Cecil County

5K Run and Walk, Juke Box Saturday night coming up in Perryville

2012-05-22 20:07:56

My niece, Natalie Barton, is an extra in the movie "The Avengers." She is the daughter of Linda Southall-Barton and grand-daughter of Herb and Mary Lou Southall. Natalie and her mother traveled to Ohio to go on the "extras" red carpet on opening night....

At Patriot Plaza in Towson, extended family of fire service honors fallen comrades

2012-05-20 16:31:00

One by one, 43 times the bell chimed and echoed across Patriot Plaza in Towson Sunday, as the Baltimore County Fire Service hosted its annual Ceremony of Remembrance at the county's fire service monument along Pennsylvania Avenue. James Doran of the...

Port Deposit: Water Witch Fireman's Carnival opens Monday

2012-05-15 17:00:00

The Water Witch Firemen's Carnival will start Monday, May 21 and run through Saturday, May 26. The carnival opens at 6 p.m. each evening and there will be a matinee on Saturday at 2 p.m. Come and enjoy the rides, games, raffles, music and food. The...

Maryland's two casinos bring in $14.5 million in April

2012-05-07 13:09:58

Maryland's casinos brought in $14.5 million in April, with both locations increasing revenue compared with a year earlier, the state said Monday. But revenue dropped about $1.8 million compared with March, which was the biggest month since both...

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...

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...

North East man charged in connection with five bank robberies

2012-05-01 12:29:50

A Cecil County man has been arrested and charged in connection five bank robberies in the past two months, including two in Havre de Grace and one in Delta, Pa, police confirmed Monday afternoon. James Young Starcher, 31, of the 200 block of Marysville...

Route 1 reopened across Conowingo Dam following early Wednesday accident

2012-05-03 10:20:43

Route 1 over Conowingo Dam was closed in both directions for nearly 10 hours Wednesday following an early morning accident involving a tractor trailer that spilled its load after it struck a farm tractor hauling a corn planter. The highway was closed...

Editorial: The crime scene

2012-05-03 14:19:00

When Harford County Sheriff Jesse Bane and the county's chief prosecutor, Joseph I. Cassilly, presented their budgets last week to the Harford County Council, the subject of the crime rate figured prominently — and positively. The trend in crime...

Casino opening scheduled

2012-04-30 09:22:38

Maryland Live! Casino at Arundel Mills will have its grand opening at 10 p.m. June 6, casino officials announced Thursday morning. The grand opening still requires approval by the Maryland Lottery, which will oversee a trial run to take place before June...

Casino games off the table, but for how long?

2012-04-11 19:23:00

The Hollywood Casino in Perryville may see table games added to its venue, but probably not any time soon. The Maryland General Assembly had a slew of unfinished business by its deadline Monday, including a bill that would put a casino inPrince George'...

First 'Port Palooza' coming to town May 5

2012-04-18 12:08:00

The first "Port Palooza" of the season (May through October) is right around the corner. Mark your calendars for the first Saturday in May, the 5th, and plan to stop by Port's Town Square that afternoon for live music, food, crafters and vendors. Several...

During a press conference Monday morning in Havre de Grace Harford County Executive David Craig, left; Simon Taylor, chief administrative officer for Maryland Transit Administration; and Jim Mullen, board president of the Cecil County Commissioners, announce a bus route connecting Harford and Cecil

2012-01-10 00:00:00

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Ehrlich , right, signs an autograph for Adam Streight, left, who is president of the Cecil County FOP Lodge #2. Today at the Baltimore County FOP lodge Ehrlich was endorsed for Governor by the Maryland Fraternal Order of Police.

2010-10-19 00:00:00

St. Patrick's Chapel, a simple frame church, built nearly 200 years ago in Cecil County by Irish railroad workers, has been restored and will be rededicated Saturday. Volunteers raised about $200,000 to complete the restoration of the wooden chapel.

2010-09-16 00:00:00