Published November 11, 2009 by The Aegis in Sports, Community
Some in Harford County may have mistaken the lone man on crutches walking down the shoulder on Route 1 Monday for a war veteran.
It was actually 38-year-old Doug Mitchell, a baseball coach from Bowling Green, Ohio, on the latest leg of his “Run ...
Published November 11, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Community, Arts
At 76, Jarrettsville native Samuel Boyd Fielder Jr. has seen a great deal in his lifetime.
He has been farming in Harford County for most of his life, milking more than 300 cows and caring for crops on Chrome Meadows Dairy Farm, a 385-acre sprea...
Published November 11, 2009 by The Aegis in Sports
Three girls volleyball teams moved on to regional semifinal action Monday as each posted straight set wins.
Fallston, Patterson Mill and Havre de Grace each won and are scheduled for semifinal matches tonight (Wednesday).
Patterson Mill a...
Published November 11, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Crime
It was a robbery gone bad, by the defendant’s own admission, and he was involved in the crime, even if he wasn’t the one who pulled the trigger.
“You don’t have to be the person who pulled the trigger, you don’t have to be the mastermind behind ...
Published November 11, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Crime
State fire marshals are investigating two suspicious incidents that took place in Harford County over the past week.
Chemical device in Joppa
A chemical device exploded in a drainage pipe in Joppa last Thursday afternoon. No one was injur...
Harford County’s unemployment rate dropped to 7.1 percent in September, the lowest it’s been since 6.9 percent in April.
The lower jobless rate prompted one county official to proclaim that Harford’s economy is rebounding faster than other place...
Published November 11, 2009 by The Aegis in Sports
By beating the C. Milton Wright Mustangs (3-7 overall, 2-5 Chesapeake) 28-7 going away on Friday night, the Joppatowne Mariners wrapped up a perfect regular season.
The Mariners finished with a 7-0 record against Chesapeake (upper) Division foes...
Published November 11, 2009 by The Aegis in Sports
The North Harford Hawks (8-2 overall, 6-1 Chesapeake) scored just six points in their Friday-night road-game with Elkton, but that was all they needed to wrap up their 2009 campaign with a 6-3 victory over the Elks.
Friday’s contest saw the two ...
Published November 11, 2009 by The Aegis in Sports
With victories in Thursday’s MPSSAA postseason field hockey games, Patterson Mill and Fallston earned regional crowns, and along with them spots in tonight’s state semifinal contests.
In the Class 1A north final featuring Patterson Mill and Harf...
Published November 11, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Community
Aberdeen’s mayor and city council members were sworn in for their new terms Monday, after the two outgoing council members said their goodbyes.
Ron Kupferman, who was first elected to the council in 1978, and council president Mike Hiob were bot...
Published November 11, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Community, Events
Forty-degree temperatures and a chilling breeze weren’t enough to keep more than 1,200 people from being vaccinated at Friday’s community H1N1 vaccination clinic.
The Harford County Health Department administered 1,228 H1N1 vaccines in various f...
The U.S. House of Representatives may have passed President Barack Obama’s health care reform bill, but two elected officials representing Harford County voted against the controversial bill, which has sparked debates nationwide.
Congressmen Fra...
Published November 11, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Community, Events
The Aegis Empty Stocking Fund continues its activities to make the holidays happier for Harford County residents in need, and this year the need is especially great.
Each Christmas season, hundreds of Harford County families, children and senior...
Bel Air’s election that was too close to call after the first ballot count is finally over, and the town’s two sitting commissioners will serve another four years.
After five absentee and two provisional ballots were counted Monday and added to ...
Published November 11, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Business, Community, Dining
A longtime Bel Air eatery quietly shut its doors recently and a second prominent downtown restaurant is also closing, at least temporarily.
Thomas Street Cafe, at 111 Thomas St., closed about a month ago, while The Greene Turtle, at 117 S. Main ...
Published November 13, 2009 by The Record in News, Community, Events
The Havre de Grace Ambulance Corps headquarters on Route 155 is a designated a drop-off site for its second annual Toys for Tots campaign.
The Havre de Grace Ambulance Corps is participating again as part of the Marine Corps Reserves in collecti...
Published November 13, 2009 by The Record in News, Crime
A recent fight between two Aberdeen High School girls on a Harford County school bus ended with one of the girls getting punched in the face, allegedly by the other girl’s mother.
Around 2:42 p.m. on Oct. 30, two 16-year-old girls, one from Aber...
Bel Air Town Commissioner Edward Hopkins will miss Monday’s town meeting because he’ll be half a world away, in Tallin, Estonia, teaching a course on managing emergencies and crisis situations.
Hopkins, who is deputy chief of operations for the ...
Published November 13, 2009 by The Aegis in Sports
Indoor soccer for boys and girls ages 5 to 13 is offered through the Emmorton Recreation Council in February and March at Freestate Sports Arena in White Marsh.
Cost for the eight-week session is $95. Registration is planned Saturday from 9 a.m....
Published November 13, 2009 by The Record in Sports
The Perryville Panthers wrapped up their 2009 season last Friday night with a 20-6 victory over the visiting Edgewood Rams.
The win improved the Panthers’ season record to 6-4 on the season, while they end their campaign with a 4-2 record agains...
Published November 13, 2009 by The Record in Sports
Aberdeen closed out its 2009 football season with a surprising loss last Friday.
The Eagles put up two touchdowns, but they weren’t enough as Bel Air closed out its season with a 20-14 upset win over host Aberdeen, in an UCBAC Chesapeake (upper)...
Published November 13, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Community
The Town of Bel Air is inviting residents and other interested people to talk about possible streetscape improvements along Thomas Street.
Any such improvements would be geared to making the street more pedestrian friendly to encourage walking, ...
Published November 13, 2009 by The Record in News, Business, Community
Harford County government will give a status update on the Havre de Grace Water Treatment Plant renovation project this Wednesday beginning at 1:30 p.m. at City Hall.
The meeting is open to the public and all interested citizens and business own...
The Havre de Grace police officer who was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in Aberdeen last week remains at Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.
William Zepp Sr., 42, was driving in Aberdeen on Nov. 5 around 2:20 a.m., when he lo...
Published November 13, 2009 by The Record in Sports
The Havre de Grace Warriors varsity football team is headed back to the playoffs for the fourth straight year and the 16th time overall since records were kept starting in 1974.
The Warriors, who claimed the third seed in the Class 1A east regio...