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A hospital needed nurses. Baltimore County wanted more good jobs. This program helps both.
Becoming a nurse sounded like the perfect job for Danielle Gonzalez — at least on paper. She already had experience working in health care. Before leaving the workforce to look after her third child, who was born with health problems, she worked as a certified medical assistant for about 10 years. Plus, she loved caring for others. But when Gonzalez looked into how much it would cost to go ...
Sunday Puzzle: April showers bring May flowers
On-air challenge: They say April showers bring May flowers. So today I have a floral puzzle. Every answer is the name of a flower, which I'd like you to identify from its anagram. Ex. STARE --> ASTER. 1. SORE. 2. SIRI. 3. LOUTS. 4. LIT UP. 5. I'D SAY. 6....
Belisimo’s Ristorante in Finksburg closes to make way for new Italian restaurant
Belisimo’s Ristorante, a landmark on the side of Baltimore Boulevard in Finksburg, will rebrand under new management. Vasilis “Bill” Lericos and Eric Schlueter signed a lease Wednesday on the restaurant space, which sits along a heavily traveled thoroughfare near the border of Carroll and Baltimore counties. The business partners plan to open a new Italian eatery there late this summer. ...
Public hearing Monday on proposed Carroll budget and tax hikes
The Board of Carroll County Commissioners will hold a public hearing Monday night on the county’s proposed $541.6 million operating budget, which includes a 2-cent property tax increase starting July 1. The public hearing starts at 7 p.m. and will be held at the Carroll Arts Center, 91 W. Main St., in Westminster. There will also be a livestream of the hearing on the county’s YouTube channel ...
Mount Airy Mayor Hushour says tax increase is needed for new police station
Mount Airy Mayor Larry Hushour says he has proposed an 18% property tax increase next year primarily to finance a new police station. If approved, the property tax rate would go from 16.62 cents per $100 of assessed value to 19.62 cents per $100 of assessed value starting July 1. The 3-cent tax increase equates to 18%. The increase would help fund Hushour’s proposed $7 million operating budget ...
Brian Keith Smeltzer, Samantha Renae Arbogast Drug Bust
Hedgesville native Brian Keith Smeltzer, 52, and Samantha Renae Arbogast, 43, of Clear Brooke, Virginia, were both arrested on Monday afternoon following a traffic stop when the former was caught speeding, officials say. Shortly before 3 p.m. on April 29, a deputy on patrol in the area of Taneytown Pike...
Hackers breach MedStar employee email accounts
Hackers accessed employee email accounts at Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health, compromising the data of 183,079 patients, the health system said in a May 3 notice on its website. MedStar Health said hackers accessed the employee email accounts between Jan. 25 and Oct. 18, 2023. MedStar completed its review of the...
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