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Governor Hogan announces new Maryland Supply Chain Resiliency Program

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday announced that the Maryland Department of Commerce, in coordination with the Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MD MEP) is launching the Maryland Supply Chain Resiliency Program, a new initiative aimed at supporting resilience building activities for Maryland manufacturers. “Maryland continues to be a national leader in helping to address the supply chain crisis that is […]

Maryland hospitals to establish community-based monoclonal antibody infusion programs, offer in-home infusions to fight surge

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—As the state surpassed 1,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Friday, Governor Larry Hogan announced a series of actions to ensure hospitals are prepared for current and future surges due to the convergence of the flu, and the Delta and Omicron variants. “Maryland has begun to see an uptick in our key health metrics, and we are increasingly concerned by the […]

Baltimore County Public Library branches to distribute free COVID-19 test kits this weekend

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Baltimore County Public Library will be distributing free COVID-19 tests kits this weekend. The test kits will be available at all branches beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, December 11th. The kits are free of charge and will be limited to one per person. Officials say inventory is limited and will be distributed while supplies last. A list […]

Gas prices decline again, reach lowest national average since October

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—For the fourth straight week, the nation’s average gas price has fallen, declining 5.3 cents from a week ago and stands at $3.34 per gallon on Monday according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is down 6.9 cents from a month ago […]

Officials confirm first three cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant in Baltimore

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Friday announced that state health officials have confirmed the first three cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) in Maryland residents. The variant’s presence in Maryland was confirmed by the Maryland Department of Health Public Health Laboratory, in collaboration with partner laboratories. All three of the cases announced on Friday involve individuals from Baltimore. Two […]

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Governor Hogan outlines Maryland’s preparedness efforts for COVID-19 Omicron variant [VIDEO]

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Following the first confirmed U.S. case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, Governor Larry Hogan on Wednesday detailed Maryland’s preparedness efforts. “The single most important thing you can do to maintain your immunity against this virus and its variants is to get your booster shot,” said Governor Hogan. “Throughout this entire year, we have repeatedly stressed that we are in […]

Maryland State Board of Education, MSDE to review school masking requirement in special virtual meeting on Wednesday

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Following a special meeting featuring public comment from stakeholders, community members and health experts on Maryland’s emergency school mask requirement, the Maryland State Board of Education will host a special virtual meeting on Wednesday, December 1 at 1:00 p.m. via WebEx. At the meeting, the State Board of Education will review public testimony, input and written comments as well […]

Gas prices dip for third straight week

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—For the third straight week, the nation’s average gas price has fallen, declining 3.4 cents from a week ago and stands at $3.379 per gallon on Monday according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 2.8 cents from a month ago […]

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