Two Navy service members died in a diving accident at Aberdeen Proving Ground’s Unexploded Ordnance Range pond Tuesday afternoon, nearly a month after a diver employed at Aberdeen Test Center died at that location. Killed in the incident were two members of the Navy’s Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two, based in Virginia Beach, Va., […]
Unique Project In Havre De Grace Uses Dredged Material To Create Recreational Area
A newly unveiled recreation area in Havre de Grace is giving residents more opportunities to enjoy the outdoors and providing a use for sediment dredged from nearby boating channels. Through a unique partnership between the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Boating Services and the Harford County Department of Parks and Recreation, the Swan Harbor […]
Bel Air Teen Accused of Murdering Father Appears in Court; Denied Bail
The Bel Air teen who admitted killing his father in their home Monday night appeared in Harford County District Court Wednesday afternoon for a bail review hearing, calmly answering a handful of questions as family members looked on. Robert C. Richardson III appeared via closed circuit television as Public Defender Lynne McChrystal requested “a reasonable […]
Bel Air Teenager Shoots Father, Dumps Body in Aberdeen Pond Before Fleeing Officers (UPDATED)
A 16-year-old Bel Air youth shot his father at their Bel Air home Monday night before driving the body to a pond in Aberdeen and leading officers on a chase through residential portions of Bel Air, police said. Robert C. Richardson III, 16, is charged with first- and second-degree murder and the use of a […]
Green By Chance: Turtles at My Dock
Over the years, I have developed a small breeding colony of red-bellied cooters, red-eared sliders, and painted turtles in a skypond that drains the evergreen fields at my small farm in Berkley. Mulched uplands for egg laying and basking logs encourage the reptiles to remain here. With the help of friends, I installed a long, […]
Susquehannock Wildlife Society Helps County/State Agencies with Fishy Situation in Forest Hill
From the Susquehannock Wildlife Society: Patrons of Friends Park in Forest Hill may notice a little less pond with each visit this week and a lot more construction activity throughout the spring and summer as the water body is improved and upgraded. While the Harford County Departments of Parks and Recreation and Public Works prepared […]
Renovations and Improvements Coming to Friends Park Pond in Forest Hill
From Harford County government: The Harford County Department of Parks and Recreation, in cooperation with Harford County Department of Public Works, and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources are preparing to upgrade and improve the existing Friends Parks Pond. This project will improve the overall water quality of the pond and the stream that is […]