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A Harford County zoning hearing examiner has issued a ruling supporting a controversial project to build 198 apartments in Bel Air South - I am sure the Town 's Citizens don't want to take on more Taxes an Fees that come along with an Incorporation, such raising Taxes for a Town Police and Fire Departments
- Kroger Co.'s planned acquisition of Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc. will allow it to capitalize on Harris Teeter's growing brand presence in the Baltimore-Washington market, but consumers will likely see few, if any changes in Harris Teeter stores.
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- The Walmart at Lansdowne Station had over 1,300 solar panels installed last year and now gets a large amount of electricity from them
- Loch Raven Fireworks Foundation president. Leslie Vallade said they are about $6,500 short of funds needed to put on this year's display.
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- Harford police blotter
- The Carroll County Sheriff's Office is seeking information regarding the theft of a wallet and credit cards that occurred on or about June 6 at Carroll Community College.
- Aberdeen residents still pay most property taxes in Harford
- Mayor Rawlings-Blake stayed at Harris Jones' beach house over Memorial Day weekend
- Grand jury finds Jerome Oberlton took bribes, kickbacks in Atlanta Public Schools.
- Rick Walker, jilted developer of a Remington shopping center with a Walmart, claims in court papers that Bruce Mortimer, owner of the land, conspired to terminate the sale to Walker, so that Mortimer could sell to another suitor instead. Mortimer has asked a judge to OK the termination, and announced he is now selling the land to Seawall Development Corp.
- The Baltimore school system said Thursday that it will review all contracts awarded by its former chief information technology officer after an announcement that he is the target of a federal investigation and could face an indictment stemming from his tenure in the Atlanta public school system.
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- Sugar Momma's in Catonsville had its grand opening Saturday May 11 where The Candy Box used to be
- Daily guide to fun -- and some new things to do in Ocean City.
- The People's Counsel for Harford County filed an appeal earlier this month to a decision by Zoning Hearing Examiner Robert Kahoe Jr., which favored those who wish to build a controversial residential development in Bel Air South.
- A series of articles and editorials written by members of The Aegis staff about the alarming rise in traffic deaths in Harford County last year - and how law enforcement rushed to address the situation - has been named the best public service journalism in the region last year.
- More people live in poverty in Baltimore's suburbs than in the city itself, part of a nationwide shift that is challenging the largely urban assistance network built up over decades.
- Anderson Automotive's Bruce Mortimer, who pulled the plug on the sale of the 25th Street Station land in Remington to developer Rick Walker, now says he has a new buyer for the 11-acre site. Meanwhile, his lawsuit is still pending against Walker.
- A two-alarm fire at Coursey Station Apartments on First Avenue in Lansdowne left 47 senior citizens displaced from their homes Friday May 3
- Harford police blotter
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- Residents of Bel Air South, and their supporters, lambasted members the Harford County Council this week for not voting on a bill which the residents expected would stop Walmart from building a store in their community.
- Western retailers can improve safety conditions for workers in low-wage countries and still make a tidy profit
- Joppa area residents will not have to deal with the headache of having a waste transfer station practically in their backyards, thanks to an agreement between Baltimore and Harford counties to transport solid waste to a Baltimore County landfill.
- As economic inequality continues to grow, workers are forced to demand higher wages.
- Bel Air South residents – who have spent months working to stop Walmart's effort to close its store at Constant Friendship Boulevard and build a new one at Route 24 and Plumtree Road – were shocked at the Harford County Council's decision not to vote last week on legislation which would have slowed the project down.
- The salary for any future mayors of Aberdeen would be more than doubled and the salary for city council members nearly doubled, if a new bill introduced by the council Monday night is approved.
- Harford police blotter
- The question of whether either the introduction of the bill or the decision to let it die or both were the result of cynical political calculous or a naive attempt to do the right thing remains open to speculation on the part of those affected.
- A half-empty former shopping mall in Eldersburg will be remade as a Walmart anchored-plaza under plans announced Monday by owner Black Oak Associates.
- Despite the pleas of many local residents to support Bill 13-16 – which would require retail establishments larger than 75,000 square feet to ultimately be approved by the Harford County Council – the bill was not voted on by council members and thus failed Tuesday.
- In anticipation of a large crowd, extra security will be in place for a public hearing in Bel Air tonight (Tuesday) on zoning legislation that could derail or seriously delay Walmart's plan to build a new store in the Bel Air South area.
- To Funlayo Alabi, Shea Radiance is much more than a business. It's a mission.
- Members of the controlled growth advocacy group Friends of Harford, as well as one Harford County Council member, say Walmart's controversial plan to build a store in Bel Air South should not have surprised anyone.
- At some Baltimore area tax preparation offices, tax day was proving anticlimactic.
- The recent announcement that Atomic Books will expand and make beer available at special events is an intriguing -- and promising -- development for all indie bookstores.
- About 150 people gathered along both sides of Constant Friendship Boulevard in Abingdon Saturday to protest Walmart's plans to close its store off Constant Friendship and open a larger store with a grocery section in Bel Air South.
- The late Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart Corporation said, "Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community."
- Maryland lawmakers wrongly reject combined reporting and the opportunity to bring fairness to corporate tax collections
- The problem here is one that has been decades in the making
- I am writing to express my opinion about the Super Wal-Mart that is to be built along Plumtree Road.
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- Walmart fired back late last week, issuing a brief statement Friday about new zoning legislation that could force significant delays on the proposed store the company wants to build south of Bel Air.
- A bill introduced before the Harford County Council Tuesday could derail, or at least delay considerably, Walmart's plans to build a store just south of Bel Air.
