Harford County

    Harford County schools announce finalists to replace fired superintendent
    Dyann Mack and Stacey Gerringer have both worked in the Harford County Public Schools system for more than 30 years.
    From left, Stacey Gerrringer, principal of Abingdon Elementary School, and Dyann Mack, Dyann Mack, Interim Superintendent.
    Xfinity’s monthlong blackout of WMAR ends, and customers will get a small credit
    Access to 40 local broadcasting stations nationwide was restored for Xfinity customers on Tuesday as a 35-day contract dispute between Comcast, which owns Xfinity, and broadcasting company E.W. Scripps, came to an end.
    For more than a month, some viewers seeking to tune in to WMAR-2 were met with the message: “This channel is unavailable.”
    Feeling blue? Therapists have ideas about how to use greenery to boost your mood.
    A Towson therapist is setting up a self-guided tour of Ladew Topiary Gardens part of a movement that uses nature to improve mental health.
    April 30, 2026 - Views of Ladew Topiary Gardens. The gardens are an instrumental part in a therapy program based in nature led by Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan, Executive Director of the Center for Nature Informed Therapy. The walk focuses on mindfulness and connecting useful lessons from nature to use in every day life.
    DC Police lieutenant arrested in Maryland, charged with sexual solicitation of a minor
    A Washington, D.C., police lieutenant was arrested in Maryland and charged with sexual solicitation of a minor, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.
    Exterior of the Harford County Sheriff’s office in Bel Air, Md. on Monday, April 14, 2025.
    What really happened in New Orleans, according to fired Harford schools chief
    Sean Bulson is speaking out for the first time since speculation about his behavior on a 2024 work trip to New Orleans circulated on social media during the winter and led the school board to fire him in February.
    Sean Bulson, the former superintendent of Harford County Public Schools, is speaking out for the first time since speculation about his behavior on a 2024 work trip to New Orleans led the school board to fire him in February.
    Battle between Xfinity and E.W. Scripps leads to WMAR-2 blackout in Baltimore
    Xfinity customers in Baltimore and millions of subscribers nationwide lost access to 40 broadcasting stations after Comcast, which owns Xfinity, and broadcasting company E. W. Scripps failed to reach an agreement over access to programming.
    WMAR-2 is one of 40 broadcasting stations Xfinity lost due to disagreements over programming access.
    Thousands rally across Maryland as ‘No Kings’ protests sweep the nation
    From shopping center sidewalks in Hunt Valley to the amphitheater lawn at The Chrysalis in Columbia and the gates of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Marylanders flooded public spaces Saturday with homemade signs, inflatable crowns and chants of “No Kings.”
    “No Kings” protesters march up Fayette Street in downtown Baltimore.
    Maryland kids won’t have school in late June after all
    Maryland State Board of Education gave some school systems a reprieve after snow days caused chaos for their calendars.
    The state school board instructed school districts to plan better for snow days in future years.
    Trombone emoji designed by Maryland students will soon land on iPhones everywhere
    The trombone emoji was submitted for approval by a group of students from the Science and Mathematics Academy at Aberdeen High School in 2019.
    The new trombone emoji, designed by a group of Maryland students, has been adopted by the Unicode Consortium.
    A record number of people need help paying energy bills. Some are falling through the cracks.
    Maryland utility customers feel crunched by their bills. Assistance programs are out there, but with a list of requirements, some households find themselves ineligible and out of options.
    Ex-Harford County sheriff’s deputy sentenced to 36 years for sexually exploiting 2 children
    Ryan Hall, 51, of Woodbine, who was on the force for 27 years, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to two counts of sexual exploitation of children.
    Exterior of the Harford County Sheriff’s office in Bel Air, Md. on Monday, April 14, 2025.
    YMCA employees wanted pay raises. They got a food pantry instead.
    The YMCA of Central Maryland opened a food pantry for workers asking for pay raises. Meanwhile, its CEO is one of the region’s highest-paid nonprofit leaders.
    The Y in Druid Hill hosts one of Baltimore’s first Fresh Marts, a free food pantry stocked with meats, canned goods and more.
    2 rescued after falling through ice on Gunpowder River in Harford County
    Emergency personnel rescued two people who fell through the ice into the Gunpowder River around 3:30 p.m. Friday, officials said on social media.
    Emergency crews rescued two people who fell through the icy Gunpowder River in Harford County around 3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Handout/Harford County)
    Amazon driver helps 84-year-old woman escape house fire
    About 35 firefighters responded Wednesday to single-alarm fire at a home in Harford County.
    Heavy smoke and flames pour out of a house in Bel Air.
    How a trip to New Orleans unseated one of Maryland’s longest-running school leaders
    The calls for Sean Bulson’s ouster started long before questions about that night in New Orleans.
    Harford County Schools Superintendent Dr. Sean Bulson delivers a presentation on the school's budget shortfall to community members at Aberdeen High School on November 20, 2024, in Aberdeen, Md.
    Harford school board votes to fire superintendent after New Orleans debacle
    Harford County’s school board announced Monday night that it was terminating Superintendent Sean Bulson’s contract.
    A portrait of Sean W. Bulson, Harford County’s schools superintendent, hangs on the wall during a school board meeting in January. The school board voted Monday night to terminate his contract.
    Judge overturns firing of Gunpowder Falls State Park assistant manager
    An appeals judge overturned the firing of Gunpowder Falls State Park Assistant Manager Dean Hughes due to a technicality. Hughes was fired in November 2022 as part of a park service shakeup following the arrest of Michael Browning.
    Dean Hughes, shown at a 2016 event, began working in the park system in 2009 and became assistant park manager at Gunpowder Falls State Park in 2015. He recently left the agency amid questions about his conduct.
    School background checks are law, but educators slip through the cracks, audit finds
    Three Maryland school districts admitted they don’t regularly screen applicants.
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    Harford County is getting 2 new places for steak
    New steakhouse Butcher on the Bay is coming to Havre de Grace, while a branch of John Brown General & Butchery will open in downtown Bel Air.
    Hands holding fork and knife and eating delicious juicy steak on a wooden plate.
    BGE dodged major outages in the storm. But it’s not over yet.
    The lights went out for around 1 million Americans during this year’s winter storm. But Marylanders made up fewer than 300 of those who experienced power outages.
    Marylanders made up fewer than 300 of those who experienced power outages this weekend.
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