CARNEY, MD—Councilman David Marks on Monday recognized two Carney youths who made masks for a local learning center. “Today’s Fifth District Good Samaritans are Alex and Evan Glaeser, who manufactured 40 cloth masks as a Boy Scout service project,” said Councilman Marks. ” The masks were then donated to the Celebree Learning Center located in Perry Hall/Nottingham, which had previously […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan, chairman of the National Governors Association, and Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York, vice chair, issued the following statement this week: “Governors across the country are leading the on-the-ground response to the national COVID-19 pandemic, implementing a variety of stay at home orders and other aggressive measures that are successfully flattening the curve of the spread […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Police this week clarified their stance on Easter religious services to be held across the state on Sunday. “The compliance with the Governor’s Executive Order by faith community leaders last weekend was outstanding and deeply appreciated,” Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Woodrow Jones III, said. “My hope is that our faith community leaders continue to recognize the […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Friday wrote a letter to President Donald Trump. In the letter, Olszewski asks that the president require General Motors to reopen its abandoned White Marsh plant for the purpose of manufacturing ventilators. President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act in March and ordered GM to start making ventilators, which are in high […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan held a press conference on Friday afternoon to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. After his announcement earlier this week, the governor says Maryland’s “strike teams” have responded to nine nursing homes across the state and fifteen group homes for medically fragile children. The teams will now be sent to assisted living facilities as well. The governor […]
UPDATE: After speaking with the principal of Perry Hall High School, the police, and BCPS School Board Member Julie Henn, Councilman Marks says the PHHS track will remain open. “If there are any further practices by teams that violate social distancing – it will be closed,” said Councilman Marks on Thursday evening. Original story below… —— PERRY HALL, MD—Councilman David […]
TOWSON, MD— Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Thursday announced a series of aggressive new efforts to expand the county’s coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic: The Maryland Army National Guard will support food distribution efforts following a request from the county Baltimore County is significantly expanding the number of sites for Saturday meal distribution Olszewski has implemented a freeze […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Thursday reported that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland had exceeded 6,000. As of Thursday, Maryland had confirmed 6,185 cases of novel coronavirus. The state has had 1,348 hospitalizations, 138 deaths, 35,344 negative tests. A total of 376 patients have been released from isolation. Baltimore County has had a total […]