By the end of the grueling 2012 election season, practically everyone had grown weary of seeing the same names and faces and hearing the same voices and messages ad nauseam. Officially, the ballot called for voters to select their choices for President. U.S. Senator, Congressional representative, and Circuit Court Judge, but, unsatisfied with the options […]
Arrest Made in Thanksgiving Stabbing; Edgewood Assault Allegedly Involved Knife, Gun, Bite Wound and Threat of Rape
An Edgewood man has been arrested and charged with multiple sex offenses and counts of assault after allegedly using a knife to stab his victim in the face and threaten him with rape on Thanksgiving night. After responding to the scene of an apparent stabbing on Thursday night in Edgewood, Harford County Sheriff’s Office detectives […]
Harford Votes for Romney/Bongino; Against Dream Act/Gay Marriage/Expanded Gambling; Unofficial 2012 Presidential General Election Results
Once again maintaining its role as a Republican stronghold in an otherwise Democratic state, Harford County overwhelmingly supported the Presidential ticket of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, the U.S. Senate candidate Daniel Bongino, and voted against the Dream Act, gay marriage and expanded gambling – even though the state of Maryland at-large chose Barack Obama […]
Monday Morning Fire Destroys Edgewood Home
A fire discovered just before 8 a.m. Monday by a neighbor in the 800 block of Fishermans Lane caused significant damage to an Edgewood home. Forty firefighters from Joppa, Abingdon, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Fallston, Bel Air, and Kingsville responded and had the fire under control within 45 minutes. The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office estimated […]
Vehicle Burns Near Perryman Industrial Park; State Fire Marshal’s Office Investigates Detonation Inside Perryman Mailbox
A vehicle was completely consumed by flames Monday evening behind an industrial park in Perryman. The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office is also investigating a detonation that occured within a mailbox, also in Perryman. At 6:30 p.m. on Monday, a passerby in the 1400 block of Perryman Drive in Perryman reported a vehicle engulfed in […]
Aberdeen Bathroom Fire Causes Significant Damage to Home; Stolen Joppa Jeep Found Burning
A fire believed to have originated in the bathroom of an Aberdeen house early Tuesday morning caused more than $50,000 in damage to the home. Just after 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, a neighbor reported a fire in a one-story single family dwelling in the 400 block of Washington Street in Aberdeen. Twenty-five firefighters from Aberdeen, […]
Faulty Coffee Pot Cord Sparks Fatal Feline Fire in Edgewood; 4 Adults Displaced from Home
A faulty electrical cord is being blamed for sparking a fire in Edgewood Sunday, which displaced four adults, killed a cat living in the home, and caused an estimated $35,000 in damage. At 3 p.m. on Sunday, an occupant of the one-story split foyer wood frame single family house in the 1900 block of Harewood […]
Aberdeen Agenda Aug 27: Unsafe Buildings Ordinance; Humane Society and Highland School Project Support; New Construction Standards
The Aberdeen City Council will vote Monday night on an ordinance providing procedures for the repair and removal of unsafe buildings in the city, when those buildings have been deemed able to endanger the health and safety of others. Ordinance No. 12-O-06 would require the securing, repair, removal, or demolition of a building that is […]