Published May 19, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Education
Three Harford County public elementary schools will soon come off the residential building moratorium list, thanks to construction of Red Pump Elementary School, which is scheduled to open in August 2011.
But two elementary schools will remain o...
Bel Air’s Board of Town Commissioners approved the town’s new $14,539,857 budget for fiscal year 2011 at Monday’s town meeting, also adopting new state-mandated stormwater management regulations.
Both the resolution adopting the new budget and t...
The bird alongside Stepney Road in Aberdeen looked ready for its close-up, complete with picture-perfect chicks.
Rolfe Garrett Jr., who works at Robyn’s Septic Service in Bel Air, snapped the picture of an impressive-looking turkey just north of...
A member of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office command staff suspended more than a month ago after he was accused of misconduct remains on leave during the investigation.
Maj. Mark Forwood, commander of investigative services, has been suspende...
Published May 19, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Crime
A Baltimore man was arrested and charged Thursday in connection with the sexual assault of someone he knew.
On May 11, a Harford County sheriff’s deputy met with a 14-year-old boy and his mother.
The boy’s mother said her mom told her to ...
Get ready environmental enthusiasts, single stream recycling is coming to Harford County.
Single stream recycling, which would allow people to place all of their recyclables in one container, is expected to begin the week of Sept. 12.
Thi...
Published May 19, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Crime
State fire marshals investigated two fires in Havre de Grace during the past week, including a fire on the Havre de Grace Elementary School playground that officials believe someone set intentionally.
Around 6:55 a.m. Sunday, firefighters from S...
Published May 19, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Business
Valleybrook Country Club’s activity pool was recognized recently with the International Award of Excellence Silver Medal from the Association of Pool and Spa Professionals.
The award, in the multi-use pool category, was presented by the associat...
As with families and private businesses, tough economic times have affected government at all levels, mostly negatively.
Harford County’s three municipal governments in Aberdeen, Bel Air and Havre de Grace are in the process of finalizing their ...
There was a time, especially in Maryland, when the sport of kings was of tremendous interest to the public at large as well as to royalty.
More than one generation has come of age, however, since the days when Vince Bagli devoted a substantial p...
A serious motorcycle accident in Aberdeen left one woman hospitalized Saturday.
She was one of three people flown to shock trauma by Medevac helicopter after accidents this weekend.
Around 3:38 p.m., Jacob John Dacey, 19, of Aberdeen was ...
Three Harford County high school girls lacrosse teams will vie for region titles today (Wednesday) after each posted semifinal victories Monday.
Patterson Mill, C. Milton Wright and North Harford will each take to the field to secure a region ti...
Drive around Harford County and you’re apt to see some unsightly properties.
Nothing can be done about some of them, but there’s a good chance the county can get results on some others, and it made that clear last week in a case against the owne...
For all of the naysayers who don’t believe BRAC is here, Col. Andrew Nelson, deputy garrison commander at Aberdeen Proving Ground, disagreed.
“BRAC is not something that’s happening,” Nelson said during a tour of APG last Wednesday. “It’s alread...
This spring and summer, Harford County residents may notice colorful additions to local ash trees.
They are part of a survey to detect emerald ash borers, exotic beetles from Asia that attack ash trees.
The sticky purple prisms are about ...
The Bel Air baseball squad won its second straight MPSSAA regional tournament game Monday, knocking off the top-seeded North East Indians 7-2 in the Class 2A East District VII semifinal.
Playing as the visitors, the fifth-seeded Bobcats put thei...
It’s a comment that could apply to any number of counter-productive things that happen in Harford County Public Schools, but in this case it applies to the way the school system is dealing with a recent public outcry at Havre de Grace High School.
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Harford County’s 8.1 percent unemployment rate in March was the lowest it’s been this year.
“I think generally we’re seeing the economy pick up slightly,” county Office of Economic Development Director Jim Richardson said in a brief interview Tu...
Published May 19, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Education
Negotiations between Harford County Public Schools and its bargaining units began in March and are continuing nearly three months later.
While negotiations continue, many members of the largest union in the school system and other unions are up ...
This Sunday, May 23, marks the 10th anniversary of the Global Day of Prayer.
The event sparked in South Africa in 2000 has since grown to a movement of millions.
What a testament to the power of prayer!
I don’t care what creed you ...
The C. Milton Wright Mustangs certainly had a fight on their hands Wednesday night in their first MPSSAA regional playoff contest. Playing at home in the Class 3A East’s quarterfinal round, the top-seeded Mustangs were forced to battle back from a 3-1,...
The C. Milton Wright softball squad kept its season going on Wednesday night by stomping the visiting Hereford Bulls, 10-1, in the MPSSAA Class 3A north tournament’s semifinal round.
The third-seeded Mustangs’ victory earned them a berth in toda...
The finish-line crew might have considered a search party to find the pack behind Eric Estrada in the Armed Forces Day 10K at APG Saturday.
The 38-year-old Parkville resident won the race by 6 1/2 minutes — almost a mile. He toured the flat, 6.2...
Published May 21, 2010 by The Aegis in Education, Graduation
After 12 years of hard work and dedication to academics, there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel.
The day every high school student longs for is right around the corner, and for some students, the day couldn’t come soon enough.
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