Town of Edgewood, MD

Kohl’s Warehouse Hiring for Edgewood Warehouse; Wegmans Hiring in Abingdon

admin — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:17:05 +0000

Story from the Baltimore Sun: Kohl’s, Wegmans to hire 1,800 in Harford County

“Kohl’s plans to open a distribution center in July in Edgewood that will employ 1,200 workers by 2014. The facility on Trimble Road, which Kohl’s purchased, will fulfill online orders. The department store operator anticipates employing more than 200 full- and part-time workers when the center opens, with hiring for hourly and management positions beginning this month.”

(See Kohl’s Careers)

“Wegmans … said Tuesday it would start recruiting full-time workers Friday for a 600-employee store set to open Sept. 18 in Abingdon”

(See Wegmans Careers)

~ Good luck in your job search! ~

Harford County Sheriff Mobile Crime Prevention Outreach Schedule

admin — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:11:12 +0000

In honor of crime prevention month (October), the Harford County Sheriff ’s Office is bringing crime prevention and safety tips to a community near you. Members of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Community Policing Team will be in a designated neighborhood to provide the citizens of Harford County with important and pertinent crime prevention and safety tips.

Tue, 10-05-10 … 4-9pm … Abingdon Branch HCPL

Tue, 10-12-10 … 4-9pm … Joppa Branch HCPL

Thu, 10-14-10 … 4-9pm … Churchville Recreation Center

Tue, 10-19-10 … 4-9pm … Bel Air Branch HCPL

Tue, 10-26-10 … 4-9pm … Edgewood Branch HCPL

(Click here to view the crime prevention brochure)

New Police Station Finally Being Built

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:39:16 +0000

Harford County Sheriff Southern Precinct is finally getting their new police station! It is being built on the old Bonnie Brae flea market location in Edgewood, on Route 40 (top of the hill) between Mountain Rd and Woodbridge Center Way. The property has been vacant for several years and was purchased by Harford County some time ago.

Now if only someone could clean up and revitalize the aging Keithley Bros, Inc. property across the highway; that old salvage yard could use some salvaging. And no, we don’t need more self-storage centers, retail stores or fast-food joints. How about office buildings for a change, or perhaps a community services center?

From WJZ:

They were all smiles on the spot of a former truck stop and flea market. That’s because a new $10 million police station for the southern district will be built.

“This southern precinct is something that’s been needed for some time,” said Billy Boniface, County Council.

“I think it shows a commitment to the Edgewood, Joppatowne community that these are good, viable places to live,” said David Craig, Harford County Executive.

ECC Meeting, Jan 2010

Art Stuempfle — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:19:11 +0000

The next Edgewood Community Council meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 13th at the Edgewood Recreation and Community Center (ERC), 1980 Brookside Drive. The February ECC meeting is scheduled for February 10th at 7:00 pm at the ERC.

Commentary and Goals: ECC Jan 2010 Agenda (By Jansen Robinson, Chair, ECC)

In 2010 the Edgewood Community Council will place a laser-like focus on two major areas- (Political and Economic Development) that play significant roles in improving our quality of life.

We will continue to address those social issues that affect our quality of life. But we can ill-afford to sit on the sidelines and complain about where we find ourselves, when WE possess the means to affect positive change.

The ECC will work with our local and state government representatives as well as such agencies as the Harford County Small and Disadvantaged Business Center to educate and engage our community about the potential that we already possess. At each of our meetings time will be set aside to discuss how to proceed in each of these areas.

The Edgewood Community has recently shown that when we work collectively (as we did in the the Prologics project), for the common good of our community-we can accomplish great things. Lets take that momentum into 2010.

POLITICAL Development: We want our elected officials to be partners in improving the quality of life in Edgewood. To ensure that we are part of the decision-making process means that we must strategically build our Political Clout. To do so we must take advantage of this political season to address the areas listed below.

2010 Census
Voter Registration
Candidates for the elected offices
Candidates for District A Board of Education

ECONOMIC Development- It does us no good to be Politically developed if we are economically disadvantaged. BRAC can have a significantly positive impact on our Community, if we get involved. The areas that we will pay particular attention to in 2010 are the following-because we can’t continue to expect the government to solve our problems.

BRAC and the Edgewood Community
Edgewood Master Plan
Small Business Development
Green Jobs Training Programs

There is an old adage that I think appropriate for where we find ourselves…”If we always do what we have always done— we will always get what we have always gotten.”- If we are not satisfied with where we find ourselves as a community and individually then we must do something strategically different.

The Sheriff’s Office Safety Tips

Art Stuempfle — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:53:51 +0000

(input by Monica Worrell)
Sheriff’s Office Receives Grant
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office has received a grant provided by the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention to target motorists who fail to stop for school buses that have their red lights flashing. Over 34,000 Harford County students ride a bus to and from school each day. This grant enhances the Sheriff’s Office enforcement efforts of the state law requiring motorists to stop their vehicles when they approach a school bus with its red lights flashing. “Our goal is to keep our children safe,” said Sgt. Joseph VanSeeters, Supervisor of the Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit. “This grant will provide the funding for a deputy to follow school buses where we have identified a chronic problem of violations.” Maryland law requires the driver of a vehicle meeting or overtaking a school vehicle to stop at least 20 feet from the rear or front of the school vehicle when its alternating flashing red lights are operating. The driver of any vehicle meeting or overtaking the school vehicle may not proceed until the school vehicle resumes motion or the alternating flashing red lights are deactivated. A violation of this article may result in a fine of $570.00. For additional information, please contact the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Traffic unit at 410-692-7872.

The Sheriff’s Office offers the following tips for motorists driving during school hours:

Drive slow and watch for children traveling to and from school when driving in neighborhoods with marked school zones
Watch for children walking in the street, especially if there are no sidewalks in the neighborhood.
Learn and understand the flashing light system school bus drivers use to alert motorists for stopping.

Newsletter
Sign up for our Constant Contact email list through our website at www.harfordsheriff.org to keep on top of the news about crime and to receive periodic safety tips. Remember, Crime Prevention starts with you!