From Habitat for Humanity Susquehanna, Inc.: On Saturday, September 9, more than 60 volunteers came and raised the walls of two side-by-side houses in Havre de Grace. The simultaneous house raising event jump-started the building process which will continue over the next several months for both homes. One of the houses will be for the […]
Edgewood Veteran Receives “Hand Up” with Home Repairs from Habitat for Humanity Susquehanna
From Habitat for Humanity Susquehanna: Otis Johnson, a Marine Corps veteran who did two tours of duty in Vietnam, has lived in his Edgewood home for the past fifteen years. It was Joyce, his wife of almost 36 years, who approached the Office on Aging to see what help was available to them after they […]
Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes Into Bel Air Homes, Igniting House Fire
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: [April 25, 2013, Bel Air, MD] — At approximately 9:15 p.m. on April 24th, Harford County Sheriff’s deputies and the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company were dispatched to the 1000 block of East MacPhail Road in Bel Air for a report of a motor vehicle crash with fire. Upon […]
Fire in Parked Boat Heavily Damages Joppa Home
A plant heating pad used to shelter rescued cats in a boat parked at a Joppa home ignited a blaze Wednesday afternoon which heavily damaged the structure, fire officials said. According to the State Fire Marshal’s Office, the owner of a home in the 700 block of Shore Drive in Joppatowne reported the fire at […]
One Dead in Early Morning Havre de Grace Fire
From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: HARFORD COUNTY, MD (December 13, 2012) – Investigators are currently on the scene of a fatal fire at 4153 U Way in Havre de Grace that occurred at approximately 4:30 a.m. this morning. The victim was located in a second floor bedroom of the single family Cape […]
Pylesville Man Killed in “Minor” House Fire Days After Installation of New Smoke Alarms
From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: A house fire this afternoon has claimed the life a Pylesville man. Sheldon “Sam” Deller, age 52, was killed when a fire broke out in his first floor bedroom located at 5018 West Heaps Road in Pylesville. The victim’s sister Tenea Sparks along with his mother, Janice […]
Monday Morning Fire Destroys Edgewood Home
A fire discovered just before 8 a.m. Monday by a neighbor in the 800 block of Fishermans Lane caused significant damage to an Edgewood home. Forty firefighters from Joppa, Abingdon, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Fallston, Bel Air, and Kingsville responded and had the fire under control within 45 minutes. The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office estimated […]
Aberdeen Bathroom Fire Causes Significant Damage to Home; Stolen Joppa Jeep Found Burning
A fire believed to have originated in the bathroom of an Aberdeen house early Tuesday morning caused more than $50,000 in damage to the home. Just after 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, a neighbor reported a fire in a one-story single family dwelling in the 400 block of Washington Street in Aberdeen. Twenty-five firefighters from Aberdeen, […]
