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Bel Air observes Memorial Day with moving ceremony

Bel Air observes Memorial Day with moving ceremony

Bel Air's Shamrock Park was filled Monday morning, with residents lounging under trees to observe another Memorial Day at the park's War...

As temperatures rise, Harford health officials warn of risks from heat-related illnesses

As temperatures climbed into the 90s around Harford County Memorial Day Weekend, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene...

 

Edgewood man missing, feared drowned, police say

Maryland Natural Resources Police continue to search for two missing people involved in boat accidents Sunday, one of them an Edgewood man...

Government and Politics

Fallston residents still wary of Columbia pipeline

Fallston residents and council members questioned a Columbia Gas spokesman Tuesday on the necessity of a portion of a natural gas pipeline...

Harford executive withdraws employee bonus bills; county council goes along

Citing the new financial burden caused by last week's Maryland General Assembly action on teacher pension obligations, Harford County...

Board of Estimates approves contract for Robin Hood Road improvements

Nearly 3,000 feet of Robin Hood Road between Aberdeen and Havre de Grace will be reconstructed, with an estimated start date of July 1.

Several Harford churches active in petition drive to overturn same-sex marriage law

A number of Harford County churches and religious leaders are leading the local fight to revoke Maryland's new same-sex marriage law...

Consultant presents report on funding raises for teachers

About 50 teachers and community members attended a meeting at Bel Air High School Monday for the presentation of a financial report done...

Crime

Edgewood man, charged in triple shooting, also accused of violating earlier probation

An Edgewood man who was arrested earlier this month on attempted murder charges was ordered to remain held without bail Friday for an...

Boy, 16, charged with exploding bottle bombs in Aberdeen

A 16-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the explosion of two improvised bottle bombs in an Aberdeen Dumpster, according to...

Four people cited after mailbox explosion in Aberdeen

Four people were issued criminal citations after blowing up an Aberdeen residential mailbox early Tuesday morning, fire investigators said.

Bel Air teen gets life sentence for August murder

Donnell Graham, the teenager who stabbed a Bel Air blind man to death last summer during a robbery in the victim's home, was sentenced...

Police in Harford targeting people who don't wear seat belts

For the rest of May, and especially over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, Maryland State Police from the Bel Air Barrack say they plan to...

Education

Harford teachers stage protest over lack of raises, additional work day

Upset over salary and work issues, Harford County teachers picketed outside of Ring Factory School just south of Bel Air Friday afternoon...

For the love of Marilyn at Bel Air Library

Inside the three-level glass display case on the second floor of the Bel Air Library, papered with red tissue paper with hearts and...

Harford's only International Baccalaureate program to have first graduation

A group of 21 high school seniors will not only have the privilege of graduating in June and moving onto the next chapter in their lives,...

Havre de Grace High principal to be transferred to John Archer

Pending approval of the county school board, Havre de Grace High School Principal Patricia Walling is expected to become principal of John...

Harford schools seek members for audit committee

The Board of Education of Harford County is seeking applications from interested county residents to fill one opening on the school system's...

Business

Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Forms Technology Commercialization Partnership with Allied Minds Federal Innovations

In a move to more efficiently commercialize laboratory-produced technologies and services, the Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center...

Aberdeen's farmers market is open Fridays

The Aberdeen Farmers Market is open for the season, Fridays from 3 p.m. until 7 in Festival Park at 60 N. Parke St.

White Hall farmer ventures into uncharted territory with canola crop

At the crossroads of Harford Creamery and Bradenbaugh roads in White Hall, a field is blooming with mysterious, small yellow flowers planted...

Residents criticize natural gas pipeline proposal

Harold Burns, president of the Falls Road Community Association, stepped to the microphone at the Oregon Ridge Lodge Tuesday night and threw...

Employers warn state of layoffs that could affect nearly 400

Two Maryland employers have warned state labor officials of layoffs that could affect nearly 400 workers.

Health

Height of new Harford hospital could eclipse 100 feet

Havre de Grace is considering proposed changes to one of its zoning districts that would permit construction of what could be Harford...

Editorial: Fat chance

Established last year, in part as a reaction to Harford County's population becoming increasingly overweight (at least on average), an...

Task force weighs plans to fight obesity in Harford

Harford County's obesity rates jumped by 130 percent over the course of a decade, the county's top health official said Tuesday, more...

Rabid cat scratches 5 in Port Deposit

ELKTON — Cecil County health officials say rabies has been found in a sickly stray cat that scratched five people in downtown Port...

Local Health Improvement Processes in Motion in Harford County

Working in tandem with the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Harford County Health Department has launched its Local...

Traffic

Controversial Cedarday Drive extension open in Bel Air

The Harford County Department of Public Works has announced the extension of Cedarday Drive to Cedar Lane near the regional park entrance is...

Havre de Grace residents express concerns, offer solutions for Chapel Road area traffic problems

Although residents were divided on solutions, one thing was clear at a public hearing in Havre de Grace Wednesday night, something needs...

Maryland braces for Memorial Day travelers

State transportation officials hope you'll do a lot of sightseeing this Memorial Day weekend. Just not on the Bay Bridge.

Part of Patterson Mill Road closed for construction

Patterson Mill Road from Wheel Road to Gillingham Drive in the Bel Air area is closed temporarily through the end of May, according to the...

Motorcyclist injured in crash Thursday remains in hospital

A motorcyclist from Havre de Grace injured in an accident on Route 40 Thursday afternoon remained hospitalized and listed in stable...

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