Veterans Day

Northwest Middle School parent volunteer to be honored among state's best

2013-04-22 08:47:00

Joanie Mayle, a parent and volunteer at Northwest Middle School, is among the 24 semifinalists for the 2013 Parent Involvement Matters Award in Maryland, it was announced Monday. The Parent Involvement Matters Award Program is the nation's first...

HHS Warrior Pride marching band to play Cherry Blossom Parade

2013-04-11 05:36:00

The Havre de Grace High School Warrior Pride Marching Band was chosen to perform in the prestigious Cherry Blossom Parade in Washington, D.C., Saturday, April 13. The marching band auditioned for the parade for the first time and was selected to be a...

Port Deposit man dies in farming accident

2013-04-11 00:00:00

A Port Deposit-area retired milk inspector, who died after an accident on his farm Monday, will be remembered Friday and Saturday. Viewings for 74-year-old George E. Tyson will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Crouch Funeral Home, 127 S....

Bel Air approves contract for new traffic signal in Harford Mall area

2013-02-05 13:53:08

A contract to install a long discussed and equally long-awaited traffic signal at Gateway Drive and Boulton Street was approved by the Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners Monday. The $85,031 contract with Thompson Electric Company of Aberdeen was...

Navy players to wear patches honoring fallen comrades

2012-12-06 18:00:00

Navy linebacker Brye French had never met Brendan Looney, only hearing stories about the former academy lacrosse star and his two brothers from longtime coach Richie Meade. Then one day during French's sophomore year, Meade told his team that the eldest...

Seafood Festival bathrooms, street closures discussed in Havre de Grace

2012-12-05 14:58:36

Bathrooms at the Seafood Festival became a sticky topic for the Havre de Grace City Council Monday. The proximity of portable toilets to some homes made some residents upset during last year's festival, according to some comments Council President...

Madison Street reopens after water pipe repaired

2012-11-16 13:51:00

Madison Street reopened to traffic about 3 p.m. Friday, four days after a 30-inch pipe ruptured, causing parts of the roadway to buckle and sending water gushing down Guilford Avenue as well as the Fallsway. Businesses and institutions in a 12- to 14-...

Saturday's birthday celebration a historic event at Benjamin Banneker Museum

2012-11-13 11:01:00

Friends and descendants of Benjamin Banneker gathered Nov. 10 to mark the 281st birthday of the famed African-American astronomer and mathematician who is also known for his work surveying the land that eventually became Washington, D.C. But this time...

Port Deposit: Boy Scout Troop 143 helps with Port flag-burning ceremony

2012-11-14 04:50:00

To all our local veterans, thank you for your service! Boy Scout Troop 143 assisted the Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW Post 8185 on Veterans Day with the post's first flag retirement ceremony. The brief ceremony, held at dusk at the post home at 520...

City's infrastructure problems continue with two water main breaks Monday

2012-11-12 17:14:00

For the second time in six days, Baltimore's aging water system ruptured, affecting service to dozens of businesses and homes downtown and in Essex, including two hospitals, while snarling traffic and providing yet another unpleasant reminder of the...

Charm City Cake's Iwo Jima cake for Mission BBQ

2012-11-12 08:14:00

Veterans Day is a red-letter day on a few restaurant calendars.� Mission BBQ will observe Veterans Day on Monday with a "Freedom isn't Free" event. The Glen Burnie restaurant, which has announced the opening of a second location in Perry Hall, will offer...

50 years ago: 24th person killed in crash on Harford roads

2012-11-14 00:00:00

As taken from the pages of The Aegis dated Thursday, November 15, 1962: Harford's fatality rate rose to 24 people with a crash this week 50 years ago in Aberdeen. Helen Harris, 47 of Garden City Park, N.Y., died instantly when the car in which she was...

A young boy reacts to a loud cannon blast while marching in a Veterans Day Parade in Chicago in May 2012.

2013-05-16 13:05:44

Vietnam veteran Jerry Peterson sits in silence during the flag folding ceremony for Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day, which took place at Ocean View and Honolulu Aves. in Montrose on Saturday, April 13, 2013.

2013-04-13 00:00:00

California Assemblyman Mike Gatto, center, and Congressman Adam Schiff at the Veterans Day Ceremony at McCambridge Park War Memorial in Burbank on Monday November 12, 2012.

2013-01-16 09:46:00