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As Orb gets set for Preakness, Bel Air's Mike Pons works the crowd

Crowd at budget hearing says schools need more money

The message is loud and clear: Harford County Public Schools need more money for next year than what's been budgeted, according to many of...

 

State Police to get new fatalities sign for Bel Air barrack

The grim-faced crash test dummies that have been warning drivers along Harford County's Route 1 for years about the dangers of driving,...

3 percent raises proposed in budget for Bel Air town employees

Employees of the Bel Air town government are expected to get 3 percent raises next year, if the budget is approved as proposed.

Harford 'giving out money like a drunken sailor'

A Harford County Councilman blasted the county's loan program for local businesses, saying they're basically grants, not loans at all.

Harford County Council condemns state gun law

The Harford County Council passed a resolution Tuesday, by a 6-1 vote, criticizing the state's new gun safety bill.

Harford Fire, EMS Foundation says new firefighter union demanded it fire 20 employees

Harford County's fire and EMS union has written a letter demanding the county's Volunteer Fire and EMS Foundation fire 20 employees...

Aberdeen Proving Ground to get new water tank, with Aberdeen's help

The Army is moving forward with converting an old building on the Aberdeen Proving Ground into a water source to provide 3 million gallons...

Bel Air Police investigate abduction, attempted sexual assault

Bel Air Police say they are investigating an abduction and attempted sexual assault that began on the town's southwest side late Tuesday...

Two Harford employees charged with stealing more than $2,000 in gas from county

Two Harford County employees have been charged with stealing more than $2,000 worth of gas from the county since 2011.

APG employee to serve six months for stealing from youth academy

A Middle River woman was sentenced last week to six months in jail for defrauding the federal government through the Freestate ChalleNGe...

No abduction attempted in Bel Air's Cedarday neighborhood

A driver of a suspicious vehicle in the Cedarday neighborhood in Bel Air last month turned out to be a grandmother dropping off her children...

HCC board approves cultural diversity plan

Harford Community College officials have spent years working to improve cultural diversity on campus, leaving them well prepared to honor...

24 Al Cesky Scholarship Fund nominees ready for banquet

Twenty-four graduating high school student-athletes, representing Harford County's 12 senior classes, will be honored at the 28th Annual...

Construction contract awarded for new HCC nursing, allied health building

Kinsley Construction Company of York, Pa., was recently selected as the builder of Harford Community College's new Nursing and Allied Health...

Harford executive 'delighted' with interim superintendent appointment

Harford County Executive David R. Craig issued the following statement regarding the appointment by the Harford County Board of Education of...

Former Southampton principal named Harford schools interim superintendent

Barbara P. Canavan, a 40-year veteran of Harford County Public Schools, has been named interim superintendent to replace for one year Dr....

Home Depot tells owner of hot dog stands to relocate

Home Depot is not the first place most people go to grab a bite to eat. However, Angelo Micklos has spent the past 21 years changing that.

New 7-Eleven to open at former Gus's store; 7-Eleven across the street to stay open

A 7-Eleven across the street from a 7-Eleven? You are about to witness it in Bel Air.

Remedy Wellness opens in Fallston

Local resident Maura Schmidt McCarthy is opening a new wellness office, Remedy Wellness. Remedy Wellness is a new wellness office that...

Rabinowitz named new vice president at Upper Chesapeake Health

Aaron Rabinowitz has joined the two hospital health system in Harford County as Vice President, General Counsel, Upper Chesapeake Health...

Philip Nivatpumin named medical director of Kaufman Cancer Center at Upper Chesapeake

Upper Chesapeake Health (UCH) is pleased to announce that it has named

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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