Aberdeen

Residents of eight apartments in Aberdeen were displaced Tuesday afternoon following a fire in their building. The fire, reported around 3 p.m. in a building in the 300 block of South Parke Street, was determined to be accidental, started by contractors who were working in the building, Rich Gardiner, a spokesman for the Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association, said Tuesday evening. The residents displaced are being helped by Red Cross Disaster Assistance, he said. Gardiner said it took about 65 firefighters from Aberdeen Fire Department, Aberdeen Proving Ground Fire Department, Susquehanna Hose Company and Level Volunteer Fire Company about 20 minutes to control the fire, which affected the eight units in the building.

The Aberdeen Dive Team's Summer season will start May 28 with practices taking place at the Aberdeen Swim Center. Head Dive Coach Rick Culbertson is looking for new boy and girl divers from ages 4 to 18 who want to try a new and different sport. This is the only diving tam in Harford and Cecil counties. The team competes in the Central Maryland Dive League The team dives on a 1-meter dive board and kids can do jumps, basic front and back dives and more advanced dives with flips and twists.

Gov. William Donald Schaefer presented the first Town of Aberdeen economic development awards Friday.The breakfast at the New Deal Diner recognized four Aberdeen businesses for their contribution to economic revitalization.Honorees included:* The 15 South Parke Professional Building for keeping alive a commercial site in the middle of Aberdeen's business section. Opened as an Acme grocery in 1952, the building was converted to a photographic processing plant and later to a cosmetology school.

An Aberdeen man was killed Wednesday morning while walking on Route 40. At about 4:50 a.m. Wednesday, Aberdeen police were called to Pulaski Highway near Beards Hill Road Extended, where CPR was being administered to a man, identified as David Robert Brooke Jr., 32, of Walnut Lane in Aberdeen, according to a press release from the Aberdeen Police Department. Brooke was walking east on Route 40 toward Havre de Grace, on the fast lane shoulder near the median, when he was hit by a 1996 Chevy Blazer being driven by a 50-year-old man from Aberdeen, according to the release.

Aberdeen voters go to the polls Tuesday to elect two council members. Up for election are incumbents Ronald Kupferman, the council president, and Macon L. Tucker Jr., and challenger Barbara Kreamer, a former state and county officeholder. Letters from the candidates outlining several of their positions are at right.Since switching to a strong-mayor form of city government last year, the town has had its share of political controversies. The city of 13,500 residents is also just coming off a festive centennial year and its outlying industrial areas have been the fertile ground for much of Harford County's job creation efforts.

Aberdeen's experience with a minor-league baseball stadium is a cautionary tale to any small town investing in an enterprise about which it knows little. By all accounts, Ripken Stadium has been a great success, as are the Aberdeen IronBirds, the Class A team that plays there, and the adjacent youth baseball academy. But it's been a hugely unprofitable situation for Aberdeen, which is losing about $311,000 each year, chiefly because a real estate development that was expected to be built next door (and generate substantial tax revenues)

Two men who assaulted an Aberdeen area man with a baseball bat Tuesday night. Arrest warrants on charges of first-degree assault have been issued for Michael Hawley, of the 200 block of Golf Drive in Aberdeen, and Keven Sparks, of the 1700 block of Cedar Crest Court in Edgewood, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. The two allegedly assaulted Dion Lee Kuhn, 41, around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday at Kuhn's home in the 900 block of North Stepney Road. Police found Kuhn lying in the yard near the house; his head was bleeding, according to a news release from the sheriff's office.

August is full of important activities in Aberdeen! The opening ceremonies for the Cal Ripken World Series are today (Friday). The host team from Forest Hill will play tonight and all is in readiness for the big parade Saturday in downtown Aberdeen starting at 11 a.m. August 14 through 19 the carnival comes to town at Cal Sr's Yard. Next weekend, Aug. 18 and 19, is the Championship Weekend that will be the determining time for the 16 teams that have come to Aberdeen to compete.

The sophomore point guard sparked the late run that secured a second straight Class 3A state championship for the No. 2 Eagles on Saturday. With senior leader Jimmia McCluskey in foul trouble and the Eagles trailing by 10 points, Palmer scored 14 points and had two steals in a 20-3 stretch to give Aberdeen a 48-41 lead with about three minutes to go. She finished with 22 points, nine steals and two assists as the Eagles defeated No. 10 River Hill, 51-47,...

Amber Milnes Aberdeen In her first season with the Eagles, Milnes faced a couple of daunting tasks -- rebuilding after graduating three starters from last year's state championship team and then rebuilding again after 2011-12 All-Metro Player of the Year Brionna Jones tore an anterior cruciate ligament in January, which forced her to miss the rest of the season. With two freshman and two sophomore starters, she converted a team that had been centered on the 6-foot-3 Jones into an up-tempo team in which everyone had to contribute.

Fire extensively damaged a vacant house on Aberdeen's east side late Friday night, investigators said. The cause of the fire in the two-story, single family house in the first block of East Bel Air Avenue remains under investigation, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. The fire was reported by a passerby about 11:58 p.m. Sixty firefighters and equipment from the Aberdeen Fire Department, Aberdeen Proving Ground Fire Department and the Susquehanna Hose Company of Havre de Grace brought the fire under control in about 90 minutes, according to a notice of investigation from the Fire Marshal's Office.

A contractor began to take down a house slated for demolition as part of a highway upgrade project in Aberdeen Tuesday and then abruptly stopped when the crew found some hidden asbestos. The home, at the corner of Route 22 and Graceford Drive, is one of 18 to be razed along Route 22 (Aberdeen Thruway) between Beards Hill Road and the Aberdeen Proving Ground gate in conjunction with BRAC-related intersection improvements along the highway. The ranch-style home at 355 Graceford was slated to be the first home demolished, according to a Maryland State Highway Administration media advisory sent Monday afternoon.

Aberdeen freshman Stephanie Jones is one of 33 players who have accepted invitations to try out for the USA Basketball women's under-16 national team later this month in Colorado Springs, Colo. Jones, a 6-foot-1 All-Metro forward, led the No. 2 Eagles to the Class 3A state championship in March, averaging 17.3 points and 9.2 rebounds. Although she plays strong on the inside, Jones could also handle the ball and hit 3-pointers. Jones' quickness and versatility were keys to the Eagles' stifling defense and quick-strike offense after her sister, 6-foot-3 Maryland-bound senior Brionna Jones, was lost for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in January.

An Aberdeen EMS crew locked itself in its ambulance Tuesday night when it arrived at a call in Perryman and encountered a large fight. The ambulance was responding for a call of a sick woman in the 400 block of Daugherty Lane around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to Richard Gardiner of the Harford County Volunteer Fire & EMS Association and Edward Hopkins, spokesman for the Harford County Sheriff's Office. When they arrived, the EMS crew reported people were fighting in the road and they "locked themselves in the unit for their own safety," Gardiner said.

More than 500 participants came together last Sunday, April 21, for Walk MS Aberdeen to raise funds and awareness for all those affected by multiple sclerosis. The walk was held at the Ripken Stadium and is expected to raise $60,000, according to the National MS Society, Maryland Chapter.  "Walk MS is all about communities joining together to do something about multiple sclerosis NOW," said Mark Roeder, president of the National MS Society, Maryland Chapter. "MS is the number one disabling disease among young adults.

Beginning today (Monday, April 22) the Maryland State Highway Administration said it will temporarily close Loflin Road at Route 7 (Old Philadelphia Road) near Aberdeen to relocate a Harford County water line under Route 7, a project that will take several months. The road closure and water line work is expected to be completed in late summer, weather permitting, the SHA said in a news release.  A detour route will direct motorists to westbound Route 40 (Pulaski Highway).   For safety and to complete the construction work, crews may temporarily close a single lane of Route 7 or Route 40 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. Monday through Thursday.  There may be occasional lane closures on Saturdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.    Motorists with questions or concerns about the project may contact the SHA project field office in Aberdeen at 410-272-1805 or SHA's District 4 Office - Construction Division at 410-229-2420; toll free at 1-877-998-0367, or by e-mail: shadistrict4@sha.state.md.us .    While SHA and its transportation partners work hard to maintain safe traffic mobility in work zones, drivers are reminded to stay alert and look for reduced speed limits, narrow driving lanes and highway workers. Slow down and don't follow too closely. 

Bri Jones had 24 points and 11 rebounds to power visiting No. 1 Aberdeen past North Harford, 79-55, Thursday. Jimmia McCluskey added 18 points for the Eagles (17-0). No. 2 Digital Harbor 80, Carver 27: A'Lexus Harrison had 25 points and 16 rebounds to help the host Rams (14-2) defeat the Bears. Digital Harbor started with a man-to-man defense and led 53-22 at the half. A defensive switch to zone in the second half limited Carver to seven points.   No. 10 River Hill 61, Oakdale 10: The Hawks (29-6)

A 28-year-old man was struck in the head with a gun and shot at in Perryman near Aberdeen on Wednesday night, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to the 200 block of Perrywood Court about 7:20 p.m. after being called by the man, and found him there with a laceration on his head, said Capt. Chris Swain, a sheriff's office spokesman. The man, who was not identified, told police he was walking in the area when three men "came out of nowhere" and one of them "hit him with a gun and knocked him down," Swain said.

AT&T has announced the expansion of its mobile Internet network at Aberdeen Proving Ground, extending access for advanced mobile services, devices and applications to federal government customers who work at or are visiting the post. "Demand for wireless speed is growing rapidly, and these network enhancements on the grounds of the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, a key military facility, are just the latest examples of AT&T's significant infrastructure investment in this region," said J. Michael Schweder, president of AT&T Mid-Atlantic in a press release.

What we know of what Mother Nature provides in the spring has come to us over years of watching for the emergence of spring flowers, the scampering of the squirrels, and the change in the songs of the birds. We like the idea of knowing when each sprout breaks through the cold earth of winter every green stick and flowering twig. Just getting whiff of the fresh perfume of the daffodils puts life into an otherwise dreary day! The love of flowers is universal. We saw Russian children in Moscow carrying handfuls of tulips in the month of May. In the South Seas, girls wear flowers in their hair and ropes of orchids around their necks.