Recording Secretary Bid Posting

Help Wanted - A Contractual Stenographer (Recording Secretary) attends meetings or reviews audio or video recordings of Town of Bel Air local municipal government public board, committee, and commission meetings and prepares meeting minutes as soon as pos...

Police: Mother charged with murder, child abuse in death of her 3-year-old son

Please see the press release for more information about the homicide of 3-year-old Jason Garcia in Bel Air on Sunday, December 3, 2023. You also can see local media coverage, including interviews with Police Chief Charles Moore, linked below:

WMAR Channel ...

Town of Bel Air Offers Free On-Street Metered Parking During Holiday Season

The Town of Bel Air is making spirits bright this holiday season with free on-street metered parking downtown (excludes parking lots and parking garage) now through New Year's Day! It's the most wonderful time of the year to Shop, Dine & Be M...

New Town Commissioners Chizmar, Rutledge and Taylor take their seats

Three new members of the Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners, who had been elected in early November, took their seats on the dais Monday evening.

Steve Chizmar, James Rutledge III and Jake Taylor were sworn in by Michelle Karczeski, Clerk of the Circuit C...

Dance Lessons: Swing and Rumba

Wednesdays, January 24-February 28, 2024

$80 per person for the 6-week session (one-hour class).

6-7pm--East Coast Swing--Level 2

7 -8p--Beginner East Coast Swing/Intro to Rumba

Must register in advance online through the provided link.

Plenty of fun happening as the Bel Air Farmers' Market transitions to the holiday season

November is the final month for the regular season of the Bel Air Farmers' Market, BUT, it also is the beginning of the Winter Market season, with the BAFM's Holiday Village happening right in the midst of that three-week winter stretch....

Applications are open for Bel Air 150 signature event

A web page, which will be the focal point for information related to the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Bel Air's incorporation in 1874, has gone live. Follow this link to go to the page immediately, or go to the "Government" t...

Town recertified as a Sustainable Maryland community

The Town of Bel Air was honored this week for being re-certified as a Sustainable Maryland community. The Town was recognized for its initiatives to protect the environment and maintain the vitality of the local economy, such as using goats to control non...

Bryan Mullaney looks back over 40 years with Bel Air Department of Public Works

Even after 40 years with Bel Air’s Department of Public Works, Operations Chief Bryan Mullaney is learning new things on the job.

“You’re always learning new things, because you’re always doing so much [that&rsqu...

Motorists and pedestrians, exercise caution now that a new school year has started

Parking enforcement monitors Shannon Bush and Tami Leighty donned bright yellow vests and gloves Monday afternoon as they prepared to shepherd Bel Air Elementary School students and parents through the intersection of Hickory Avenue and Lee Way.

Bush, a th...

Chizmar, Rutledge, and Taylor Win Town of Bel Air Commissioners Seats

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE 2023 TOWN OF BEL AIR MUNICIPAL ELECTION

Chizmar, Rutledge, and Taylor Win Town of Bel Air Commissioners Seats

The official results of the 2023 Town of Bel Air Municipal Election as of the closing of polls on November 7, 2023, at 8:00...

‘Refuse to be a victim’: Bel Air Police conduct active assailant training classes

Have a plan. Have a mindset, and above all, refuse to be a victim.

That was the message that Bel Air Police Department officers Nick Rhodes and Logan Walsh emphasized again and again Tuesday while taking 10 staff members from Springboard Community Services...

Agreement Reached to Allow Construction to Begin on Homestead-Wakefield Elementary Redevelopment

Harford County Public Schools and the Town of Bel Air have reached an agreement regarding an emergency access road through the Homestead-Wakefield Elementary School campus, an agreement that allows construction to proceed on the long-awaited redevelopment...

Visit ‘Construction Projects’ page for the latest on town infrastructure projects

There are multiple infrastructure projects happening in town, some taking place now and others planned for the coming months. We expect that these much-needed improvements to our streets and parks – which are supported by grants obtained through the town ...

Hometown Heroes banners, featuring 2023-2025 honorees, grace Main Street

Take a walk along Main Street downtown, and you’ll see lots of smiling faces on banners – maybe the face of someone you know – who has served in our nation’s armed forces or served the community as a first responder.

These 27 faces, which can be seen on ba...

Angela Robertson named director of economic development for Town of Bel Air

Angela Robertson, who has more than a decade of service with the town’s Economic Development Department, has been promoted to director of economic development.

Her promotion was approved unanimously by the Board of Town Commissioners during their meeting M...

Special exception granted for assisted living facility on South Main Street

The developer of a 32-bed assisted living facility, which is slated for a former dental office building in the 900 block of South Main Street, has been granted a special exception to build in a part of town zoned for residential office use.

Multiple regula...

Public input sought on narrowing Thomas & George St., improving traffic safety around Plumtree Park

The town’s plans to narrow Thomas and George Streets and improve traffic and pedestrian safety around Plumtree Park – plans that have been in the works for nearly 10 years – are expected to come to fruition later this year.

Pr...

Bel Air Farmers' Market opens Saturday, April 8

Come support your local farmers as the Bel Air Farmers' Market kicks off its 2023 season on Saturday, April 8. The market will be open from 8 a.m. to noon in the parking lot of the Mary E.W. Risteau state office building at Bond and Thomas Streets. Visito...

Bel Air Armory Top Wedding Venue in Harford County!

Bel Air Armory Featured in the TOP 8 Wedding Venues in Harford County!