From Del. Teresa E. Reilly: Delegate Ric Metzgar (R-6) and Delegate Teresa E. Reilly are holding a Hogan Strong Prayer Vigil on Sunday July 19th at 4:30 PM at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 1645 E. Churchville Road in Bel Air. Delegate Metzgar is holding a series of Hogan Strong Prayer Vigils across the state […]
Kilgore Falls Shows High Levels of Harmful Bacteria; 50 Times Higher than Safety Limits
From the Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Water tests show high levels of harmful bacteria in some fresh water streams and lakes in Frederick, Howard, and Harford counties Some fresh water streams used for swimming, fishing, and other recreation in Maryland have high levels of potentially harmful bacteria, especially after rainstorms, according to water samples taken to […]
Healthy Harford Appoints Sharon Lipford Executive Director
From University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health: Healthy Harford, a nonprofit that inspires and empowers healthy people, healthy families and healthy communities, has appointed Sharon M. Lipford as executive director. She began her new position July 1. Healthy Harford was founded in 1993 by community leaders from the Harford County Health Department, Harford County Government […]
Aberdeen Police Department Installs Med-Return Drug Disposal Kiosk
From the Aberdeen Police Department: On Monday, July 6, 2015, The Aberdeen Police Department began providing a new service and resource for its citizens to dispose of prescription medications and other allowable medicines. The drug disposal kiosk is located in front of the entrance way to the Aberdeen Police Department’s front lobby at 60 North […]
Six Harford County Tobacco Retailers Cited for Illegal Sales to Minors
From the Harford County Health Department: As a result of recent compliance checks coordinated by the Harford County Health Department (HCHD) in collaboration with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), six Harford County tobacco retailers were cited for selling tobacco products to youth under the age of eighteen. Referencing recent news releases from the Maryland […]
Harford County Health Department Offers No-Cost HIV Testing June 26 in Observance of National HIV Testing Day
From the Harford County Health Department: In observance of the 2015 National HIV Testing Day, the Harford County Health Department will offer anonymous, no-cost HIV testing on a “walk-in” basis on Friday, June 26, 2015, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 pm at the Health Services Division office located on the top floor […]
Possible Rabid Beaver Bites Person Near Deer Creek; Health Department Looking for Others Who May Have Been Exposed
From the Harford County Health Department: During the late afternoon Friday, June 19, 2015 around 4:30PM, while visiting the Deer Creek Conservation Area on Sandy Hook Road located in Street Maryland, a Harford County Resident was attacked and bitten by a beaver. The beaver quickly returned to the woods but might also have had contact […]
State Leaders React to Gov. Hogan Cancer Announcement
From the office of U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski: WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today issued the following statement on Governor Hogan’s announcement: I was stunned and saddened to learn about Governor Hogan’s illness. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his loved ones. I join the people of Maryland in wishing […]
