Published November 13, 2009 by The Record in News, Community
Aberdeen’s new mayor and city council were sworn in Monday evening, just after two outgoing council members with some 35 years in city government between them bid farewell.
Ron Kupferman, who was first elected to the council in 1978, and Mike Hi...
The Harford County Council authorized issuance of another $90 million in bonds Tuesday, potentially swelling the county’s debt load by more than $350 million since late 2007.
Council members conceded they had little choice but to authorize more ...
Published November 13, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Community
Bel Air Town Commissioner Terry Hanley’s mission of reorganizing the town board to advance his political agenda and become the town’s mayor has failed.
With both incumbent commissioners elected to another four years on the town board, it will be...
The 13 victims of the Nov. 5 massacre on the sprawling Fort Hood military base in Texas should have been a fairly eclectic group, geographically speaking.
After all, with about 65,000 residents, the nation’s largest military installation draws s...
The War on Terror, which has been going on since shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, hit home again in Harford County last week with the murder of an Army officer from Havre de Grace in the Fort Hood, Texas, shootings.
Lt. Col. Juanita War...
The Bel Air Recreation Council's youth football program can now enjoy a turf field at the Tucker Field football complex near Hickory.
The formal opening of the turf field will be Saturday at 4 p.m. with a dedication ceremony.
"It wil...
U.S. Army Spc. Carlos Rios, left, enjoys some conversation with retired lieutenant colonel Elizabeth Kruger, with the Catholic War Veterans, before Wednesday’s Veterans Day ceremony in Aberdeen. For more coverage of Veterans Day, see Page 2....
Published November 18, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Crime, Dining
Police believe one man is responsible for four separate robberies in Edgewood last week, including two robberies of the same Friendly’s Restaurant.
The man typically enters a business, possibly pretending to be in the middle of a cell phone conv...
The student representative on the Harford County Board of Education may be compensated for serving the school system, even though none of the remaining seven board members are.
The school system’s Committee on Student Representation has proposed...
Published November 18, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Crime
He entered the courtroom Monday morning a free man and left it 90 minutes later in handcuffs, sentenced to serve up to five years for sexually abusing a boy who worked for him.
William L. Harrison, a longtime Bel Air business figure who is bette...
Published November 18, 2009 by The Aegis in Sports
Harford County’s best two high school girls volleyball teams, Patterson Mill and Fallston, each went to battle Friday night with a common goal: win a region title.
Patterson Mill, playing home against Colonel Richardson, claimed the Class 1A eas...
Published November 18, 2009 by The Aegis in Sports
Sparked by two second-quarter touchdowns and a stout defense, the Havre de Grace Warriors picked up a Class 1A east region semifinal victory Saturday in Snow Hill.
The Warriors limited the Eagles to just two field goals, both in the first half, ...
Published November 18, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Crime
Students at three Harford County public schools were charged last week in connection with incidents at their schools.
Fallston High School
A 15-year-old girl was arrested at Fallston High School and charged with drug possession Nov. 10....
Published November 18, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Crime
Several juveniles tried to break into an Edgewood home Nov. 8 in an incident police believe may be gang-related.
Not long after 4:30 p.m., a call about a group of juveniles fighting with knives brought Harford County sheriff’s deputies to the 40...
Published November 18, 2009 by The Aegis in Sports
The North Harford Hawks varsity football team had its 2009 season end right where it started Friday night: Hereford High School.
The fourth-seed Hawks traveled to Hereford to take on the top seed Hereford Bulls in a Class 3A north region semifin...
Published November 18, 2009 by The Aegis in Sports
This Saturday, Harford County will have two girls soccer teams battling for state titles in their respective divisions, as both Harford Tech and Fallston picked up victories last week in the MPSSAA state semifinals.
Playing in their first-ever s...
Published November 18, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Community, Events
If you love football, you don’t want to miss the “Saturday in the pArc” Punt, Pass and Kick Football Festival this Saturday, Nov. 21.
The event, which is taking place at Bel Air’s Cedar Lane Regional Park from 3 to 9 p.m., is sponsored by The Ar...
Published November 18, 2009 by The Aegis in Sports
The Fallston Cougars boys soccer team will play for a state title again this year.
The east region champion Cougars (17-1-1) earned that right after dominating north champion Dundalk (14-4) in a Class 2A state semifinal played at Washington Coll...
Published November 18, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Crime
Two Harford County men were charged with first-degree assault on Halloween, after they were hospitalized for several days as a result of the alleged assaults.
William Dewees was released from custody Nov. 2 to deal with health problems stemming ...
Published November 18, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Education, Obituaries
Dr. Percy V. Williams, a pioneering educator who was Harford County’s first African American school board president, died Nov. 14 at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace. The Harford County native and Havre de Grace resident, for more than half ...
Published November 18, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Community, Events
The Aegis Empty Stocking Fund has received more donations but still needs more help during the holiday season to help Harford County families experiencing financial hardship.
A total of $12,900 had been raised as of this week and the fund’s goal...
Firefighters battled flames in a Darlington home for about an hour Nov. 10 before getting the fire under control.
Just minutes before 3 a.m., firefighters arrived in the 1900 block of Glen Cove Road to control the fire, according to a notice of ...
Published November 18, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Community, Events
“Successful agriculture,” said Sam Fielder III, farm bureau president, during last year’s annual farm banquet, “should be our goal, and is what we should promote to the public and to future generations.”
He may have been speaking directly to Geo...
Harford County has been forward funding new schools for the last few years — initially using its own money in place of money it hopes to receive later as reimbursement from the state.
But the county executive says the practice, which has loaded ...
Published November 18, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Community
With Bel Air Town Commissioner David Carey elected to the chair position, commissioner Terry Hanley won’t see the town board run the way he wants.
Carey was elected chairman of the town board and commissioner Robert Preston was elected vice chai...