Military housing at Aberdeen Proving Ground will soon receive what Army officials are calling a much-needed $85 million makeover, with Harford County help for $65 million.
“With housing right now, to be honest, folks are not happy with it,” Col....
Two years after construction began to renovate and modernize Joppatowne Elementary School, a rededication ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday will celebrate the school’s new beginning as the county’s first “green school.”
The $17.1 million project’s scope...
The Homestead/Wakefield Elementary School PTA is doing what it can to stop any thought to extending MacPhail Road in Bel Air through the school campus.
PTA board members, who are adamantly against the extension of MacPhail Road to connect Routes...
In his bid to unseat incumbent Mayor Mike Bennett, City Council President Mike Hiob raised nearly three times as much money in the first campaign finance period that ended earlier this month.
Hiob, whose campaign has received several $1,000 cont...
Half of Harford County’s population is in the target group recommended to receive the H1N1 vaccine, but enough doses to inoculate all of those 126,000 people may not be available until late November.
The county has received 2,300 doses of the H1...
Penn National Gaming has officially been named the operator of Perryville’s future slots casino.
The Maryland slots commission awarded Penn National Gaming its slots license for a gaming facility in Perryville Wednesday.
All seven commiss...
A Churchville businessman who is active in the local Republican Party has decided to challenge fellow Republican County Executive David Craig in next year's election.
Stephen M. Wright, 50, filed to run for county executive Thursday afternoon....
Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown last week hosted an intimate roundtable with about a dozen elected officials and concerned Edgewood residents about issues facing the community.
During the roundtable discussion on Oct. 20, Harford County Councilm...
The next step in replacing one of Harford County's oldest bridges in continuous use is scheduled to begin next week.
Beginning on or about Nov. 2, Vale Road will be closed to all traffic between Carrs Mill and Tollgate roads for about three week...
Published October 27, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Education
The Greater Edgewood Education Foundation drew a prominent guest for its fifth annual gala last Wednesday: Nancy Grasmick, state superintendent of schools for the last 18 years.
An estimated 225 people gathered in Edgewood's Richlin Ballroom to ...
The decision to repeal Harford County's public school development impact fee continues to hang in the balance and is drawing plenty of public comment in the process.
After listening to about two hours of testimony during an Oct. 20 public hearin...
Published October 27, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Education
Two major changes may be coming to Harford County's controversial adequate public facilities standards for schools.
During the Harford County Council legislative session Oct. 20, the council introduced Bill 09-33, which would reduce the required...
A resolution to close a stub portion of a county road just outside Aberdeen was introduced during a Harford County Council legislative session earlier this month.
Resolution 16-09 would close a portion of Gilbert Road near Ripken Stadium. The co...
In their Friday night match-up with Cecil County’s North East Indians, the Patterson Mill Huskies came up with their most lopsided victory of the year, holding their hosts scoreless in a 35-0 victory.
With the win, the Huskies’ record improved t...
Fallston won its fourth UCBAC boys soccer championship Monday night with a 3-0 shutout of Aberdeen in a game played on the turf at Harford Tech.
The Chesapeake Division champion Cougars came out sharp and controlled play for the majority of the ...
Published October 28, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Crime
Two people were arrested recently and charged with stealing more than $60,000 worth of jewelry from a Havre de Grace home.
Two others were charged in a separate burglary in Joppa after allegedly stealing credit cards and more than $5,000 worth o...
Harford Tech traveled to Rising Sun Friday night looking to win an UCBAC Susquehanna Division Football game for a second straight week.
What the Cobras got was a lopsided defeat as Rising Sun, reeling from a loss at Perryville some eight days ea...
Last Wednesday night, the C. Milton Wright Mustangs boys volleyball team wrapped up a dominant 2009 campaign, topping the Fallston Cougars three games to zero to bring home a third consecutive Harford County regular-season title.
With the win, t...
Published October 28, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Community
Rain, rain, go away. Trick-or-treaters want to play.
Another spell of wet weather came to Harford County Tuesday morning, but the forecast is expected to dry up in time for Halloween on Saturday.
Rain began falling Tuesday around 2:30 a.m...
A muddy course affected the pace but not the result when Danielle Burcham raced in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference cross-country championships Saturday for the last time.
Burcham, a Wilmington University senior from Bel Air, ran away ...
Published October 28, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Crime
A man is accused of driving at speeds of 105 mph while being chased by police Saturday through Fallston and Joppa.
Charging documents say:
At about 10:11 p.m. Saturday, a Maryland State Police trooper driving north on Route 152 saw a Merc...
Sophomore Jamie Settle (Rising Sun) added a goal and an assist to quadruple her season point total as the Harford women’s soccer team blanked Howard, 5-0, on sophomore day Oct. 20 at Harford Stadium.
The Fighting Owls (14-2, 7-1 MDJUCO) wrapped ...
Come Tuesday, Bel Air residents will be electing two town commissioners to the five-member board.
Incumbents David Carey and Robert Preston are running to defend their seats. Together, they have almost 18 years of experience in town government....
Published October 28, 2009 by The Aegis in News, Community
A home built in an exclusive section of what was once considered among Harford County’s most upscale developments will be sold at public auction Thursday.
The home at 310 Greenway in Country Club Park, south of Bel Air, was custom built in 1965 ...
By limiting the C. Milton Wright Mustangs to a single touchdown on Friday night, while coming through with three themselves, the Bel Air Bobcats came home from their road contest with a 21-7 victory.
The win, which improved Bel Air’s record to 2...