UPDATE: Baltimore County has announced an accelerated reopening schedule for the County’s largest senior centers. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—After a 14-month hiatus amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Baltimore County Department of Aging on Thursday announced that beginning Monday, May 10, nine of the County’s largest senior centers will host orientations in advance of reopening for limited programming later this […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Kiddie is recalling around 226,000 smoke and carbon monoxide detectors due to the risk that they could fail to alert consumers to a fire. This recall involves Kidde TruSense Smoke Alarms and Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarms. The recalled units are Kidde Model Series 2040, 2050, 2060 and 2070 Smoke and Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide alarms. Only alarms with the TruSense […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Perry Hall United Methodist Church and the Maryland Food Bank will be holding a spring food distribution for Baltimore County residents on May 22, 2021 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. This distribution is on a first come, first serve basis until supplies run out (approximately the first 120 families). Recipients may come after 10 a.m. to register […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Health this week launched a free mobile COVID-19 testing program to enhance testing engagement and access in underserved communities statewide. The program comprises two mobile testing teams that will visit each of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions over the next 12 weeks. “As we continue to vaccinate more Marylanders, we are also racing against the spread of […]
TOWSON, MD—In the latest effort to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski this week announced that residents can now directly schedule their appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine at all County sites. “As we continue to make amazing progress in vaccinating our neighbors, we’re ready to move into the next phase in our fight against COVID-19. By […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Department of Public Works & Transportation has announced plans to begin an extensive sewer relining project in Carney, Perry Hall, and Towson this month. More than twelve miles of sanitary sewer pipe will be relined during the next 18 months. The project will cost about $5.8 million. Most of the work will be below ground with minimal impacts […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Peloton have announced two separate voluntary recalls of Peloton’s Tread+ and Tread treadmills. Peloton Tread+ TR01 Recall The first recall involves the Peloton Tread+ treadmill with model number TR01. It has a running deck space of 67 inches, a 32-inch high definition (HD) touchscreen and a slatted belt. The treadmill was launched […]
BALTIMORE, MD—At Wednesday’s meeting of the Board of Public Works, Governor Larry Hogan announced that, as part of the state’s “No Arm Left Behind” initiative, eligible Marylanders can now get vaccinated without an appointment at any of the state’s 13 mass vaccination sites. As of Wednesday, Maryland has reported 4,996,199 total vaccinations. According to official CDC data, 62.5% of Marylanders […]