Bel Air Town Commissioner Susan Burdette’s fellow commissioners elected her as chair of the town board, which carries the honorary title of mayor, for the fourth year in a row Monday evening. The five-member board also re-elected Commissioner Brendan P. Hopkins to a second year as vice chair. Burdette...
Army Maj. Gen. Randy Taylor, who has served as senior commander of Aberdeen Proving Ground for nearly two years, and his staff bid farewell to outgoing members of the Harford and Cecil County councils and welcomed incoming members during what he called a “bittersweet” gathering. “The coolest thing...
Vote for your favorite Harford County businesses and community members in the Best of Harford readers' poll. If you don't see your favorite listed in a particular category, select other and write in the name of the business, organization or individual. You can vote for as many or as few categories...
Who knew winter started Nov. 15 in Harford County? After Thursday, there should be little doubt that no matter what the calendar says, winter is here. Whether one follows the traditional, astrological calendar that says winter begins this year with the winter solstice Dec. 21, or the more modern...
There’s no reason to ever bring a gun into a school in Harford County or anywhere else. To broaden that view, there’s no reason to bring a weapon of any kind, even replicas, into a school. Yet, last week three BB guns and a folding knife were confiscated from three students. After all three guns,...
It’s always a good time for parents, guardians and grandparents to have conversations with their kids about drugs, alcohol. Setting aside a special night to have those conversations is a good thing, but grownups shouldn’t be reluctant or wait to have those talks with the children under their care...
By many accounts, it’s been a long time since our country has been so divided politically. Other accounts say it’s been a while since voters have been so energized. Two cliches - the numbers don’t lie and time will tell – will provide the answers to all of this year’s election questions. Those...
All seven seats on the Harford County Council will be filled by county voters in the Nov. 6 general election for which eight days of early voting started Thursday. The council is the legislative branch of county government. In addition to enacting all local laws affecting residents outside the...
Phil Hosmer admits he’s getting a bit anxious about the planned Ma & Pa Trail connection from Bel Air to Forest Hill. “Do you realize it was 2016 when the county got the final easement?” Hosmer asked Saturday afternoon, as he walked near the former home of Harford Sanitation in Bel Air, which was...
Born Oct. 20, 1918, Mary Katherine (Smith) Jennings will celebrate her centennial birthday Saturday and has lived her entire life within a few miles of where she was born in Fallston. Jennings, who goes by Katherine, grew up on a farm where the Youth’s Benefit Elementary School, Fallston Rec Complex...
Children of all ages are invited to the 30th annual Halloween Costume Contest and Trick-or-Treat at the Festival at Bel Air in Harford County on Saturday, Oct. 27, beginning at 11 a.m. This free event has become a Harford County tradition, so don’t miss it. The Festival at Bel Air is at Route 24...
It's that time of year again. The 10th annual Ma & Pa Trail Connection Walk in Bel Air is coming up Saturday starting at 1 p.m. Walkers will again gather at the Williams Street trailhead in Bel Air, where buses will be available to shuttle them to Blake’s Venture Park in Forest Hill for the start...
As a point guard for the Boston Celtics, Chris Herren’s dreams of playing in the NBA had seemingly come true. In reality, he was trapped in a nightmare of addiction to alcohol, cocaine, OxyContin and heroin. Herren spoke to 325 people at Havre de Grace High School Tuesday evening about his descent...