Harford County’s delegation to Annapolis is considering legislation that would adjust the terms of future appointed members of the public school board so that, starting in 2025, their terms would be staggered with those of elected members.

The Arena Club is one of a number of local fitness centers open for indoor exercise — with measures such as mask wearing, social distancing and frequent cleaning and sanitizing of equipment — and they have seen memberships increase in the first weeks of the new year.

A bill that would require the state to conduct an economic impact study on the pending closure of University of Maryland Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace has been filed in Annapolis by the two delegates who represent the city and surrounding area, Dels. Steve Johnson and Mary Ann Lisanti.

The Harford County school system is working toward greater racial equity for its students of color and ensuring that teachers, staff and administrators are culturally proficient in working with students of all backgrounds. Some members of the community believe the school system should be doing even more, however, to reverse what they describe as years of inequities that have left students of color behind their peers and made it difficult for HCPS staffers of color to attain leadership positions in schools.

Some members of the Harford County Council are echoing parents’ concerns about school closures and pressing the superintendent of county schools on his plan to reopen, most recently in a letter to Harford’s top education official.

The Harford County Health Department began its first COVID-19 vaccinations of the 1B group on Tuesday, with more than 4,000 individuals age 75 or older having pre-registered as of the end of last week.

Harford County Councilman Andre Johnson joined the growing number of Maryland voices calling on Rep. Andy Harris to resign in the wake of him continuing to oppose the results of the presidential election following the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol.

Harford County Public Library’s 2021 Winter Reading Program, “Take Out a Good Book,” continues last year’s foodie theme and features numerous virtual events including a cooking demo, trivia contests, lectures and more.

“Look, the situation is very different than then. No one would have anticipated that we’d have the pushback from liberals and socialists then,” Harris, a Republican, said.

Word that the police chief's son had taken part in the demonstrations at The Capitol stirred citizens of Aberdeen.

Maryland Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford was visiting Bel Air on Friday to check in with several downtown businesses, following a trip to Rocks State Park as part of his three-year “bucket list” quest to visit all 75 state parks in Maryland before the end of his second term in 2023.

In Maryland, the divisions are so pronounced that Gov. Larry Hogan and U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, arguably the state’s most powerful Republican elected officials, haven't spoken in at least a year and are trading barbs in the media.