As we are all aware by now, the COVID-19 crisis has had a significant impact on everyone’s way of life. This is no less apparent than for the citizens of Howard County. In the days leading up to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s executive orders to observe social distancing and closing down of non-essential businesses, Howard County REACT, in coordination with Howard County COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster) began planning and putting into effect several programs

While not our normal busy time of the year, this winter certainly has kept Howard County REACT on its toes. Starting with the Girls on The Run 5k, our team was once again tasked to provide course communications, parking control, and safety for the 4th year in a row.. Girls on The Run is an organization focused on empowering and educating young girls in critical life skills. As in year’s past, this event went off without a hitch and actually achieved some of the largest number

November has certainly been a busy month for Howard County REACT. Starting with the Veteran's Day Parade in Columbia, Maryland, our team

Howard County REACT recently provided traffic control and course monitoring for the Girls on the Run 5K, an annual event established to raise funds for programs that benefit and empower young women. Howard County REACT member Pardeep Bhatti (Unit 621) directs event traffic into one of several parking lots available as participants line up at the start line. As traffic controllers, our team directed race participants into designated parking areas as they arrived. Given the lar

On April 22nd, Howard County REACT provided parking and course communication services for the Retriever Color Run 5K. The race posed unique challenges for our team including a situation that involved directing participant vehicles to an adjacent school parking lot from where the actual race start/finish was... Triadelphia Ridge Middle School. Howard County REACT Units 621 (Pardeep Bhatti) and 687 (David Perry) block access to one lot that was off limits to race participants H

From Labor Day Weekend, September 2004 On a recent vacation, Anna Pelletier (Unit 621) and myself (Unit 687) made the 8 hour drive to Connecticut to see family for Labor Day. On the way we made the typical road trip pit stops and of course, admired the scenery. Six hours into the trip, we were ready to a make a another pit stop."Ok, we'll stop at the next place we see." I said. Moments later, something on the roadside caught my eye. "Free Coffee Ahead" painted on a wooden sig

After I closed down my shop for the day yesterday, I decided to do a REACT road patrol, which is unusual for me as I haven't done one in months. Even, more unusual, I decided on 695 instead of my typical Howard County routes. So it doesn't take long for me to find a disabled motorist on the inner loop just prior to the Catonsville exit. On the shoulder, with warning lights flashing, I call in the location. Then something catches my eye... The motorist is wearing clown make up