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March 15, 2018

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Havre de Grace, John Carroll students walk out to honor Florida shooting victims

Wednesday, Mar 14

As students at the private John Carroll School in Bel Air prepare to join in a nationwide demonstration Wednesday morning on the one-month anniversary of the Parkland, Fla., school massacre, public school students in Harford County will remain in their classrooms.

Shaving heads, a few beards, to benefit children's cancer research

Money raised for St. Baldricks at Looney's in Bel Air Saturday.

Four juveniles charged in Wednesday's Joppatowne High assault; police ramp up patrols around Harford

Police in Harford County are continuing to investigate how four juveniles who aren’t students at Joppatowne High School gained entry to the school Tuesday and assaulted a student in cafeteria. .

University of Maryland basketball coach Mark Turgeon highest-paid state employee

The Baltimore Sun's database on salaries of Maryland public employees shows that University of Maryland mens basketball coach Mark Turgeon is highest paid.

Incumbent Tomarchio files for Havre de Grace City Council seat

Incumbent City Council member Casi Tomarchio is the latest to file as a candidate for one of the three seats in this year’s Havre de Grace city election, bringing to the field to seven candidates.

Legal issues aside, popular March Madness pools grow more sophisticated

Like college basketball itself, which often tinkers with its rules, March Madness pools are evolving as participants seek more variation, strategy and drama

Emails suggest HUD Secretary Ben Carson knew of $31,000 dining room set

New documents made public Wednesday suggest Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson was involved with the purchase of the controversial $31,000 furniture set for his office suite, despite claims by an agency spokesman that he was not aware of it.

For the kids [Editorial]

What too often is forgotten in nearly every conversation, every debate, every disagreement and every single dollar spent on ours and every other school system is all of that effort is for the kids.