Health alert issued for chicken pilaf products sold at Trader Joe’s due to presence of small rocks

WASHINGTON—The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is issuing a public health alert due to concerns of a frozen ready-to-eat chicken pilaf product that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically rocks. FSIS is issuing this public health alert to ensure that consumers are aware that this product should not be consumed. A recall was not requested because the product […]

Two-alarm house fire reported in Joppa

JOPPA, MD—Crews are on the scene of a two-alarm house fire in Joppa. The fire was reported at just before 2:30 on Monday, February 5, 2024 in the 600-block of Shore Drive on Rumsey Island. Units arrived to find fire showing from three homes. A second alarm has been sounded. Shore Drive has been shut down between Bridge Drive and […]

Harford County purchases 129 acres formerly slated for residential development to become new Joppa park

JOPPA, MD—On January 31, 2024, Harford County Government, in collaboration with Harford Land Trust, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and Aberdeen Proving Ground, purchased 129-acres of open space in Joppatowne on the eastern side of Trimble Road. Foster Branch Park will be the County’s newest public park and is permanently preserved with a conservation easement through Maryland’s Program Open Space. […]

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground announces testing schedule for week of February 5

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials say the base has firing operations scheduled for the week of February 5, 2024. APG has daytime and nighttime testing scheduled from Monday, February 5, through Thursday, February 8, from 8:30 a.m. to midnight. Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. Military weapons, watercraft and/or aircraft will be visible […]

Vehicle crashes into utility pole in Joppa

JOPPA, MD—Crews responded to a crash in the Joppa area on Saturday morning. At just before 8:30 a.m. on February 3, units from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company responded to a motor vehicle accident in the 1000-block of Joppa Road. At the scene, crews found that a vehicle had crashed into a utility pole. Joppa Road was shut down while BGE […]

JMVFC officials speak out against proposed closure of Joppa Road in Joppa

UPDATE: Harford County officials have denied the request to close Joppa Road. Original story below… JOPPA, MD—The Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company is speaking out against a proposal to close a portion of Joppa Road in Joppa. The Maryland Transportation Authority is proposing the closure of Joppa Road at the CSX crossing in Joppa. JMVFC officials say this decision, if implemented, […]