do everything we can to ensure that you're not disappointed," Weissman said.
The center, which will be staffed by a Maryland official, will supply information on Maryland home prices, school systems, entertainment and practically any other topic of interest to post workers considering the move, officials said. The center at the fort will be open from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., while the Eatontown office will be open from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Fort Monmouth, which generates about $3.2 billion annually into the state's economy, employs more than 5,000 and supports another 22,000 jobs statewide.
Post workers in two separate surveys taken last year said overwhelmingly they would pass on the moving from the Garden State. Up to 70 percent of those surveyed said they would not move to Maryland when the post closes in three years.
Perez, in an interview following the kick-off, downplayed the number of post employees who have said they would not move.
"We don't know what the number will be," he said. "It's a very fluid number. There's people who don't know what they're going to do. The best way to address uncertainly is to supply information."
Maryland opens centers to try to get fort workers to move
By Keith Brown • COASTAL MONMOUTH BUREAU • April 26, 2008
FORT MONMOUTH — Efforts to woo post employees to Maryland reached an unprecedented level Friday when that state's labor department opened an information center on the fort targeting those employees considering moving with the fort's mission.
Billed as a "Transition One-Stop Career Center," the information center opened at the post's Credit Union, with another opening on Industrial Way in Eatontown. A kick-off event was held at Gibbs Hall, where Maryland officials touted their state's assets and pledged to assist anyone considering moving there.
"We're here to answer every question you have," Thomas Perez, Maryland Secretary of Labor, Licensing & Regulation, said to a crowd of about 100 assembled at Gibbs Hall. "We are indeed here with open arms."
Fort Monmouth is a casualty of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure decisions that shuttered military installations in a nationwide consolidation aimed at streamlining the military and saving money. The bulk of its core mission is scheduled to move to Maryland's Aberdeen Proving Ground by 2011.
But Maryland's inroads onto the fort — what Perez called the first information center of its kind that has opened at any military installation in the nation — was seen as an insult by some.
"It's rubbing it in the noses of those employees who believe the BRAC was a fraud," said John Poitras, president of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1904, a fort employees union that has filed a federal lawsuit aimed at stopping the fort's closure.
State Sen. Joseph M. Kyrillos Jr., R-Monmouth, also criticized the move.
"New Jersey has a history of being a leader in innovation and a magnet for the best and brightest employees in many industries," Kyrillos said in a statement. "That Maryland wants to lure away members of our work force should not be a surprise, but it definitely should be a concern."
Major Gen. Dennis L. Via, commanding general of the fort's Communications-Electronics command, headed the line-up of speakers at the kick-off event. Via praised opening of the information center.
"This center will help reduce uncertainty and provide personalized information to our employees that they otherwise would not have access to," Via said. "It's strong evidence of the state of Maryland's commitment to make our move to APG smoother and easier."
Col. Jeffrey Weissman, commander of Aberdeen Proving Ground, touted his installation's contribution to the nation's defense, praised Harford County — where the post is located — and pledged assistance to those considering the move.
"I can promise that we will do everything we can to ensure that you're not disappointed," Weissman said.
The center, which will be staffed by a Maryland official, will supply information on Maryland home prices, school systems, entertainment and practically any other topic of interest to post workers considering the move, officials said. The center at the fort will be open from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., while the Eatontown office will be open from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Fort Monmouth, which generates about $3.2 billion annually into the state's economy, employs more than 5,000 and supports another 22,000 jobs statewide.
Post workers in two separate surveys taken last year said overwhelmingly they would pass on the moving from the Garden State. Up to 70 percent of those surveyed said they would not move to Maryland when the post closes in three years.
Perez, in an interview following the kick-off, downplayed the number of post employees who have said they would not move.
"We don't know what the number will be," he said. "It's a very fluid number. There's people who don't know what they're going to do. The best way to address uncertainly is to supply information."
Forest Hills Flap
Over at Bel Air News & Views there's been a lot of discussion about the proposed Kohl's. At the risk of drawing the ire of those trying to block it, I will be very upset if the county does a double take and decides to deny construction.
As the few previous TAA posts detail, the lots in Constant Friendship were decided on in 1987 -- and although they said signs were posted for the PetSmart, there were none giving residents any warning of what it was. We still don't know for sure what's going in across from it, just that some huge, ugly box store is being built.
If the Kohl's is blocked, it will be a direct slap in the face of the Abingdon community. It will make us here at TAA believe that Forest Hill residents are listened to because they have higher property values. (BTW, Councilwoman Chenowith -- still waiting on your reply)
If it is blocked, it will be interesting to hear what lame reasons the county council gives for blocking it. I bet it will have something to do "with the children."
As the few previous TAA posts detail, the lots in Constant Friendship were decided on in 1987 -- and although they said signs were posted for the PetSmart, there were none giving residents any warning of what it was. We still don't know for sure what's going in across from it, just that some huge, ugly box store is being built.
If the Kohl's is blocked, it will be a direct slap in the face of the Abingdon community. It will make us here at TAA believe that Forest Hill residents are listened to because they have higher property values. (BTW, Councilwoman Chenowith -- still waiting on your reply)
If it is blocked, it will be interesting to hear what lame reasons the county council gives for blocking it. I bet it will have something to do "with the children."
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Constant Friendship: Been There, Done That
A concerned citizen and loyal friend received another reply from TPTB (transportation planning) in the county when she questioned the validity of a study completed in 1987. But as you'll see, they have done something more recently. Only not in this century!
Thank you again for your comments regarding the development and traffic issues at Constant Friendship.The Constant Friendship development is grandfathered because lots were recorded and approved prior to the establishment of Adequate Public Facilities (APF) for roads. The development of these lots has been phased in over the years. As we mentioned before, a traffic study was done for the Constant Friendship Area, including the residential component, and road improvements identified in that study are currently in place. The developer of Constant Friendship has met the traffic requirements in accordance with the policy that was in place in 1987.
In 1998 a traffic study was done for the Constant Friendship townhouse development south of Singer Road and west of Tollgate Road. The study was required because these townhouses were not approved in the original Constant Friendship Plan. Road improvements were identified at that time and have been constructed. The intersection of Tollgate Road and Constant Friendship Blvd was not analyzed in this traffic study because under the APF guidelines only intersecting collectors or higher functional classification roads are studied based on definitions of roads in the Harford County Transportation Plan. Constant Friendship Blvd is not a functional classified roadway. However, Harford County’s Department of Public Works has modified the Constant Friendship Blvd traffic pattern in recent years as well as intersection capacity improvements at Tollgate Road and Constant Friendship Blvd.
Her response, and I heartily concur, "That's just silly." Why don't they just say they're not going to do anything instead of making excuses?
Here at TAA we wonder what qualifies as a "high functioning road." We're also questioning what improvements were made to that intersection -- was it the jersey barrier left on the bridge before the intersection that people crashed into and then one day just disappeared? Or is it the "sticks" in the road when you're making a right hand turn onto Rte. 24 from Tollgate that are constantly replaced because people keeping running them over?
Thank you again for your comments regarding the development and traffic issues at Constant Friendship.The Constant Friendship development is grandfathered because lots were recorded and approved prior to the establishment of Adequate Public Facilities (APF) for roads. The development of these lots has been phased in over the years. As we mentioned before, a traffic study was done for the Constant Friendship Area, including the residential component, and road improvements identified in that study are currently in place. The developer of Constant Friendship has met the traffic requirements in accordance with the policy that was in place in 1987.
In 1998 a traffic study was done for the Constant Friendship townhouse development south of Singer Road and west of Tollgate Road. The study was required because these townhouses were not approved in the original Constant Friendship Plan. Road improvements were identified at that time and have been constructed. The intersection of Tollgate Road and Constant Friendship Blvd was not analyzed in this traffic study because under the APF guidelines only intersecting collectors or higher functional classification roads are studied based on definitions of roads in the Harford County Transportation Plan. Constant Friendship Blvd is not a functional classified roadway. However, Harford County’s Department of Public Works has modified the Constant Friendship Blvd traffic pattern in recent years as well as intersection capacity improvements at Tollgate Road and Constant Friendship Blvd.
Her response, and I heartily concur, "That's just silly." Why don't they just say they're not going to do anything instead of making excuses?
Here at TAA we wonder what qualifies as a "high functioning road." We're also questioning what improvements were made to that intersection -- was it the jersey barrier left on the bridge before the intersection that people crashed into and then one day just disappeared? Or is it the "sticks" in the road when you're making a right hand turn onto Rte. 24 from Tollgate that are constantly replaced because people keeping running them over?
Friday, April 11, 2008
Disenfranchisement: American Idol Edition
All day I've been wondering why here at TAA we've been so upset about last night's surprise ouster of our favorite American Idol contestant, Michael Johns. Sure, we'd downloaded all his music and enjoyed his performances, but why were we so upset and shocked that the voters (or possibly producers, if you're a conspiracy theorist) kicked him to the curb?
Then it occurred to us that it wasn't just the fact that we called an embarrassing number of times to keep him on the show. It was just the culmination of a week (really more) of supporting lost causes.
It started with the cold realization that the elected school board bill was going to be left to wither in committee, without the respect of local courtesy from the legislature. My calls didn't matter. Mary Dulaney-James (who sends her children to private school) and Chairwoman Hixson (who by the way can vote for her school board in Montgomery County) decided that we in Harford County don't get to vote for our school board. End of story.
Shortly after that realization, I received the e-mail that a concerned citizen and friend had received an answer to her query about the zoning/traffic problems in Constant Friendship. My excitement was quickly squelched when I read that all the decisions had been made for the business park in 1987 -- 21 years ago. Here at TAA we're giving away our age, but 21 years ago we were 21. We shudder to think if we had to follow any plans we'd made at 21. Case closed. Our e-mail was not answered, but we were still shot down. We were officially 0-2.
Which leads me to last night, when Ryan Seacrest turned to the camera after announcing the bottom three finalists and said, "Last year for Idol Gives Back, we decided not to send anyone home....(long long pause, Michael looked hopeful) but tonight, it's the end of the road for Michael Johns."
I know it's not the same. It's just a TV show. But Ryan Seacrest doing the bait and switch reminded me of being hopeful (elected school board passes, yes!) to angry (school board bill being held hostage in committee, what? why?) It shows a similar lack of courtesy.
Ryan Seacrest was a jerk to Michael Johns and the viewers (who booed loudly and have been flaming Seacrest on the Internet all day), but we'll be all right. The state showed discourtesy to Harford County and now Harford County has to choose not the next American Idol, but a new board president, and guess what, you don't get to vote on who it's going to be. Oh, and the committee to pick him/her has been disbanded. So they're not voting either.
There was only one real winner this week, those special interests that the school board was so "afraid" of. Call us cynical -- we'll probably be more hopeful next week. But right now we're feeling that theirs is really the only vote that matters.
Then it occurred to us that it wasn't just the fact that we called an embarrassing number of times to keep him on the show. It was just the culmination of a week (really more) of supporting lost causes.
It started with the cold realization that the elected school board bill was going to be left to wither in committee, without the respect of local courtesy from the legislature. My calls didn't matter. Mary Dulaney-James (who sends her children to private school) and Chairwoman Hixson (who by the way can vote for her school board in Montgomery County) decided that we in Harford County don't get to vote for our school board. End of story.
Shortly after that realization, I received the e-mail that a concerned citizen and friend had received an answer to her query about the zoning/traffic problems in Constant Friendship. My excitement was quickly squelched when I read that all the decisions had been made for the business park in 1987 -- 21 years ago. Here at TAA we're giving away our age, but 21 years ago we were 21. We shudder to think if we had to follow any plans we'd made at 21. Case closed. Our e-mail was not answered, but we were still shot down. We were officially 0-2.
Which leads me to last night, when Ryan Seacrest turned to the camera after announcing the bottom three finalists and said, "Last year for Idol Gives Back, we decided not to send anyone home....(long long pause, Michael looked hopeful) but tonight, it's the end of the road for Michael Johns."
I know it's not the same. It's just a TV show. But Ryan Seacrest doing the bait and switch reminded me of being hopeful (elected school board passes, yes!) to angry (school board bill being held hostage in committee, what? why?) It shows a similar lack of courtesy.
Ryan Seacrest was a jerk to Michael Johns and the viewers (who booed loudly and have been flaming Seacrest on the Internet all day), but we'll be all right. The state showed discourtesy to Harford County and now Harford County has to choose not the next American Idol, but a new board president, and guess what, you don't get to vote on who it's going to be. Oh, and the committee to pick him/her has been disbanded. So they're not voting either.
There was only one real winner this week, those special interests that the school board was so "afraid" of. Call us cynical -- we'll probably be more hopeful next week. But right now we're feeling that theirs is really the only vote that matters.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Recycling Event on Saturday
Two locations will be accepting electronics for recycling from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. CPU's, speakers, fax machines, scanners, printers, keyboards, mice, cell phones, stereos and microwaves will be accepted free of charge. A $10 contribution is requested for monitors. No TVs are being accepted. All electronic donations are tax deductible and receipts will be provided. The event is also a project/fundraiser for a boy's youth club (although I've been unable to find out which specific one).
The press release says all hard drives are either erased in compliance with the Dept of Defense 5220.22-M disk sanitizing standard or are physically destroyed during recycling operations. Collected materials are handled in an environmentally and socially responsible manner with virtually no material being land filled.
Locations are the SAIC Parking lot (next to the new Y in Abingdon) at 3465 Box Hill Corporate Center Drive and St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 533 East Jarrettsville Road, Forest Hill.
Here at TAA we're excited about ridding ourselves of a giant computer monitor that's been taking up much space.
The press release says all hard drives are either erased in compliance with the Dept of Defense 5220.22-M disk sanitizing standard or are physically destroyed during recycling operations. Collected materials are handled in an environmentally and socially responsible manner with virtually no material being land filled.
Locations are the SAIC Parking lot (next to the new Y in Abingdon) at 3465 Box Hill Corporate Center Drive and St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 533 East Jarrettsville Road, Forest Hill.
Here at TAA we're excited about ridding ourselves of a giant computer monitor that's been taking up much space.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Constant Friendship Blvd.: 1987 Edition
Thanks to a concerned citizen and friend, I have an answer to my traffic study question! She e-mailed the planning and zoning department and received this helpful answer below:
Thank you for your email regarding land use and traffic concerns along Constant Friendship Boulevard. Constant Friendship received approval for full build out prior to the establishment of Harford County’s Adequate Public Facilities (APF). However, a traffic study for the project was prepared by The RBA Group in June of 1987. All road improvements required in that traffic study are in place.
In addition, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MdTA) is planning improvements to the traffic patterns in that area by reconstructing the I-95/MD 24 interchange and reconstructing the intersection of MD 24/MD 924/Tollgate Road with a grade separated intersection. The improvements to the MD24/MD924 intersection should begin this year, hopefully as early as June. This project is proposed to alleviate the traffic issues at Constant Friendship Boulevard and Tollgate Road. The site, however, is physically constrained from providing an additional access into the development.
All of the lots along Constant Friendship Boulevard were approved as part of the original plan for the area. Under Harford County’s Subdivision Approval Procedure, all large-scale developments proposed for that area must be reviewed by the Development Advisory Committee (DAC). According to Section 5.03 (c) of the Harford County Subdivision Regulation, a notice is posted on the property at least 2 weeks prior to a DAC meeting with the date, time and location of the meeting and telephone number of the Department of Planning and Zoning. The regulations require that the notice be conspicuously placed on the property along the frontage near the right of way with a sign measuring 22-inches by 28-inches and with red lettering. I realize that it can be difficult to read the specifics of the sign as you drive by, so please do not hesitate to contact our Development Review Section to get more information about the project being proposed.
This would be funny if it wasn't so sad/discouraging. Think back to 1987. For those of us who didn't live here then, someone filled me in on what the neighborhood was like:
No Wal-Mart
No Constant Friendship townhomes, Dominion apartments
No Abingdon Elementary School (or neighboring townhouses)
Tollgate Road did not go through, stopped at Singer Road (no Monmouth Meadows)--in fact when this person bought her house, they said Tollgate would NEVER be a through-road.
Only development: Constant Branch
Also, were those signs for the new stores posted in 1987? I remember the sign for Lowe's, but never saw a sign for the pet store.
Feel free to add your comments below. And I guess the message from the county is this: there's nothing you can do, because it was all mapped out 21 years ago.
Thank you for your email regarding land use and traffic concerns along Constant Friendship Boulevard. Constant Friendship received approval for full build out prior to the establishment of Harford County’s Adequate Public Facilities (APF). However, a traffic study for the project was prepared by The RBA Group in June of 1987. All road improvements required in that traffic study are in place.
In addition, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MdTA) is planning improvements to the traffic patterns in that area by reconstructing the I-95/MD 24 interchange and reconstructing the intersection of MD 24/MD 924/Tollgate Road with a grade separated intersection. The improvements to the MD24/MD924 intersection should begin this year, hopefully as early as June. This project is proposed to alleviate the traffic issues at Constant Friendship Boulevard and Tollgate Road. The site, however, is physically constrained from providing an additional access into the development.
All of the lots along Constant Friendship Boulevard were approved as part of the original plan for the area. Under Harford County’s Subdivision Approval Procedure, all large-scale developments proposed for that area must be reviewed by the Development Advisory Committee (DAC). According to Section 5.03 (c) of the Harford County Subdivision Regulation, a notice is posted on the property at least 2 weeks prior to a DAC meeting with the date, time and location of the meeting and telephone number of the Department of Planning and Zoning. The regulations require that the notice be conspicuously placed on the property along the frontage near the right of way with a sign measuring 22-inches by 28-inches and with red lettering. I realize that it can be difficult to read the specifics of the sign as you drive by, so please do not hesitate to contact our Development Review Section to get more information about the project being proposed.
This would be funny if it wasn't so sad/discouraging. Think back to 1987. For those of us who didn't live here then, someone filled me in on what the neighborhood was like:
No Wal-Mart
No Constant Friendship townhomes, Dominion apartments
No Abingdon Elementary School (or neighboring townhouses)
Tollgate Road did not go through, stopped at Singer Road (no Monmouth Meadows)--in fact when this person bought her house, they said Tollgate would NEVER be a through-road.
Only development: Constant Branch
Also, were those signs for the new stores posted in 1987? I remember the sign for Lowe's, but never saw a sign for the pet store.
Feel free to add your comments below. And I guess the message from the county is this: there's nothing you can do, because it was all mapped out 21 years ago.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Trying to Kill the School Board Bill:UPDATED
I've taken this from The Dagger comment board and the article I previously linked to:
It looks like Del. Sheila Hixson is holding up SB 306, the blended school board bill. It was not on the voting list today and may not be on the list tomorrow (Saturday).
THERE IS NO REASON FOR DELAY EXCEPT TO KILL THIS BILL
Hixson told her committee that she would not play games. Please call her office and ask her to keep her word. Call today and tomorrow (Saturday) 1-800-492-7122. Ask for the House Ways & Means Committee. Tell the staff you are calling to ask Chairwoman Hixson to move SB 306, which had a hearing on April 2nd and is word for word the same as HB 779 which the committee passed last week.
I just called. Why are legislators from other counties in the state involved in what happens in Harford County? Why are others allowed to vote for their school boards but we're not!
Here's the original link
UPDATE: They killed it.They left it to die. Thank you Mary Dulaney James for ignoring your constituents, and who, unable to find anyone to publicly speak against the bill, used backroom tactics.
And thank you also Harford County Board of Education, for your part in squelching our chance to have a say in what happens in our schools. Oh, but thanks for giving us the opportunity to vote on the name of the new Vale Road school -- for giving us a say in what really matters!
It looks like Del. Sheila Hixson is holding up SB 306, the blended school board bill. It was not on the voting list today and may not be on the list tomorrow (Saturday).
THERE IS NO REASON FOR DELAY EXCEPT TO KILL THIS BILL
Hixson told her committee that she would not play games. Please call her office and ask her to keep her word. Call today and tomorrow (Saturday) 1-800-492-7122. Ask for the House Ways & Means Committee. Tell the staff you are calling to ask Chairwoman Hixson to move SB 306, which had a hearing on April 2nd and is word for word the same as HB 779 which the committee passed last week.
I just called. Why are legislators from other counties in the state involved in what happens in Harford County? Why are others allowed to vote for their school boards but we're not!
Here's the original link
UPDATE: They killed it.They left it to die. Thank you Mary Dulaney James for ignoring your constituents, and who, unable to find anyone to publicly speak against the bill, used backroom tactics.
And thank you also Harford County Board of Education, for your part in squelching our chance to have a say in what happens in our schools. Oh, but thanks for giving us the opportunity to vote on the name of the new Vale Road school -- for giving us a say in what really matters!
Friday, April 4, 2008
Clothing Drive at Abingdon Elementary
If you see people with lots of yard sale stuff at Abingdon Elementary on Sunday morning, don't call the police! The school is have a clothing drive from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the school parking lot.
The school is accepting all wearable clothing for adults and children. Shoes, belts, scarves, hats, pocketbooks, soft toys and household items made from fabric (towels, blankets, curtains, et.) also will be accepted. All items must be in tied bags, except for hard toys, which can be brought in boxes. The school receives 13 cents per pound for all donations.
Clean out those closets and help AES!
The school is accepting all wearable clothing for adults and children. Shoes, belts, scarves, hats, pocketbooks, soft toys and household items made from fabric (towels, blankets, curtains, et.) also will be accepted. All items must be in tied bags, except for hard toys, which can be brought in boxes. The school receives 13 cents per pound for all donations.
Clean out those closets and help AES!
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
School board bill: Hanging on
Local muckraking site The Dagger (and I mean that in the best way) has some up-to-the-minute updates about what's happening to the elected school board bill in the state house and senate. The legislators involved are posting as it happens.
To keep track, click here
To keep track, click here
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
I-95 Shooting: Police Want Help
The reason for all the traffic this a.m.: The AP and all local media outlets are reporting on two shootings that happened around 2:30 a.m. today on I-95 on the southbound shoulder of the highway north of Route 24.
The AP reports that in the first incident, emergency vehicles responded to a call and found a man who had been shot, and he later died at Upper Chesapeake Hospital. Another shooting victim was taken to Upper Chesapeake separately. The Maryland State Poice are saying these shootings are related. The second victim is supposed to recover.
The state police are asking anyone who may have been driving along I-95 at that time and may have seen something to call the Bel Air barracks at 410-879-2101. The police spokesman on the local news made it sound as if the shooting may have happened right there, or there was an altercation at that scene. Because the investigation is ongoing, the state police didn't release too much information.
The AP reports that in the first incident, emergency vehicles responded to a call and found a man who had been shot, and he later died at Upper Chesapeake Hospital. Another shooting victim was taken to Upper Chesapeake separately. The Maryland State Poice are saying these shootings are related. The second victim is supposed to recover.
The state police are asking anyone who may have been driving along I-95 at that time and may have seen something to call the Bel Air barracks at 410-879-2101. The police spokesman on the local news made it sound as if the shooting may have happened right there, or there was an altercation at that scene. Because the investigation is ongoing, the state police didn't release too much information.
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