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Harford County officials say they have made strides in getting eligible residents vaccinated against COVID-19, but the county remains below the state average overall. In addition, the county is classified at the high transmission level by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- The Maryland attorney general's office has created a unit to investigate all police use-of-deadly-force incidents in the state, answering growing complaints that police shouldn't be allowed to investigate themselves.
- Bel Air's Rachel Craven plans to honor her father who died of heart disease by participating in Saturday's American Heart Association’s 2021 Greater Maryland Heart Walk in Baltimore. She is also planning to get married during the walk.
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- The John Carroll School dedicated the newly-named Dresher Academic Wing on Sept. 30 to recognize the Dresher Foundation and the Dresher family, according to a school news release..
- Dr. Panayiotis “Pete” Sitaras was renowned in Harford County as a thorough neurosurgeon who treated his patients as if they were his own family members. He died Sept. 29 at the age of 79.
- The Warriors (6-1), despite missing both starting running backs, scored in every quarter and in all phases en route to an 42-0 shutout over the Indians (0-7) in Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference play.
- Unlike Baltimore’s Preakness Stakes, the Maryland 5 Star features no racing. Instead, it is a three-day eventing competition in which riders and their horses compete in dressage, cross-country and show jumping.
- The Harford County Council stripped the owner-occupancy requirement from proposed legislation regulating farm breweries Tuesday but will require almost a third of a brewery’s alcohol to be made on-site within three years of getting the proper approvals if made law.
- A group of about 100 bicycle riders with the Chapter IX Police Unity Tour made a stop at the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Southern precinct Tuesday morning as they made their way to Washington, D.C.
- The Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a Harford County man who was found in the Susquehanna River this week, the agency said.
- Pumpkin patches, corn mazes and more - here's where to enjoy classic fall activities in the greater Baltimore area.
- The Aberdeen City Council approved a $1.97 million project to extend its water main just over one mile toward Havre de Grace to connect the two cities so they can buy and sell water between the two municipalities.
- Vinnie Wysong’s goal came just 2:03 into the final 10-minute overtime period and kept the Huskies unbeaten at 8-0-1.
- Tolson won the boys race in 14:56, and Pickett took the girls title in 17:39. Both times were course records over the 4,800-meter (2.98-mile) course.
- Harford County Public Schools have more than 100 vacancies throughout the system and have been forced to find ways to fill in the gaps. However, staff remain optimistic the openings will be filled and want to remind the public that the school system is a great place to work.
- The Warriors (6-1), despite missing both starting running backs, scored in every quarter and in all phases en route to an 42-0 shutout over the Indians (0-7) in Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference play.
- Baltimore Mayor Scott returned to City Hall Friday following a 10-day quarantine prompted by a positive coronavirus test result. He will resume public appearances Saturday.
- The medical leadership of Upper Chesapeake Medical Center fully support the University of Maryland Medical System’s decision to make the COVID vaccine a condition of employment for all of its team members, in precisely the same way flu, measles and mumps vaccines are required across our system.
- John W. Sinwell, who spearheaded the move of IBM'S Baltimore office from St. Paul Street to the Inner Harbor in the 1970s, died Sept. 25 at Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, after being injured in an automobile accident.
- Baltimore County police are investigating a fatal shooting that took place at Bowlero in Timonium Friday night.
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