From Harford County government: Harford County Executive Barry Glassman is taking action to protect public safety and maintain county government services following a recent surge in COVID-19 cases. Effective at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 the county government will reactivate its pandemic response from earlier this year until metrics improve, including the following. All county […]
Superintendent Bulson: “We Will Begin the School Year with Virtual Instruction as Planned“
From Harford County Public Schools: An Important Message from Superintendent Bulson to the HCPS Community: At a press conference on August 27, 2020 at 4:00 p.m., the Governor of Maryland, the Honorable Larry Hogan, and the State Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Karen Salmon, shared their desire for all Maryland schools to open for in-person instruction […]
Health Department to Hold No-Cost Covid-19 Testing Event at Ripken Stadium
From the Harford County Health Department: As the demand for increased COVID-19 testing continues, the Harford County Health Department, in partnership with the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health (UM UCH), Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium, Aberdeen Police Department, the Maryland Department of Health, and Harford County Government, will hold a no-cost drive-thru COVID-19 testing […]
Superintendent Bulson: “All Instruction During the First Semester will be Virtual”
From Harford County Public Schools: Dear Harford County Public Schools Community, Last week, Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) released the Draft Recovery Plan for opening the 2020-2021 school year and presented the plan publicly at the July 13 Board of Education meeting. Since the release of the plan, community stakeholders provided extensive feedback with the […]
Harford Community College Announces Phased Plan for Campus Reopening
From Harford Community College: Harford Community College’s Taskforce for Reopening Campus has announced its recommendations for reopening the College. To ensure the health and safety of students, employees, and visitors to campus, the taskforce recommendations are based on data compiled from state and federal sources, public health organizations, and various higher education affinity groups. HCC’s […]
Bel Air Independence Day Festivities Canceled to Protect Public Health
From the Bel Air Independence Day Committee, Inc.: The Bel Air Independence Day Committee, Inc., today announced the cancellation of all planned festivities in Bel Air on July 4, 2020, including the Independence Day parade and fireworks display, in an effort to protect public health and abide by state and federal restrictions on large gatherings. […]
Sen. Cassilly on Coronavirus: “Reality of the Situation Dictates that We Continue to Make these Economic Sacrifices in Pursuit of the Greater Good”
From State Sen. Bob Cassilly: Friends, We are facing challenging and uncertain times. Addressing the Coronavirus pandemic is a Herculean task for all of us as we are being asked to make sacrifices in the name of our fellow man, the likes of which have not been seen collectively since World War II. Those in […]
Harford’s First Confirmed COVID-19 Death Reported; Test Results Pending on “Probable Deaths”
UPDATE: This story was updated to remove inaccurate information. From Harford County government: County Executive Barry Glassman issued the following weekly update today on the COVID-19 pandemic in Harford County: “I am saddened to announce that Harford County has lost our first resident to a confirmed case of COVID-19, according to a report by the […]
