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Feasibility study for Harford research park presented

About 60 people from Baltimore, Cecil and Harford counties gathered Wednesday to participate in the next step of turning Harford's former...

Dump truck leaves trail of diesel fuel across Harford

A dump truck left a trail of diesel fuel across Harford County Friday morning, a Department of Emergency Services represenatitive said.

Two men charged in Aberdeen robbery

Two men – one from Aberdeen, the other from Havre de Grace – are being held without bail after being charged in connection...

Dundalk man charged in nine robberies in Harford, five in Baltimore County

PIKESVILLE – A Dundalk man, who was arrested Wednesday night in connection with more than a dozen robberies in Baltimore and...

SHA nixes Bel Air Walmart access from Route 924

Maryland State Highway Administration officials have denied an entrance-exit to the proposed site of the Bel Air South Walmart from Route...

Harford County Pictures

» Friday Night Football: Oct 11 [Pictures]

» Women of Harford: Making a Difference

» Darlington Apple Festival [Pictures]

» BGE's Northeast Transmission System, or...

» New cell phone traffic laws take effect...

» Police in Havre de Grace shoot and kill man...

» Harford bank robberies [Pictures]

» Sovereign Bank Forest Hill robbery [Pictures]

» In the Glow Fashion Show [Pictures] Week 3 Harford football [Pictures]

» Week 3 Harford football [Pictures]

» Kaufman Cancer Center [Pictures]

» Elephant ears in Harford County [Pictures]

» Bel Air Festival for the Arts [Pictures]

» Week 2 Harford football, Sept. 13 [Pictures]

» Flags fly at Joppa overpass to remember 9/...

» Harford September 11th remembrance [Pictures]

» I-55 Serial Bank Robber

» Aberdeen IronBirds play-off appearance...

» Football in Harford County Week 1 [Pictures]

» Ravens opening night in Bel Air [Pictures]

» Aberdeen IronBirds greatest season [Pictures]

» IronBirds final regular season game...

» Edgewoodstock [Pictures]

» Rock Spring fatal shooting in 11 minutes...

» Route 152 crash Monday [Pictures]

» Harford first day of school [Pictures]

» Miss Maryland Agriculture Contest [Video]

» House of Cards in Edgewood and Bel Air...

» Father of man shot by Harford deputy speaks...

» Cal Ripken World Series championship...

» Harford police-involved shooting [Pictures]

» Ripken World Series division championships...

» Prospect Road barn fire [Pictures]

» Oak Ridge Boys concert [Pictures]

» Cal Ripken World Series Saturday [Pictures]

» Cal Ripken World Series Parade [Pictures]

» Cal Ripken World Series opening night...

» Harford Habitat volunteers stuck in Nairobi...

» Confederate veteran honored in Havre de Grace...

» Reward increased in Vi Ripken abduction...

» Harford County Farm Fair Saturday [Pictures]

» Winters Run fatal crash [Pictures]

» Harford Livestock Auction and Farm Fair...

» Harford Farm Fair Friday [Pictures]

» Harford County Farm Fair Thursday [Pictures]

» New Miss Harford Farm Bureau crowned [Video]

» Harford County Farm Fair [Video]

» Melissa Grimmel at Harford fair [Pictures]

» Harford Farm Fair setup [Pictures]

» Storm damage in Darlington [Pictures]

» Wil Brady Swim-a-Thon at Fallston Swim Club...

» Two-alarm fire in Bel Air [Pictures]

» Pirate Festival in Havre de Grace [Video]

» David Craig through the years [Pictures]

» Havre de Grace celebrates Independence Day...

» Mason-Dixon Fair opens [Video]

» Havre de Grace July Fourth parade [Pictures]

» Edgewood July 4th parade [Pictures]

» Havre de Grace fireworks [Pictures]

» Bel Air's Fourth of July parade [Video]

» Bel Air's Fourth of July fireworks [Video]

» Bel Air Turtle Derby and Frog Jumping Contest...

» Bel Air's July 4th festivities [Pictures]

» Kingsville July Fourth parade [Pictures]

» Bel Air July 4th events [Pictures]

» Plumtree Park playground improvements...

» Harford County residents in the Battle of...

» Lunar Bay Music and Arts Festival [Pictures]

» Darlington Fourth of July celebration [Video]

» Fireworks displays in and around Harford...

» Illegal fireworks demo obliterates objects...

» Harford Farm Visitation Day 2013 [Pictures]

» IronBirds Opening Day 2013 [Pictures]

» Ace of Hearts Ride [pictures]

News

13 displaced by Edgewood townhouse fire

Thirteen people living in the 1700 block of Judy Way in Edgewood were displaced after a fire caused major damage to one townhouse and...

Saturated Harford County to get more rain

The National Weather Service extended the flood watch from late afternoon Friday until midnight, a seven-hour period during which another...

Vehicle runs into Frank's Pizza [Harford police blotter]

Aberdeen

Board of Estimates OKs demolition of Main Street jail and environmental open contract

The old Main Street jailhouse, which once served as the primary jail for the county but has been empty since the early 1970s, will be torn...

Harford council wary of buying Havre de Grace waterfront tract

Harford County council members were very divided Tuesday about the county's proposal to buy some adjacent waterfront properties in Havre...

HCC board approves contract for traffic improvement

A right-hand turn lane from Schucks Road onto Route 22 (East Churchville Road) will be built to improve traffic at the intersection near...

Havre de Grace council honors Vietnam veteran

Havre de Grace city officials honored a local Vietnam War veteran, who earned the second-highest honor a member of the Army can earn...

Test explosion at Aberdeen Proving Ground felt, heard for miles Wednesday

The federal government may still be in shutdown mode, but that is not stopping testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

Education

Education a hot topic at Edgewood Community Council meeting

The drizzle did not keep nearly three dozen Harford County residents from piling into the Southern Precinct of the Harford County Sheriff'...

Harford school officials urge employee, parent involvement in new budget

After several years of controversy surrounding their budget and fiscal relationship with the county, Harford County Public Schools officials...

Harford SAT scores continue to show strong gains

Harford County high school college-bound seniors who took the SAT during the 2012-13 school year posted strong gains across the board in the...

Bel Air's St. Margaret School named National Blue Ribbon School

Students and staff at Saint Margaret School in Bel Air have spent the past week celebrating the Catholic school's recognition as a...

Discussion on bullying, workplace harassment planned in Fallston Wednesday

“Stand Up and Be Counted: Schoolyard Bullying to Workplace Harassment” is the theme of the first Community Conversations: For...

Free homecoming dresses available at fashion show for Harford girls Sunday

A special fashion show coming up at The Arena Club near Bel Air Sunday features formal dresses for high school age girls to wear to...

Harford schools have extended commencement schedule for 2014

Harford County Public Schools high school graduations for the 2013-2014 school year are spread out over a slightly longer period than the...

Despite controversy, most Harford school athletes have paid to play

Despite the ongoing public controversy about it, Harford County's $50 pay-to-play fee to participate in athletics is having little...

Sports

CMW leads week six football winners with win over Perryville

Despite persistent rain showers and soggy fields throughout Harford County, week six of the high school football season is in the books...

North Harford tops Bel Air field hockey on penalty strokes Friday

The North Harford Hawks (6-3 overall, 2-3 Chesapeake) took a 3-1 victory over visiting Bel Air (7-2-1 overall, 3-2-1 Chesapeake) in a Friday...

Aberdeen braves wet weather, beats Edgewood boys soccer 3-0 Thursday

The Aberdeen Eagles took the field Thursday afternoon despite persistent rains, and the move paid off, as they beat the Edgewood boys soccer...

North Harford tops CMW 3-1 in Thursday boys volleyball play

The North Harford boys volleyball team knocked off visiting rival C. Milton Wright Thursday, handing the Mustangs a 3-1 match defeat.

Praying against rain outs and looking over some sports highlights [Commentary]

Well, readers, I'm looking out my window early Thursday morning and it's raining.

CMW, Edgewood harriers win UCBAC division titles

Strong finishing kicks decided the races in the Gunpowder Falls Cross Country Invitational in Joppa Saturday.

Inky is back with 5-2 week [Football]

OK, another 5-2 week has Inky feeling a bit better after a mess up in week four. So, this week brings us to the double picks as games next...

Fallston edges Bel Air 3-2 in boys soccer contest

The Fallston Cougars earned a road victory in Tuesday's Chesapeake (upper) Division boys soccer contest at Bel Air, knocking off the...

Crime

Benson Post Office robbed Saturday morning

The Benson Post Office was robbed Saturday morning by a man who fired at a Good Samaritan as he followed the robber getting away,...

Neighbor hits van with lawnmower in Joppa [Harford police blotter]

Aberdeen

Yearlong string of Harford bank robberies mostly unsolved

Wednesday's robbery of the Sovereign Bank branch in Forest Hill is one of a string of a dozen bank and post office robberies in Harford...

Priest, 75, charged with raping boy in Pennsylvania, arrested in Perryville

A Philadelphia priest, who has been charged with raping a boy more than a decade ago, was arrested last week in Perryville, the...

Five people charged in home invasion murder case in Cecil County

Sovereign Bank in Forest Hill robbed by two masked men Wednesday

Two men wearing masks and brandishing handguns robbed Sovereign Bank at 2006 Rock Spring Road in Forest Hill shortly after noon Wednesday.

Jury finds Abingdon man guilty of second degree murder in 2001 killing of fiancee

A Harford County Circuit Court jury Tuesday found an Abingdon man guilty of second-degree murder in the 2001 shooting death of his fiancee.

Edgewood man charged with robbing, assaulting woman at gas station

An Edgewood man was ordered held without bond after he allegedly assaulted and attempted to rob a woman at a gas station last week,...

Entertainment

5th Annual Town of Bel Air Film Festival runs at Bel Air Armory Oct. 18-20

This year's Bel Air Film Festival is bringing to the screen at the Record Armory subjects as varied as the story of Secretariat's jockey, to...

William Boniface named 2013 winner of Excellence in Equestrian Journalism Award

The late William Boniface, long-time racing editor for the Baltimore Sunpapers, has been named the 2013 recipient of the Robert and...

Graw Days Festival returns on Havre de Grace on Oct. 12

Downtown Havre de Grace holds its sixth annual Graw Days Festival on Saturday, Oct. 12, a celebration of the city's horse racing heritage...

Susquehanna Symphony opens season Oct. 12 with Beethoven

The Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra opens on Oct. 12 what promises to be an impressive season with "Linda Plays Ludwig."

APG Oktoberfest to be rescheduled

Germany won't be coming to Aberdeen this weekend, as the second annual Oktoberfest scheduled for this weekend, Oct.11-13, has been canceled.

Harford woman wins more than $66K on 'Wheel of Fortune'

Shari Bailey's final puzzle as a contestant on the iconic TV game show "Wheel of Fortune" was "A STROKE OF GENIUS," and it was that genius...

Harford Wine Festival set for Saturday at Bel Air's Rockfield Manor

The Harford County Wine Festival will be held this Saturday, Sept. 28, from noon to 6 p.m. at Rockfield Manor in Bel Air.

Havre de Grace hip-hop dancer wins big at international dance competition

He spends more than 12 hours per week perfecting his breaking and creating smooth transitions in his popping and locking moves.

Community

County Chamber of Commerce's announces Harford Award winners

Harford County Chamber of Commerce held its 21st annual Harford Award on Sept. 18 as the Water's Edge Events Center in Belcamp's inaugural...

Gus Brown honored by national trial lawyers organization

The law firm of Brown, Brown & Young, P.A., has announced that its principal member Augustus F. "Gus" Brown has been named a Diplomate...

Harford residents to see more BGE construction activity

Harford County residents can anticipate an increase in activity from Baltimore Gas & Electric workers in the coming months, as...

Healthy Harford Day draws 1,000 to Bel Air Farmers Market

The grounds next to the Bel Air Farmer's Market were filled with vendors from across Harford County, who offered tips on developing a more...

Mt. Carmel Chapel celebrates, blesses animals in Emmorton

"All God's critters got a place in the choir," according to a song by Bill Staines, as sung by the congregation of Emmorton's historic Mt....

Built in 1865, Jericho bridge in Kingsville to get $2 million overhaul

As a low-slung car traveling about 40 mph clanked and clattered over the worn wooden deck timbers of the Jericho Covered Bridge in...

Healthy Harford urges residents to live healthy

Harford County residents can get on the path to healthy living Saturday while participating in Zumba classes, cooking demonstrations and...

Soldier with Harford ties honored after surviving Afghanistan shooting

Were it not for the plate in his body armor, Army Sgt. Joe Morrissey would never have been married, and his daughter would not be ready to...

Business

Late summer dry spell impacts Harford area farms

Harford County farmers are working out new plans for their upcoming harvest season as a late summer dry spell has kept water levels low...

New gun laws will affect Harford small business

Dale Bowman, 71, who has owned his Darlington gun shop for nearly two decades, said Maryland's latest wave of gun control laws, set to go...

Wines galore can be sampled at Harford Wine Festival Sept. 28

A one-day license was approved Sept. 18 by the liquor control board, 4-0, for the Harford County Wine Festival at Rockfield Manor, which...

Syria conflict brings attention to chemical detection

In a world of tanks and fighter jets, chemical hazard detection devices aren't exactly high profile. But nothing brings them into the...

Kohl's to hire 1,400 temporary workers in Edgewood

Kohl's Department Stores said Thursday that it will hire about 1,400 workers at its Edgewood distribution center as it temporarily staffs up...

Upper Chesapeake's new Kaufman Cancer Center unveiled Wednesday

Starting Oct. 7, the roughly 1,250 Harford County residents diagnosed with cancer annually will no longer have to travel to Baltimore or...

Kaufman Cancer Center scheduled to open next month in Bel Air

Upper Chesapeake Health is preparing to open its $60 million Patricia D. and M. Scott Kaufman Cancer Center on the campus of Upper...

Harford liquor board hears about new Tower patio in Bel Air

The Harford County Liquor Control Board heard an update on the newly-finished patio at Main Street Tower and approved various First Friday...

Opinion

Harford Award congratulations [Editorial]

This year marked the 21st time the Harford County Chamber of Commerce bestowed recognition by honoring five operations as recipients of...

Domestic violence a difficult problem to address [Editorial]

Anyone who has spent more than a community tour group's worth of time in a police station can attest that there are a lot of differences...

Uncontested election an unsavory development [Editorial]

There's reason to take notice whenever there's an uncontested election, such as is the case in Bel Air this fall.

Cancer support group forming in Fallston [Letter]

Editor:

Nobody knew the ponies better than Harford's William Boniface [Commentary]

Later this month, the late William "Bill" Boniface will be honored with the 2013 Robert and Anne Heighe Excellence in Equestrian...

Public education a public concern [Editorial]

Generally speaking, the general public should be a lot more interested in the formulation of a budget for the school system than...

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