Mary Hastler Named to 2013 List of Maryland’s Top 100 Women

(Belcamp, Maryland) Mary Hastler has been named to The Daily Record’s 2013 list of Maryland’s Top 100 Women.

 

The Daily Record’s annual list of Maryland’s Top 100 Women was created to recognize outstanding achievement by women who have demonstrated significant professional accomplishments, outstanding community leadership and inspiration mentoring. Read more...

StateStats.org Names Susan Muaddi Darraj One of the Top 25 Women Professors in Maryland

Susan Muaddi Darraj, Associate Professor of English at Harford Community College, has been named to a list of the Top 25 Women Professors in Maryland for 2013 by StateStats.org. StateStats.org, in conjunction with partner website OnlineSchoolsMaryland.com, set out to find postsecondary educators who had been recognized recently for excellence in the classroom, on campus, and in the community. Read more...

Mildred Kreider Receives Conservation Award at Harford Land Trust Annual Meeting

Bel Air, MD] – The Harford Land Trust (HLT) honored former board member Mildred Krieder with its Conservation Award at its annual meeting held March 16, 2013 at the Bel Air Armory.

The award cites Kreider’s personal support of the founding of HLT, years of serving on the Board of Directors, generous financial support of projects and administrative costs and efforts to conserve in perpetuity the historical and natural resources of Little Jericho Farm, owned by she and her late husband, Sidney Krieder since 1975. Read more...

Laura Patnaude Named Miss Bel Air Independence Day 2013

Bel Air, Maryland: Laura Patnaude, a sophomore at Towson University, has been selected by the Bel Air Independence Day Committee, Inc., to be its “Miss Bel Air Independence Day” for the 2013 celebrations.

 

As such, she will serve as hostess and participant in one of the region's largest 4th of July celebrations, taking place from dawn to night on Thursday, July 4 and will also help promote the event in the weeks leading up to the event. Read more...

14th Annual AMC Private Garden Tour

Tour beautiful gardens across Harford County from Pylesville, Bel Air, Abingdon, Churchville on Sunday, May 19 from 11am until 5pm, rain or shine. Stop for a special lunch along the way at Broom's Bloom Dairy as you plan your next stop on this self-guided garden tour. Read more...

Barbara P. Canavan Named HCPS Interim Superintendent

The Board of Education of Harford County named current Executive Director of Middle School Performance Barbara P. Canavan as interim superintendent of Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) today, May 13, 2013, to fill the vacancy that will be left by Dr. Robert M. Tomback at the conclusion of his four-year term on June 30, 2013. Mrs. Canavan will serve a one-year term as interim superintendent from July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014. Read more...

The Secret Garden Tour of Havre de Grace and Garden Mart

To benefit the Havre de Grace Martime Museum

On Saturday, May 18, 2013 the Gardens de Grace Club will host the Annual Secret Garden Tour of Havre de Grace from noon until 5 pm. There will be eight private gardens to view as well as two Churches opening their gardens and the HdG Green Team Community Gardens. In addition to viewing the private gardens you can attend the Garden Mart from 10 am until 6 pm to purchase plants, garden accents and much more. These events are always the Saturday after Mother’s Day, rain or shine. There is truly nothing else like it in Havre de Grace and will be enjoyed by the garden enthusiast to the garden dreamer. Read more...

Tech App Development Co-working Space Opens in Harford County

The GroundFloor at Harford offers workspace and collaboration for tech entrepreneurs

 

Bel Air, MD – The GroundFloor at Harford, a community-driven workspace and collaboration center for technology entrepreneurs, freelance developers and start-up businesses, opens Wednesday, May 15, in Havre de Grace’s Swan Creek Village Center. It is the first co-working space in Harford County. Read more...

Harford County’s Fourth Annual Restaurant Week Calling for Restaurant Participants

(Bel Air, MD) - - The Harford County Office of Tourism has announced the dates for Harford County’s Fourth Annual Restaurant Week June 3-15, 2013.

 

Restaurants interested in participating in the annual event should contact Wini Roche, Tourism & Marketing Manager, via email wjroche@harfordcountymd.gov or phone 410-638-3059 for details. Participating restaurants are required to be a Tourism Partner, plus provide a $25 gift card to be used as prizes for the contest. Read more...

Harford Choral Society Performs Hayden's "Mass in Time of War"

The Harford Choral Society, directed by Dr. William Spencer, will perform Haydn's "Mass in Time of War" on May 11 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 1200 Churchville Road, Bel Air. The concert will include professional soloist and orchestra. There will also be a silent auction benefit. Read more...