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An Army veteran turned home care owner in Ellicott City is helping seniors and hiring fellow veterans to give back.
A new poll released by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), shows that 61% of Maryland voters think they pay too much in state taxes.
Montgomery County resident Cary Hatch has been appointed by Maryland Governor Wes Moore to serve on the Maryland State Council on Cancer Control, a 25-member body that advises state officials and organizations on cancer prevention and control. Hatch is the founder of People vs. Radon, a nonprofit organization dedicated to...
Community members encouraged to sign up starting November 16 to testify on draft plan that sets a renewed vision for a more complete and connected Germantown. Wheaton, Md. – The Montgomery County Planning Board, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), will hold public hearings on Wednesday, December 16 and Thursday December 17, 2026, for the draft Germantown Sector Plan Amendment, a comprehensive update to the 2009 Germantown Employment Area Sector Plan. The updated sector plan will guide growth over the next 20 to 30 years with recommendations that reenvision Germantown’s land use, zoning, housing, transportation, urban design, environmental systems, public facilities, and economic development framework.
Montgomery County Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Earl Stoddard has been selected by Governor Wes Moore to serve as Acting Secretary of the Maryland Department of Emergency Management, effective December 9, 2026. Stoddard will succeed Secretary Russell Strickland, who is retiring on December 8 after a 50-year career in public...
Cassandra Batson is the principal of the middle school at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, Maryland, and on Friday was one of just a handful nationwide who received one of her profession’s most prestigious awards. The Milken Educator Award is handed out to just 25...
Dear Friends, This week we honored veterans in Montgomery County with ceremonies in Rockville, Bethesda, and other locations across our region. I also joined the County Council in a joint proclamation to...
A Silver Spring synagogue and one of its rabbis have asked a federal appeals court to block part of Montgomery County’s restrictions on carrying firearms near houses of worship, arguing that the law prevents congregants from providing armed security. On Tuesday, November 10, the Silver Spring Jewish Center and...
The Montgomery County Council’s Transportation and Environment Committee will meet Monday, November 16, to review legislation that would streamline public hearing requirements for sidewalk and shared-use path construction, including reducing the number of property owners needed to waive a hearing from a majority to 25 percent. The Planning, Housing...
–photos courtesy of Scott Marder of the American Red Cross- An associate of The Y in Central Maryland in Parkville was recognized for saving a man’s life. A member was working out in the fitness room of The Y in Parkville – as he does every week – when he lost consciousness and sank to the floor.
Baltimore County Executive-Elect Julian Jones said he will push through the controversial Lutherville Station project. The plan to turn the old shopping center into apartments, businesses and restaurants has been stalled for years and its future is now tangled in the vote counting in the District 5 council race. Republican...
There are restaurants that spend a fortune on marketing, and then there’s Bayside Cantina in Baltimore, Maryland, a place that barely needs to try because the food does all the talking. Word of mouth has carried this waterfront cantina further than any billboard ever could. Let’s start with the...
Most towns that are genuinely affordable have a reason for being affordable, and that reason is usually something you’d rather not live next to. Arbutus, Maryland breaks that pattern completely, and the retirees who’ve made it their home are living proof that you can have a genuinely wonderful life without spending a genuinely alarming amount of money to do it.
Baltimore County Democrats celebrated at the Board of Elections Thursday night, after getting the latest tally of mail-in and provisional ballots. There was clapping and hugs all around for an election they called historic. “Three women, three women,” said Shawn McIntosh, after hugging Arkia Wade. Both women ran for...
There's something magical about holiday shopping in a charming small town. Decorated storefronts, twinkling lights, festive music, and the warm welcome of local shop owners make the season feel extra special. In Harford County, Maryland, holiday shopping is more than checking gifts off your list. It's an experience worth making a day, or even a weekend, out of!
J.O. Spice Co., the fourth-generation Maryland food manufacturer behind a well-known lineup of seafood seasonings, has expanded its facility at Sulphur Spring Business Park in Baltimore County. The company has added space and automated equipment, with the move aimed at increasing production capacity, according to the article's dek. The Halethorpe...
A familiar name is making a comeback in Maryland, bringing books back to a storefront that once housed another major bookseller. Barnes & Noble is celebrating its return to Baltimore County on Wednesday, Nov. 11, with the grand opening of a new 17,500-square-foot bookstore at Lutherville Station…
Since it opened as a land-grant university in 1890, the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore has been underfunded and systemically shortchanged by the state and the university system, say supporters of the historically Black university, who are suing to do something about it. The group called ForUMES, comprised of students,...
Every year for the past 23 years, Maryland has paused to remember those killed on the state's roads. The Maryland State Highway Administration's remembrance ceremony held Thursday in Towson included a table filled with photos from family members of their loved ones who lost their lives in crashes. Among those honored included a Maryland Port Administration executive, a college football player and a construction worker.
Harford County is offering occupational cancer screenings to volunteer firefighters in an effort to detect potential health issues early.
