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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...

 

Baseball: Patterson Mill's quest for title ends with 6-4 semifinal loss

Just one win away from heading to their second straight state baseball title game, the Patterson Mill Huskies fell short Thursday afternoon,...

Harford teachers stage protest over lack of raises, additional work day; more job action planned Tuesday

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

 

Body of Edgewood man, who jumped into bay for a swim, found Monday

The body of an Edgewood man who jumped off a boat Sunday in the Chesapeake Bay was found Monday, according to Maryland Natural Resources...

 

Police looking for Joppa man missing since Friday

The Harford County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in locating a Joppa man who has been missing since Friday.

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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...

Two suspicious fires investigated in Havre de Grace

Fire investigators are looking into two suspicious fires involving an automobile and a motorcycle in the same Havre de Grace neighborhood,...

Havre de Grace mayor: "These casualties have faces"

"Today is a somber day of reflection," reminded Havre de Grace Mayor Wayne Dougherty on Monday morning, standing before a crowd assembled at...

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...

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...

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...

Delivery truck driver injured after hitting tree in Fallston

A delivery truck driver was flown to shock trauma Thursday after truck hit a tree in the 1900 block of Oakmont Road in Fallston.

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Diverse group of 2012 HCC grads get diplomas

About 300 Harford Community College students of all ages donned blue robes Thursday evening, ready to graduate and begin the next chapter in...

Aberdeen's Bachman, C. Milton Wright's King top Cesky winners

A collection of 24 Harford County high school scholar athletes were joined by their parents, coaches and school administrators at the...

Joanna Catalano is finalist for prestigious Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award for Academic Excellence

Clarion University senior Joanna Catalano, of Joppa, was selected as a finalist for the 2012 Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award for Academic...

Havre de Grace school briefly evacuated for possible gas leak

Students were evacuated at a Havre de Grace elementary school Wednesday morning for a possible gas leak.

Baseball: North Harford falls in 3A state title game

North Harford's bid for its first state baseball championship ended Saturday night at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen as the Hawks were knocked...

Commentary: Left off one best of list, these Harford athletes haven't been forgotten

Many of you no doubt saw the popular feature Top Maryland Athletes in Sun

Track: Aberdeen girls win region track and field title

The Aberdeen girls continued to gain momentum Saturday as they raced through their regional qualifying en route to the state track and field...

Fallston boys win Class 2A-1A state lacrosse title

The Fallston boys lacrosse team made the final quarter of the season its finest in Tuesday’s Class 2A-1A state semifinal against South...

Outdoors: The art of catching fish and a few ways to best do it

The sound of bait of some type hitting the water is always a thrill. In most cases we have no idea what type of fish will inhale our...

Running: Bel Air runners Kays and O'Brien win Armed Forces 10K

John O'Brien and Danielle Kays led 218 finishers in the Armed Forces Day 10K at Aberdeen Proving Ground Saturday, a race in which large...

Fallston girls win Class 2A-1A state lacrosse title

For Fallston to win its second state girls lacrosse championship, the Cougars were going to have to get past two-time defending champion...

Girls lacrosse: Fallston advances to state title game

Fallston senior Sam Nolan scored five goals, with none bigger than the last, in Saturday's Maryland Class 1A-2A girls lacrosse state...

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...

Edgewood man gets 20 years for dragging Harford deputy with car

An Edgewood man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to dragging a Harford County Sheriff's Deputy with a...

Harford County Police Blotter

Harford County sheriff's deputies and Maryland State Police report:

Investigators believe building fire in Street was intentionally set

The Maryland State Fire Marshal is investigating a fire in a wood and stone building in Street, which appears to have been deliberately set.

Havre de Grace man killed in Route 40 crash Sunday

A Havre de Grace man was killed and four other people were injured in a two-vehicle collision on Route 40 between Aberdeen and Havre de...

Life sentences for men convicted in 2007 Aberdeen murder

Two area men convicted of first-degree murder in a 2007 Aberdeen motel shooting were sentenced this week in Harford County Circuit Court.

'You Can't Take It With You,' so enjoy Everyman play now

Audiences during the Great Depression had their spirits lifted by "You Can't Take It With You," the wacky 1936 comedy by George S....

America's Journey Stories on display at Abingdon library beginning Saturday

For the first time, Harford County will host an official Smithsonian exhibit when Journey Stories, a look at how and why Americans have...

Harford Christian presents 'David Copperfield'

A new production of Charles Dickens' masterpiece of tragicomedy, "David Copperfield," will be presented at Harford Christian School on...

Exhibit of Todd Holden photographs showing in Bel Air

An exhibit of black and white photographs by Todd Holden of Bel Air is showing at the gallery in the Harford County Council building at...

HCC Presents 'Elephant's Graveyard'

HCC Actors Guild will present "Elephant's Graveyard" May 4 through 6 at Harford Community College's Black Box Theater in Joppa Hall....

Harford Dance Theatre presents 'Robin Hood'

Harford Dance Theatre will present "Robin Hood" on Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19, at 5:30 and 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 20 at 1 and 4 p.m....

A movie date can last all weekend at Maryland Film Festival

If you love movies, you'll feel like a kid set loose in a candy store when the 14th annual Maryland Film Festival screens 40 feature films...

Concept, cost for Harford arts center due this summer

The group trying to build the Center for the Visual and Performing Arts in Abingdon hopes to have by summer a concept of what the building...

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...

Joppa fire causes more than $27k in damages

A Joppa house fire Tuesday night caused $25,000 worth of damage to the structure and $2,000 in the contents.

Harford honors lives lost on Memorial Day

Before the community pools open and the burgers hit the grill, Harford County will honor its U.S. militaryservice members and veterans...

Engagement: Angela Wilhelm to wed Davis Linton

George and Demie Wilhelm, of Bel Air, announce the engagement of their daughter, Angela Denise Wilhelm, to Davis Nolan Linton, son of Tom...

Engagement: Dana Harrington to wed Benajmin Grefe

Jim and Jeanette Harrington, of Havre de Grace, announce the engagement of their daughter, Dana Michele, to Benjamin P. Grefe, son of Eric...

Engagement: Danielle Spagna to wed David Strazzire

Monique E. Spagna, of Bel Air, announces the engagement of her daughter, Danielle Maria Spagna, also the daughter of Louis Spagna and his...

Wedding: Tina Stilley weds Jeff Cliffe

Tina Stilley of New Bern, N.C., and Jeff Cliffe of Edgewood, were united in marriage on April 28 at Old St. Paul's Catholic Church with...

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...

Stephanie Talbott joins Coldwell Banker's Harford office

Stephanie Talbott recently joined Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Harford County regional office sales force. She comes to Coldwell...

Susqeuhanna Workforce Network awarded economic competitiveness grant

The Susquehanna Workforce Network Inc. was awarded a comprehensive economic competitiveness grant that will provide training and...

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...

Harford's farmers' markets open

Springtime in Harford County brings with it the promise of another successful growing season for the county's farmers and an opportunity for...

Top producer and top lister named

Karen Gaylord, a sales associate with Long & Foster Real Estate Inc.'s Bel Air sales office at 3004 Emmorton Road, Abingdon, has been...

Sharron Dorsey graduates from MAR Leadership Academy

Sharron Dorsey, associated with the Long and Foster Real Estate Aberdeen office and a director with the Harford County Association of...

Who'll pay for it?

Issues of teacher pay and public education funding are coming up with increasing frequency at various government sessions in Harford...

Days to remember

A century and a half ago — and a drive of about two and a half hours from Harford County in modern times — Union and Confederate...

Celebrating the life of Karen 'Ma' Neaves

Less than two weeks ago, my grandmother, Karen Ann Neaves, passed away. She was only 68 years old and left this world surrounded by family...

Cherished honor

The Al Cesky Scholarship has become one of the most coveted awards a high school senior can receive in Harford County and for good reason....

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