Annie’s Playground closed until further notice after cracks found in structures

FALLSTON, MD—Annie’s Playground has been closed indefinitely following a routine safety inspection. On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, the Harford County Department of Parks and Recreation announced that the popular Fallston playground would be closed until further notice after the playground’s maintenance staff found cracks in several structures. The department is working with the playground contractor repair and/or replace the affected […]

Harford County Executive Barry Glassman orders reopening of remaining county-owned outdoor recreation spaces

HARFORD COUNTY, MD—Harford County Executive Barry Glassman on Thursday ordered the reopening of all remaining county-owned outdoor recreation spaces. The order is consistent with Governor Larry Hogan’s amended executive order dated May 6, 2020. This includes county playgrounds, fishing areas, and boat launches. “On this beautiful spring day we are reopening all county-owned outdoor recreation spaces permitted yesterday by Governor […]

Harford County to begin dredging to improve Joppa waterways

Harford County is beginning a $640,000 dredging project in Joppa to provide safe, navigable ingress and egress to Foster Branch Channel and Spur, the Taylors Creek West Entrance Channel, and Rumsey Island Outfall. The project is expected to be completed by February 15, 2019 with Waterway Improvement Fund grants from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Boating Services Unit, and […]