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February 27, 2018

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Public discussion on local school safety set for Bel Air Thursday, as 1,000 tickets are reserved

Monday, Feb 26

Harford County sheriff and other county leaders, will host a "Public Discussion on School Safety" at John Carroll Thursday evening to hear from local residents following the Parkland, Fla. shooting. The event has been sold out within 48 hours, but officials hope to make more tickets available Mon.

Financial website ranks Bel Air 'best place to retire' in Maryland

Bel Air is ranked the "best place to retire" in Maryland by the financial and retirement planning website SmartAsset.com.

Technicolor Motor Home's Steely Dan concert Friday, March 2, headlines busy weekend in downtown Bel Air

Harford County based Slate Ridge Entertainment LLC will present An Evening of Steely Dan Music by Technicolor Motor Home at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 2, at the Bel Air Armory, one of three downtown Bel Air events planned this coming weekend.

Bel Air approves contract for final phase of Armory Marketplace project

What Bel Air town officials say will be the last phase of construction for the Armory Marketplace project is expected to get underway this spring. The Board of Town Commissioners recently approved a contract to renovate the last two of the five former garage spaces.

Abingdon EMS chief honored for actions after Edgewood workplace shooting

Abingdon EMS chief Susie Tingler, who accompanied police into the scene of a workplace shooting in Edgewood last October and helped save two shooting victims, was honored for her actions, along with the fire company's other top achievers, during Saturday's awards banquet.

Legalizing marijuana, other pot proposals await action in Maryland General Assembly

The Maryland General Assembly is considering putting the legalization of marijuana for recreational use on the ballot this fall. It's also considering several other legal tweaks now that medical marijuana is available in the state.

Maryland colleges assure applicants that admissions chances won't be hurt if they protest gun violence

A handful of Maryland colleges have joined a chorus of universities in assuring high school students that they won’t be penalized during the admissions process should they protest gun violence.

As session's midpoint nears, Harford delegates and senators say they are keeping busy [Commentary]

The 438th Session of the Maryland General Assembly kicked off on January 10th and ends on April 9th, 2018.  As we are nearing the half-way point of the 90 days, we wanted to write to you about what exactly we have been doing the last 44 days.