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Harford executive withdraws employee bonus bills; county council goes along
Citing the new financial burden caused by last week's Maryland General Assembly action on teacher pension obligations, Harford County Executive David Craig withdrew legislation that would have paid a one-time, $625 bonus to all county government and...Tags: Natural Disasters, Annapolis, Teachers, Unions, Tropical Storms
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Harford council laments passing of bonus plan but still lets it die
The plan to pay a $625 bonus this spring to nearly 7,400 Harford County government, sheriff's office and school system employees died an unceremonious death in the Harford County Council chambers Tuesday evening. Though they lamented the latest turn...Tags: Natural Disasters, Annapolis, Teachers, Tropical Storms, Teaching and Learning
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Food for Tomorrow
When Rodrigo Sutema and Dylan Goldberg started Food for Tomorrow - a project to raise money, food and awareness about hunger in Howard County - they anticipated it would last for about one month. More than a year later, the project is still going strong...
Tags: Schools, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, High Schools, Charity
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Highland/Fulton: Reservoir High teacher, staff member named county's best at ceremony
Reservoir High School was well-represented at the Honor of Excellence Awards celebration on May 2 with two staff members recognized as the "best of the best" in Howard County. John Perfetto, a special education teacher, was given the First Year...Tags: Howard County, Limes, Teachers, Roman Catholicism, Culture
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City's Park Heights rec center handed to nonprofit group
City officials awarded control of a Park Heights recreation center to a nonprofit group Wednesday as part of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's plan to overhaul the recreation system by handing some centers to third parties. Park Heights Renaissance Inc....Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Bernard C. Young, Elections, Sharon Green Middleton
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'Mahogany tide' of algae turning harbor murky
Record-high water temperatures and a March sewage leak are contributing to a large algae bloom in the Baltimore harbor, bringing what is known as a "mahogany tide" of reddish-brown algae to the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River.
The bloom is somewhat...Tags: Water, Natural Resource Industry, Cherry Hill, Tropical Storms, Inner Harbor
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Letter: 911 center replacement needed
Editor: I am taking this opportunity to respond to the editorial "It's not that old," published on Friday. The premise that a government building and specifically the Harford County Emergency Operations Center needs to be "old" to be replaced is flawed....Tags: Local Government
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Cardwell, Cubberley named top firefighters during Susquehanna Hose Co. banquet
The Susquehanna Hose Company had much to celebrate during its annual awards banquet Saturday evening at Level Fire Hall. "2011 was a busy year," President Charlie Packard Sr. said, reminiscing about the "hurricanes and flood events and evacuations" the...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Rubber Products Industry, Tropical Storms, Havre de Grace
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Crab population has rebounded, state says
Rebounding from near-collapse four years ago, the Chesapeake Bay's blue crabs are more plentiful than they've been in nearly two decades, with a record crop of young, Maryland officials announced Thursday.
The annual winter survey of Maryland and...Tags: Water, Annapolis, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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764 million reasons to smile
Steamed crabs, cream of crab soup, crab cakes, crab imperial, soft shell crab, deviled crab, corn and crab chowder, crab bisque, crab dip, crab salad, crab fritters, crab ravioli, crab pie, crab quiche — but that's probably enough for the first day....
Tags: Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Tropical Storms, Atlantic Ocean
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The Sun named newspaper of the year by Md.-Del.-D.C. press group
The Baltimore Sun was named Newspaper of the Year — and recognized as having the best website among the competitors — Friday in the annual Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association awards contest. The Sun has been chosen Newspaper of the...Tags: Baltimore School for the Arts, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Equestrian, William Donald Schaefer, Preakness Stakes
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Baltimore Messenger honored by MDDC press association
The Baltimore Messenger won 10 awards in the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Asociation's 2012 editorial contest. Winners were announced April 20. Kathleen Reynolds won first place for Sports Page Design, for a preview of the boys lacrosse season. Editor...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Rental Service
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