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October 6, 2009
On October 4, 2009, Donna G. Hinkle Services will be held at the family owned McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Abingdon, MD on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. Interment will be in Holly Hill Memorial Gardens, Baltimore, MD. Friends may call at the funeral home in Abingdon on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Those who desire may contribute to the Humane Society of Harford County, 2208 Connelly Road, Fallston, MD 21047. Memory tributes may be sent to the family at mccomasfuneralhome.
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By Mary Gail Hare | October 6, 2009
Harford officials announced Monday that the county will provide the city of Aberdeen with the additional water needed to meet its development. The city is growing rapidly along with Aberdeen Proving Ground, which will add about 10,000 jobs in the next two years as a result of BRAC, the nationwide military expansion. The city will require more water to meet the demands of commercial and residential development associated with the Army post's expansion. The new contract will allow Aberdeen to draw as much as 600,000 gallons a day from the county water supply, with an option to increase that amount by another 300,000 gallons in the future.
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By Frederick N. Rasmussen | October 6, 2009
Eugene "Euke" Todd, a former Harford County cattleman turned developer, died in his sleep Sept. 30 at his Bel Air home. He was 87. Born in Galax, Va., the son of farmers, Mr. Todd was a child when he moved with his family to Colorado Springs. "His father had tuberculosis and doctors advised that he move to the drier climate of Colorado. After he regained his health, he moved in the early 1930s to Pylesville," said a daughter, Cara T. Blount of Bel Air. Mr. Todd, who had attended Bel Air High School, helped his father manage several Harford County farms and hauled livestock to market from surrounding local farms as well as from farms in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
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By Mary Gail Hare | September 20, 2009
Surrounded by lush green vines laden with clusters of grapes ripening in a Harford County vineyard, officials and vintners announced the creation of the Piedmont Wine Trail as Maryland's fourth pathway to fine wines. The trail meanders through scenic areas of northern Baltimore and Harford counties and, if experience from the popularity of other trail ventures proves true, could bring thousands of visitors annually to the eight sites, officials said. The trail will allow vintners to show off their vineyards, offer tastes and give guests insight into the intricacies of winemaking.
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By Tricia Bishop | September 13, 2009
As soon as Maryland's Gang Prosecution Act went into effect in 2007, prosecutors in Harford County tested it, filing charges against a group that had stabbed and beaten a man. But when prosecutors couldn't show how the attack had furthered a criminal conspiracy, as required under the new law, the judge balked. They had to drop the gang charges and move forward with simple assault. "It's a very unworkable statute. ... Most prosecutors haven't really bothered to do anything with it," said Harford County State's Attorney Joseph I. Cassilly, who contends that the law is watered-down and useless.
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September 10, 2009
Suddenly, on September 6, 2009, Karie Rebecca Dietz Visiting at the E.F. Lassahn Funeral Home, P.A., 11750 Belair Road (Kingsville) on Saturday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm. Funeral services will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church on Sunday at 3:00 pm. Interment St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Humane Society of Harford County, 2208 Connelly Road, Fallston, MD 21047.
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By Arin Gencer | September 5, 2009
President Barack Obama's plans to speak directly to the nation's students Tuesday have sparked a dispute among area parents and politicians, with some expressing concerns that the president could use the speech to promote his agenda - and others calling it a valuable classroom lesson. School systems have been inundated with phone calls this week from both sides. Most Baltimore-area districts are letting individual schools determine whether they will show the noon speech, which the White House says will call for students to take responsibility for their education.
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By Andrea F. Siegel | September 4, 2009
Maryland's highest court heard arguments Thursday in a case that could decide how far responsibility for a fatal car crash extends. At issue is what it means to operate a vehicle, and whether that refers only to what a driver does behind the wheel or if it includes other actions - in this case, what a driver did after spilling more than 11/2 tons of gravel on a Harford County road. The case, the first time the top court is being asked the question, stems from the death of a 7-year-old boy whose mother's car skidded on the gravel and spun into an oncoming car. Lawyers for the attorney general's office are asking the Court of Appeals to rule that the driver who spilled the gravel is guilty of vehicular manslaughter because he should have marked the area to warn traffic or indicated a need for prompt cleanup.
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By Jamie Smith Hopkins | September 2, 2009
The nonprofit group that promotes Baltimore living isn't just hoping that relocating BRAC workers will move to the city. It's busing them in for a weekend tour. Live Baltimore will pick up a busload of Fort Monmouth personnel and contractors in New Jersey and bring them to Baltimore Sept. 12 and 13, the first overnight stay the group has organized. Workers will go to the "Buying Into Baltimore" home-buying fair on the first day, which is open to anyone, and will get a BRAC-only tour the following day. Nearly 40 people have signed up. "We thought it would be a great way to show more of the city," said Anna Custer, executive director of Live Baltimore.
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September 1, 2009
On August 23, 2009, SHYRL YOUMANS, beloved mother of Michael Youmans, cherished daughter of Frances Sclafani, sisters Karen Stuebing, Dorothy Sclafani and brother Dana Sclafani. A memorial mass will be celebrated at St.Stephen's Church, 8030 Bradshaw Rd, Bradshaw, MD on September 2nd at 1:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers please send donations to Hospice of Harford County, 520 Upper Chesapeake Dr., Bel Air, MD 21014