Bel Air Beer Week 2016, a 9-day multi-venue event celebrating craft beer, returns to town this August, but things are already brewing – including the official beer of the celebration, which was blended by local hands from special ingredients last week. Bel Air Beer Week, now in its second year, runs from August 5-14 and […]
Yard Trim Drop-off Site on Tollgate Road Closed July 30 for Harford County Farm Fair
From Harford County government: Harford County’s Yard Trim Drop-off site, located at 703 N. Tollgate Road in Bel Air, will be closed on Saturday, July 30, 2016 due to the Harford County Farm Fair. Citizens may drop off their yard trimmings on July 30 at the Harford Waste Disposal Center at 3135 Scarboro Road in […]
Joppa Home, Believed to be Vacant, Burns to the Ground
Emergency personnel were dispatched to the 1700 block of Philadelphia Road in Joppa just after 12:15 a.m. Monday for a reported fire in a one-story, single family dwelling. Thirty firefighters from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company responded to the single-alarm blaze and had it under control within 30 minutes. The home is believed to be […]
Rep. Harris Announces Harford County Constituent Town Hall Meeting
From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01), will be hosting a constituent town hall meeting in Bel Air, Maryland to answer questions about the work he is doing in Washington and listen to the concerns of First District residents. Constituents are invited to attend and ask questions. For questions or concerns […]
Darlington Girl Collects Nearly $1,000 in Supplies for Kids in Need at Boys & Girls Club
From the Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County: At just 11 years old, Maggie Layman of Darlington, set out to collect summer supplies from her friends at school and church to donate to kids in need this summer. Having seen her community run similar drives during the holiday season, Maggie grew concerned that those […]
Kaufman Cancer Center Recognized As Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence
From University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health: The Patricia D. and M. Scott Kaufman Cancer Center at University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center has been recognized as a Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence in the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers Program™ (NQMBC™). The program is administered by the National Consortium of Breast […]
Police Search for Suspect in Midday Robbery of Abingdon Bank
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: On July 22, 2016, at approximately 12:48 pm, deputies from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, assigned to the Southern Precinct, responded to the M&T Bank on Box Ridge Drive in Abingdon for the report of a robbery. The suspect, a male, in his early 20’s, approximately 5’7” – 6”, […]
Night Owls, Early Birds, and the Thrills of a 24-Hour Harford County Bird Watch
On an evening this spring, three men (two birders and another guy) set out to conduct a 24-hour survey of the birdlife found on a military testing ground in Maryland. This is the unofficial journal of their expedition, as kept by the other guy (me). Part I: Shooting Stars, Crushed Strawberries, and Other Omens 11:30 […]
