After two years in business, Della Rose’s Local Tavern in the Fountain Green neighborhood of Bel Air closed Saturday. “It is with a heavy heart that we have to make this announcement… This past Saturday night was our last night being open for business,” Tony Della Rose posted on the restaurant’s...
Volunteers turned out Friday morning to plant 140 trees on the campus of Harford Community College in Bel Air before rainstorms rolled in, helping to celebrate Arbor Day. This was the 16th annual Arbor Day celebration organized by the Harford County Department of Planning & Zoning to plant native...
Whether you’re a recent transplant or you’ve lived here for decades, consider this list your go-to resource for local living. In this year’s readers’ poll, more than 15,000 voters cast their vote for the county’s best of the best – people and organizations that locals trust and admire. Here are...
The citizens of Abingdon first learned about the Abingdon Woods project in January when a sign was posted along Abingdon Road about 100 feet from the parsonage of St. Francis DeSales. The project has since been renamed the Abingdon Business Park, I suspect because there will be very few trees left...
In the March 20 interview with New Points’ owners, not once did they address the actual complaint of the neighbors, which is that New Points built a sober living community with complete disregard of the Harford County Zoning Code. Instead, they deflect with the accusation that the neighborhood...
The article entitled “New Opportunities Open for Girls Joining Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA” that was published in the Aegis on March 29, wasn’t representative of the Girl Scout experience. Juliette Gordon Low founded Girl Scouts in 1912 to provide girls with the opportunity to develop skills needed...
I recently met with the County Council, County Executive, and Harford County Public Schools to better understand school funding in Harford County. As a concerned parent and data analyst, I conducted research to better understand school funding across Maryland. I found that HCPS is underfunded by...
The recent tree removal to create pedestrian access to the trail was absolutely poorly planned. Who was responsible for the design? They should be held liable for harming the land and the environment, and wildlife not to mention removing privacy from an existing development and ruining that section...
Musicians from the Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra and the Harford Choral Society will perform Mozart’s heavenly music April 28 at 3 p.m. “While in Salzburg, Austria, my wife Carol and I heard the duet ‘Sull’aria’ from Mozart’s Opera, Marriage of Figaro. It was magnificent. It appeared to be heaven-inspired,”...
Free performances of the award-winning play “Addicted” can be seen in Harford County beginning Thursday. The play, written and directed by Harford County school psychologist Christle Henzel, spotlights heroin’s impact on the community. It tells the story of three young adults struggling with addiction...
An announcement from Exelon Generation: Exelon Generation will conduct its semi-annual, full-volume test of the emergency warning sirens surrounding Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at approximately 1 p.m. This is one of two tests performed each year. The Peach Bottom emergency...
A new sculptural bike rack was unveiled recently on Main Street in downtown Bel Air. “Public art is one of those things that really adds to the quality of life for our residents,” Angela Robertson, grants and economic development coordinator for the town, said. “It makes our community unique.” ...
Harford Community College held a successful Future Summit planning event last Friday, according to college officials, as participants discussed what HCC might be like in the coming decades. The signature event of the college’s strategic planning efforts, the Future Summit was attended by approximately...