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March 21, 2019

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Havre de Grace mayor proposes raising several fees to pay for water and sewer infrastructure replacement

Havre de Grace’s mayor is calling for several fee increases in his proposed fiscal year 2020 city budget to generate revenue so officials can “aggressively” take on the replacement of aging water and sewer infrastructure.

Harford sheriff's deputy dragged while trying to make traffic stop in Edgewood

A Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured while trying to make a traffic stop in Edgewood early Wednesday afternoon.

Sons ask court to strip Keith Smith from mother’s estate in killing originally blamed on Baltimore panhandler

Sons of Jacquelyn Smith, who was slain in Baltimore, are asking the court to strip from her husband and alleged killer the control of her estate.

Bel Air sober living community residents reduced to 40; residents still opposed

While operators say neighborhood fears of a sober living community off Route 24 at Wheel Road are unfounded, they are reducing the number of residents from 50 men to 40.

Five running for three Havre de Grace council seats; mayor running unopposed

A candidate filed Monday to run for the Havre de Grace City Council, while the mayor is running unopposed.

Andrew Evans, Southampton eighth-grader, earns Student Achievement Award

Andrew “Drew” Bailey Evans, an eighth-grader at Southampton Middle School, was presented with a Student Achievement Award by the Bel Air town commissioners Monday night.

From tiny Cove Point on the Chesapeake, tankers take natural gas around the world. At what cost?

Despite a ban on fracking within Maryland, Dominion Energy's new Cove Point liquefied natural gas export facility in Calvert County has made the state a player in the global LNG market — with U.S. shale gas leaving through Maryland and arriving in countries all across the globe.

Impallaria: Bills represent no-sense gun control

This year in Annapolis, I have seen a plethora of bills introduced to restrict gun ownership and even outright banning specific types of weapons. Once again, these are introduced with very little knowledge about the guns themselves or even what the real world impact will be on gun violence.