The Harford County Health Department will offer the injectable H1N1 vaccine to pregnant women and children aged 6 months to 18 years, on Friday, November 6th at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., rain or shine. Health Department spokesman Bill Wiseman said the clinic is restricted to pregnant women and children, who are […]
Impact Fee Repeal Nixed by Harford County Council; Cut Proposed
A bill to repeal Harford County’s development impact fee lost a co-sponsor and was defeated in a 6 to 1 vote of the Harford County Council on November 3 (Tuesday). Councilman Chad Shrodes was a co-sponsor of the repeal effort, but asked for his name to be removed from the bill just prior to the […]
Three Harford Schools Get H1N1 Vaccine – Three More Have Outbreaks
The Harford County Health Department’s current supply of the H1N1 vaccine will be given to elementary school students today (Tuesday) at three area schools, Bel Air ES, Meadowvale ES and North Bend ES. While local health officials wait for more supplies of the H1N1 vaccine to arrive, three more Harford County pubic schools have met […]
Suspected H1N1 Outbreaks Hit Four More Harford Schools
An outbreak of the suspected H1N1 virus hit four more Harford County public schools late last week. North Bend ES, Aberdeen High, Forest Lakes ES and Youth’s Benefit ES brought the total number of schools with identified outbreaks of “influenza-like illness” to twelve out of 53 public schools countywide. At the remaining schools with identified […]
Republican Stephen Wright Enters Harford County Executive Race
Harford Republican Central Committee Member Stephen M. Wright has filed to run for Harford County Executive in 2010. Wright will challenge incumbent and fellow Republican David R. Craig. Wright told The Dagger that he co-founded the Rt. 40 Republican Club to help Republicans and to re-elect Craig, but he said that Craig’s Chief of Staff, […]
Harford Middle School Students May Earn High School Credit
Harford County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Tomback told the school board at a work session October 19th that middle school students who complete high school coursework should receive high school credit. Approximately 40% of HCPS students take the advanced math class Algebra I in middle school, according to Tomback. He said it “doesn’t make sense” […]
H1N1 Vaccines Dribbling Into Harford Schools, Available This Week In Aberdeen/HdG
Supplies of the H1N1 FluMist vaccine are “dribbling in”, according the Harford County Health Department spokesman Bill Wiseman. Wiseman told The Dagger that students whose parents had granted permission would be offered the vaccine by the end of the day today (Tuesday) at Aberdeen Middle School, Halls Crossroads Elementary and Roye Williams Elementary. Students at […]
Harford Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinics Cancelled for Oct 26, 28
The Harford County Health Department has cancelled two planned seasonal flu clinics due to a lack supply. The clinics were to be held on October 26th at the Level Fire Hall and October 28th at the Health Department location in Edgewood at Woodbridge Station. The seasonal flu vaccine does not protect against the H1N1 virus. […]
