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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Warmer weather draws Harford residents outside to Ma & Pa Trail Saturday
With temperatures in the mid-40s Saturday, many people took to the outdoors in Harford County. The Ma & Pa Trail from Williams Street to Tollgate Road in Bel Air and from Tollgate Road to Annie’s Playground in Fallston, as well as the playground, were bustling with activity. Among the nature lovers...
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Suspects in White Marsh sporting goods store theft arrested in Bel Air Saturday
Three people were charged Saturday after allegedly stealing items from a White Marsh sporting goods store then driving to Bel Air. Bel Air police received a call at approximately 3 p.m. from someone who had watched three people allegedly commit a theft at Dick’s Sporting Goods in White Marsh, according...
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Harford board members divided on starting school before or after Labor Day
Harford school members have mixed feelings about when to start the school year — before or after Labor Day. The Maryland General Assembly is considering a bill this session to give back control over the start day of school to the local jurisdictions, rather than the post-Labor Day start mandated...
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A horse on a road in Harford County is struck by three cars, dies
A horse that got loose Wednesday night in the Level area died after it was hit by three cars, according to Maryland State Police. The horse was free around 7 p.m. in the area of Foxridge Drive and Route 155 near Level when it entered the eastbound lanes of Route 155, according to Sgt. Anthony Dudek...
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Harford County school board to discuss budget request Tuesday
The agenda for Tuesday night’s Harford County Board of Education meeting contains two items: public comment and budget discussion, both of which are likely to draw extensive comment. Harford Superintendent Sean Bulson has proposed the school system submit a $467.7 million operating budget to Harford...
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Neighborhood residents opposed to Bel Air sober living community for 50 men
Construction of a new sober living community for recovering addicts in the heart of the county’s development envelope is drawing outrage from nearby residents who say they knew nothing of the project. New Points is building “the world’s first Sober Living Community built ground-up specifically...
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Three Harford school board members, one HCC trustee appointed
Gov. Larry Hogan has appointed three new members to the Harford County Board of Education and one new member to the Harford Community College Board of Trustees. Joyce Herold, Roy Phillips and Patrice Ricciardi were named to the school board and Christopher Payne as an HCC trustee. “I accepted my...
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Woman with medical marijuana card tells police she sold her product 'because it gives her something to do'
A Belcamp woman with a medical marijuana card told police that she sells the product she gets from an Aberdeen dispensary “because it gives her something to do,” according to court records. Amaris Stephens, 22, of the 200 block of Bald Eagle Way, is one of three people who were charged last week...