ESSEX, MD—An Essex school teacher has been awarded a special grant. The Military Bowl Foundation and the College Football Playoff Foundation support teachers who have gone above and beyond to help their students. Through the College Football Playoff Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers program, the Military Bowl is providing grants to the following teachers in the National Capital Region to […]
Towson, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools celebrates its local high school athletic teams and individual student athletes recognized as state and regional champions during the 2022 fall season. The following teams were honored: State Champions Boys Cross Country 3A – Towson High School Coach Linda McShane Boys Cross Country 4A (Individual) Tyle Dailey Football 2A – Milford Mill Academy Coach Reggie […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—A battle of the local volunteer fire companies was held on Thanksgiving Day. For the third consecutive year, the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company faced off against the Kingsville Volunteer Company in a “Turkey Bowl” game of flag football. For the third straight year, WMVFC emerged victorious with White Marsh beating Kingsville by a 56–49 final score in […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday announced the formal launch of online sports betting in the State of Maryland. Beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, November 23, seven sportsbooks will go live across the state. The governor was joined for Tuesday’s announcement by the director of the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, John A. Martin. “This process took longer […]
UPDATE: Governor Larry Hogan has issued the following statement: “Today we are proud to report that sports fans can finally plan for the official launch of mobile sports betting in the State of Maryland. “To reach this point, we have had to overcome countless legal, political, and bureaucratic delays that threatened to push back the launch past the Super Bowl […]
ESSEX, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski along with the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, Chesapeake Gateway Chamber of Commerce, and Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks, on Monday broke ground on the new Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Youth Development Park at Essex’s Fields at Renaissance Park. The groundbreaking ceremony kicked off the planned […]
ESSEX, MD—The Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for a new field in the Essex area next week. The event will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, November 7, 2022 at the Fields at Renaissance Park. The groundbreaking ceremony will celebrate a partnership between Baltimore County, the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, the Maryland […]
OCEAN CITY, MD—Another state fishing record has been set. Fay Gaster of Reading, Pennsylvania has been officially recognized by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources as the new state record holder for the Atlantic Division with an 18-pound smooth dogfish she caught off the coast of Ocean City on October 22nd. Gaster, a frequent vacationer to Ocean City, booked a […]