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Slow trickle of voters head to polls on Primary Election Day in Howard
Much like the rain outside Tuesday, a slow trickle of voters visited polling sites on Primary Election Day in Howard County. At Phelps Luck Elementary School in Columbia, voters were met by a sea of brightly colored campaign signs as they went in to cast their vote. Thomas Powers, 35,...
Carroll schools will ask Westminster to annex Winters Mill High and Cranberry Station Elementary
The Carroll County Board of Education unanimously approved a measure last week to ask Westminster city officials to annex roughly 56 acres of property, which includes both Cranberry Station Elementary and Winters Mill High schools. A planned addition at Cranberry Station for kindergarten and prekindergarten students will require additional water allocation to the school property, and per the ...
Howard’s Board of Education race to be narrowed in Districts 1, 4 and 5
After the primary election votes are tallied, Howard County’s Board of Education race will be narrowed from a field of three candidates to two in councilmanic District 1, District 4 and District 5. The other districts’ races were uncontested in the primary. Board of Education candidates are nonpartisan....
This Jewish Gen-Z-er wants to be the next progressive pro-Israel congressman
WASHINGTON (JTA) — At least twice while campaigning in the small towns of the western stretch of Maryland’s 6th District, Joe Vogel headed to Shabbat services. Synagogues in Cumberland and Frederick were only too happy to accommodate when his campaign called ahead and said the Jewish candidate wanted to stop by on a Saturday morning. In fact, the Frederick congregation had a favor to ask of the young elected official: Could he lift up a Torah scroll?
William Jones Jr. Accused Of Running Drug Distribution Ring
In March, the Frederick Police Department's Tactical Unit launched an investigation into reported drug dealings involving William Joseph Jones, Jr., who was involved in trafficking and distributing cocaine and fentanyl across Maryland. With an assist from a wiretap, investigators from the department was able to obtain evidence that implicated Jones...
Meritus earns third consecutive ‘A’ hospital safety grade from The Leapfrog Group
Meritus Medical Center earned its third consecutive “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog that sets standards for excellence in patient care. Leapfrog assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to general hospitals across the country based on more than 30...
Time For Frederick Board Of Aldermen Workshop Changed
Elected officials will meet at 7 PM on Wednesday. Frederick, Md (KM) There’s been a change in the time for the Frederick Board of Aldermen Workshop for this week. Instead of the usual time of 3:00 PM, the meeting will begin at 7:00 PM on Wednesday. City officials say...
SUCCESS students celebrate skills as they move on after graduation
Looking out over a stage full of students she has overseen since November, Elizabeth Rhodes reflected on how grateful she was to get to know each of them. Rhodes, the interim administrator of Frederick County Public Schools’ SUCCESS Program since November, urged students in the ceremony at Frederick Community College to continue to nurture and develop they skills they have developed the past few years at the program.
Million-Dollar Scratch-Off Lottery Win Brings Family To Tears In Maryland
A spur-of-the-moment stop to a Howard County Walmart brought a former Maryland Lottery player back to the game, and he's now celebrating a million-dollar win with his family.After taking a step back and not playing an instant Lottery ticket in months, a Severn man said that a random trip to the sto…
Maryland’s Congressional Delegation Secures More Than $30-Million For Public Housing Across The State
Some of those funds are coming to Frederick. Washington DC (KM) Maryland’s Congressional Delegation has secured $35,046,616 to strengthen public housing across the state. Of that amount, $1,120,357 is being provided to the Frederick Housing Authority. “Everyone deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. That’s why, as...
Westminster Girl’s Soccer looks to make school history
Friends and family gathered at Westminster early on Saturday morning to sendoff the girls' soccer team. The girls headed to Macon, to take on Frederica Academy as the Wildcats looked to bring home the programs first state title.
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