County will seek BRAC aid May 23, 2008
BRAC, which stands for the U.S. military's Base Realignment and Closure Commission, will see Aberdeen Proving Ground, in nearby Harford County, become a research center for Army electronic communications. In addition to new military and civilian employees, more than 3,900 private-sector jobs are expected to be generated to serve the base expansion, with the new contractors in place by 2011, officials have said. (Towson Jeffersonian, MD)
BRAC may bring area road funds State will spend millions to enhance communities May 22, 2008
Most are being reassigned this summer from Fort Monmouth, N.J., to the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, or from the Virginia-based Defense Information Systems Agency to Fort Meade ... North Baltimore is a longish commute to Aberdeen, compared to Harford County, where many BRAC families also are looking for housing ... Most BRAC families who choose city life probably will end up in northeast Baltimore because of its proximity to the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, said Andrew Frank, deputy mayor for... (Baltimore Messenger, MD)
2008 Piney Awards Revealed May 3, 2008
" Capel has been married to the former Patricia Peek since 1980. They have two grown sons, Christopher and Julian. Faye M. Dasen, is features editor for The Pilot. Additional Piney Awards The Soulful Lunch AwardEva Mallory. Eva Mallory may be the best "soul food" cook in the area. For over a decade, her popular restaurant on Highway 211 in Aberdeen -- "Home of the Eva Burger" -- was one of the busiest lunch joints in town. To her fans' dismay, she briefly retired but now she's back, cooking at... (The Pilot Newspaper)
An appetite for sex Apr 23, 2008
It's an interesting theory, although far from proven, says Paul Haggarty, an expert on nutrition and reproduction at the Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen, UK. There are some plausible biochemical mechanisms, although what they have done is pretty limited, he says it was a rather small study, he points out. Haggarty adds that his own database of dietary habits in some 1,500 Scottish mothers shows no evidence that diet can affect the gender of their offspring. (Nature News Service)
Blasi wearing blinders Apr 12, 2008
Assistant trainer worried only about his horse, Pyro. - Pyro has been going about his business, galloping on the racetrack, schooling in the paddock, unconcerned about who sees him in the barn being given a bath. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
AIRMALL(R) at BWI and Borders to Host Robert Finecey for Book Signing on Saturday, April 5, 2008 Mar 26, 2008
BAA USA is affiliated with BAA Limited, the worlds leading airport company, which owns and operates seven UK airports (Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow). BAA USA is the master developer and manager of the retail and food and beverage operations at the AIRMALL at Pittsburgh International Airport, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, and Boston Logan International Airport Terminals B and E/C. BAA has taken significant... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
More of this story Mar 20, 2008
Massey, 27, is a chemical specialist and member of the 22nd Chemical Battalion stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground, which is in Maryland and known as one of the top Army research, engineering and training facilities in the world ... His team made the two-hour drive from Aberdeen to McGuire Air Force Base on Feb. 16. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Hereford's Asper earns fourth individual title Mar 15, 2008
Slutzky (1989-1992), of Aberdeen, as the only four-time state champions. Asper reached the final by pinning his first two foes in a combined 3:02, then blanked Chesapeake's Zack O'Keefe (42-3), 5-0, in a semifinal whitewash. (North County News, MD)
Northwest could benefit from BRAC process Feb 29, 2008
As the county continues preparing for the military's Base Realignment and Closure process, which will bring thousands of federal employees to the Baltimore area, most of the focus has been on the areas closest to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County and Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County ... The changes at Aberdeen, where about 8,500 additional on-site employees are expected as a result of BRAC, probably will affect the area more than those at Fort Meade, which will get about 5,000, he said... (Owings Mills Times, MD)
Probe sought in Marine vehicle delays Feb 26, 2008
A Category I mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle, is driven on a test course during a media demonstration at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland in this Aug. 24, 2007 file photo. Probe sought in Marine vehicle delays. (Anchorage Daily News)
The Four Horsemen wrote the book, but never cashed in, on '21' Feb 20, 2008
They met in the early 1950s as Army enlistees at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland ... Back at Aberdeen, he continued the modeling that led to the JASA paper in which, the authors wrote, a "player's strategic problems are analyzed with the objective of finding the strategy maximizing his mathematical expectation.". (Boston Globe)
Morning Tipoff Feb 17, 2008
College track and field: NSIC Multi Championships at Aberdeen, S.D. ... College track and field: NSIC Multi Championship at Aberdeen, S.D.. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Tedco commits $375,000 for BRAC impact Feb 16, 2008
8,000 jobs at Aberdeen Proving Ground resulting from federal and contractor organizations. 2,500 jobs at National Naval Medical Center resulting from the relocation of certain units. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Harford tackles liquor licenses Feb 9, 2008
Applebee's and Ruby Tuesday each have two locations, in Bel Air and Aberdeen, maxing out the liquor license availability. "We're very much in expansion mode," Richardson said. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Oriole Advocates' program making difference Feb 8, 2008
For the first time, donations were solicited at the Orioles' in-state Minor League affiliates -- Double-A Bowie and Class A Frederick, Delmarva and Aberdeen. The annual Camden Yards collection yielded another banner haul, but was far from the only Baltimore-based source for donations. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
Lafayette Football Inks 28 Student-Athletes on National Signing Day Feb 7, 2008
" Coming off a 7-4 campaign in 2007 and a second-place finish in the Patriot League, Lafayette will open the 2008 season at Marist on Sept. 6. Lafayette Football 2008 Recruiting Class , Defensive Lineman, 6-3, 255, Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon Major is undeclared. AT WISSAHICKON: Two-year letterwinner who played defensive end, tight end and fullback...named to the Suburban One League First Team...collected all-area first-team honors at defensive end from the Norristown Times Herald and all-area... (Goleopards.com)
Smoking: Legislature should adopt state ban Feb 4, 2008
The capital city actually lags at least 21 other cities in Mississippi that already have made their local restaurants and bars smoke-free, including Aberdeen, Amory, Corinth, Flora, Greenwood, Hattiesburg, Hernando, Kosciusko, Mantachie, Mayersville, Metcalf, Oxford, Ridgeland, Starkville and Tupelo. Will it take cities in all of Mississippi's 82 counties to pass individual ordinances before the Legislature acts. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Deal with it Jan 30, 2008
The Base Realignment and Closure process, known as BRAC, will have the biggest impact at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County and Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County. The two bases are expected to account for more than 10,000 new jobs between them by 2011, when the federal government has said BRAC needs to be in place. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Poll: BRAC plan gets high marks Jan 20, 2008
That is three times the number who foresee negative consequences from the influx of people around the state's military bases, primarily Aberdeen Proving Ground and Fort Meade ... Officials estimate that 15,300 defense workers and "embedded" contractors will relocate to bases in Maryland, mainly Aberdeen and Meade, and that the influx could spawn 27,000 more jobs of all types ... Planners project that those jobs will yield about 28,000 new households statewide, with the bulk settling within a... (SunSpot.net)
How to Stop Terrorism? In High School Jan 12, 2008
There are high-tech companies in the area, and the Defense Department's Aberdeen Proving Ground is nearby. "When we recognized that these industries were coming to support research at Aberdeen, we realized the opportunity for our students," he said. (ABC News)
Ralph O. Treat, 90, formerly of Marshall Jan 6, 2008
Mr. Treat leaves two daughters, Marilyn Mergler of Aberdeen, Md. and Patricia Slayton of New Freedom, Pa. (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
Henderson To Enter NFL Draft Jan 3, 2008
A native of Aberdeen, Md. Henderson was a first-team All-ACC choice in 2007 after earning second-team honors last year. (ABC 7 News, DC)
I-Reporters globally recall Bhutto Dec 28, 2007
Sandra Rios of Aberdeen, Maryland Benazir Bhutto loved her country and people so much that despite an assassination attempt in Oct and continuous death threats she remained unshaken. As a Women and a Former US soldier I admire her bravery. (CNN -- International)
A holiday special: trucking with the family Dec 25, 2007
He would not have to rush to Delaware, and he and Debra could have a nice dinner in Havre de Grace or Aberdeen - "someplace cozy," Debra Owens said, though she acknowledged they will have to settle for whatever's open. Outside the rest area, Sam Fitzgerald didn't seem to be in a big rush to make it home to Connecticut on Christmas Eve. (SunSpot.net)
Legislators call for restoring BRAC funding Dec 22, 2007
Under the Base Realignment and Closure Act, commonly known as BRAC and passed in 2005, Maryland is expected to receive an influx of thousands of new jobs starting in 2009, largely at Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County and Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County. Contracts are already being awarded for construction at Aberdeen Proving Ground. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Hopkins project delayed, over budget Dec 21, 2007
Johns Hopkins' project is also competing with new multimillion-dollar construction projects related to the military's Base Realignment and Closure process taking place in Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County and Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County. All the construction activity in the region makes materials and labor in higher demand and more expensive. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Man stabs four, 5 others injured at Harford plant Dec 21, 2007
Five other people injured in incident at manufacturing facility near Aberdeen. A wrecked truck rests in the median of U.S. 40 near the Harford Duracool manufacturing plant outside Aberdeen ... The man, described as a former employee of the Harford Duracool facility on the outskirts of Aberdeen, fled the business after the stabbings, police said. (SunSpot.net)
Bowie State University Dec 12, 2007
Maryland's first historically black college is dedicated to increasing the number of minority scientists, mathematicians and engineers. The oldest historically black college in Maryland and the third oldest in the nation held its first classes at the African Baptist Church at the corner of Calvert and Saratoga streets in downtown Baltimore in 1865. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
Fall All-Metro Dec 12, 2007
High school sports photos. Varsity county editions. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
All-Metro archive Dec 12, 2007
All-Metro teams archive -- baltimoresun. All-Metro teams archive. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
Cirovski Featured On Cover Of Coach and Athletic Director Magazine Dec 11, 2007
I had an opportunity to sign a professional contract with Aberdeen in Scotland. Alex Ferguson, the Manchester United coach, offered me a contract. (Umterps.com)
N.J. urging Congress to halt transfer of base jobs to Md. Dec 11, 2007
One of Maryland's largest military base expansions is slated to come under congressional scrutiny this week, as civilian employees at Fort Monmouth press their fight to spare the 90-year-old base in New Jersey and keep its high-tech defense jobs from moving to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County. The House Armed Services Committee has scheduled a hearing tomorrow to review the 2005 congressional decision to close 22 military installations nationwide, including Fort Monmouth, while... (SunSpot.net)
Army, developer sign Aberdeen lease Dec 11, 2007
The Army and a Minnesota-based developer have signed a 50-year lease for about 400 acres at Aberdeen Proving Ground, a project that will bring office space for up to 10,000 civilian defense contractor workers at the expanding base ... Begun years before the Pentagon announced its sweeping plan for base realignment and closures, known as BRAC, it has since been seized upon as a way to help provide the facilities and services needed at installations slated to expand, such as Aberdeen Proving... (SunSpot.net)
Dec 6, 2007
High school sports winter preview -- baltimoresun. High school sports winter preview. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
Clash provides break from war Dec 2, 2007
Rivalry returns to city, first time since 9/11. So much has changed, but so much has stayed the same. (SunSpot.net)
Confessions Of A Shopaholic Nov 21, 2007
My first year was pretty rough - a Wal-Mart in Aberdeen, Maryland. I got there about 10:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving and was third in line. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Watch 'Hairspray' Nov 20, 2007
DVD releases -- baltimoresun. See what movies and TV shows are available on DVD and video. (SunSpot.net)
All booked up in Vegas Nov 18, 2007
The experienced gambler knows it's best to arrive early at a place like the Red Rock Casino sports book to get a good seat on an NFL Sunday. (Getty Images / April 17, 2006). (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
After 88 years, Ordnance Museum to close Nov 17, 2007
This light French tank from the 1930s is on display on the main floor of the Ordnance Museum at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds. ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND -- It doesn't take long to realize the U.S. Army Ordnance Museum isn't your garden variety shrine ... After 88 years in Aberdeen, the military plans to relocate the Ordnance Museum to Fort Lee, Va. (Towson Jeffersonian, MD)
Alaeze sentenced to 8 years in prison Nov 9, 2007
Former Randallstown football standout pleaded guilty to role in shooting, robbery. Melvin Alaeze was The Sun's All-Metro Defensive Player of the Year for 2004 and was regarded as one of the best defensive end prospects in the country. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
A killer's letters to judge are revealing Nov 4, 2007
The missives offer insight into the mind of a troubled man who was convicted for the murder of Lillian Abramowicz Phelps, a 43-year-old Elkton woman whose body was found by a farmer in shrubs next to a secluded field outside Aberdeen in June 2006. Though police have said they thought Phelps' killing and those of three other women whose bodies were found in Harford County fields might have been the work of one person, they have not identified Burns as a suspect publicly, and he has not been... (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
Friends celebrate Hagy Nov 3, 2007
Franklin recalled a time the friends attended an Aberdeen IronBirds game. Dorer had just settled into a seat in front of Hagy when a foul ball descended in their direction. (Towson Jeffersonian, MD)
Arizona State Stays Perfect Vs. Cal Oct 28, 2007
2:06 AM EDT, October 28, 2007. - No. 7 Arizona State followed a familiar script to stay perfect. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
National Guard begins ‘active first’ program for Missouri enlistments Oct 25, 2007
After completing basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., Weaver will head to advanced individual training at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. While there, he will train to be a diesel mechanic. (Waynesille Daily Guide, MO)
Couple's trip turns tragic Oct 20, 2007
The search teams included Natural Resource police, the Cecil Country Fire and Rescue Department, the Cecil Country dive team, the Kent Country Fire and Rescue Department, military police from the Army's Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County and local police departments. Andrews gave Natural Resources police his GPS system, which they used to retrace his route of Oct. 11, Turner said. (Towson Jeffersonian, MD)
Q&A // Wils Alpern, Towson, soccer Oct 18, 2007
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Project will finish as tributeWork goes on despite Parkville couple's deaths Oct 13, 2007
"He was probably the most laid-back, easygoing owner I've ever worked for," said Hoskins, 31, of Aberdeen. "He really was the heart of the operation," said Belinda Reger, American Renovator's administrative assistant. (Maryland Northeast Reporter, MD)
Company ends 'on a good note'American Renovator staff rallies to finish Roland Park gym project Oct 11, 2007
"He was probably the most laid-back, easygoing owner I've ever worked for," said Hoskins, 31, of Aberdeen, the company's production manager. "He really was the heart of the operation," said Belinda Reger, American Renovator's administrative assistant. (Baltimore Messenger, MD)
US Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Named 2007 Army Laboratory of the Year Oct 10, 2007
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md ... ECBC is a US Army Research and Development Command laboratory located at the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. (PR Newswire)
Ravens release kicker Lloyd Oct 7, 2007
Team signs wide receiver Willis off practice squad. 5:20 PM EDT, October 6, 2007. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
Already Paid in Full - Senior Spotlight Oct 6, 2007
His first military orders sent him to the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. From there he was assigned to the Fifth Armored Division, newly formed in 1941, and was given 15 days to report to Camp Cooke, (now the Vanderbilt Air Force Base). (Orange Bulletin, CT)
Army's top talent faces off at Fort Lee Oct 3, 2007
Samuel Yoo, a pianist with the 389th Army Band, "AMC's Own," out of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. Yoo said that in the civilian world, competing as a pianist and a musician is difficult, so he joined the military as a pianist. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Plan calls for more armor on new combat vehicles Oct 2, 2007
The military tested the armor at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland by firing explosives at it. EFPs fire a slug of metal at high speeds that penetrate armor and spray pieces of shrapnel that can kill or injure the troops inside the vehicle. (USA Today)
Officials in Md. worry as Army signs deals Oct 1, 2007
Aberdeen Proving Ground A Minnesota-based development firm will build a $300 million technology park with office and laboratory space, a hotel and conference center ... Millions of square feet for offices, laboratories, shops and restaurants are in the works on bases in the Baltimore area, at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County and at Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County ... Begun years before the Pentagon announced its sweeping plan for base realignment and closures, known as BRAC, it has... (SunSpot.net)
What is MyTeam? Sep 29, 2007
Welcome to MyTeam -- baltimoresun. MyTeam is The Sun's new one-stop destination for high school sports information. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
TODAY’S POP CULTURE PROMOTES TOMORROW’S ECONOMY Sep 21, 2007
The Fort Meade Alliance, an Anne Arundel County-based business group, issued a report on Sept. 13 decrying shortages of mathematicians, scientists and engineers in Maryland at the same time that demand for such workers is growing with the expansion of operations at Fort Meade, Aberdeen Proving Ground and other defense facilities in the state. The changes are expected to create at least 45,000 new civilian jobs in Maryland, both within the Defense Department and with defense contractors. (Dundalk Eagle, MD)
Maryland Officials Want Army Aid for BRAC Road Upgrades Sep 11, 2007
The Army is negotiating the lease of land at Fort Meade and Aberdeen Proving Ground to private developers ... Most will be around Fort Meade and Aberdeen. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Pepco Energy Services Assists Maryland Government Agencies in Saving $30 Million in Energy Costs Sep 6, 2007
Participants include the Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Howard county governments; the Baltimore County Public Libraries and Revenue Authority; Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Harford County public schools; the cities of Aberdeen, Annapolis and Bowie; and the Baltimore Museum of Art and Walters Art Gallery. Other local government organizations which have since adopted the wholesale portfolio approach are Eastern Shore of Maryland Educational Consortium... (PR Newswire)
Ghanaian Exporter Jailed In USA Sep 4, 2007
U.S. District Judge William M. Nickerson has sentenced Kweku Wiredu Acquah, 62, of Aberdeen, Maryland to 27 months in prison. This will be followed by three years of supervised release, for making a false statement in a loan and credit application in connection with a scheme that caused the Ex-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) to lose over $7million. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Lawmakers push armor Sep 4, 2007
Just months ago a day after Biden wrote Gates to find out how the Bull armored vehicle fared during testing at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland the Army general then overseeing research and development at the base denied ever hearing of the vehicle ... Gen. Roger Nadeau on May 24, six weeks after the Bull arrived at Aberdeen. (USA Today -- News)
Getting MRAPs To Iraq A Challenge Aug 25, 2007
Now they're working around the clock at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. For test driver Bill Mullis, it's not just a job. (CBS News)
Armored truckshit by delays Aug 25, 2007
Gen. Michael Brogan talks about the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle at the U.S. Army's Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Aberdeen, Maryland ... Michael at a demo day for the media to test-drive three MRAP models at Aberdeen Proving Ground, a military test site. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
'Star Spangled Banner' tops student's repertoire Aug 23, 2007
Julia Tucker, above, sings the national anthem at the Cal Ripken World Series at the Ironbirds' stadium in Aberdeen ... Her most recent appearance was Aug. 18 before the championship game of the Cal Ripken World Series in Aberdeen. (Catonsville Times, MD)
