An unexpected storm brought large amounts of rain to parts of Harford County early Friday morning, flooding roads and some buildings along its way.
“It happened just after midnight,” Mike Padovani, a meteorologist for Aberdeen Proving Ground, sa...
Five inmates of the Harford County Detention Center were charged this week in connection with an attack last month that was caught on surveillance video in one of the dorms at the jail.
Around 11:50 a.m. on Aug. 19, Joseph Slabaugh, 30, snuck up...
A Forest Hill man convicted of raping a woman in her Bel Air townhouse was sentenced Tuesday to 100 years in prison.
Glenn Raynor, 40, of the 300 block of Ponfield Road East in the Tuchahoe Farms neighborhood, was found guilty in early June of f...
The success of last year’s flu vaccination program in Harford County had prompted local health officials to consider reducing the number of clinics, but concerns about swine flu have changed that.
The result: this year there will be one more flu...
Published September 4, 2009 by The Aegis in Sports
The Harford women’s soccer team opened the 2009 season with a thrilling, 2-1 overtime, win over defending Region XX champion Anne Arundel on Tuesday night at Harford Stadium.
Freshman Erin Lynn (Fallston) notched the game-winner as she controlle...
Publicly-funded charter schools are on the rise, with 36 in Maryland and about 4,600 in the nation.
But, students and parents won’t find one in Harford County.
During a time when public charter schools are a growing educational trend in t...
About 2,000 customers were without electrical Wednesday night after a power outage in Havre de Grace.
“It looks like we had a problem at our substation at 6:30 p.m.,” Linda Foy, spokeswoman for BGE, said Thursday. “The problem was fixed and serv...
Published September 4, 2009 by The Record in Sports
Speed is the goal for boat racers on the Susquehanna River this weekend in Port Deposit — and safety and fun, too.
Port Deposit’s sixth annual “Ragin’ on the River” powerboat races will take over Marina Park Saturday and Sunday.
Boat race...
DeChalet Salon and Hair Enhancement Center in Havre de Grace is starting a scholarship program to assist new professionals in the cosmetology business.
At its meeting Aug. 17, the Havre de Grace Mayor and City Council recognized the salon and it...
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two more recent fights at the Harford County Detention Center, incidents they don’t believe are related.
On Wednesday night, there was an altercation at the detention center that resulted in w...
Published September 4, 2009 by The Record in Sports
It’s almost time for the fifth annual fund-raiser that began as a way to honor the memories of two young Havre de Grace High School students, who died about nine months apart in separate crashes.
The Forton-Lee Memorial Softball Games are schedu...
Published September 4, 2009 by The Record in Sports
“It was the chance of a lifetime,” Kayla Wood, third baseman for the Perryville Junior Softball All-Star team, said of her team’s trip to the Eastern Regional Tournament in West Haven, Conn. “It was just so fun to play girls from other states and meet ...
With summer just about over, a group of women continue to run, swim, and bike after an intense and productive triathlon and duathlon season.
The Go Mama Go team, based out of Harford County and led by triathlete and USA Triathlon Level I coach M...
“A shot of rock, a twist of reggae and a splash of hip-hop.”
That is how Road Manager Brad Hickey describes one of Harford’s hottest bands — Fiction 20 Down.
If you like rock music with some reggae influence and some acoustic, topped off ...
Candidates for Perryville’s chief of police are scheduled to be interviewed starting next week.
The Perryville Town Commissioners plan to interview five candidates, and possibly a sixth, who have been narrowed down from a pool of 31.
The ...
Again this year, the Harford County Health Department is collaborating with international rabies experts and 4 Paws Spa and Training Center Inc., a local business in Forest Hill, to bring attention to World Rabies Day. In recognition of this event, the...
Published September 4, 2009 by The Aegis in Sports
The Aberdeen IronBirds (29-41) split a pair of one-run games this week, and they remain mired in the bottom spot of the New York-Penn League’s McNamara Division.
Through Wednesday night’s contest, a 4-3 loss, the IronBirds trailed the third-plac...
The Port Deposit Town Council tentatively suggested a new rate for water use Tuesday, followed by an argument over procedure regarding a former Main Street gas station that is being turned into a town maintenance building.
Council Member Kevin M...
I was a shy, first-time-away-from-home, Bible college student in September 1962. I had been brought up in a rural community in a Christian home never questioning the faith of my parents, but quietly following their lead. Now that I was away from their ...
What do you do with a 100-pound watermelon?
Eat it, of course.
When David Oktavec, 56, of Pylesville, planted a watermelon seed, he had no idea it would grow into a giant.
“It’s the biggest one I’ve ever grown,” Oktavec said of the...
Published September 4, 2009 by The Record in Sports
The Aberdeen Eagles golf team finished second in a tri-meet at Ruggles Golf Course on Tuesday, losing to Rising Sun, but beating Perryville.
Rising Sun, led by Casey VanDyke’s match-best 39, totaled 226 to Aberdeen’s 234. Perryville was third wi...
Determining the permitted uses within the Residential Business zoning class was the focus of the last two planning commission subcommittee meetings.
The meetings last Friday and again this Wednesday were part of Havre de Grace city officials’ co...
Updating and retrofitting Aberdeen’s current train station proves the better option for the city versus building a new facility closer to Route 715, state officials say.
After finishing Harford County Multi-Modal Transportation study and the con...
Several accidents across Harford County required Medevac assistance, including two involving motor vehicles that police believe were caused by speeding around curves.
Jarrettsville accident
Around 11:16 a.m. Aug. 25, two vehicles were in ...
Published September 4, 2009 by The Record in Sports
Over the last week, the Aberdeen IronBirds (29-41 picked up three wins while losing three, keeping themselves remain mired in the bottom spot of the New York-Penn League’s McNamara Division.
Through Wednesday night’s contest, a 4-3 loss, the Iro...
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