Aberdeen

A 16-year-old boy who was stabbed in the chest in Aberdeen over the weekend has died, according to police, who identified the victim Sunday as Thomas Burdsall Jr. Officers responding to a call found Burdsall about 7:30 p.m. Saturday on the 200 block of Edmund St., He was taken to Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, where he was pronounced dead "a short time later," according to Aberdeen police. Officers said they are looking for four people -- two men and two women -- who may have been present during the attack.

Manager Matt Merullo referred to his Aberdeen IronBirds roster as “floating” at Thursday's media day, as many recently drafter players were still coming to terms with the Orioles. Not unlike any farm team, the Orioles' short-season Single-A affiliate welcomes an array of change heading into its season opener Monday night at Ripken Stadium against Hudson Valley. “The biggest thing was starting out by evaluating players and trying to get as many guys out on the field as possible and see what they can do, then start designating the right people in the right areas that they need to work on,” said Merullo, the first-year manager under a new front office , who oversaw the team's extended spring period in Florida.

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.

When Jeff Kemp got the call from Chris Gale with the Orioles' baseball operations and scouting team, he had a couch in hand. “I was actually helping a few friends move,” said Kemp, a Bowie native speaking in his Aberdeen IronBirds jersey during a media event Thursday at Ripken Stadium.  After being drafted in the 33rd round of this month's MLB draft out of Radford, the Archbishop Spalding graduate won't have to move himself far to start...

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.

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 Casey Cares Foundation, http://www.caseycares.org , which provides uplifting and ongoing programs to critically ill children and their families, will host a Soccer Camp for a Cause June 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen. U.S. National Team Soccer Player Sergio Flores will host a two-hour soccer camp with all proceeds benefiting Casey Cares. The camp includes training and refreshments with the evening culminating in a kids versus parents game. The registration fee is $30 and participants can register at http://www.sergiossoccertraining.com .

The Aberdeen IronBirds, the Orioles' short-season Single-A affiliate, will display their franchise makeover Monday night at Ripken Stadium. “What we've done is launched a completely new era of IronBirds baseball,” said Colin Clark, assistant vice president of brand marketing for Ripken Baseball, during a small media gathering at Ripken Stadium on Thursday. “We've had an unbelievable first 10 years here in Harford County, and what we're really looking for is this is the year that really sets us up for another great 10 years of IronBirds baseball.” Alongside the team's assistant general manager, Brad Cox, Clark discussed an array of changes that he hopes will attract familiar and new fans alike as the IronBirds enter their 12thseason in the New York-Penn League with a new front office and a fourth general manager in as many years.

With a new baseball season comes new hope, and there's reason to believe that hope may be justified this summer for IronBirds watchers. Granted, since June 18, 2002, the three months of regular minor league baseball available at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen has been a dependable source of a little good clean fun. Whether the home team would win or lose, on the field, the experience of going to the ballpark and taking in the sights and sounds has...

An Aberdeen woman is facing assault charges after allegedly stabbing a man in the torso early Saturday morning. Harford County sheriff's deputies were called to the 1800 block of Mitchell Drive in Aberdeen around 3:20 a.m. Saturday for a report of an assault with a knife. It's unclear how the victim, Ronnie Graul, was stabbed, but Heather M. Carlton, 32, who lives at the Mitchell Drive address, allegedly admitted to doing it, according to charging documents. When deputies arrived, Graul was lying on his back in the driveway, with what appeared to be a stab wound to his upper torso.

The Casey Cares Foundation, http://www.caseycares.org , which provides uplifting and ongoing programs to critically ill children and their families, will host a Soccer Camp for a Cause June 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen. U.S. National Team Soccer Player Sergio Flores will host a two-hour soccer camp with all proceeds benefiting Casey Cares. The camp includes training and refreshments with the evening culminating in a kids versus parents game. The registration fee is $30 and participants can register at http://www.sergiossoccertraining.com .

Administration UMBC's Brown wins Under Armour AD of the Year Award UMBC athletic director Charles Brown has been named a Division I-AAA Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year Award recipient by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. Brown will be honored at the NACDA and Affiliates Convention Week on June 15 at the World Center Marriott Resort in Orlando, Fla. The Under Armour AD of the Year Award was created to honor intercollegiate athletics directors for their commitment and administrative excellence within a campus or college community environment.

Running Ripken Foundation sets 7K 'Streak' Sept. 6 The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation announced that it will host its inaugural "Streak Thru Aberdeen" 7K Run at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen on Sept. 6 - the anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr. breaking Lou Gehrig 's record for consecutive baseball games played. Proceeds from the 7K (4.3 miles) will support Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation programs, which help build character and teach life lessons to underserved youth residing in distressed communities through sports-themed programming.

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.

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,...

Visitors to Hollywood Casino in Perryville can now walk through the door with hopes of winning more than a big slots score or lucrative poker jackpot. The casino, owned by Penn National, is offering a series of contests and events in partnership with the Aberdeen IronBirds, a minor league affiliate of the Orioles'. Starting Monday, casino goers can enter to win merchandise signed by IronBirds owner and Orioles great Cal Ripken Jr. There is, of course, something of a catch: Getting an entry form requires getting a Club Hollywood Card, which enters you in the company's sophisticated tracking and communication program.

Editor: First of all, thank you to the many informed citizens who attended the May 20 Aberdeen Council Meeting to express your displeasure regarding ordinance 13-O-05 [regarding pay raises for the Aberdeen mayor and city councilmembers]. This ordinance (if it had been approved that evening) would have increased the annual salaries of Aberdeen councilmembers from $7,500 to $12,000 (a 60 percent increase!), and increased the mayor's annual salary from $10,000 to $24,000 (a 140 percent increase!