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Harford Community College celebrates 2013 graduates

Harford Community College celebrates 2013 graduates

More than 300 of the newest graduates of Harford Community College received their degrees and certificates Thursday evening, the first...

'It just looks like a war zone,' says Harford native of Oklahoma twister destruction

Diane Starr McDaniel's daily commute from her job as a physical therapist at Norman Regional Hospital in Norman, Okla., north to her...

 

Apartments slated for Mt. Soma property near Bel Air

The operators of Country Life Farm on Route 1 could have a number of new neighbors across the highway, if Harford County officials approve a...

Residents, workers share views on Fallston gas pipeline

About 20 people made passionate pleas Tuesday for and against a proposed parallel Columbia Gas Transmission pipeline which would go...

Havre de Grace mayor, council members take oaths for new terms

Havre de Grace City Councilmen Fred Cullum, John Correri and Randy Craig were sworn into their new council terms, and Mayor Wayne...

Revisions sought for Harford residential development plans

Developers must re-examine how they have designed areas of the proposed Enclave at Box Hill residential complex, designated for "active open...

Bel Air commissioners pass new budget, honor poster contest winners

The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners voted Monday to adopt a $15,075,295 budget for the 2014 fiscal year and also agreed to borrow more...

Aberdeen residents decry mayor, council raises

With Aberdeen's city employees having to, in Mayor Michael Bennett's words, do "more with less" as the city deals with lean budgets and many...

Woman robbed at gunpoint in Edgewood

A woman was robbed at gunpoint by a group of men Tuesday night on Harford Square Drive in Edgewood, the Harford County Sheriff's Office...

15 arrested in connection with Harford marijuana smuggling ring tied to California

Fifteen people, including four men who graduated together from C. Milton Wright High School in Bel Air in 2005, have been arrested following...

St. Margaret Middle student on house arrest for alleged threats to hurt other students

A student at Bel Air's St. Margaret Middle School is under house arrest after allegedly making threats to other students last week, the...

4-H Blue Ribbon Club presents demonstrations

On April 14, members of the Blue Ribbon 4-H Club presented their demonstrations to the club. Among those participating were Sarah Fielder...

Children's Center of North Harford offers summer camps

Registration is open for The Children's Center of North Harford's 2013 Summer Adventures Program.

The most qualified Harford school chief candidate works a mere two blocks away [Commentary]

Call me befuddled if you wish, but I still don't get the Harford County Board of Education's decision to name an interim superintendent...

Harford's Blaine Hawley elected to national school principals board

A. Blaine Hawley, principal of Red Pump Elementary School in Bel Air, was recently elected to the board of directors of the National...

C. Milton Wright High nutrition manager wins national recognition

The national, non-profit School Nutrition Association has awarded Beth Freeman from C. Milton Wright High School in Harford County Public...

Maui Girl swimsuits, Sports Illustrated favorites, got their start in Maryland

You may not recognize Debbie Kowalski Wilson's name, but if you've opened a Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in the past six years, chances...

Construction documents to be stored electronically with Harford permits agency

The Harford County Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits, or DILP, working in cooperation with the Department of Information...

Harford hearing examiner rules in favor of Evergreen development; ruling appealed

A planned 198-unit apartment complex, near the site of the proposed Walmart in Bel Air South, got a boost earlier this month when the...

More poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in Baltimore

More people live in poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in the city itself, part of a nationwide shift that is challenging the largely urban...

Former Harford Land Trust member receives Conservation Award

The Harford Land Trust honored former board member Mildred Krieder with its Conservation Award at its annual meeting held March 16 at the...

Remembering Bear, a little boy whose life was way too short [Commentary]

"Where do you even start? Bear was a very energetic, very loving kid. Everything he did, he just had fun with it." - Patrick Brzozowski

It's Lyme season [Editorial]

With some exceptions, any illness can strike anyone at any time. One of the more dangerous to emerge in recent decades is Lyme disease.

Parents of children at 14 Harford schools warned of pizza product recall

Parents of children who attend 14 Harford County public schools were warned by school officials Thursday night that their children may...

Harford council passes law requiring AEDs at swimming pools

The Harford County Council eagerly approved a local version of "Connor's Law" Tuesday night that requires all swimming pools to have...

More traffic study requested for MedStar project in Bel Air South

MedStar Health's plan to build a $30 million medical facility on the outskirts of Bel Air, at Emmorton and Plumtree roads, cleared nearly...

Trio of incidents keeps Joppa-Magnolia company busy

Members of the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company had a busy morning on Wednesday, responding to three incidents in Harford and Baltimore...

Two patients taken to hospitals after Route 924 crash in Bel Air

Two people were taken to area hospitals with unknown injuries after a five-vehicle crash at Route 924 and Ring Factory Road in the Bel Air...

Baltimore radio personality Ed Norris in serious condition after motorcycle crash in Harford

Baltimore radio personality and former high ranking state and Baltimore City police official Ed Norris was injured in a traffic accident...

Crash in Fallston area sends five to hospital

Five people were injured, though none seriously, in a crash at the intersection of Reckord Road and Route 1 in Fallston Tuesday afternoon.

Man flees police from Baltimore on I-95, crashes in Edgewood

A traffic stop led to a long chase from Baltimore City to the Edgewood area on I-95 Monday afternoon, the Maryland Transportation...

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