BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground adds Saturday testing this week

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials have announced that the base has added Saturday testing this week. APG has testing scheduled between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 30th. Testing will include military weapons and watercraft visible during the daytime and nighttime hours. The surrounding communities may hear weapon fire and see flashes of light visible […]

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground announces testing schedule for week of July 25

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials have announced that the base will conduct firing tests this week. APG has daytime and nighttime testing and training scheduled daily Monday, July 25 through Friday, July 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Testing will include military weapons and watercraft visible during the daytime and nighttime hours. The surrounding communities may […]

Attorney General Frosh announces settlement with jewelry retailer Harris Originals

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh this week announced that the state’s Consumer Protection Division, along with 17 other State Attorneys General and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), joined a multistate agreement resolving allegations that national jewelry retailer Harris Jewelry targeted and defrauded military servicemembers and veterans. The states and the FTC alleged that the jewelry company used deceptive […]

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground announces testing schedule for week of July 18

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials have announced that the base will conduct firing tests this week. APG has daytime and nighttime testing scheduled for Tuesday, July 19, 2022 until 12 a.m. (midnight) and July 20-22, 2022 until 8 p.m. Testing will include military weapons and water craft visible during the daytime and nighttime hours. The surrounding communities […]

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground to conduct testing July 5 – 8

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials have announced that the base will conduct firing tests this week. APG has firing tests scheduled Tuesday, July 5 through Friday, July 8 from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The surrounding communities may hear weapons firing and see flashes or light visible off-post from illumination devices. These operations are not hazardous […]

Portion of Philadelphia Road dedicated to female soldier who died in Iraq War

WHITE MARSH, MD—A portion of Philadelphia Road has been dedicated to a fallen hero. On Monday, a stretch of Route 7 in White Marsh near Carmax was dedicated to U.S. Army Specialist Toccara Green. Specialist Green, of Rosedale, was Maryland’s first female to make the ultimate sacrifice in the Iraq War. “I presented Spc. Green’s parents with an official citation […]

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground to conduct testing June 6 – 10

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials have announced that the base will conduct firing tests this week. APG has firing tests scheduled Monday, June 6 through Friday, June 10 from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. (midnight). Testing will include weapons firing, watercraft, and helicopter support. The surrounding communities may hear weapons firing and see flashes or light […]

Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum participates in Memorial Day ‘Taps Across America’ event [VIDEO]

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—At 3 p.m. on Memorial Day 2022, the Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum at Martin State Airport participated in Taps Across America. The nationwide tribute was initiated by Baltimorean and USAF veteran Jari Villanueva and CBS news “On the Road” correspondent Steve Hartman. Musician Robert Bauerle beautifully presented the sounding of “Taps,” honoring those who served, as […]