The Harford County Council introduced two resolutions Tuesday to sell about $194 million worth of public improvement bonds, largely for various school building projects, and about $32 million worth of refunding bonds.
Those bonds include $59 mil...
Maryland State Police are investigating two more fatal motor vehicle accidents in Harford County involving motorcycles.
The latest accidents bring the total to four fatal motorcycle accidents in the county since early April.
Around 8:54 p...
Published May 7, 2010 by The Aegis in Arts, Entertainment
Harford’s Got Talent winners in performing and visual arts were chosen by the audience of 800 who attended the event at the Amoss Center May 1 to benefit The Center for the Arts.
The winner of the $1,500 Performing Arts Award was Upper Chesapeak...
Continuing to deliver unsolicited printed publications to Perryville residents who don’t want them will cost publishers $100 for each delivery, if a town ordinance introduced Tuesday is approved.
Perryville town commissioners introduced an ordin...
Published May 7, 2010 by The Record in News, Events
From the tip of pointy beaks to the end of ruffled tail feathers, the detail and creativity of decoy carvers is something to be admired, and this past weekend people from all over did just that.
The 29th Annual Decoy and Wildlife Art Festival in...
Now that the banter of another Havre de Grace Election Year is over, it’s time for city council members to take another look at salary increases for city employees for the coming budget year.
It’s admirable that Councilmen Bill Martin and Fred C...
If past performance is any indication, on Tuesday 300 or so people, probably even fewer, will decide on three of the five people who run Perryville, a town with more than 10 times that number of residents and a general fund budget in excess of $5 milli...
The men and women of the Water Witch Fire Company gathered April 24 for their annual awards banquet and dance at VFW Post 8185 in Port Deposit.
Company Vice President William Dill presented Administrative Awards VFW Post Commander Terry Heaton a...
The War of 1812 Cannon Monument to John O’Neill was rededicated at Concord Point Lighthouse Sunday. The public ceremony was preceded by a reception for Save the Cannon donors and guests.
The ceremony was opened by cannon fire and the National Gu...
It’s time to vote in Perryville.
Perryville residents will head to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes for three positions up for grabs on the town board.
Mayor Jim Eberhardt is running uncontested, while four candidates, including two ...
After counting the absentee and provisional ballots from the Havre de Grace City Council election, the results remain the same.
Incumbents Bill Martin, Fred Cullum and Jim Miller were re-elected to the city council; they will serve two-year term...
A million-pound generator is slowly, but surely, making its way through Harford County.
The generator’s journey began Tuesday evening, when it left Three Mile Island near Middletown, Pa., and it still has a long way to go to Progress Energy’s Nu...
The future of the “Drama Therapy” program and other non-curricular related activities at Havre de Grace High School have been decided and will be presented Monday.
After the controversial “Drama Therapy” performance at the high school, a school-...
A North Bend Elementary kindergarten teacher has been selected as a top five finalist in the “Live! With Regis and Kelly” competition to name the nation’s top teacher.
Susan Lynn, a kindergarten teacher at North Bend, was selected as one of the ...
The tragic case of Phillip Shimboff, of Delta, Pa., reminds us yet again of the dangers of our local waterways.
Out for a day of relaxation in the beautiful spring weather, Mr. Shimboff was with friends on a boat on the Susquehanna River near Br...
Police are seeking information someone burglarized an Abingdon car dealership and stole more than $20,000 worth of property.
Around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Harford County Sheriff’s deputies arrived at Boyle Buick GMC in the 3100 block of Emmorton Ro...
Senior Brooke Hyman came home Sunday from West Virginia with a national title.
She competed at the Level 9 Eastern Nationals in Charleston, W.Va., and scored 9.40 on the beam to win the national title. Hyman also placed fifth all-around and was ...
In Wednesday’s paper, we had the first of what will be many stories on the election of the next Harford County sheriff. Because the sheriff is in effect our county’s police chief and prison superintendent, the electoral process to fill the position is ...
Aberdeen’s tentative operating budget of $12.7 million for 2011 was unveiled at Monday’s city council work session.
City officials also said they will be forced to advertise that the city’s property tax rate is not being reduced to the constant ...
Mari Kane, of Bel Air, wanted to get connected to her community, so she visited her local branch of the Harford County Public Library.
With the proposed fiscal year 2011 budget before the Harford County Council, Kane told the council how she fee...
An Edgewood man charged with importing a large amount of cocaine into Maryland was being held on $3 million cash bail at the detention center Thursday.
Mark Angelo Moore Jr., 21, of the 1500 block of Charlestown Drive, was charged Wednesday with...
Published May 7, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Community
Kecia Haggins, 17, a Havre de Grace High School junior, was recently named the Harford County Boys & Girls Club 2010 Youth of the Year.
“It means a whole bunch,” Kecia said. “When I found out, I was so excited. I was like oh my gosh, are you...
Last year, the Harford Tech girls won the Susquehanna Division track championship and were consequently elevated to the Chesapeake Division. Last Thursday, the up-and-coming Cobras completed their division transition quickly by capturing the Chesapeake...
Despite a close finish for the third of three seats contested in Tuesday’s city election, the Havre de Grace City Council will look the same for the next year.
Incumbents Bill Martin, Fred Cullum and Jim Miller were re-elected, with Miller finis...
A Baltimore City Police officer was assaulted in Joppa in the early hours of Thursday morning, and could lose the use of his eye as a result of his injuries.
A Harford County sheriff’s deputy was also injured while responding to the 911 call, an...