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April 9, 2018

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Aberdeen city manager proposes employee pay raises, no tax increases in next budget

Monday, Apr 9

Aberdeen's city manager submits a budget to the mayor and City Council with no recommended tax or water and sewer rate increases, but calls for funding pay increases for city employees and adjusting salaries for higher-ranking police officers so they have parity with the Havre de Grace Police.

Kite Festival, Arbor Day, farmers market opening highlight busy Saturday in Bel Air

A big Saturday is on tap for the Town of Bel Air headlined by the annual Kite Festival, the town’s observance of Arbor Day, the season’s opening of the Bel Air Farmers Market and a special program at Liriodendron to recognize Dr. Howard Kelly's WWI contributions.

Harford Library, Jarrettsville Lions host annual Romancing the Chrome April 14

“Romancing the Chrome,” the largest car show of its kind in Northeastern Maryland featuring more than 250 classic automobiles, takes place Saturday, April 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Jarrett’s Field in Jarrettsville. The event is family friendly, and admission is free of charge.

Bel Air Fire Company's Shirley MacLean receives inaugural auxiliary award named for her

Coverage of annual Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company awards banquet, held Saturday at the Armory, including the awarding of an inaugural auxiliary award to charter member Shirley MacLean and recognition of three inductees into the Harford-Cecil Hall of Fame.

Gun control, Obamacare fix and tax relief mark an unusually bipartisan session in Annapolis

In an election year, Maryland's Republican governor Democratic-dominated General Assembly made a point of solving complicated and costly problems: passing tax relief, shoring up the state's individual insurance market, responding to Baltimore's record homicide rate and banning bump stocks.

Heroic firefighters talk about carrying woman, 93, out of Perryville inferno

Tommy Meehan and his Perry Point Fire Department crew never hesitated early Easter Sunday morning — they knew a woman was trapped inside a burning third-floor condominium in the Owens Landing complex in Perryville.

CMW gets no-hit at Bo Manor in softball matchup of state champions

The Class 3A champ Mustangs (1-1, 3-1) had runners on base in each of the first three innings, but Eagles sophomore pitching phenom, Madison Penta, didn’t allow a hit as 1A champ Bo Manor (3-0, 6-0) won the UCBAC Chesapeake Division game, 2-0.

Right-hander Dylan Bundy 'outstanding' again, but Orioles fall short in 7-1 loss to Blue Jays

Dylan Bundy recorded his third quality start in a row to open the season in the Orioles' 7-1 loss to the Blue Jays.