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- Bel Air's new $105,000 town hall on Hickory Avenue was formally dedicated during a 45-minute program 50 years ago this week. Hickory Avenue was closed to traffic for the dedication ceremony,
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Despite announcing his plan to retire from organizing the Arbutus 4th of July parade last year, longtime Arbutus resident George Kendrick, 91, is back and leading the effort this year with the help of his wife of 60 years Naamah and their children and grandchildren. - In what one liquor board member called "a pretty significant improvement," 27 out of 30 businesses checked during a recent underage compliance test did not sell alcohol to an underage student
- June is National Iced Tea Month, so pack up the cooler with sweet tea to take to the Friday concert in Tydings Park, tonight (Friday) at 7:30 p.m.
- Mark the following dates on your calendar for the Water Witch Fire Company chicken barbecue: Aug. 9, Sept. 13, Oct. 11 and Nov. 8.
- Robert J. "Chief" Hunter, a career railroader who retired from Amtrak, died Wednesday at Little Flower nursing home in Darby, Pa. The former Lutherville resident was 91.
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- Hey folks, this is just a reminder that the new Lee's Landing opened over Memorial Day weekend and the pleasant early June weather and marvelous river views have increased the patronage at the former Susky River Grille
- Today (Friday) win a trip to Saturday's farmer's market 9 a.m to noon, 450 Pennington Ave. near the visitor center
- The Perryville Farmers Market is open every Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. at the corner of Broad Street and Roundhouse Drive in Lower Ferry Park downtown Perryville. Vendors are selling produce, crafts, baked goods and more.
- Veterans in Maryland scheduling a primary care appointment through the Department of Veterans Affairs for the first time wait an average of 80 days to see a doctor, making the state's system fourth-worst in the nation out of 141 systems reviewed, according to government data.
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- On the last weekend in May, Prost German Restaurant, at 1195 Jacob Tome Highway, held its 3rd Annual Spring Fest complete with big tent in the back, vendors, games and, naturally, lots of authentic German food. Visitors on Friday and Saturday enjoyed live German music, activities for the kids and plenty of food and fun.
- Steve Sclafani's sports business launched on a shoestring in 1994 and now helps more than 25,000 young athletes reach their goals each year.
- We walked the walk! Cecil County Relay for Life at Elkton High School was last Friday night under blue skies and warm sunshine
- This evening (Friday) in downtown Havre de Grace, 5 to 9 p.m.
- Few locally remember the Linthicum native who was the first ashore for the D-Day invasion
- Eagle Scout project is construction of six new tables for summer concert series on grounds of Catonsville High School.
- American Legion organizes a motorcycle memorial to honor and remember Jason Schneider, a Baltimore County SWAT member killed in line of duty in Aug. 2013
- After 35 years in the bar business, Bruce Buettner is calling it quits. The owner of Bruce Bitner's Cafe and Grill on Route 22 in Campus Hills, with his wife, Dawn, are closing their bar and restaurant after Saturday
- Look for jazz and other musical performances at the Havre de Grace Arts Commission's Friday Concerts in the Park, June 6 to July 25
- The officers of VFW Post 8185 held two wreath-laying services Sunday in celebration of Memorial Day
- Wreaths, rifle salutes and speeches about storied military battles lent a somber tone to a sunny, breezy Memorial Day Monday morning at Havre de Grace's Millard Tydings Park, overlooking a Susquehanna River filled with sailboats and other craft.
- Lt. Col. James B. Moore died in An Khe
- The assistant adjutant general of the Army National Guard Maryland on Monday said the sons and daughters of America who have given their lives in military service are ¿beacons of hope¿ to the world that freedom and democracy can prevail.
- "Today we remember those who are not with us because they sacrificed their lives for our freedom," Richard Gebhard, master of ceremonies for Bel Air's 30th Memorial Day Ceremony said in greeting the huge crowd gathered on the green and in the shade of Shamrock Rock Park Monday morning.
- The phrase "old soldiers never die; they just fade away," has long been a staple of soldiers' songs, and it was even uttered by famed Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
