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Baltimore Invests $300K to Expand Reentry Support for Returning Citizens

Baltimore is expanding opportunities for returning citizens with a $300,000 investment in reentry services and a new advisory council focused on employment, housing and community support.

Baltimore, MD · 3d

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8 Maryland Bookstores Where You Can Fill A Bag Without Breaking $20

Want to find incredible bookstores in Maryland where cheap books are practically falling off the shelves?. These 8 bookstores offer amazing deals and shelves packed with affordable reads for every kind of book lover!. 1. Wonder Book & Video (Frederick) Frederick has a lot going for it, but Wonder Book...

Maryland · 1d
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Dennis McCoy, Baltimore City delegate, lobbyist, consensus builder, dies at 84

Dennis C. McCoy, who served in the House of Delegates for a dozen years and later a lobbyist known for his ability to bring groups together, died of blood cancer and other illnesses at the Baltimore Washington Medical Center on Oct. 31. He was 84.

Baltimore, MD · 2d

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Baltimore Blast and Ex-Goalkeeper Move to Settle Dueling Lawsuits

The Baltimore Blast and former starting goalkeeper William Vanzela have a framework to resolve the lawsuits they filed against each other. The agreement is not yet final. Lawyers for the club and Vanzela asked a Baltimore County Circuit Court judge to postpone a hearing this week and, in the words of the court filing, "allow the Parties sufficient time to consummate their settlement in principle," The Baltimore Banner reported. Asking for time is not the same thing as closing the file.

Baltimore County, MD · 13h
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Maryland Irish Festival returns to State Fairgrounds this weekend

TIMONIUM, Md. (WBFF) — Irish music, dancing and food will be on full display this weekend as the Maryland Irish Festival returns to the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium. The festival takes place Friday through Sunday in the Cow Palace, with hours from 6:00 to 11 p.m. Friday, noon...

Timonium, MD · 14h

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BDC’s Rolley disputes Brew, BBJ claim that closed-door meetings to approve Harborplace tax break violated Open Meetings Act

“A candid discussion would have been difficult in open session,” Otis Rolley argues in defense of holding a closed meeting to approve massive tax saving. In September, Baltimore Brew and the Baltimore Business Journal formally complained about the secret meetings leading to the approval of lucrative tax breaks for three prominent development projects, including a 95% tax reduction for P. David Bramble’s Harborplace project.

Baltimore, MD · 1d

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Baltimore approves mental crisis response agency after mother's call for change

The Baltimore City Council has approved a measure establishing a new Department of Neighborhood Safety (DNS)​, a public agency designed to respond to mental health crises and and other nonviolent emergencies across the city.

Baltimore, MD · 3d

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Baltimore City Council opposes BGE’s proposed $156M rate increase

The Baltimore City Council is urging Maryland utility regulators to reject BGE’s proposed $156 million electric rate increase, arguing customers are already struggling with higher utility costs.

Baltimore, MD · 2d

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Baltimore City agencies told to draft budgets with 5% cuts for next fiscal year

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — City agencies are bracing for a 5% reduction in spending next fiscal year. According to the mayor's office, "all city agencies have been tasked with evaluating their current spending to develop an early draft budget proposal that includes a recommended spending reduction of approximately 5%." The...

Baltimore, MD · 23h

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Microplastics in the Chesapeake: Report finds contaminants in Maryland waterways

A small-scale study from the advocacy group Environment America found evidence of microplastics throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed, the group announced Tuesday. Using citizen scientists, the group collected several water samples at 15 different places throughout the watershed, including five sites in Maryland waterways. They found microplastics at every site, whether in the form of plastic fiber, film, beads or fragments.

Maryland · 1d

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Baltimore U.S. Navy Veteran remembers deadly 1989 USS Iowa blast

The date was April 19th, 1989. Eric Worthen Sr. Worthen, a Baltimore native and Navy Veteran, was aboard the USS Iowa in Norfolk, Virginia.

Baltimore, MD · 1d

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Army veteran now helps seniors — and fellow vets — find support in Maryland

An Army veteran turned home care owner in Ellicott City is helping seniors and hiring fellow veterans to give back.

Ellicott City, MD · 23h

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Millions awarded, nothing delivered: Maryland never launched $44M online childcare system

MARYLAND (WBFF) — Project Baltimore has obtained documents showing the Maryland State Department of Education received $44 million to develop an updated computer system to better monitor tax dollars. But the system was never implemented. This development comes after FOX45 News confirmed that MSDE paid out millions of tax...

Baltimore, MD · 1d

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19 honored at Harford County scholarship ceremony honoring Charlie Riley's legacy

HARFORD COUNTY, Md. (WBFF) — Nineteen Harford County students and volunteer first responders were recognized Wednesday night for their dedication to service during the Charlie Riley Community Service Scholarship Foundation's 21st annual awards ceremony. The Nov. 11 event honored 12 high school seniors and seven volunteer fire and emergency...

Harford County, MD · 1d

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Harford Schools Pitch $28.6M Plan for Weapons Detectors and HVAC, Ditch Track Fixes

Harford County Public Schools officials have put forward a $28.6 million capital request that would pay for new weapons detectors and long-needed HVAC fixes across the district, while pushing track repairs at two high schools down the priority list. The county Board of Education is scheduled to vote on the request on Nov. 23.

Harford County, MD · 11h

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Severn students research World War II veterans buried in Owings Mills

MARYLAND (WBFF) — A group of Severn Run High School students is using their lunch period to research the lives of three World War II veterans buried at Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery in Owings Mills. It's all part of a program called Silent Heroes: Untold Stories of the U.S....

Owings Mills, MD · 1d

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“Leave No One Behind”: Governor Moore Honors Veterans At Crownsville State Veterans Cemetery

NOTE: The Office of the Governor shared the following press release:. ANNAPOLIS– Governor Moore today delivered remarks at Crownsville State Veterans Cemetery, one of five state owned veterans cemeteries managed by the Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families (DVMF), for their Veterans Day Commemoration Ceremony. The governor’s remarks highlighted the Moore-Miller administration’s support for the brave Marylanders who served our country.

Maryland · 1d

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Prince George's County Valedictorian Detained After Baltimore ICE Check-In, Held in Louisiana

A University of Maryland student who once graduated at the top of her class at Parkdale High School has been detained by immigration authorities, according to her boyfriend, who says she and her mother are now being held in Louisiana after attending a routine immigration check-in in Baltimore. Maria Flores Garcia, a public health major who dreamed of becoming a doctor, had built a life defined by academic achievement since arriving from El Salvador as a child — a story now upended by her detention.

Baltimore, MD · 1d

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Maryland Has An Old-School Drive-In Where Movies Glow On The Biggest Screen In America

Kids in pajamas, a double feature of brand-new movies, and a screen so big it has built a national reputation. That’s a normal summer night at one Maryland drive-in. The gates first opened in 1956. The place recently celebrated 70 years with fireworks lighting up the sky over the lot.

Middle River, MD · 7d