Published October 6, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Education
More than 100 people gathered in the auditorium of the new Edgewood High School Sunday for the rededication of the school’s new building and the laying of the new cornerstone.
Students, both past and present, faculty and staff were joined by ele...
Published October 6, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Politics
The county council race is on in the Bel Air area and, like most other local races this year, it’s an incumbent versus a relative newcomer.
Jim “Cap’n Jim” McMahan, 72, the Republican candidate for District C, is seeking his second term on the c...
Published October 6, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Politics
The state Board of Elections is reminding voters the deadline is this coming Tuesday, Oct.12, to register to vote or change party affiliation and the deadline for certain voters to request a polling place change for the Nov. 2 general election is appro...
Published October 6, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Crime
Someone tried to set a man’s truck on fire Sunday, and fire officials are investigating the attempted arson.
Around 3:58 p.m. Howard J. Sexton Jr. noticed a fire outside the driver’s side of his 1999 Dodge Ram pickup truck, according to fire off...
The Havre de Grace Warriors celebrated homecoming in a big way Friday night, beating the Golden Elks of Elkton 35-8 on the new turf at James R. Harris Stadium.
Friday’s game was a first on the turf for the Warriors varsity program and the first ...
In a boys high school soccer match played Monday in the rain, Bel Air blanked North Harford 5-0.
Goals were scored by Matt Bille’, Carson Kalama, Danny Morgan, Ryan Tritsch and Jordan Trajore.
Earning assists were Justin Gayo (3), Bille’ ...
The Harford County Liquor Control Board could vote as early as today (Wednesday) to grant yet another liquor license for the property at the intersection of Routes 1 and 152 in Fallston, most recently known as Tully’s of Fallston before the board revok...
Published October 6, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Crime
A Bel Air woman was charged with assault on Sept. 25 in connection with the stabbing of her boyfriend inside the home they share.
Around 11 a.m., staff at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center contacted Bel Air Police after a man came into the emergen...
St. John the Evangelist School in Hydes recently completed a major relocation and expansion of its computer lab, which has been named in honor of a student killed in a 2008 automobile accident on the Bel Air Bypass.
The new lab includes several ...
Harford County’s top thoroughbred horse farms were once again in the spotlight at Saturday’s 25th Maryland Million Day at Laurel Park.
Five-year-old Regal Solo, son of former Preakness winner Louis Quatorze, a stallion who stands in Darlington, ...
The John Carroll Patriots varsity football team evened its record at 2-2 Friday night, beating visiting and first-year program Mt. Carmel 42-12 in a non-league contest.
The Patriots rushed for over 400 yards for a second straight game, led by Ky...
Published October 6, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Crime
A man delivering pizza was robbed at gunpoint of his cell phone and money in the 700 block of Custis Street in Aberdeen at 10:07 p.m. on Saturday.
Sgt. Fred Budnick, of the Aberdeen Police Department, described the robbers only as black men. No ...
Published October 6, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Events
Nickelodeon sitcom stars and musical act, Big Time Rush, will be performing a concert for the students of St. Margaret’s School in Bel Air this month.
The Nickelodeon show, “Big Time Rush,” is about Kendall, James, Carlos and Logan, four best fr...
A Riverside woman is frustrated with numerous sinkholes in her neighborhood, a situation she says has been a problem for years; but the property’s management company says it is close to a solution.
Delores Wilson, who lives in the 4300 block of ...
Some Bel Air streets will soon be resurfaced, after the board of town commissioners approved a bid of $164,000 for the work from Frank J. Goettner Construction at Monday’s town meeting.
The company will resurface parts of Courtland Place, Langfo...
Published October 6, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Events
A fundraiser on behalf of Harford County native, Cristy Kessler, will be held on Oct. 7 at Buontempo Brothers Restaurant and at the Main Street Tower Restaurant in Bel Air at 5 p.m.
Kessler graduated from C. Milton Wright High School in 1989 and...
Harford County government is moving forward with $700,000 worth of repairs on stormwater drainage infrastructure and $561,000 to widen and resurface Schucks Road.
The county’s board of estimates approved bids in those amounts Sept. 23 and also a...
Published October 6, 2010 by The Aegis in Sports, Opinion
OK, first let me get my congratulations out to those who deserve them based on a few of my thoughts from last week.
Congrats go to the boys JV soccer team for being the first team from Havre de Grace to post a win on the new turf.
I will ...
Published October 6, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Politics
If one Harford County industry has a stake in the outcome of next month’s gubernatorial election, it would seem to be horse racing and breeding.
Locally the industry employs hundreds of people, occupies thousands of acres of open land and suppor...
Published October 6, 2010 by The Aegis in Politics, Opinion
For some Harford County Democrats, last month’s primary election ballot gave them so few choices, it seemed a wonder many bothered to vote at all.
“I definitely didn’t have much to choose from,” said one Democrat who voted at C. Milton Wright Hi...
Last week’s epic rainfall didn’t leave a lot of permanent damage, but it nevertheless dropped a whopping eight to 10 inches on Harford County — and more in some places — and caused 7,600 gallons of sewage to spill into the Bush River from an overflowin...
Published October 6, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Crime
A 17-year-old boy was charged with assault last weekend after an argument with his girlfriend allegedly turned violent.
Someone called 911 Saturday and reported two people fought and one pulled out a knife at a party, where underage was allegedl...
Heavy rains last week raised doubt that the annual Bobcat Invitational Cross County Meet would go off as scheduled Saturday. Sun and wind dried the course, however, just in time for the Hereford High School team to take command of it.
The Bulls ...
The North Harford Hawks continued their unbeaten run on Friday night, topping the host-team Bel Air Bobcats 42-21 in week-five football action.
With the victory, North Harford improved to 5-0 on the season, and 2-0 against Chesapeake (upper) Div...
Published October 6, 2010 by The Aegis in News, Crime
Police say an Edgewood man, who was arrested Sunday in connection with the execution-style murder of a 16-year-old Joppatowne High School senior, was attacked by other inmates at the Harford County Detention Center within hours of his arrival at the jail....