HARFORD COUNTY, MD—Health officials on Friday confirmed Harford County’s first official COVID-19-related death. “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 Maryland Department of Health Laboratories Administration,” said Harford County Executive Barry Glassman. “The victim was a 27-year-old male with underlying medical conditions […]
UPDATE 2: The updated zip code report for Monday, April 20, can be viewed here. UPDATE: The updated zip code report for Saturday, April 18, can be viewed here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health confirmed on Friday that the number of novel coronavirus cases in the state had surpassed 11,000. As of Friday morning, there […]
BALTIMORE, MD—BGE is extending its moratorium on service disconnections for nonpayment and is waiving new late payment fees through at least June 1, 2020—one month beyond the original moratorium announced on March 13—as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have an unprecedented impact on central Maryland. As officials across the country, including Maryland, have enacted stay-at-home or similar orders to ensure […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Thursday recognized a local resident who made masks for the vulnerable. “Perry Hall resident Kim Franke is our Fifth District Good Samaritan today,” said Councilman Marks. “Kim has manufactured more than 300 face masks for vulnerable populations in our area.” “She came to the rescue last week when Morningside House of Satyr […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The number of Marylanders filing for first time unemployment benefits dropped compared to the prior week. The U.S. Department of Labor reported on Thursday that 60,823 Maryland residents applied for first-time unemployment benefits for the week ended April 11, 2020. That marks a decrease from last week’s record-breaking figure, which was revised upward to 109,489. Across the nation, a […]
UPDATE: Funding for a new northeastern Baltimore County elementary school has been approved. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Construction funding for the proposed new schools in northeastern Baltimore County is now uncertain due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday night, the Baltimore County School Board approved a contract modification that authorizes the school system to purchase new technology for […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Wednesday held a press conference to provide an update on the state’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The governor stated that, due to early and aggressive actions and the extraordinary sacrifices of Marylanders, officials are now in a position to move from containment and mitigation to planning the gradual roll out of the state’s […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools has announced that, beginning Wednesday, April 15, BCPS-TV will air teacher-produced instructional content every Wednesday through Friday. The programming can be viewed on BCPS-TV (Channel 73 on Comcast Xfinity and Channel 34 on Verizon FiOS) in Baltimore County and on the BCPS-TV YouTube channel. “As this period of school closure was extended, we knew we […]