Aberdeen

Editor: I'm retired from the Military now after 22 years of service and three tours of combat. I worked on APG as a civilian employee for nine years now at this BRAC process is a joke. I'm writing this because the poor news and newspapers are so blind on the politicians we have in charge. This ride option deal [for APG commuters] is just another handout. The politicians for Maryland let this post run down for the 30 years that I've seen APG, and when the New Jersey workers came, they built new, state-of-art buildings and restaurants, etc. for them, and everyone else is still stuck with outdated building and roads.

Aberdeen Victor Thomas Gordon Jr., 24, of the 400 block of Holly Drive, was charged Tuesday with failing to appear for court in a case in which he was charged with driving even though his license had been suspended, failing to display a registration card and driving without current registration plates. Aberdeen police report: A man was walking around Halls Cross Roads Elementary School and shouting Tuesday. Someone threatened an employee at L&M Auto, in the 1400 block of South Philadelphia Boulevard, on Tuesday.

It's not every day a Harford County high school team wins a state championship, and it had been largely unheard of for a girls basketball team to make it to the state final game until but a few years ago. Sports editor Randy McRoberts pointed out Wednesday in The Aegis , sister newspaper to this one, that in the modern era of high school sports – which began in 1973 when Title IX went into effect stipulating that girls have the same athletic...

Making sure 21,000 people can get to and from work is a logistics nightmare. To put the number into some kind of perspective, it is about three and a half times the number of people who can be seated at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, or a little less than half of a capacity crowd at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Consider also that Aberdeen Proving Ground has limited access through guarded gates for going in and out, roughly comparable to the situation for a stadium parking lot. Then there's the matter of most people who go to a ballgame are likely to be riding with at least one other person, whereas carpooling to work isn't as prevalent.

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,...

Aberdeen point guard Kierra Palmer doesn't usually have to carry the load for her teammates, but in Saturday night's Class 3A girls basketball championship, the sophomore played the key roles of leading scorer and defensive spark. In the title game rematch against a No. 10 River Hill team completely undaunted by their opponent's speed and quickness, Palmer sparked the late run that gave the No. 2 Eagles enough room to hold on for a 51-47 victory and their second straight state title at UMBC's RAC Arena.

The time has come, as it does as spring approaches, for people considering whether to run for office in Havre de Grace to decide to fish or cut bait. To date, a few candidates, including the incumbent mayor, have expressed interest in facing the voters again, which is a healthy thing from a civic perspective. In a representative democracy elections can never be held too frequently. People in elected office are supposed to be acting on behalf of the electorate and communicating with the general public, so those who cast ballots know the motivations behind particular public policy actions.

Racking up a high score of 176.5 points, a team average of 605 and a total pins-plus-handicap for the season of 41,153, the team from Harford Tech won the Forest Hill Lanes 2012-2013 High School Bowling championship. The team was comprised of Chris Marshall, Ben Marshall, Alex Sorlin and Flavio Reyes. Second place, for the second year in a row, were Ben Smith, Aaron Simpers and Matt Wassin from Aberdeen.   Other significant winners were Wassin from Aberdeen, who for the second straight year racked up the individual boys' highest average.

The last three teams Aberdeen has met in the girls basketball playoffs have been able to play with the Eagles - for a while. In Thursday night's state Class 3A semifinals, Damascus stayed close into the second half. Then came the big Aberdeen spurt. The No. 2 Eagles made their break with 10 straight points in less than two minutes of the third quarter. With a couple of steals and a lot of rebounds, Aberdeen broke open a two-point game and ran away with a 71-50 victory at UMBC's RAC Arena.

Aberdeen Aberdeen police report: People were being disorderly and arguing Tuesday in the 100 block of Hamilton Place. A customer ran a curb and struck the Golden Corral restaurant, in the 700 block of South Philadelphia Boulevard, on Tuesday. A customer reported minor cuts to the wrist. Someone pulled a woman's hair, broke her phone and banged her head on the ground at Economy Inn, in the 600 block of South Philadelphia Boulevard, on Tuesday. Three men were harassing customers about buying perfume Tuesday at Panera Bread, in the 1000 block of Beards Hill Road.