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Coinciding with increases in COVID-19 cases that dramatically outpace the springtime surge, Harford County hospitals are contending with staffing shortages that they expect to continue into the future.
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Harford sheriff’s office promotes longtime employee Lee Dunbar to lead services and support bureau
A longtime member of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, Lee Dunbar, was promoted to major and will assume the position of chief of the services and support bureau, the office announced.
- A portion of Chestnut Hill Road between Barefoot Lane and Cone Hill Court in Forest Hill is expected to close on Monday so work on reconstruction of a bridge over Stout Bottle Branch can begin.
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- For 10 years, Harford Family House has been presenting a purse auction to raise funding to support Harford County’s most vulnerable citizens. After taking a brief hiatus, the event is returning this year, just in time for holiday shopping.
- University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health has appointed Marco Priolo at its new vice president and chief financial officer.
- The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region (The Arc NCR) is seeking artwork submissions for its eighth annual Sprout Film & Art Festival taking place virtually Thursday, Jan. 14 from 6 to 7 p.m.
- The Harford County Sheriff’s Office has been approved to make a $153,000 purchase of an electronic body scanner, which will be installed in the county detention center so corrections deputies can conduct socially distant searches of inmates and have a measure of protection from COVID-19.
- A tornado traveled over 5½ miles in Cecil County on Monday on a rainy Monday in Maryland, the National Weather Service said Tuesday.
- Six Marylanders have died in fires in recent weeks and hoarding conditions were discovered in three of the residences, including a fatal fire near Havre de Grace, according to investigators.
- The woods and farm fields that surround the historic Mt. Felix Manor and the Sion Hill mansion in the northwestern part of Havre de Grace could look very different in the coming years, should property owners and developers receive approval to build a series of commercial and residential projects on those lands.
- The deadline for businesses eligible for Harford County’s COVID-19 relief grants to file applications is approaching. Friday, Dec. 4, is a hard stop for the applications as the county will have to process them and mobilize the money to send out.
- Key coronavirus metrics in Harford County have improved after weeks of spiking, but are still above the baselines established by the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that would allow for fewer restrictions.
- A vehicle collision involving a Harford County sheriff’s deputy was reported Monday on Interstate 95 near the Clayton Road overpass between Edgewood and Joppa.
- An Edgewood woman will be evaluated for her competency to stand trial in connection to the deaths of three people in a 2019 house fire she allegedly set.
- What seems like a long time ago is actually just seven to eight months ago when golf courses across the state felt the pinch of the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent restrictions. Despite that, golf courses in Harford County, particularly the handful that are public, bounced back when they reopened and are enjoying seasons to rival any in the past.
- Bel Air High School senior Brooke Kelly is taking her athletic and education talents North. Kelly, a lacrosse player, has signed to attend and play lacrosse at Slippery Rock University in Pa.
- Del. Warren Miller, who represents Carroll and Howard counties, announced his resignation from the House of Delegates to refocus on his professional career.
- By now you’ve probably heard about online learning in schools, but did you know we are also learning online through The Arc’s Virtual Supports program?
- Want to shop local and support minority-owned Baltimore area businesses? Here are some ideas.
- Coinciding with increases in COVID-19 cases that dramatically outpace the springtime surge, Harford County hospitals are contending with staffing shortages that they expect to continue into the future.
