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October 10, 2018

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'A great kid': 16-year-old North Harford student dies after being hit by car while running to catch school bus

Tuesday, Oct 9

Kyle Lynam was an only child, but was close with his four cousins. He died after being hit by a car while trying to catch a school bus on Tuesday morning.

Harford school superintendent considering hiring, spending freezes

Anticipating a “fairly significant shortfall” in this year’s budget, the Harford County Public Schools superintendent is looking at a hiring and spending freeze to save money, he announced Monday.

Aberdeen mayor urges public to get involved in Upper Chesapeake plan, proposed annexation reviews

The mayor of Aberdeen is urging city residents to get involved and become aware of some major future development plans under review by the city’s Planning Commission.

One student injured when cellphone explodes on Cecil County school bus

A Cecil County high school student was left with minor injuries after a cellphone exploded on a school bus Tuesday in Cecil County. 

Harford women business owners support sitting judges [Letter]

As female business leaders in Harford County, we want to encourage all Harford County voters, and particularly the small business community, to join us in supporting the election of Judge Paul Ishak and Judge Larry Kreis this November.

Washington Post poll: Republican Gov. Larry Hogan leads Democratic challenger Ben Jealous by 20 points

A new poll by The Washington Post and the University of Maryland finds Republican Gov. Larry Hogan has built up a 20-point lead over Democratic challenger Ben Jealous. Hogan leads his Democratic rival 58 percent to 38 percent. Hogan’s lead is 8 points greater than in the last Post poll in June.

Preston: If the Ravens narrowly miss the playoffs again, they'll rue Sunday's loss to the Browns

Losing games they should have won cost the Ravens the past couple of seasons. If they miss the playoffs again in 2018, they'll look back at Sunday's loss in Cleveland as an unforgivable missed opportunity.

Schmuck: Even if Orioles feel urgency to replace Duquette and Showalter, this could take awhile

The Orioles moved quickly to dismiss Buck Showalter and Dan Duquette, but even if they have a sense of urgency, search for a new general manager and manager could take a while.