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School Bus Crash in Harford County Leaves Multiple Students Injured
Harford Local Connect - Issue #021
In this Issue of Harford Local Connect…
🌤️ Harford County, MD Weather
📰 Maryland Rite Aid Stores Included in Closures Amid Financial Woes
🚌 School Bus Crash in Harford County Leaves Multiple Students Injured
🐕 Unleash their Spooktacular Style: Choose a Great Halloween Costume for Your Pet!
📅 Local Events & Happenings
🍬 Trunk or Treats This Week
🏈 Baltimore Ravens host the Detroit Lions Sunday @ 1:00PM
⚾ Orioles Trio Named Finalists for Gold Glove Awards
🏑⚽🏐 Harford County High School Sports Schedule



Maryland Rite Aid Stores Included in Closures Amid Financial Woes
Rite Aid is facing significant financial challenges with nearly $3 billion in losses over the past six years. The company has secured $3.5 billion in financing and debt reduction agreements to navigate through bankruptcy.
As part of its restructuring efforts, Rite Aid plans to close stores and divest some of its businesses. Six Rite Aid stores in Maryland are included in the list of closures. The impacted stores include:
5624 Baltimore National Pike, Baltimore, MD, 21228
728 East Pulaski Highway, Elkton, MD, 21921
5804 Ritchie Highway, Baltimore, MD, 21225
7501 Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie, MD, 21061
7967 Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard, Glen Burnie, MD, 21060
5 Bel Air South Parkway, Suite 1347, Bel Air, MD, 21015
Rite Aid currently operates about 2,100 locations across 17 states, down from over 4,600 stores in 2016. The company estimates a net loss of $650-680 million for the fiscal year 2024.
School Bus Crash in Harford County Leaves Multiple Students Injured
Multiple students were injured in a school bus crash in Edgewood, Maryland. Harford County's first responders, including volunteer firefighters from the Abingdon Fire Company and an HCDES EMS unit from the Abingdon Station, were called to the scene.
They found a school bus with multiple injured children, and 22 students were transported away from the crash site. Eighteen students were taken to the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air for further treatment. Fire officials stated that while some students had minor injuries, most were transported as a precaution.
By Wednesday evening, all of the students were either discharged from the medical center or awaiting discharge. Some students were released to a parent or guardian at the crash site, while others were taken to the hospital to wait for a parent or guardian.
The Upper Chesapeake Medical Center worked with firefighters and medics to create a reunification area inside the hospital.
Unleash their Spooktacular Style: Choose a Great Halloween Costume for Your Pet!
With the internet being the biggest shopping mall worldwide, the selection of Halloween costumes is greater than ever before. Designers and specialized stores all over the world have the opportunity to showcase their newest concepts and fabrics that make certain to please even the pickiest of pet owners. Anybody who plans to buy via the internet can expect to pay a shipping and handling cost, but with Halloween costumes being light-weight, this additional expense will not likely be a significant one.
When choosing Halloween costumes for animals, it is a good idea to measure your cat or dog in advance so that you will know what size to buy. That's right. Not all Halloween costumes for animals been available in a one-size-fits-all cookie cutter shape. In truth, many quality outfits will be specially made for various size animals. A yellow lab and a poodle most likely wouldn't agree on the same size costume, so keep away from designers that tailor towards the one-size-fits-all design.
Another important consideration is selecting one that will be most comfortable for your furry little friend. Keep in mind, they are also wearing a fur coat, so anything that is breathable will be ideal. It's also a good idea to consider that a lot of family pets will be resistant to Halloween costumes in the beginning, simply due to the fact that it is a new concept.
If you plan to show them off on Halloween, make certain that you break them in a number of days prior to the big night. One way to do this is by showing them the costume, putting it on for a couple of minutes and after that removing it. Later, give them a treat and praise them for excellent behavior. After numerous of these exercises, not only will your pet enjoy to wear the costume, but he/she will likewise be anticipating a treat afterward. So, simply make sure that you have a special treat for them on Halloween also - but no chocolate.


October 19 Choose Hope Celebration Gala Belcamp
October 20 Screech’s Night Owl 5K Run & 1 M Fun Walk Bel Air
October 20 - 22 SCAVEGANZA Harford & Cecil Counties
October 21 8th Annual Spooky Soiree Edgewood
October 21 The 5th Annual B379 Pig Pickin’ Edgewood
October 21 Custom & Classic Car Educational Foundation Fall Fundraiser Forest Hill
October 22 SUPERSTAR: The Carpenters Reimagined Bel Air
October 22 The Bel Air Town Derby Bel Air
October 22 Mt. Zion Harvest Party Bel Air
October 26 - 29 Nightmare Festival 2023 Darlington
October 27 Sneaker Ball Luxe Edition Edgewood
October 27 10th Annual Trauma Conference Bel Air
October 27 Family Movie Night Abingdon
November 3 HFH Open House Aberdeen & Belcamp
November 3 CASA’s 1950s Murder Mystery Dinner Edgewood
November 4 Pet Vaccination Clinic Edgewood
November 4 4-H Car Show Street
November 4 Turkey Trot 2023 Pylesville
November 4 KI Distribution 2023 Pylesville
Have a Harford County Event you want us to share?
This Week - Trunk or Treats (Oct 20 - 22)
Some Events require pre-registration - click the event link for details

October 20 Trunk or Treat at The Harford County 4-H Camp Street 5:30PM-7:00PM
October 21 Trunk or Treating at Towne Baptist Church Joppa 2:00PM-4:00PM
October 21 Trunk or Treating at Harford Day School Bel Air 3:00PM-5:00PM
October 21 Trunk or Treat at Church of Ascension Deer Creek Street 4:00PM-6:00PM
October 21 Trunk or Treat at Dogtopia of Bel Air Bel Air 5:00PM-8:00PM
October 21 Trunk or Treat at U Brand Yourself Bel Air 5:00PM-8:00PM
October 22 Trunk or Treat & Halloween Skate at Ice World Abingdon 2:30PM-5:30PM

Baltimore Ravens host the Detroit Lions Sunday @ 1:00PM


Orioles Trio Named Finalists for Gold Glove Awards
The Baltimore Orioles have reason to celebrate as three of their players have been named finalists for the prestigious Gold Glove Awards. These awards recognize the best defensive player at each position in each league.
Adley Rutschman, Ryan Mountcastle, and Austin Hays have all received nominations for the first time in their careers. The winners of the Gold Glove Awards will be announced on November 5th at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Rutschman, now in his second major league season, is nominated for the catcher award alongside Jonah Heim of the Texas Rangers and Alejandro Kirk of the Toronto Blue Jays. Rutschman and Heim were both selected as All-Stars this season, making their nominations even more impressive.
Despite missing a month of play due to vertigo and having limited playing time, Mountcastle has still been recognized as a finalist at first base. He will be competing against Anthony Rizzo of the New York Yankees and Nathaniel Lowe of the Texas Rangers for the award.
Austin Hays has had an exceptional year, earning a spot as a first-time All-Star and now being named a Gold Glove finalist. Alongside Hays, Steven Kwan of the Cleveland Guardians and Daulton Varsho of the Toronto Blue Jays have also received nominations.
Unfortunately, Ramón Urías, who won the Orioles' first Gold Glove award in seven years in 2022, did not make the cut as a finalist this time.
Harford County Sports Schedule - October 19, 2023



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