TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools, including the Virtual Learning Program, will open two hours late on Thursday, December 15, 2022, due to expected inclement weather. Morning Prekindergarten classes are cancelled. All school administrative offices and central offices will open on a two-hour delay. BCPS will re-evaluate road conditions and provide an update by 6:15 a.m. Harford County Public Schools have […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Department of Education has named seven teachers as finalists for 2022-23 Maryland Teacher of the Year. The finalists are: Charles Whittaker of Anne Arundel County Public Schools; Berol Dewdney of Baltimore City Public Schools; Alicia Amaral Freeman of Baltimore County Public Schools; Jonathan Kurtz of Frederick County Public Schools; Ashley Gereli of Harford County Public Schools; […]
JOPPA. MD—At a reception held at Mountain Branch in Joppa on Thursday, August 5, 2022, Freedom Federal Credit Union honored Dr. Stacey Durkovicˈ and Jeanne Mackowiak, as the grand prize award recipients of the Credit Union’s 2022 Golden Apple Annual Educator Award grant competition. Thanks to Freedom’s recent expansion from Harford County into Baltimore County, the Credit Union doubled grant […]
JOPPA, MD—Crews are on the scene of a fire at Magnolia Elementary School in Joppa. The fire was reported at around 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Units arrived to find a transformer that was in fire with possible extension to the school. The Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company reports that crews are waiting for BGE to cut the power so the […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Delegates Joe Boteler and Rick Impallaria are looking to introduce legislation in the upcoming session to create an elected Superintendent for both Baltimore County and Harford County Public Schools. “Having watched how our public schools have been run over the last decade, we see that it is time for a change. Superintendents should be accountable to not only the […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—An Aberdeen man has been arrested after a Harford County Child Advocacy Center investigation developed evidence supporting charges of solicitation of prostitution, sexual solicitation of a minor, and three counts of human trafficking. The defendant has been identified as Jaron Anthonee Darden, 25, of Aberdeen. Investigators became involved after the victim reported to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office that […]
FALLSTON, MD—A teacher with Harford County Public Schools has been arrested and charged in connection with sex offenses that allegedly occurred in Parkville years ago. John David Hobbs, 51, of Fallston, has been charged with a third-degree sex offense, child molestation, and second-degree rape. He is currently being held without bail following his arrest on Wednesday. The investigation began after […]
HARFORD COUNTY, MD—Harford County Executive Barry Glassman on Thursday signed legislation enacting the county budget for Fiscal Year 2021 after it was unanimously approved by the county council on Tuesday. The $948 million budget for next year fully funds the school board’s operating budget request, provides record level funding for public safety, the library system and the community college. The […]