David Anderson

Residents are urging the Harford County Council to seek greater local and state funding for public schools."Advocate for our children," one elementary school principal told council members.

Harford County Executive Barry Glassman, in his fifth annual State of the County Address, highlighted prior successes that have left the county on better financial footing than when he came into office in 2014, but he also urged fiscal discipline ahead of potential national economic slowdowns.

Youth was served at the Havre de Grace council meeting this week as new members of the Youth Commission were sworn in and students of the montehr were honored.

Kayhla Hendren of the Bel Air Police Department, who returned to duty in 2016 after being seriously injured in 2013 when she was hit by a car, has been promoted to corporal. She is the department's first female supervisor.

A group of about 12 to 20 people from Havre de Grace are slated to travel to the small, coastal Welsh community of Mumbles, in recognition of the city’s newly established “Twinning” relationship with the British town.

About 2,000 people attended over three days, according to organizers. The show is an annual fundraiser for the Harford County chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America conservation organization.

Harford County Executive Barry Glassman will honor local Korean War veterans, who are working to fund a Wall of Remembrance at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, as he delivers his first State of the County address of his second term Tuesday.

Harford County leaders were glad to hear Gov. Larry Hogan strike a bipartisan message in his State of the State speech for 2019, but some have concerns about the economic impact of his calls for tax cuts.

Habitat for Humanity hopes to have the Revolutionary project in Havre de Grace complete by June 2020.

XPO Logistics confirmed it will close its warehouse on the Perryman peninsula, affecting 167 employees. The 571,000 square-foot facility opened in the fall of 2016.

About 60 people attended a community meeting, hosted by Harford County Councilman Andre Johnson, Monday at the Harford County Sheriff's Office Southern Precinct to share their concerns about the proposed Abingdon Business Park, with more than 2.5 million square feet of retail and warehouse space.

About 80 volunteers worked with Sleep in Heavenly Peace in Bel Air on Saturday to build 30 beds for families in need during the nonprofit's first bed build in 2019.

A range of services were available free of charge to people in need during Harford County’s fourth annual Project Homeless Connect event Thursday.

Harford County will run a free agricultural tire recycling program from Jan. 28 through Feb. 11. Local farmers can drop off their used tires at the Harford Waste Disposal Center in Street.

The inaugural Havre de Grace Ice Festival experienced a strong turnout throughout the weekend and organizers expect it to become an annual event.

Havre de Grace Mayor William T. Martin said this about the first downtown Ice Festival: “I think we have a repeat event on our hands her. All we can do is grow and make it better.”

The Harford County government and the United Way of Central Maryland are partnering to host the fourth annual Project Homeless Connect, to put people experiencing homelessness in touch with an array of services, including free dental and vision care, at the APGFCU arena at Harford Community College

Havre de Grace city leaders and the police chief paid tribute to Beny, a long-serving K9 officer who died last Thursday, Jan. 17, during the City Council meeting Tuesday.

The legacy of Dr. King, whose Jan. 15 birthday was being observed Monday for the annual national holiday, was celebrated during a community gathering hosted by The Harford County Alliance of Abrahamic Faiths.

A proposal to build more than 2.4 million square feet of warehouse, commercial and retail space near the Route 24/Interstate 95 interchange in Abingdon faced strong opposition from residents Tuesday.

Harford County Executive Barry Glassman discussed how county government finances have improved over four years and highlighted strong homebuilding and job growth as well as improved addiction and mental health services in his State of the County address to the Harford Chamber of Commerce.

Dels. Lauren Arikan and Steve Johnson, and Sen. Jason Gallion, all freshmen legislators representing Harford County, have completed their first week in the Maryland General Assembly. They shared their thoughts on Gov. Larry Hogan's inauguration, the atmosphere in Annapolis and proposed legislation.

The Bel Air town commissioners presented a certificate of recognition to the Greco family, of the Majors Choice community, for their "25 Days of Christmas Kindess," daily acts of kindness in the community during the Christmas season in December.

An estimated 2,000 people attended the 19th annual Morning Star Pow Wow at The John Carroll School in Bel Air, taking in Native American dancing, food, arts and crafts. The event benefits the St. Labre Indian School in Montana.

Nearly four years after he purchased the historic Bel Air Academy building at auction, property owner John Zoulis can move ahead with plans to redevelop the site with apartments and townhouses.

The Harford Community College Board of Trustees approved its operating and capital budget requests for the 2020 fiscal year.

Harford County will sell $40 million worth of bonds next Tuesday to raise funds for a slew of public projects, including schools, stormwater management and road improvements. The county has also retained its top AAA bond rating.

The Starbucks store in the Tollgate Marketplace shopping center in Bel Air is scheduled to close permanently Feb. 18.

Harford County's 11-member legislative delegation, with one new senator and two new delegates, expects to tackle a range of issues, from education funding to health care, even legal hemp cultivation, when they return to Annapolis Wednesday for the 2019 Maryland General Assembly session.

The Havre de Grace City Council will host a public hearing Thursday on a proposed ordinance to regulate the placement of cellular phone infrastructure within city rights of way, in response to recent federal regulations city leaders claim will strip local authority to regulate such infrastructure.

The Jarrettsville Pit restaurant has closed, but the co-owner of The Gunpowder Lodge in Kingsville plans to acquire it and open an American-style restaurant in its place.

Harford County businesses prepare for Sunday, when the Baltimore Ravens play for the wild card berth in the 2019 NFL playoffs, starting a possible trek to the Super Bowl.

Kerwin Miller, recently appointed by the governor as a Harford County District Court judge, will bring nearly 20 years of experience in the legal field, as a Legal Aid Bureau attorney, defense counsel, prosecutor and administrative law judge, to the bench.

Donations are coming in steadily for a Havre de Grace family displaced by a fire that happened Sunday morning at their house on Marshall Court. The Susquehanna Hose Company, the city's volunteer fire company, is collecting donations.

Major federal employers in Harford County and the surrounding area, Aberdeen Proving Ground and the Perry Point VA Medical Center, will be spared any harm from the partial federal government shutdown.

About 80 people from the community attended a public information session Thursday evening about the plan to close Harford Memorial and build a new medical center around an unoccupied office building off of Route 22 in Aberdeen.

Mary Lynn Snyder, of Havre de Grace, has one grandson at the Naval Academy and another at West Point, meaning she cheers for both academies during their annual football matchup.

Harford Community College proposes a $50.8 million operating budget for fiscal 2020, with a handful of new positions, a 2 percent employee salary increase, higher health insurance costs and a 3 percent tuition hike.

Gov. Larry Hogan names Kerwin Anthony Miller Sr. as the newest Harford County District Court judge. He succeeds retired Judge Victor Butanis.

The City of Aberdeen received an "unqualified" audit for fiscal 2018, meaning it earned the best possible designation for the state of its finances.

Dr. Jerome Adams, the U.S. surgeon general, discussed how all people can do their part to combat the ongoing epidemic of opioid addiction that is ravaging not only Maryland but the nation. He was the keynote speaker at the National Opioid Crisis Community Summit at Aberdeen Proving Ground Tuesday.

The Aberdeen mayor and City Council voted 4-1 in favor of a budget amendment to spend up to $150,000 on legal expenses to defend a lawsuit filed against the city by the Aberdeen IronBirds baseball ownership group.

Twenty years ago, as the Harford County Sheriff’s Office deployed its first six school resource officers, some in Harford County questioned the need to put law enforcement officers in schools.

The Greco family of Bel Air is back for a second consecutive year of 25 Days of Christmas Kindness, and they are encouraging others to participate with their own acts of kindness. Saturday was spent giving Christmas treats to the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company as they came through the neighborhood.

Developers of a proposed mixed-use commercial and retail development off Route 40 near Havre de Grace could face a major hurdle if a proposed city ordinance to limit future sewer service outside city limits is approved.

The members of the Harford County Council took their seats Tuesday for the start of their four-year term.

Havre de Grace's deputy planning director says city sewer will not be provided for proposed mixed-use development on Route 40 outside city limits, and a proposed Fallston apartment complex draws public concern about traffic, school overcrowding and potential crime if subsidized housing is providey

The Harford County Education Foundation awarded more than $11,000 in innovation grants to support school programs Monday, while at the same time recognizing its achievements over the past year and celebrating its 15th year of existence.

Maryland released its first star ratings for public schools Tuesday, with results that showed 70 percent of schools in the state earned three or four stars out of five. In Harford County, 10 schools achieved five-star status, and another 27 garnered four stars.

Local veterans including the chair of the county's veterans affairs commission, urged the Harford County Board of Education to have schools closed on Veterans Day to give students and staff an opportunity to perform community service and learn more about veterans.