Governor Hogan announces new COVID-19 testing sites in Carney, Essex, Fallston; Maryland’s COVID-19 positivity rate drops To 12%

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Thursday announced that Maryland’s COVID-19 positivity rate has dropped to 12.4%, and the state is now up to nearly 100 major testing sites statewide, including a new site in Carney. “Each day, we are conducting more tests and offering more places for Marylanders to get tested,” said Governor Hogan. “We have now conducted 316,797 COVID-19 […]

Governor Hogan, CVS Health announce 17 new drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan and CVS Health on Thursday announced 17 new COVID-19 test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across Maryland. The opening of additional test sites across the state will be announced by the end of the month. This announcement comes two days after Governor Hogan signed an emergency order authorizing the state’s nearly 1,200 pharmacies to […]

Long-awaited expansion of Joppa/Harford Road intersection to advance in 2020

UPDATE: Phase One will begin in fall of 2020. Original story below… ——— CARNEY, MD—Construction will finally begin in 2020 on the long-awaited improvements to the intersection of Harford Road and Joppa Road in Carney, according to Councilman David Marks Initially, the work was set to begin back in 2018, but the delays involved with the opening of the new […]

Baltimore County officials encourage residents to dispose of unwanted medications on National Drug Take-Back Day

TOWSON, MD—On Saturday, October 26, Baltimore County officials are recognizing National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, a nationwide initiative organized by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to highlight safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs in communities, while raising awareness about the disease of prescription drug addiction. On National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, residents are encouraged […]

Marks: Double-T Diner to open on 11/5

It’s official. Baltimore County Councilman David Marks and the owners of the Perry Hall Double-T Diner have announced an opening date for the diner located at Joppa and Belair Roads: Monday, November 5th. Hours on Monday, November 5th will be from 4 to 9 p.m.; on Tuesday, November 6th from 9 a.m to 5 p.m; and on Wednesday, November 7th […]

Subway restaurant, elementary school burglarized; CVS robbed

Police are investigating several local robberies and burglaries that were reported over the weekend. Sometime between 3 p.m. on Thursday, August 23, and 6:15 a.m. on Friday, August 24, an individual entered a construction site in the 5300-block of Nottingham Ridge Road (21236) via a side door. Once inside, the suspect stole several pieces of construction equipment and fled. Sometime between 9:30 p.m. on […]