Bel Air News: Fire Pit Mishap, Road Closure, Bicyclists Unite

Here are some of the week’s top headlines from Bel Air Patch:

• Fire Pit Fall in Abingdon Sends Man to Hospital: Officials
• Watervale Road to Close for 7 Months
• Blaine ‘Buddy’ Hans, 84, of Forest Hill; Founding Member of FOP Harford Lodge
• Cigarettes Light Two Bel Air Fires in Two Days: Officials
• Alchemy Restaurant Cooks Up Plan for Bel Air
• Homeowner Treated for Smoke Inhalation in Joppa House Fire
• Bike to Work Day in Bel Air Hailed as Success
• Cyclists Raise $3,500 for The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region
• Mulch Fire Damages Apartment Building in Bel Air
• Courthouse in Bel Air Briefly Evacuated for Investigation
• Irvin Wilkinson, 81; Former Harford County Principal, Coach
• Baltimore, Aberdeen Among Stops Before Amtrak Train Derailed in Philadelphia
• Harford County Youths Pay Tribute to Fallen Officers
• Kenneth Michael Weaver, 74, of Bel Air
• Joppatowne Woman’s Club Provides Breakfast for Deputies

Pictured, county health officials participated in Bike to Work Day May 15. Photo Credit: Harford County Health Department.

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Events

• May 18—Harford Christian Open House
• May 22 and 23—Macbeth
• May 28: Meet The Author of ‘Secretariat’s Meadow’ in Bel Air
• May 31—Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Concert to Benefit ELCA Malaria Campaign
• June 6—Emmanuel Episcopal Church Spring Harvest Festival
• June 7—Bel Air Town Run 5K
• June 7–Aug. 19 (Sundays and Wednesdays)—Town of Bel Air Summer Concert Series