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Six seats on the Harford County Board of Education will be filled in this year's election, the first time that's happened since state legislation passed five years ago setting up a board with six elected and three appointed members.

The Army says a 1.8 million gallon overflow of partially treated sewage from a wastewater treatment plant serving Aberdeen Proving Ground's Edgewood Area earlier this month had minimal effect on the environment.

The Science and Mathematics Academy at Aberdeen High School is presenting its Seventh Annual Gallery Walk of senior capstone projects on May 20.

Local leaders would do well to start now, if they haven't already done so, in advocating for a major celebration during 2017 of the post's landmark anniversary.

More than 300 awards were given to employees in 20 different categories at the annual Baltimore Federal Executive Board ceremony, from "outstanding supervisor" to "rookie of the year."

The NAACP filed suit in federal court seeking full integration of Harford County Public Schools for the 1964-65 school year

Arguably the busiest intersection in Bel Air, if not all of Harford County – Route 24 and Baltimore Pike – will be studied to determine the best way to get traffic through it

More than 2 million gallons of sewage flowed into Bush River in the Edgewood area of Harford County during and following Wednesday's torrential rainstorm, Aberdeen Proving Ground and Harford County officials said.

University of Maryland, College Park President Wallace Loh has made it his top priority to remake the college into a hub of innovation and entrepreneurship, pushing the strategy not just in the business school but in almost every corner.

Harford County emergency officials dealt with what one called "the worst storm event" in months, as the county was caught in a massive deluge that dropped up to 9 inches of rain in some areas between late Tuesday night and early Thursday morning.

The Women's 5K by the Bay retained an international theme for its eighth annual running in Havre de Grace Sunday.

The Aberdeen IronBirds have announced a Promotions Schedule for the 2014 season. Fan favorites such as Firework Nights and Dollar Dog Days return, along with new promotions including the world-famous Cowboy Monkey Rodeo act. The IronBirds will also host a Ripken bobblehead series, featuring the likes of Cal, Bill and Cal, Sr.

Combining the need for healthy snacks with their family's love of bicycles and the outdoors, the Bards of Columbia created the "fruit bicycle," a bike that transports fresh, organic fruit around Columbia's open spaces and pathways.

Democrat Douglas F. Gansler sharpened his public attacks against rival Anthony G. Brown, saying during a radio interview Wednesday that his chief political opponent "did absolutely nothing" during his tenure as lieutenant governor and failed at the two main tasks he was given.

An Army civilian employee died Thursday at Aberdeen Proving Ground, officials said. The man was conducting grounds maintenance near the Route 24 Gate on the Edgewood side of Aberdeen Proving Ground, officials said. They did not describe what happened.

A defense contractor has agreed to pay the federal government $1.1 million to resolve allegations brought under the civil False Claims Act that the company falsified information on employee qualifications in order to collect more than allowed under a contract at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

Thousands of scientists and researchers federal agencies have been hired in recent years under special hiring authority intended to help the government compete with the private sector for senior leadership positions. Government watchdogs warn, however, that officials must use the powers judiciously.

A two-alarm fire caused extensive damage to an Perryman home Friday night.

While Harford County isn't the first place where this odd definition of what constitutes a cut was used, it would be nice if public officials all around would start being a little more forthright when they're referring to cuts and increases.

Harford County Executive David Craig is proposing $734.9 million combined operating and capital budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year, one that doesn't contain a tax increase and calls for a sharp reduction in capital spending and a minimal increase in spending for the local school system.

Just as certainly as winter came for the ant and the grasshopper, somewhere in Harford County's future is a round of BRAC discussions that will involve Aberdeen Proving Ground

Two charter amendments, one which would greatly benefit the next county executive, were introduced at the Harford County Council's most recent legislative session on April 8.

One BRAC brought jobs and construction to Aberdeen Proving Ground and Harford County, but could military funding cuts spell the end of that prosperity?

Although population growth in Harford County slowed during the past year, the number of permits issued for new residential construction hit its highest point in five years during 2013, a likely sign of more growth to come.

Thirty-three Calvert Hall College High School students attended Central Maryland History Day on March 22 and several captured awards for their projects.

At the end of January, a team of chemists and engineers left Aberdeen Proving Ground for the Mediterranean Sea to lead the historic destruction of Syria's chemical weapons. More than two months later, they're still waiting for the mission to start.

It's seven days and counting until the 2014 session of the Maryland General Assembly ends at midnight Monday, and the fates of a number of Harford County centered bills remain to be decided in those waning days.

Maryland's personal income growth was among the smallest nationwide last year as federal budget cuts rippled through the wider region, affecting Virginia and the District of Columbia as well, the U.S. Department of Commerce estimated.

Seven homes in Churchville were evacuated Thursday afternoon after a gas leak from a ruptured line, Harford County fire officials said.

A fire broke out in a Route 40 business in Aberdeen and slowed traffic late Monday afternoon, according to local police and fire reports.

Aberdeen resident Janice Grant made a successful last-ditch effort to stop the city from demolishing her family's 84-year-old house, which she said is historically significant.

The effort to lure the FBI to Maryland could have a profound payoff for the state's economy but the benefits could take years to materialize and the impact would hinge on how local officials handle the project, several of the state's top economists say.

The Jarrettsville/Norrisville area has been experiencing a rash of burglaries, according the Harford County Sheriff's Office area precinct commander, and Department of Natural Resources official says residents should also get used to coyotes marauding around the countryside and should be wary of potentially rabid animals.

Harford legislators are spearheading a bill to create a 3D printing authority in collaboration with the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

So, what is the future of the building? What has been done so far?

Harford County Sheriff's Office deputies are looking for two men in connection with an reported armed carjacking that occurred early Saturday morning in the vicinity of the MARC train station in Edgewood.

"We've seen some good things in the economy, but some negatives as well," Jim Richardson, executive director of the Harford County Office of Economic Development, said as he addressed about 25 representatives of Mason-Dixon Business Association at their recent meeting

A winter music recital was held on Sunday, Jan. 12 at Grandview Christian Church for the private students at La Garderie and Aberdeen Proving Ground. The instructor is Kathi Workman. Pictured in the first row, are Havish Budhi, Ava Barrett, Malina Ly, Emily Rosada-Torres and Jason Dsilva; second row, Anna Barrett, Angeliz Rosada-Torres and Natalie Briceland; and third row: Laura Hughes, Erica Orjih, Kathi Workman, James Hughes and Lanna Ly

After more than a dozen years fighting side by side in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Army and the National Guard now are battling each other over budget cuts.

Georges R. Garinther, a retired Army civilian engineer who studied ordnance noise and once examined the acoustics of the John F. Kennedy assassination, died of complications from heart disease and Alzheimer's disease March 9 at his daughter's Havre de Grace home. He was 79.

Looking back in the files at the Aberdeen Room, we find so many reminders of anniversary years in Aberdeen's history.

The Joppa automotive business that was the site of a fire Monday was cited for multiple fire violations and operating without proper licensing, the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office reported.

Mary Magdalene Root, 81, who lives near Havre de Grace, was jailed on $2,500 bail Wednesday on seven counts of allegedly letting her dogs run at-large a year ago.

Moving the Bel Air Auto Auction from its hometown to Riverside, west of Aberdeen, will degrade the quality of life in nearby neighborhoods off Route 7, unhappy residents said during a county plans review meeting Wednesday.

Harford County is in the path of yet another winter storm, one that some forecasts are suggesting could dump as much snow as any in this bitterly cold, snowy season. Harford County Fire and EMS Association are asking Harford County residents to be prepared and be smart as the storm passes Sunday and Monday.

"Spring, where are you?" could have been the collective question on the minds of Harford County residents Monday morning.

Fire damaged an Abingdon home early Sunday morning, Harford firefighters reported.

Two large industrial/warehouse type buildings, each with more than 1 million square feet of space, are being proposed by a national developer for a narrow tract adjacent to Aberdeen Proving Ground and just south of the Aberdeen city limits.

Two large industrial/warehouse type buildings, each with more than 1 million square feet of space, are being proposed by a national developer for a narrow tract adjacent to Aberdeen Proving Ground and just south of the Aberdeen city limits.

A. Dwight Pettit's 'Under Color of Law' details his case to gain admission to Aberdeen High School in 1960