BEL AIR, MD—At a reception held at Mountain Branch in Joppa on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, Freedom Federal Credit Union honored Ms. Sue Nickerson and Ms. Jen Olkowski, as the grand award recipients of the Credit Union’s 2024 Golden Apple Annual Educator Awards. The program, now in its thirteenth year, offers eight annual educator awards of $2,000, $1,000, $500 and […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department has announced a new school bus camera safety program that will send fines to drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses. The $250 fines will be for those who pass stopped school buses with red lights activated. The new program aims to deter dangerous driving habits around school buses. The Baltimore County Police Department […]
ROSEDALE, MD—The Baltimore County Public Library will be closing the Storyville at its Rosedale Branch for extensive renovations that will include painting, new carpeting, and upgraded art. The renovations are scheduled to begin on August 30th and will last until September 21st. These will be the first refurbishments since Storyville opened in 2010, in which time, the area has welcomed […]
TOWSON, MD—More than 111,000 Baltimore County students are preparing for the start of a new school on Monday morning. The students will head to 176 schools, centers, and programs across the county for the 2024-2025 academic year, according to Baltimore County Public Schools. “New school years are always filled with excitement and promise,” said Dr. Myriam Rogers, Superintendent of Baltimore […]
TOWSON, MD—The Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports has approved nearly $8 million in grant funding for community mental health providers to provide enhanced behavioral health services to uninsured and underinsured Baltimore County Public Schools students. The funds, awarded as part of the $111 million in grants awarded statewide by the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission, will provide therapy, workshops, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—With the new school year fast approaching, the Maryland Department of Transportation is reminding motorists to take extra precautions when driving near school buses. MDOT says more than 600,000 Maryland students will be taking the bus to and from school this year. Officials say the safety of students is of the utmost importance, and therefore, the MVA is stressing […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The beginning of the 2024-25 academic year just around the corner. School bells are ringing for students across Maryland starting Wednesday, August 21, as Frederick and St. Mary’s counties open their doors for the 2024-25 academic year. Through Tuesday, September 3, all 24 local school systems will welcome approximately 890,140 students overall for the first day of school and […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The state of Maryland will receive nearly $23 million in federal grant money to establish apprenticeship programs across a variety of industries, including health care, technology and transportation. The funds, which are coming from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Apprenticeship Building America initiative, are meant to help participating organizations recruit underrepresented people in Maryland into registered apprenticeship programs. “In […]