Monday, October 15, 2012
The "AACOPD Speak Out" app is geared toward getting younger people involved in crime prevention.
Like many police departments, Anne Arundel County police often find useful information for preventing crime and bringing criminals to justice through anonymous phone calls and emails. But in an effort to increase the involvement of teens and young adults, the department is introducing a smartphone application that allows someone to submit tips to the department directly from their phone or tablet. The "AACOPD Speak Out" app is now available online and for Android Products and is expected to be available in the iTunes App Store later this week, according to a department press release. Cpl. William Davis, assigned to Old Mill High School, began using his nine years of experience as a student resource officer to develop the app one month ago…
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The South River mom doesn't go to soccer games or concerts on the weekends—she performs at comedy clubs throughout the region.
Beth Kaufman has been chosen as The Huffington Post's Greatest Person of the Day for Feb. 16. You can read about past honorees here. It took countless chemotherapy sessions and an ongoing battle with breast cancer for Beth Kaufman to pursue her dream. After being told she was cancer-free while attending a health program at Duke University in July 2009, Kaufman was skeptical. "I felt lumps," Kaufman said. "I went through that summer hoping they were right, but knowing in my gut they were wrong." It was two months later that the 53-year-old learned she "officially" had breast cancer. The tumor in her chest was so attached that she endured chemotherapy prior to surgery, a rarity in breast cancer procedure, according to Kaufman. After …
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown dropped by to learn about the school's innovative Bully Awareness Crew.
On Wednesday morning, sixth grade students filled the Central Middle School auditorium to celebrate an initiative in their own school that was developed and implemented by eighth graders. The BAC, or Bully Awareness Crew, has only been around since the beginning of this school year, but already administrators, teachers and students at the Edgewater school feel that the effort is making a difference. Joining them in the celebration was Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, who is visiting schools around the state to highlight anti-bullying efforts. This week is Bullying Awareness Week in Maryland, founded last year by First Lady Katie O'Malley. What is unusual about the BAC at Central Middle is that the students are the leaders of the group. They develop…
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KAREN SMITH
10:02 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013
I THINK ADMINSTRATIN NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FACE CIRCUMSTANCES ON ALL INCIDENTS/BULLYING REPORTED....ALL SWEPT UNDER THE TABLE FOR A CLEAN REPUTATION!! more ›