Lovett: Upper Chesapeake Sepsis Rates Extremely High Related to Other Maryland Hospitals

The following letter was sent to Ben Steffen, Executive Director of the Maryland Health Care Commission, by Patrick Lovett of Bel Air. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication: Dear Mr. Steffen, During the past few weeks I’ve been reviewing the US governments Medicare Provider Charge data. This file http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/Medicare-Provider-Charge-Data/index.html allows the public [...]

Maryland Capitol Police Officer, Abingdon Resident, Found Dead of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound in Edgewood.

A 67-year-old Abingdon man was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound along Route 40 in Edgewood Friday night, police said. The man was found on the ground near his vehicle in a small park on the 3000 block of Pulaski Highway at approximately 11 p.m. He was discovered by a Harford County Sheriff’s Office [...]

Bel Air High School Students to Unveil Fallen Heroes Mural Honoring Local Fallen Law Enforcement and Corrections Officers

From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: Art students from the Bel Air High School will unveil and present two murals they have painted honoring local fallen law enforcement and corrections officers to Sheriff Jesse Bane on Wednesday June 19th at 2pm. The 4’x8’ and 4’x6’ murals include tributes to 5 Sheriff’s deputies who have lost [...]

SFMSports.Net Announces Partnership Renewal with Ripken Baseball to Broadcast 2013 Cal Ripken World Series

From SFMSports.Net: SFMSports.Net, a sports production and broadcast network, specializing in new media technologies, today announces it has renewed its partnership with Ripken Baseball to broadcast the 2013 Cal Ripken World Series. SFMSports.Net will produce and broadcast all 44 games of the Cal Ripken World Series in Aberdeen, Maryland this August. The coverage plans will [...]

Dagger Blotter May 29-30: Cooking Oil Taken from Dumpster in Bel Air; Juvenile Threatens Juvenile with Pocket Knife in Abingdon; Trash Can Thrown through Door in Edgewood

The blotter is compiled from records of calls for service received by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. The records are reviewed and prepared for publication by Dagger staff. They do not include records from municipal or state law enforcement agencies. Aberdeen A caller from the 1900 block of Fletcher Road reported unauthorized use of a [...]

Friends of Harford: Comments Requested on Draft 2014-2017 Transportation Improvement Plan Project List

From Friends of Harford: (Release from BRTB): The Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB) is currently welcoming public comments on a draft list of new and ongoing projects for which federal funding will be requested over the next 4 years. Projects are drawn from recommendations in Plan It 2035, the long-range transportation plan for the Baltimore [...]