Bel Air News

The Harford County Council continued listening to testimony in a zoning case for a 197-unit development proposed south of Bel Air , without taking a vote.

Just a few days after a 15-year-old boy was shot there and another 15-year-old was charged with his attempted murder, the Harford County Sheriff's Office got calls for two other gun-related incidents near the street.

A man who may be homeless was charged with pointing a gun at people twice in Edgewood Thursday, according to charging documents.

The Historical Society of Harford County's annual benefit yard sale will take place this Saturday, June 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Historical Society's headquarters at 143 N. Main St. The event has expanded this year to include the sale of antique and vintage furnishings, lighting and other items.

Fire destroyed a house on a farm in the Forest Hill area early Tuesday morning, Harford County fire officials said.

The Bel Air Town Commissioners unanimously voted against a budget amendment Monday that would have put $55,000 in savings toward the town employee pension funds in order to review the "overall health" of the pensions, which are short by more than $100,000 for the 2013 fiscal year.

Students at Ring Factory Elementary School in Bel Air recently took part in the annual Junior Achievement program, learning real-life business and financial lessons, as taught by parent volunteers, regular teachers, and employees of Freedom Federal Credit Union.

A portion of Moores Mill Road in Bel Air closed to traffic last week for a 10-month construction project.

Roger and Holly Crouse and five of their seven children. They are future home owners of the Habitat for Humanity Susquehanna "House That Bel Air Built."

Bel Air officials have several pieces of new business on the agenda for Monday's meeting, including legislation regarding itinerant dealers.

Here's a rundown of the Harford Top 4. Not the top five. Why four? Well, we have four Patch sites in Harford County- Aberdeen , Bel Air , Fallston and Havre de Grace .

Here are the best of this week's Local Voices posts from our Aberdeen , Bel Air , Fallston , Havre de Grace and Perryville Patch sites.

He was the beloved husband of Mary Bennett ; devoted father of Linda Eckhardt and her fiance, Kevin, and Karen Beatty and her husband, Frank; loving grandfather of Tony Eckhardt, Brooks Eckhardt, Jordan Chupnick, Connor Chupnick, Benjamin Beatty and Jacob Beatty; and dear brother of Robert and Roger Peters, Betty Welch and Kathy Crumm.

Members of the Harford County Liquor Control Board enthusiastically approved an outdoor event liquor license for the Lunar Bay Festival coming June 29-30 at Steppingstone Museum near Havre de Grace .

Harford County was prepared to take hits Thursday from what were expected to be a series of fast moving storms that didn't approach their feared intensity.

Mark Anthony Hooker, 50, of the first block of West Inca Street, was charged Wednesday with possessing a drug other than marijuana.

Friday is your last chance to apply for a spot in the Bel Air Independence Day Parade.

Habitat for Humanity Susquehanna will cut the ribbon next week on its first house within Bel Air town limits.

We all know that dreaded feeling when the lights flicker and everything in the house powers down.

Most dads are frugal, right? So why not save a few pennies and wish your pops a Happy Father's Day via Patch.