Bel Air News

“I have a lot of fixed costs whether I'm making product or not, so I have to make product”

If Nick Vaccaro has it his way, you won't have to venture to Little Italy to snag one of his Italian pastries. via Baltimore Business Journal

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“The old military saying goes, - Loose lips sink ships,' ”

Three Harford County teens have been arrested and charged with an arson, and investigators were looking into whether the youths could be connected to 40 other fires in the past six months. via Baltimore Examiner

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A Home Interiors and Longaberger basket bingo has been scheduled for May 16 at the Westernport American Legion for the benefit of 3-year-old Kaden Sharpless. via Cumberland Times-News

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“We must act to ensure the citizens of Harford County , including the municipalities, have an adequate water supply for years to come”

The study will focus on the benefit to the county and municipalities of establishing a water consortium between the government entities. via Harford County Government

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“If a business is playing random music, there's a 50 percent chance that it's BMI music. But until we send a researcher in ... we don't know with certainty”

Just off Route 1 in Harford County, amid the big-box stores and retail strips, sits Freddies Bel Air, a maritime-themed bar and restaurant that takes pride in its local appeal. via Daily Record

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“We have needed to do this for too long”

With nearly half of Harford's proposed 2009 capital budget devoted to school construction and renovation, County Executive David R. Craig said he hopes to build added capacity into the schools and eliminate more than 100 portable classrooms within the next few years.

The county is moving forward with construction of two high schools -- Bel Air and Edgewood -- renovation of Joppatowne and Deerfield elementaries, and the building of two elementaries that will add nearly 1,300 seats and relieve severe crowding in the schools surrounding the county seat. Read more

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“We should be praying for the country and its leaders every day, instead of once a year.”

The sounds of heartfelt prayer and solemn hymns rose above the constant din of traffic, the incessant racket from construction and the lunchtime babble on a bustling Main Street yesterday.

The noise did not distract a crowd gathered at noon outside the Harford County Courthouse in Bel Air. They heard only their shared voices joined in prayer.

In a scene replicated throughout the country, people came together and observed National Day of Prayer with petitions, familiar hymns and patriotic anthems. Read more

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“In FY 09, I have recommended $121.9 million in county funding for 24 school projects”

The county executive made his announcement following a tour of the new Bel Air High School which is currently under construction. via Harford County Government

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Grace United plans three services today Grace United Methodist Church will hold three services today at 110 W. Bel Air Ave., Aberdeen. via Baltimore Sun

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BEL AIR, Md. -- A judge in Harford County has upheld an unrelated jail sentence handed down this month for an Elkton woman charged in a hit-and-run accident that killed a Maryland Transportation Authority ... via Baltimore News

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