Fourteen people were arrested and charged Friday for their alleged involvement in the illegal sale of prescription drugs, a problem in Harford County that surprised investigators with its magnitude.The arrests are the result of a six month-lon...
An Edgewood woman reported on the Aberdeen Proving Ground Facebook
page Tuesday hearing three loud blasts, and another woman who lives in
Delaware said she felt three loud explosions.They were among
several people who complained about blasts fro...
Two Harford County men are each facing 19 charges after allegedly going on a theft spree in a stolen car.Around 6 a.m. Monday, someone called 911 to report two men stealing property from a vehicle, according to the Harford County sheriff’s dep...
She’s pink, with long black eyelashes.She’s 26 feet long from bumper to bumper and comes equipped with three LED screen TVs, CD and DVD players, fiber optic lighting and state-of-the-art Surround Sound stereo. The Power of Pink is a glossy Lin...
Published April 20, 2011 by The Aegis, The Record in News
Aberdeen Proving Ground is one of the first military installations to move to a new e-mail service.The migration to Enterprise began in early April and should be complete by June 2, according to George Mercer, an APG public information officer...
Whiteford Volunteer Fire Company’s annual ceremony Saturday evening finished out the banquet season with several notable awards and achievements.John R. Williams, a supporting member of the company, was honored first for his 75 years of servic...
Even though the official Kite Festival was postponed, plenty of people showed up at Rockfield Park despite the rain Saturday morning.David Gilbert has come every year since the festival began six years ago and brings his 6-year-old granddaught...
The Bel Air Town Commissioners continued their review Monday of the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year.Only one person spoke at the public hearing. The rest of the budget review focused on the general fund. The next public hearing an...
Building space is at a premium for the Harford County government, at least according to the heads of five county departments who all told the county council they need room to grow.During its week-long hearings on the 2012 budget, the council h...
Bel Air celebrated Saturday another year of service from its fire and medical services volunteers.The banquet and awards ceremony carried on in a no nonsense fashion, with speeches printed in the program to keep the event concise.“...
Earth Day is right around the corner and no doubt there will be people out doing something that unfortunately needs to be done every spring: picking up trash alongside our roadways.We at the paper have received some correspondence about the su...
Becky Fitzgerald’s recent characterization of Harford County being the “Biggest Loser” when it comes to tourism-related economic development was spot on.In addressing her fellow members of the Harford County Economic Development Advisory Board...
Whether it’s in the private sector or the public, giving raises to high-ranking people in times when everyone else is being asked to submit to austerity measures is insulting.In Harford County, even as school system and county government emplo...
Harford County Circuit Court Judge Angela Eaves’ decision to uphold penalties imposed on the Old School Tavern in Dublin is commendable, and should be backed by the rest of the state’s appeals courts.Old School Tavern was fined $6,000 and its ...
The 2011 My Lady’s Manor Races went off Saturday in cold rain and gusty winds.The fashion of the day included rain gear and boots. More than one hat had to be chased down by its owner, and jockeys were spattered with mud.Courtney J...
Things could have been a whole lot worse in Havre de Grace and elsewhere along the lower Susquehanna River last weekend.The rains and winds sent water over the bulkheads in the city and prompted the evacuation of some residents in low-lying ar...
Published April 21, 2011 by The Record in Politics
Former Maryland governor William Donald Schaefer was being fondly remembered this week by many people in the Aberdeen and Havre de Grace areas, as well as throughout Harford and Cecil counties.Gov. Schaefer, who was also mayor of Baltimore and...
Published April 21, 2011 by The Aegis, The Record in News
Updated at 7:42 p.m., Thursday, April 21.One of the two bodies pulled from the Susquehanna River in Harford County Wednesday has been identified as that of 16-year-old Phylicia S. Bar...
Published April 21, 2011 by The Aegis, The Record in News
Score one for The Aegis.Harford County’s newspaper of record is one of a handful of media outlets across the nation permitted to interview the Easter Bunny. Here’s what the rabbit had to say:Q: Let’s start with the obvious. Easter ...
Starting May 1, smokers won’t be able to light up on the property of any Harford County Public Library building.The library’s board of trustees voted unanimously Thursday night to ban the use of any tobacco products not just in a library facil...
Published April 21, 2011 by The Aegis, The Record in News
Harford County celebrates Arbor Day today (Friday) on Earth Day at the Cedar Lane Regional Park at 1100 Cedar Lane in Creswell.Arbor Day 2011 is the eighth consecutive year Harford County has earned the Tree City USA award from the National Ar...
Prescription drugs have become the drug of choice to abuse in Harford County, over both cocaine and heroin, police and others who work in the drug abuse field say.The abuse is at epidemic levels in Harford County and police say the illegal sal...
The Harford County Liquor Control Board fined Tollgate Liquors in Bel Air $4,000 and suspended its license for 30 days after a hearing last week.Ted Ostrowski and his business partner, Scott Alexander, were before the board April 20 to address...