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December 27, 2017

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Irmgarde Brown retiring as manager of Havre de Grace Library

Wednesday, Dec 27

Brown, who’s been with the Harford County Public Library system for 28 years, nine as Havre de Grace branch manager, is retiring effective Jan. 1.

Fire damages Bel Air house Tuesday afternoon

Fire investigators say they aren’t ruling out the possibility that an overloaded extension cord caused the fire that extensively damaged a Bel Air house late Tuesday afternoon.

The great divide, in Harford and everywhere else in 2017

A look back at the issues and controversies that dominated nationally and in many cases spilled over into Harford County during 2017, along with the standard battles over land use and development.

Havre de Grace Council recognizes students of the month

Havre de Grace Mayor William T. Martin always likes the meetings where the Students of the Month are honored, but the Dec. 18 meeting was just a little more special — his daughter, Molly, was one of the students recognized.

Different kinds of stories, the offbeat from 2017 in Harford County

From a deer with a jug on its head to a fish normally found in the Pacific caught off the shores of Ocean City, there were certainly some crazy stories for

IRS sets limited conditions for people to prepay property taxes, stirring tax law confusion

The Internal Revenue Service announced limited conditions for Americans to prepay their 2018 property taxes to save on their federal taxes.

Advocates pushing lawmakers to clean up Maryland's renewable energy supply

In 2018, Maryland environmental advocates will press lawmakers to clean up the state's renewable energy supply, which subsidizes some polluting power sources. But it could be difficult to reach consensus on what changes need to be made.

A dangerous situation [Editorial]

The issues that led to the Harford County Liquor Control Board’s decision last week to fine the licensees of 510 Johnnys in Bel Air $8,000 and mete out a four-day license suspension, albeit effective after New Year’s weekend, are not new to Bel Air.