aberdeen proving ground

With assistance from Harford County officials and the implementation of a statewide plan to promote growth and revitalization in specific areas, Edgewood could be posed for an number of positive changes.

If anything, the limited progress that can be seen along Route 22 should serve as a reminder as to how much still needs to be done.

Army personnel at Aberdeen Proving Ground are developing methods to detect biological weapons in response to recent threats from North Korea, including a 15-foot-high device that soldiers have dubbed "the Kraken."

Harford County public safety officials are looking for ways to deal with an issue which has frustrated many county residents who have to call 911: emergency response times.

Two U.S. Navy sailors who died diving in the Super Pond at Aberdeen Proving Ground in February accidentally drowned, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said Monday.

APG Federal Credit Union honored Louise Oldland, operations analyst, in February with an award for 25 years of dedicated service to the credit union

William J. Kunkel took the oath of office as Harford County's third sheriff in the past month. The 35-year-old veteran police officer was named to the post following the sudden deaths of former sheriffs Raymond Fulker and Paul Stearns

Residents of the Gunpowder Pointe subdivision in the Joppa area, who were under the impression they had a say in how a parcel abutting their community could be developed, received a rude awakening this year when meeting with developers who are seeking Harford County approval to build 66 townhomes at Pulaski Highway and Enfield Road.

The Bunny Run 5K debuted to a big crowd in Havre de Grace on Easter Eve.

Route 22 in Aberdeen is lined with empty houses marked "No Trespassing," as the State Highway Administration moves forward with plans to raze 18 homes along the road between Beards Hill Road and Aberdeen Proving Ground.

Employees at the Aberdeen Proving Ground office of New Jersey-based information technology firm Symbolic Systems Inc. – many who have ties to the Garden State – have helped raise $11,000 for Superstorm Sandy relief programs in New Jersey.

Two fires in Aberdeen and one in Street between Friday and Saturday night caused a combined $35,000 worth of damage to three structures and their contents but did not injure anyone, the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office said.

About 40 youths from the Freestate ChalleNGe Academy finished up their morning of cleaning refuse from the marshlands of the Melvin G. Bosely Wildlife Conservancy tired, muddy and hungry, but their contributions to the 22nd annual cleanup of the marsh were invaluable to the organizers of Saturday's event.

Four of the six jurisdictions that have bounced back to their pre-recession levels of growth are in the Charm City metro.

Maryland is certainly known for its sports figures. Many successes in the sports world are credited to the state, and Aberdeen.

Danielle Kays reprised her win in the women's race of the Shamrock 'n Roll 5K Saturday. Dan Colopietro earned his first-ever road-race victory, leaving the men's field far behind.

Perryville's Mickey McMullen began his softball career in 1954, playing fast pitch before enlisting in the US Marine Corps in 1957. He returned in 1960 and played both fast pitch and baseball in the Baltimore Major League until 1985.

James Richardson, director of the Harford County Office of Economic Development, was present at the luncheon event, presenting information about Harford's accomplishments and challenges.

Aberdeen Proving Ground officials have received a preliminary briefing on the investigation into the first of three diver deaths at the post's Super Pond test facility in the last two months.

Without question, one of the most important services the Aberdeen community has ever been blessed with is the Aberdeen Fire Department

They need to remember they ought they look to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America.

The question of whether to have graduation at HCC or the individual high schools will be something of a trade-off in this regard, but at least either choice will be a fairly local one.

As bad as the traffic situation is now, it's is likely to get worse, thanks to the feeder roads not having seen any major upgrades, but hopefully the new transportation center effort will help ease the pain a little bit.

About 40 people attended a ribbon-cutting event held Tuesday to celebrate the opening of the APG-CSSC Transportation Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

A Harford County firefighter suffered burns and another became ill while combating a house fire Saturday night in the 1700 block of Harbinger Trail in Edgewood

Harford County government employees collected more than three tons of food during a one-week drive to aid Harvest for the Hungry which concluded Friday.

Daniel Bennett "D.B." Smith Sr. received a standing ovation from his fellow volunteers last Saturday as his name was called as this year's recipient of the Aberdeen Fire Department's John. F. Bender Safety Award.

One Harford County firefighter suffered burns and another became ill while combating a house fire Saturday night in the 1700 block of Harbinger Trail, Edgewood.

Eleven years ago, Navy Capt. Barbara "Bobbie" Scholley dived more than 230 feet into the ocean to help bring back the past: two sailors killed aboard their sunken Civil War battleship in 1862.

In the wake of a lengthy BRAC process that has brought more jobs officials with Aberdeen Proving Ground and the county have established the APG-CSSC Transportation Center to assist the installation's 21,000 employees

Dr. Gerald D. Klee, a retired psychiatrist who was an expert with LSD and was involved in its experimentation at several military installations in the late 1950s, died Sunday from complications following surgery at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. He was 86.

The U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command located here plans to conduct several large detonations beginning on or about Mar. 11 and ending on or about Mar. 22.

New airport zoning regulations were approved Tuesday that Harford County Council members said could make the county more economically competitive.

The Harford Community Action Agency and Harford County government are once again spearheading the Harford County part of the annual Harvest for the Hungry Campaign that began Saturday and runs through Saturday, March 9.

The staff at the Aberdeen Post Office flexed a little extra muscle in December, above and beyond its regular holiday rush. Over the course of several days, a team of five employees processed shipments totaling in excess of 1,000 pounds – all postmarked to various military installations overseas

In a primary in which 35 percent of Harford voters cast a ballot, Michael Dukakis and George Bush won their respective races

Such a tax should be levied and the resulting local revenue should be used to reduce the property tax rate or the local income tax rate.

While it is not unexpected for people to be harmed or killed in the line of duty at a test facility because testing military equipment is dangerous, such deaths should never become part of what is expected as a matter of course.

In February, APG Federal Credit Union honored Susan Kemen, senior vice president of consumer lending, with an award presentation for 30 years of dedicated service to the credit union, and Barbara Poff, senior member service operation specialist, with an award presentation for 25 years of service

Construction of the new Northeastern Expressway 50 years ago caused the relocation of Route 24, which resulted in some residents of Emmorton Road having the road in front of their homes torn up and completely mud covered

Shaped like a teardrop and carved out of the eastern bank of the Bush River, the UNDEX Test Facility at Aberdeen Proving Ground earned the nickname "Super Pond" for its unusual properties.

During a mandatory public hearing Thursday night that drew little community interest, Aberdeen Proving Ground officials explained their proposal not to do any remedial action in an area where 17 small radioactive devices were found between 2009 and 2011.

Army action follows two fatal diving incidents that killed three.

St. John Properties Inc. said it has completed construction on 6190 Guardian Gateway, a new three-story, 75,000 square foot office building located within the boundary of Aberdeen Proving Ground.

The U.S. Navy on Wednesday identified two sailors who died at Aberdeen Proving Ground's "Super Pond" less than a month after another death at the installation that is still under investigation.

At its meeting Monday, the Aberdeen City Council voted unanimously to make a city car and leaf loader surplus property, preparing to bid farewell to an old friend in the process.

Harford County, home to a major federal installation in Aberdeen Proving Ground and the massive federal military and civilian workforce that comes with it, is bracing for federal spending cuts – known as sequestration – which could have a ripple effect far beyond Aberdeen.

Two persons died at a pond at Aberdeen Proving Ground on Tuesday, less than a month after the death of a diver at the same location.