Published August 5, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Community
BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS: Upper Chesapeake HealthLink will offer free blood pressure screenings throughout Harford County. No appointment is necessary. Call 800-515-0044 for more information.
Screenings will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the ...
Several historic tanks, guns and other artillery pieces housed at the U.S. Army Ordnance Museum since the 1940s are officially bidding farewell to Aberdeen Proving Ground.
On Monday, museum staff began the first phase of moving many of the artif...
Published August 5, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Education
Although the new Bel Air High School building will be ready for occupancy for the first day of school in August, the iconic old building, a Harford County landmark for 59 years, will not be demolished until the fall.
Most of the old building’s c...
It’s not always easy to come back to work after enjoying yourself with family and friends for a week’s vacation in a wonderful place such as Surfside Beach, S.C.
My family and our friends, the Lomonicos from Havre de Grace, ventured off to the S...
Ever since we moved to Bel Air when he was 2 years old, my son has gone to just about every Harford County Farm Fair over the years. It’s an event he has never wanted to miss. The crowds, the array of attractions, the palpable buzz of activity – he enj...
From The Aegis, Thursday, Aug. 6, 1959:
Two men, one brandishing a short barreled revolver, robbed the Cash Loan Company on Main Street in Bel Air 50 years ago this week.
The men, described as short and in their early to mid-20s, showed u...
The Harford County Farm Fair wrapped up another successful year, drawing 50,000 people to see the pig races, dock-jumping dogs and tractor pulls at Bel Air Equestrian Center between Thursday and Sunday.
“I was pleasantly surprised this morning t...
Bright-eyed.
Fun-filled.
Always smiling.
These are just three of the personality traits Ronald M. Tressler Sr., of Bel Air, used to describe his son.
On July 17, Roland M. Tressler Jr., 29, a 1997 graduate of Fallston High S...
A Harford County Public Schools bus caught fire Thursday evening, but was not working for the school system at the time of the incident.
The bus, purchased by JDT Transportation in 2005, was on its way back to the bus lot in Forest Hill from Cec...
Members of the Edgewood community gathered Saturday morning for Sheriff L. Jesse Bane’s third town hall meeting since he took office in late 2006.
One major topic was an update on the county watch program. The program’s first site will be Brooks...
Published August 7, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Community
The 29th Havre de Grace Seafood Festival will be Saturday and Sunday in Tydings Park.
This year’s festival will feature more than 20 vendors providing 112 food selections. Among this year’s vendors are two of the city’s favorite restaurants, Lau...
Published August 7, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Community, Entertainment
It will be hot fun in the summertime once again in Bel Air next weekend, as the 2009 Maryland State BBQ Bash takes over the parking lot of the Mary Risteau State Office Building on Bond and Williams streets.
The popular event, which is sponsored...
A dream trip to the World Series and an East Region Championship slipped away Wednesday in Worcester, Mass., for the Havre de Grace Little League Senior League softball all-stars.
With a guaranteed spot in Thursday’s championship semifinals with...
Published August 7, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Community
After spending year after year re-planting petunias and Mexican roses around the border of their Bel Air ranch house, Theresa and George Hemelt, like many homeowners, decided to get more creative with their garden this year.
But the couple knew ...
With a 7-3 victory over the State College Spikes on Wednesday night, the IronBirds won their third straight game, tied their season mark for longest win streak and improved their record to 21-26 on the season.
Through Wednesday’s contest, Aberde...
I’ve been an avid reader from a young age. Sometimes it was a problem. More than once, my mom had to ask me to stop reading this book or that book and finish my school work first.
I would get engrossed in the world within the pages, and after fi...
The Harford County Council’s decision to force the school board into building the new elementary at the Red Pump site means the county will need to spend millions of dollars just to provide public sewer to the building.
One estimate concludes bu...
Sharon Snead, 41, of Edgewood, is passionate about two things — veterans and the youth.
In her new role as Maryland’s first black woman to serve as a Veterans of Foreign Wars post commander, she will be able to work with both her passions.
...
The home-style atmosphere and cheery 1950s tunes ringing through 419 Union Avenue can only mean one thing: Vancherie’s Cafe is back.
After spending about six months as a Mexican restaurant called Quiros Burritos, the longtime eatery reopened Jul...
A “massive” leak at 201 Mansion Drive in Perryville resulted in 1.5 million gallons flooding the basement of the apartment complex and a $21,902 water and sewer bill.
At Tuesday’s meeting, Perryville’s town commissioners voted to abate the sewer...
A week from today (Friday), the Ripken Complex in Aberdeen will be packed full of young men from seven countries as well as their families and thousands of spectators for the opening ceremonies of the annual Cal Ripken World Series kickoff.
This...
The shopping center anchored by Mars along Aberdeen’s Beards Hill Road will soon get a hip new neighbor: Panera Bread.
The franchise recently received its city building permits and appears set to open.
Panera Bread’s corporate office did ...
Published August 7, 2009 by The Record in News, Crime
Aberdeen police are asking for help in the investigation of a fatal pedestrian accident early last Friday morning.
At about 6 a.m., Aberdeen police responded to the area of Route 40 near the Route 715 overpass to investigate a body next to the r...
More than 100 middle and high school students are participating in this year’s Gains in Education of Mathematics and Science Program hosted by the Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground.
Every summer ARL opens its doors for four sep...