NEWS
AEGIS STAFF REPORT | May 3, 2013
A Fallston man found guilty earlier this year of child sex abuse charges was recently sentenced to serve 20 years in prison, according to court records. James Thomas Starr, 26, was found guilty by a Harford County Circuit Court jury Feb. 8 of sex abuse of a minor and a third degree sex offense. On April 17, Circuit Judge Stephen Waldron sentenced Starr to serve 25 years with five years suspended on the child sex abuse conviction and 10 years with all 10 years suspended on the third degree sex offense conviction, according to Maryland online court records.
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AEGIS STAFF REPORT | April 22, 2013
Stories from one of American history's most revered women, Clara Barton, filled the Fallston library April 11, when more than 50 people watched Mary Ann Jung portray Barton during a living history presentation that spanned Barton's brave life as a teacher, government worker, Civil War nurse and eventual founder of the American Red Cross. Through enthralling stories and interaction from the audience, Jung was able to portray Barton's independent spirit and perseverance despite meeting much opposition throughout her life.
NEWS
AEGIS STAFF REPORT | April 16, 2013
Fallston High School and Fallston Middle School were placed on lockdown Friday morning following a report of a suspicious person in the area. A caller from the neighborhood reported seeing someone who might be carrying a rifle, but a search of the area did not find anyone, Eddie Hopkins, spokesman for the Harford County Sheriff's Office, said around 11:30 a.m. Parents of students at the neighboring schools on Carrs Mill Road were informed of...
SPORTS
By Randall L. McRoberts, Baltimore Sun Media Group | April 13, 2013
Two juggernauts of the Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference met in Pylesville on Friday night, where North Harford hosted Fallston in a Chesapeake Division game in boys lacrosse. North Harford raced to a 6-1 lead and Fallston, with few first-quarter possessions, found itself in a hole it could not climb out of. The Hawks answered every Fallston surge, pulling away for an 18-9 win. North Harford (7-0, 1-0) led 10-4 at the half. The contest was the Hawks' first division game, while Fallston, the defending conference champion, slipped to 1-1 in the league and 4-3 overall.
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AEGIS STAFF REPORT | April 8, 2013
Executives from APG Federal Credit Union (APGFCU), Harford County officials and local dignitaries celebrated the opening of the new Fallston branch, at 210 Mountain Road in Fallston, March 15 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the credit union's 11th branch. In attendance were Mary Chance, director of administration; Harford County; Jim Richardson, director, Harford County Office of Economic Development; Jackie Euler, owner of Aumar Village LLC; Jeanette Lucas, director, Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce; Christine Sullivan, director, administration and finance, Harford County Chamber of Commerce; David Gilbert, APGFCU chairman; William Schultheis, APGFCU executive vice president; and representatives of Frederick Ward Associates, Paul Risk Associates and local business owners.
NEWS
AEGIS STAFF REPORT | April 2, 2013
Firefighters from several volunteer companies in Harford and Baltimore counties battled a woods fire in Fallston Tuesday afternoon. On Friday evening, another woods fire in Joppatowne required several area fire companies to control. The Fallston fire was reported in the rear of Fallston Valley Drive at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Harford County Volunteer Fire & EMS Association's media Facebook page. Several dozen firefighters from volunteer companies in Fallston, Bel Air, Kingsville and Long Green responded to the blaze, which consumed several acres, association spokesman Rich Gardiner said.