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BRAC fuels building boom in Harford

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Aberdeen area exception to the recession

Just outside the main gate of Aberdeen Proving Ground, construction workers are finishing up a three-story building's brick exterior, preparing to install windows and divide the vast interior into offices. Nearby, a cleared parcel sits ready for a second building to start soon - even though the developer has yet to sign up a single tenant.

Slain Army nurse 'a woman to look up to'

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Iraq-bound Warman arrived at Fort Hood shortly before shootings

Lt. Col. Juanita L. Warman arrived at Fort Hood less than 24 hours before a gunman opened fire. In the hours that followed, relatives tried to assure Warman's mother, Eva Waddle, that she was likely safe.

Crash on I-95 delays traffic near Edgewood in Harford Co.

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Heavy northbound Interstate 95 traffic near Edgewood in Harford County was forced to turn around and take detours after at least two vehicles collided on the highway Sunday afternoon, said State Police at the John F. Kennedy Barracks. Shortly before 4 p.m., a sport utility vehicle collided with at least one vehicle near the Edgewood exit and brought traffic to a temporary halt. Police said an undetermined number of people were taken by ambulances to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air with injuries not considered to be life-threatening. Police said that due to the crash and removal of the damaged vehicles, traffic was backed up for "quite a bit" and was finally rerouted to U.S. 40 before re-entering I-95 beyond the accident scene. The accident was being investigated by a State Police crash team.

Havre de Grace woman one of Fort Hood victims

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Army Lt. Col. Juanita Warman was a physician's assistant

Among the 13 people killed in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood was an Army Reserve officer who had worked in a Maryland National Guard program helping soldiers returning from war adjust to life back home.

Havre de Grace physician's assistant among Fort Hood victims

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:09:00 -0500

An Army physician's assistant who once lived in Havre de Grace was among the 13 people killed in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, last week.

Harford to seek state aid to improve intersections near Aberdeen Proving Ground

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Base expected to gain 10,000 civilian jobs, increased traffic under BRAC

At their annual meeting Thursday with the Maryland Department of Transportation, Harford County officials will repeat their request for improvements to intersections near Aberdeen Proving Ground.

State launches effort to improve hand-washing in hospitals

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Initiative is part of drive to raise quality of health care in Md.

A state panel charged with health care unveiled its first major initiative Tuesday: an effort to improve hand-washing at Maryland hospitals.

Harford man charged in stabbing during fight at Fallston bar

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Police call incident at Tully's Bar a near riot

State police have charged a 22-year-old Harford County man with attempted murder and assault in connection with a stabbing during what police called a near riot at a crowded Fallston bar early Sunday morning.

530 Md. crabbing licenses retired under buyback program

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:16:00 -0500

More than 530 Maryland commercial crabbers have sold their licenses back to the state, the Department of Natural Resources announced today, easing fishing pressure a bit on the Chesapeake Bay's signature crustacean. Now, the state plans to freeze or restrict the permits of nearly 2,000 other "inactive" crabbers who didn't report catching anything last year.

Smart Growth incentives fail to rein in suburban sprawl

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Maryland's once-pioneering Smart Growth effort has not succeeded at reining in suburban sprawl, University of Maryland researchers say in a newly published analysis.