From APG Centennial Celebration Association:
Jones Junction, a major car dealership in Harford that has been serving the community for many years, was the first business in the region to sign on as a sponsor of the Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) 100th Anniversary. Many other businesses in Harford, Cecil, and Baltimore Counties have followed suit.
Over 100 events and programs are planned for APG’s Centennial Celebration in 2017. Funds raised through sponsorships will be used to underwrite these activities and to build a body of historical data available to the public about the people and missions over APG’s first 100 years.
Jones Junction is also celebrating its 100th Anniversary in 2017 and its growth parallels the growth of the region. Mr. Vernon Jones started out selling Studebakers in Conowingo, Maryland with his father, C.M. Jones. By the mid-1960s, the dealership had expanded to include Plymouth, Nissan, Honda, Chrysler, Toyota, and GMC franchises. The Jones family soon outgrew its facilities in the heart of Bel Air, and relocated to its current location at the junction of Belair and Harford Roads in Fallston. Since then, Jones has replaced their GMC franchise with Dodge and Jeep, and has added new facilities for Subaru, Kia and Hyundai dealerships. Jones Junction currently employs over 600 people and is one of the largest employers in Harford County.
Jones Junction has made a multi-year pledge of support to the APG Centennial Celebration Association (ACCA), a nonprofit dedicated to celebrating APG’s 100 years of world-changing technology development. ACCA’s long-term goal is to create a permanent APG Technology, Heritage, and Education Center that will fill the void created by the movement of the U.S. Army Ordnance Museum at APG to Ft. Lee, VA. To learn more about ACCA and the APG Centennial, visit www.apg100.org.
Harford Resident says
Don’t forget to include Fort Monmouth history in the celebration.The NJ employees have brought upgraded ideas and experience to move APG into modern times.
JZ says
Do you consider their horrible Jersey driving habits an upgrade to Harford County?
call them like I see them says
The PA and NJ drivers are the worst. They have zero respect for local residents as they cut through residential streets at 60+. The cops ticket the hell out of them, but they must be making so much bank that they don’t care. They mostly drive high end SUVs and BMWs too. Why would you want to burn up one of those on a long daily commute? More proof that some federal employees are on the taxpayer gravy train.
Not Economically Viable says
It’s not really a specific group of drivers, it’s an overall general problem.
Just this morning (in the rain) I was driving slightly under the speed limit when someone behind me purposely turned their high beams on. Road rage?
Stop at any intersection in Harford County and you can guarantee to see someone gawking at their “smart phone” that’s below the height of the steering wheel that they are using with both hands.
A lot of drivers in this area have the “Drive fast as shit to the next traffic light and stop” mentality. NO idea why you have to pass people on double yellow, only to stop 500 feet up the road behind more traffic at the signal that takes 3 minutes to cycle.
see that and raise this says
Hell they will pass cars on the right shoulder solid white if they think they can get away with it. I saw it 11 times already in the last 3 months. Almost caused accidents twice.
Joe Belair says
So nice of Jones Junktion to kick back a few of the dollars they ripped off from Harford car buyers. I’ve given that place a second, third and fourth chance to treat me fairly but it was the same old same old. Never again will I spend a cent at Jones.
Not Economically Viable says
What’s even worse is that the inconsiderate, impatient asshole drivers in Harford county that get into fender benders with some unlucky person minding their own business is the amount of people who DONT stop to help/be a witness.
These days, people have no interest in “seeing” that kind of stuff. They don’t want to be summoned to court, or anything else as a witness.
Hedley Lamarr says
@ Not Economically Viable, I completely agree with both of your posts. It seems unfortunate that the posters on this website always blame a group of people instead of individuals, Dems, Reps, NJ drivers, PA drivers, etc….always someone to blame, No more common decency, just anger and hatred. It’s a true shame what this society has become.
As for your second comment, I have first hand knowledge of what you say. I just got a pair of dash cams (front and rear) in case it happens again.
Not Economically Viable says
My biggest driving pet peeves is when people drive fast up to a stop sign, and slam on their brakes the last 15 feet.
Fvcking morons. It happens nearly everyday to me, and from my seat, it looks like they are not going to stop.
The other issue I have is at a few round abouts, particular at Route 7/Aberdeen at the “Holly Wood” development entrance.
I’ve noticed most people coming from the Development are driving particularly fast for a neighborhood road and make little effort to yield to traffic that has the right of way on Route 7 as they enter the circle.
I guess they are going to learn how to yield soon enough once the auto auction is finished and all the auto transport trucks start rollin’ rollin’ rollin’ as The Limp Bizkit song goes.
Not Economically Viable says
More specifically the “Holly Wood” Aberdeen traffic circle is difficult because the shit, ugly landscaping on the development side and the hideous, extremely gawdy “Holly Wood” signs blocks the line of sight until tblhe idiots are all right at the entrance to the round about, line of sight is very limited for reasons described above.
Not Economically Viable says
I got a good one. Heading on Route 40 leaving Aberdeen around 4:45pm, under the 715 overpass a nice new, stylish, crazy LED headlight setup Acura, Mercedes or some other wannabe high end car was tailgating me so close I could not see the head lights at times.
This car eventually got into the long turn lane to Route 7 and floored it when there was about a 400 foot gap. The entire line of cars wanting to right hand turn on Route 7 were brake lights ahead.
Another car was pulled out infront of this asshole who decided he needed to drive 70mph for 400 feet ad stop. I heard the horn blow and not stop as I drove by them 3 seconds later
Seriously? You’re going to get mad at someone “cutting you off” when you have to STOP right there anyway, it’s obvious all the brake lights. Furthermore you probably drive that road everyday and know how backed up it gets.
Fvcking morons.