Aberdeen Proving Ground

With a wealth of experiences and varied backgrounds, 2012 Harford Community College grads get diplomas

2012-05-18 06:10:00

About 300 Harford Community College students of all ages donned blue robes Thursday evening, ready to graduate and begin the next chapter in their lives. Inside the campus library, members of the HCC Class of 2012 stood along the walls and crowded into...

Crowd treated to modern warfare demonstrations during Armed Forces Day

2012-05-16 19:01:00

A large crowd showed up for Wednesday's Armed Forces Day open house at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Visitors were treated to 36 displays from more than two dozen installation organizations, according to event organizers. There were also demonstrations from...

Fire at Belcamp post office investigated

2012-05-16 12:48:00

Local fire companies responded to a fire inside the small Belcamp post office, on Route 40 between Edgewood and Aberdeen, early Tuesday morning. The cause remains under investigation. The fire occurred in the 4400 block of Pulaski Highway at...

Council members continue to hope for investigation into waste transfer station

2012-05-15 14:18:57

Several Harford County Council members remain concerned about the process behind the proposed waste transfer station in Joppa. Councilman Dion Guthrie said Tuesday he expected to introduce amendments during that evening's council meeting to remove the...

Aberdeen Proving Ground salutes the armed forces

2012-05-11 10:07:00

Starting Monday, Aberdeen Proving Ground will continue a long-standing American tradition this year with an Armed Forces Week celebration (May 14-19) and a concentrated Armed Forces Day celebration this Wednesday, May 16. This year's celebration will...

Susqeuhanna Workforce Network awarded economic competitiveness grant

2012-05-14 11:31:00

The Susquehanna Workforce Network Inc. was awarded a comprehensive economic competitiveness grant that will provide training and employment services to more than 3,500 individuals in Cecil and Harford counties. The purpose of the grant is to increase the...

Police Unity Tour passing through Aberdeen to honor fallen officers

2012-05-11 07:18:05

A group of bicyclists who regularly ride to Washington, D.C., to support fallen police officers has a new chapter from this area whose members are passing through Harford County Friday on their way to the nation's capital. Dozens of riders from around...

Aberdeen Proving Ground to celebrate Armed Forces Week

2012-05-13 18:37:00

Aberdeen Proving Ground will celebrate Armed Forces Week with a variety of events including a golf tournament, veterans luncheon, and a museum open house. The celebration will be held Monday through Saturday, according to the APG Public Affairs Office,...

APG to observe Armed Forces Day on May 16

2012-05-08 14:51:32

Aberdeen Proving Ground will host an Armed Forces Day Celebration on the grounds of the APG Museum on Wednesday, May 16, as part of Armed Forces Week, May 14-19. APG's Armed Forces Week theme, "Heroes on the Home Front," recognizes local heroes, both...

Edgewood fire causes $50k in damage

2012-05-08 16:05:00

An Edgewood fire Friday caused $50,000 damage to a one-story home. Firefighters from Joppa-Magnolia, Abingdon and Aberdeen Proving Ground companies responded to the 1900 block of Juniper Road last week for a report of a fire shortly after 7 p.m.,...

Army chemical weapons disposal agency plans End of Operations ceremony at APG

2012-05-08 14:55:00

TheU.S. ArmyChemical Materials Agency is hosting a ceremony on May 17 to celebrate what it calls the End of Operations. The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency, or CMA, recently marked the end of its stockpile operations, destroying nearly 90 percent...

Harford DPW chief Bob Cooper ready to retire

2012-05-09 09:57:00

Harford County Public Works Director Robert "Bob" Cooper recently announced his retirement, ending a career that spans more than 40 years supervising local public works projects in both public and private sectors. Cooper, who turns 65 this month, said he...

Thomas McNulty, of Mount Washington, gets the chance to touch a gun and see how it works during Saturday's live fire demonstration at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

2012-05-19 00:00:00

Decorated World War II veteran Ralph Kelly gives a newly enlisted soldier his dog tags during Aberdeen Proving Ground's Armed Forces Day open house Wednesday.

2012-05-16 00:00:00

A member of the 22nd Chemical Battalion demonstrates what they would do if the Talon robot cannot disarm a bomb during an IED demonstration at Armed Forces Day on Aberdeen Proving Ground.

2012-05-16 00:00:00