Edgewood And Harford County News
- Traffic on Route 543 a major concern as new developments proposed in Belcamp, Hickory (January 17, 2019)
Traffic on Route 543 between I-95 in Belcamp and Route 1 in Hickory is a nightmare and two new developments planned at each of those intersections will only make things worse, residents in those areas say. “You put all that traffic on 543, how is it going to handle all this traffic?” William Pate,…
- Maryland weather: Light snow could hit during Thursday evening commute; snow, ice and rain coming Saturday (January 17, 2019)
A light snowfall is forecast to begin across Maryland in time for the Thursday evening commute. Meteorologists warned it could make for treacherous travel, potentially freezing some pavement as the sun goes down. A winter weather advisory is in effect across Central Maryland starting at 6 p.m.,…
- Water main break in Abingdon expected to affect traffic for six to eight hours (January 17, 2019)
A water main break at the intersection of Route 24 and Abingdon and Singer roads in Abingdon is expected to affect traffic the rest of the afternoon and into the evening Thursday, county officials said. Valves have been isolated and water service impact is minimal, according to a post on the Harford…
- 'Everybody’s excited': Harford's three freshmen legislators reflect on first week in Annapolis (January 17, 2019)
Gov. Larry Hogan issued a call during his inaugural address Wednesday for Maryland’s leaders to maintain the spirit of bipartisan cooperation he observed during his first term — as an alternative to the partisan divisions in Washington, D.C., that have contributed to the partial government shutdown….
- Harford's two hospitals limiting visitors in effort to prevent spread of flu (January 17, 2019)
To help limit the spread of flu this winter, Upper Chesapeake Health has placed visitor restrictions at its two Harford County hospitals. The restrictions at Harford’s two hospitals — Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air and Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace — include no visitors…
- Edgewood's Smiths Detection lands large Homeland Security contract for radiation monitoring devices (January 16, 2019)
An Edgewood-based maker of testing devices for hazardous materials has won a contract worth up to $291 million from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to supply radiation monitors. Smiths Detection Inc. secured the contract from the department’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction office….
- Havre de Grace Colored School Foundation leader to be honored with MLK award (January 16, 2019)
The leader of the Havre de Grace Colored School Foundation, which last year bought the former school building, will be honored Friday with one of 10 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards. Patricia Cole, whose father attended the school, will receive Alan Hilliard Legum Civil Rights Award at the 31st…
- Winter Weather Scenes in Harford County (January 16, 2019)
Winter weather scenes from this past week's winter storm in Harford County
- Aberdeen mayor: After a 'great' 2018, city headed in positive direction in 2019 (January 16, 2019)
The last year was “a great year” for the city of Aberdeen, and 2019 will be, too, the mayor said this week. “I am confident, no matter what 2019 brings, it will be great as well,” Mayor Patrick McGrady said Monday night during his State of the City’s Business address to city council. Small incremental…
- Harford council approves public sewer connection for more than 90 homes in Edgewood, Benson (January 16, 2019)
More than 90 Harford residents who have been complaining about failing septic systems in their Edgewood and Benson neighborhoods will soon be added to the county’s public sewer system. The Harford County Council voted unanimously at its meeting Tuesday night to add the 14 residents of the Magnolia…