From the Aberdeen Police Department: An employee of Aberdeen Liquors was robbed Sunday evening when an unknown black male displaying a handgun robbed the store of an undisclosed amount of money. The man, wearing a white tee-shirt, dark hoodie, and whose face was partially concealed, immediately fled the scene following the robbery. Aberdeen Police personnel […]
Archives for October 2016
Statue Memoralizing Gold Star Mothers to be Dedicated at Aberdeen Proving Ground
From St. John Properties, Inc.: St. John Properties, Inc. has scheduled the dedication of an original sculpture memorializing the on-going efforts of the Gold Star Mothers, a national group founded in 1928 and dedicated to providing support and resources to mothers who have lost children during military service. A ceremony involving members of the Aberdeen […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Birth of a Nation” — A Missed Opportunity for an Important Conversation
“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” – Edgar Degas “Race is the great taboo in our society. We are afraid to talk about it. White folks fear their unspoken views will be deemed racist. People of color are filled with sorrow and rage at un-righted wrongs. Drowning in silence, […]
Trooper Struck, Injured in I-95 Construction Zone; Driver Charged with Drug Possession, Negligent Driving
From Maryland State Police: A Maryland state trooper working traffic control in a Harford County highway construction zone was injured yesterday by a driver who drove into the marked off area and allegedly did not see the patrol car with its emergency lights activated. The trooper is identified as First Sergeant Robert Cummings, who is […]
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Armed Robbery of Whiteford Bank; Threatened Employees with Taser
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore: U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Jesse Allen Burney, age 34, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, today to 21 years in federal prison for armed bank robbery. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent in Charge Gordon B. […]
New Plumtree Road Roundabout Completed in Bel Air; Area Roads Reopened
From Harford County government: Following the construction of a new roundabout at Plumtree Road near MD Route 24 in Bel Air, the roads listed below have been reopened to all through traffic by the Harford County Department of Public Works: · Tollgate Road between Ring Factory Road and Plumtree Road · Plumtree Road between Cypress […]
University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center Designated “Baby-Friendly” Hospital
From University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health: Upper Chesapeake Medical Center (UM UCMC) has been designated a Baby-Friendly® Hospital by Baby-Friendly USA. UM UCMC is one of five hospitals in Maryland to receive the designation and is the first and only hospital within the University of Maryland Medical System to be named a Baby-Friendly® Hospital. […]
Fallston High School Art Students to Create Large Mosaic for Display; Final Piece to Span 2nd Floor of School
From Harford County Public Schools: Ninety advanced art students at Fallston High School are currently working under the tutelage of a professional mosaic artist to create a masterpiece that will span the second floor of the school building. Mrs. Andrea Sauer, art educator at Fallston High School, was awarded a grant through the Maryland State […]
