More than 450 runners and walkers participated in the Sixth Annual Heather L. Hurd 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Walk held Saturday at Harford Community College.

The race for governor is in play this general election season, something that often isn't the case in Maryland. With rare exception over the past several decades, the governor's race has been decided in the Democratic Primary.

The leadership positions for some vital local government functions administered out of the Harford County Courthouse are on the ballot this election season, but the races have been low profile.

The post of Harford County Executive, since its inception in 1972, is generally hotly contested either in the primary or the general election, or both. That goes double for election years like this one when the incumbent is term-limited out.

As was the case four years ago, voters in Harford County have two solid choices in the race to be sheriff, leader of the county's main law enforcement agency.

This year, for the first time in Harford County, voters will have the opportunity to pick six of the nine members of the Harford County Board of Education, which is a major shift in the governance of the school system.

A short-lived cookie bakery on Bel Air's Main Street was recently replaced by a new bakery with different owners.

By a 4-3 vote Thursday morning, the Harford County Board of Estimates approved the $1 million purchase of three adjoining waterfront lots in Havre de Grace to be used as a park.

The late Humphrey S. Finney, founding editor of The Maryland Horse magazine – now Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred, was honored with the Robert and Anne Heighe Award for Excellence in Equestrian Journalism during a recent reception at Harford Community College.

The old Havre de Grace library branch has been torn down and workers are clearing the site in preparation for the construction of a new library.

Porches are adorned in spooky decorations and pumpkins are everywhere in Harford County, a clear sign that trick-or-treating isn't far behind.