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Nearly two months after Harford accident, Ed Norris returns to the airwaves

Nearly two months after Harford accident, Ed Norris returns to the airwaves

Nearly two months after he was injured in an accident with his motorcycle in northern Harford County, popular Baltimore radio personality Ed...

 

'Everything ... went wrong' as two Navy divers died

— The dive that claimed the lives of two members of an elite Navy team wasn't the only thing that went wrong that February day at...

Museum at Aberdeen Proving Ground won't be reopening

Army officials are canceling plans to reopen the former Army Ordnance Museum at Aberdeen Proving Ground as the APG Museum.

 

Firefighters battle blaze at Joppa hardware store Tuesday evening

About 80 firefighters from Harford and Baltimore counties responded Tuesday evening for a working building fire that caused $1 million in...

 

Harford Sen. Nancy Jacobs says she won't seek re-election

State Sen. Nancy Jacobs, a Republican representing District 34 that includes parts of Harford and Cecil counties along the Route 40...

Harford County Pictures

Ace of Hearts Ride [pictures] » Ace of Hearts Ride [pictures] Fire at Anderson Hardware [Video] » Fire at Anderson Hardware [Video] Anderson Hardware fire [Pictures] » Anderson Hardware fire [Pictures] Vigil for Kami Ring [Video] » Vigil for Kami Ring [Video] Police still investigating death of Cecil County girl [WJZ Video] » Police still investigating death of Cecil... All Harford Baseball Team [pictures] » All Harford Baseball Team [pictures] All Harford Softball team [Pictures] » All Harford Softball team [Pictures] All Harford Boys Track team [Pictures] » All Harford Boys Track team [Pictures] Port Deposit girl's death investigated [Pictures] » Port Deposit girl's death investigated... All Harford Girls Track team [pictures] » All Harford Girls Track team [pictures] Super Bowl ring party for James Ihedigbo [Pictures] » Super Bowl ring party for James Ihedigbo... Havre de Grace High Class of 2013 Graduation [Pictures] » Havre de Grace High Class of 2013... Edgewood High School Class of 2013 Graduation [Pictures] » Edgewood High School Class of 2013 Graduation... Joppatowne High Class of 2013 Graduation [Pictures] » Joppatowne High Class of 2013 Graduation... All Harford Girls Lacrosse team [Pictures] » All Harford Girls Lacrosse team [Pictures] North Harford High Class of 2013 Graduation [Pictures] » North Harford High Class of 2013 Graduation... Little Falls Friends Meeting 275th Anniversary [Pictures] » Little Falls Friends Meeting 275th... Bel Air Town Run 2013 » Bel Air Town Run 2013 Lardarius Webb Charity Softball Game 2013 [Pictures] » Lardarius Webb Charity Softball Game 2013... Harford's Craig announces campaign for Md. governor [Video] » Harford's Craig announces campaign for Md.... Decoy artist Bryon Bodt carving out a career » Decoy artist Bryon Bodt carving out a career All Harford Boys lacrosse team [pictures] » All Harford Boys lacrosse team [pictures] Harford teachers speak about school issues [Video] » Harford teachers speak about school issues... Memorial Day in Harford [Pictures] » Memorial Day in Harford [Pictures] Harford County's Class of 2013 » Harford County's Class of 2013 Harford County 2013 graduation schedule [Photos] » Harford County 2013 graduation schedule... Bel Air baseball state championship [Pictures] » Bel Air baseball state championship... Share your graduation photos » Share your graduation photos Harford Community College graduation [Pictures] » Harford Community College graduation... Class 1A-2A boys lacrosse state final [pictures] » Class 1A-2A boys lacrosse state final... The Aegis receives press association awards [Multimedia gallery] » The Aegis receives press association awards... "House of Cards" casting call in Bel Air [Photos] » "House of Cards" casting call in Bel Air... Betting at the Preakness [Video] » Betting at the Preakness [Video] Harford and the 2013 Preakness [Pictures] » Harford and the 2013 Preakness [Pictures] Harford's Preakness Champion [Pictures] » Harford's Preakness Champion [Pictures] Preakness winners with Harford connections [Pictures] » Preakness winners with Harford connections... Joppa train death may be ear bud-related [WJZ Video] » Joppa train death may be ear bud-related [WJZ... Mountain Christian Church grows [Video] » Mountain Christian Church grows [Video] Marketplace on Main in Bel Air [Pictures] » Marketplace on Main in Bel Air [Pictures] Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company responds to May 8 accidents [Pictures] » Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company... Havre de Grace 1813 invasion reenacted [Video] » Havre de Grace 1813 invasion reenacted... War of 1812 [Pictures] » War of 1812 [Pictures] Share your prom pictures » Share your prom pictures Kentucky Derby winner Orb arrives at Belmont [Video] » Kentucky Derby winner Orb arrives at... Fallen Heroes Day » Fallen Heroes Day Firefighters rescue young fox stuck in sewer [WJZ Video] » Firefighters rescue young fox stuck in... John Archer School prom [Pictures] » John Archer School prom [Pictures] Clear Your Clutter Day [Pictures] » Clear Your Clutter Day [Pictures] Bel Air rabies clinic [Pictures] » Bel Air rabies clinic [Pictures] Make an Orioles bird balloon [Video] » Make an Orioles bird balloon [Video] Gun rights rally held in Bel Air [Video] » Gun rights rally held in Bel Air [Video] Kentucky Derby winners with Harford connections [Pictures] » Kentucky Derby winners with Harford... Jerusalem Mill Cornhusk Dolls [Pictures] » Jerusalem Mill Cornhusk Dolls [Pictures] Joppatowne vs. Perryville girls lacrosse [Pictures] » Joppatowne vs. Perryville girls lacrosse... Bel Air runs to honor Boston Marathon victims [Pictures] » Bel Air runs to honor Boston Marathon victims... Jimmy Shane, World Champion [Pictures] » Jimmy Shane, World Champion [Pictures] Home accident on Dublin Road [Pictures] » Home accident on Dublin Road [Pictures] Walk a Mile in Her Shoes [Pictures] » Walk a Mile in Her Shoes [Pictures] River Sweep cleanup of the Susquehanna [Pictures] » River Sweep cleanup of the Susquehanna... Havre de Grace vs. Patterson Mill girls lacrosse [Pictures] » Havre de Grace vs. Patterson Mill girls... Havre de Grace vs. Joppatowne baseball [Pictures] » Havre de Grace vs. Joppatowne baseball... CASA candlelight vigil [Pictures] » CASA candlelight vigil [Pictures] Bel Air vs. C. Milton Wright girls lacrosse [Pictures] » Bel Air vs. C. Milton Wright girls lacrosse... Harford County runners at Boston Marathon [Pictures] » Harford County runners at Boston Marathon... Accident on Thomas Run Road [Pictures] » Accident on Thomas Run Road [Pictures] Fallston vs. Joppatowne boys lacrosse [Pictures] » Fallston vs. Joppatowne boys lacrosse... Fallston Baseball-Softball Opening Day [Pictures] » Fallston Baseball-Softball Opening Day... Bel Air Kite Festival [Pictures] » Bel Air Kite Festival [Pictures] My Lady's Manor Steeplechase [Video] » My Lady's Manor Steeplechase [Video] My Lady's Manor Steeplechase [Pictures] » My Lady's Manor Steeplechase [Pictures] Seevue Court fire Bel Air [Pictures] » Seevue Court fire Bel Air [Pictures] Saggy beats Citation [Pictures] » Saggy beats Citation [Pictures] Hereford vs. North Harford softball [Pictures] » Hereford vs. North Harford softball... RAW VIDEO Workers rescue crash victim in Bel Air » RAW VIDEO Workers rescue crash victim in... Driver in custody after dragging off-duty deputy [WJZ Video] » Driver in custody after dragging off-duty...

News

Harford council hears more testimony in Evergreen case

The Harford County Council continued listening to testimony in a zoning case for a 197-unit development proposed south of Bel Air, without...

Police blotter

Aberdeen

Lack of Harford school funding hits teachers, students, parents

Veteran Harford County Public Schools educator Barbara Boksz has spent the past week looking through her options since learning she was...

Man accused of pointing gun at people in Edgewood

A man who may be homeless was charged with pointing a gun at people twice in Edgewood Thursday, according to charging documents.

Harford Historical Society to hold annual benefit yard sale Saturday

The Historical Society of Harford County's annual benefit yard sale will take place this Saturday, June 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the...

More incidents plague Edgewood's Grempler Way, site of shooting last week

Grempler Way in Edgewood just had a rough week as far as police activity.

Bel Air commissioners vote down pension fund proposal

The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners unanimously voted against a budget amendment Monday that would have put $55,000 in savings from a...

Fire destroys home on Forest Hill Farm early Tuesday

Fire destroyed a double-wide modular house on a farm in the Forest Hill area early Tuesday morning, Harford County fire officials said.

Education

Mutombo finishes year as student board member; first to have a vote

Panashe Mutombo, the outgoing student representative on the Harford County Board of Education, has taken on many duties during his time as a...

Cohen art scholarship awarded to 2013 Bel Air High graduate

The family of the late Hannah and David Cohen, prominent Bel Air residents, has awarded its first art scholarship to a 2013 Bel Air High...

Dig it! Harford library's 2013 Summer Reading Program is under way

"Dig into Reading this Summer!" the Harford County Public Library's Summer Reading Program kicked off Monday and is open to children of...

Harford Tech valedictorian: 'I am honored to be a Cobra'

Having chosen a different path by enrolling in Harford Technical High School, the graduating Class of 2013 was ready Friday to make its...

Harford's alternative education grads: 'We made it to the end'

The eight graduates of Harford County's alternative education program only had to walk a few feet across the stage to get their diplomas,...

Harford council defends 2014 budget, despite impact on schools

At their legislative session Tuesday, Harford County Council members defended their actions on the 2014 budget which leave the county school...

'Live every single moment to the fullest,' student leader tells Patterson Mill's Class of 2013

Patterson Mill High School's Class of 2013, the first group of students to have attended the school from seventh through 12th grade, bid...

Havre de Grace 'with Warrior pride in our eyes'

With major achievements in athletics, academics, fine arts, and a year ago as juniors hosting the senior class ahead of them at the prom...

Sports

IronBirds are back and so is fastpitch softball [Commentary]

So, the IronBirds are back in Aberdeen for another summer as the 2013 season got under way Monday.

Women's summer lacrosse league hampered by storms

For the first time this season, the Bel Air Women's Summer Lacrosse League saw a night of league play postponed because of bad weather.

U.S. Taekwondo Academy athletes headed to nationals

Athletes from the U.S. Taekwondo Academy in Bel Air have qualified to compete at the 2013 USA Taekwondo National Championships in Chicago...

Aberdeen baseball fans pack Ripken Stadium for 'Birds opener

If the baseball gods have anything against the Aberdeen IronBirds, and it would appear they might as the 11-year-old club has suffered...

IronBirds start 2013 campaign on a down note

The Aberdeen IronBirds have lost on opening night before, but before Monday's 5-0 loss to the Hudson Valley Renegades at Ripken Stadium,...

Former Aberdeen hoops star Gary Neal stuns in NBA finals

For some of the more casual fans of the NBA, Aberdeen native Gary Neal had a coming out of obscurity party Tuesday night when he led the San...

IronBirds open 2013 season tonight at Ripken Stadium

On Monday night, when the IronBirds start their 2013 schedule with a game against the Hudson Valley Renegades, they do so with two tough...

Concussion guidelines for high school athletes and coaches updated

Harford County and the State of Maryland are concerned about the effects of head injuries on young athletes and they have implemented new...

Crime

Woman kidnapped in city abandoned in Fallston

Baltimore City Police have assumed control of an investigation into the alleged kidnapping and assault of a homeless woman who was left last...

Friends remember murdered Cecil County girl at her funeral Monday

More than 150 friends, family and community members came to pay their respects at Crouch Funeral Home in North East Monday to Kami Ring, the...

Rabid raccoon reported in Bel Air {Police Blotter}

Aberdeen

Kami Ring remembered by Cecil community at candlelight vigil

Tragedies can bring a community to tears, but at the same time they can bring people together.

Two shootings in one week for Edgewood; boy, 15, charged with attempted murder

A 15-year-old Edgewood boy was charged with attempted murder in connection with Monday's shooting near the Edgewater Village Shopping Center...

Responses discussed, as Edgewood sees another spike in violent crime

With a stabbing and three shootings in parts of Edgewood in less than a month, a top Harford County Sheriff's Office official told members...

Investigation continues in Cecil Co. girl's death

As the investigation continues into the death of Kami Ring, the 10-year-old girl whose body was found near Port Deposit on Monday, friends,...

White substance found in mailbox in Fallston [Harford police blotter]

Maryland State Police and Sheriff's Office reports:

Entertainment

Havre de Grace's 'Ladies of Locust' ready to jam with Lunar Bay

After catering lots of festivals in her hometown of Havre de Grace, Margie Coakley definitely saw how they could be made better. So she...

Reliving history, one old photograph at a time

It's so easy to forget the past. Not the major historical events that shaped the country and the world, but the smaller, yet still...

Harford school system ponders leasing space along Route 24 corridor [25 years ago]

From The Aegis dated June 16, 1988:

Artwork sought for annual exhibit

The Harford County Cultural Arts Board and the Harford County Commission on Disabilities are seeking submissions for a juried art exhibit,...

Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad comes to life at museum

Delta, in Southern York County, Pennsylvania, will soon be the place to be for Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad fans when the Old Line...

Harford County's 2013 Restaurant Week starts June 3

Harford County's 2013 Restaurant Week will be held June 3–15, the fourth year for the increasingly popular event.

An opportunity to tour historic Merryland Farm on June 2

The Historical Society of Harford County's next historic property Open House Tour will take place at Merryland Farm this Sunday, June 2,...

Killer told people before shooting his parents were already dead [25 Years Ago]

From The Aegis dated May 26, 1988:

Community

Home runs help homeless at Harford Family House

Harford Family House presents its 4th Annual Harford Mutual Home Runs for the Homeless event Aug. 6 at Ripken Stadium.

Harford County spokesman moves to emergency services department, leaving vacancy

Harford County chief spokesman Bob Thomas has been transferred to the Department of Emergency Services, leaving a vacancy in County...

More than 400 Harford properties sold in tax lien sale

Harford County sold more than 400 properties at its annual tax lien sale Monday, marking another "successful" year, County Treasurer Kathryn...

Bel Air considers annexation for new Catholic high school [50 years ago]

As taken from the pages of The Aegis dated Thursday, June 20, 1963:

'House the Bel Air Built' to be dedicated this Friday

This Friday, June 21, at 10 a.m., Habitat for Humanity Susquehanna, Inc. will cut the ribbon on the "House That Bel Air Built," located at...

Moores Mill Road detour in place in Bel Air; county starts project Facebook page

The detour for Moores Mill Road in Bel Air between Broadway (Route 1) and the Southampton Circle went into place as scheduled on Wednesday.

Harford braces for severe weather event Thursday

The Harford County Department of Emergency Services urges Harford County residents to prepare for a squall line of thunderstorms with...

Bel Air 4th committee looking for parade participants, volunteers

The Bel Air Independence Day Committee is eagerly seeking floats, marching units, antique cars and comic/novelty acts to join the area's...

Business

Abingdon HomeGoods joins cancer fighting effort

Running through June 30, Abingdon-area HomeGoods shoppers will have the opportunity to support cancer care and research while shopping at...

Baltimore County Savings Bank joins downtown Bel Air

Baltimore County Savings Bank celebrated joining Downtown Bel Air May 18 with the grand opening event of a new Bel Air branch. As a...

Accents Jewelry Opens in Abingdon

Accents Jewelry celebrated its grand opening May 17, with a ribbon cutting at a location in Abingdon near Wegmans at The Boulevard...

Stall at Joppa Amish market ordered to close

Lapp's Fresh Meats, one of several Amish-run stalls inside the Joppa Market Place at Joppatowne Plaza Shopping Center, must close within ten...

Lunar Bay Festival receives liquor board approval to serve alcohol

Members of the Harford County Liquor Control Board enthusiastically approved an outdoor event liquor license for the Lunar Bay Festival...

Havre de Grace officials talk about plans for new Amtrak bridge

Havre de Grace City Council members told railroad officials during a work session Monday they hope a plan to expand or re-route the existing...

Athletic facility the latest plan for Aumar Village in Fallston

When developer Michael Euler Sr. sought to build an RV park at the intersection of Routes 1 and 152 near the Aumar Village Shopping Center,...

Hollywood Casino teams with Aberdeen IronBirds for summer promotions

Visitors to Hollywood Casino in Perryville can now walk through the door with hopes of winning more than a big slots score or lucrative...

Opinion

Museum at Aberdeen Proving Ground slated for closing [Letter]

A similar note was sent  to local and state elected officials and a copy was provided for publication.

Hearing planned on waterways permit sought for I-95 in Harford [Letter]

Editor:

Case yet to be made for Aberdeen pay raises [Editorial]

The move by the Aberdeen City Council last week to send to committee for review a proposal for substantial raises for the mayor and...

There's no substitute for good health [Editorial]

The Harford County Council's vote last week to establish a "healthy community planning board" makes a lot of practical sense, political...

Tornado watches, warnings and advisories - oh, my! [Commentary]

I think we can all agree last week's weather was pretty crazy, even by Maryland standards.

Harford school system doing less with more [Editorial]

Harford County Public Schools leadership has left the realm of reality as it applies to budget management.

FindLocal: Harford County events
Charm City Trivia at MaGerks
MaGerks
Tuesdays : 7:30 p.m.
Havre de Grace Farmers' Market
Havre de Grace Farmers' Market grounds
Saturdays : 9 a.m. - noon (ends November 16th)
Lazy River Duck Derby
Valleybrook Country Club
July 12th : 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
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