Erika Butler
Erika Butler joined The Aegis as a reporter in 1994, just a few months out of college. She has served as an editor since the late 1990s, first of The Record, then coordinating news and later features, which she does today. Erika has covered just about every county government meeting in her 20 years and written on hundreds of different topics of interest to Harford County residents. She has lived in most of her life in Harford County, growing up in Fallston then living in various places in Bel Air. Erika is married with two children and enjoys running and reading.
Recent Articles
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Darlington school bus driver donates early retirement incentive to school's autism program
After nine years, Ted Quatman is making his final run Tuesday as driver of Bus 327 for students with disabilities at Darlington Elementary School, and he is going to be missed. Quatman, whom staff at the school call “the world’s greatest bus pop-pop,” planned to retire following Tuesday’s run. ...
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After years of delays, limited renovation of Joppatowne High moves forward
Hazel Morgan’s sons graduated from Joppatowne High School in 1996 and 1997, and even back then she was looking forward to a renovation of the building, which opened in 1972. “I’m here to say I’m thrilled to death to see the renovation of Joppatowne High School is going to move forward,” Morgan...
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Owings Mills man stabbed during argument in Edgewood Saturday night
A 28-year-old man from Owings Mills was stabbed in a fight Saturday night in Edgewood, police said. Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called around 9:45 p.m. to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, where a man had arrived with a stab wound. Family members brought Derik William...
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Family dog dies, woman suffers burn in Hopewell Road fire in Churchville
A woman was burned and a dog died in a fire in Churchville that caused an estimated $50,000 in damage, fire officials said. The fire was reported at 11:42 p.m. Friday night in a rancher in the 200 block of Hopewell Road, discovered by passerby, according to a notice of investigation from the Office...
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Thousands expected for first Upper Chesapeake Bay Pride Festival in Havre de Grace on June 22
When Yvonne Matthews talks to people about the first pride event in Harford County, the interest and excitement is palpable, she said. The Upper Chesapeake Bay Pride Festival will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 22, in the area around Concord Point Lighthouse in Havre de Grace. “The festival...
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Drag event organizers hope issues have been resolved, shows will continue in Harford
Organizers of drag events in Harford County are hopeful that shows will be scheduled again at local establishments, once assurances are made the venues won’t be targeted by the county’s liquor board. “We’re very hopeful we have come to some type of resolution with the board,” said Irina Brusilovsky,...
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Harford summer camps still have openings as school year comes to close
School is out in less than a week and the kids will be home for the summer. Parents who still need to find something for them to do can check out one of a number of camp opportunities. Camp Hidden Valley, run by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Harford and Cecil County, Harford Community College summer...
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New school resource officer to be in Aberdeen elementary schools to start 2019-2020 school year
A school resource officer will begin working in elementary schools in Aberdeen when the new year starts in September. The budget approved by the Aberdeen City Council for Fiscal Year 2020, which begins July 1, includes about $100,000 for Aberdeen Police Department to hire a third school resource...