BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Board of Education will host a series of virtual town halls to obtain feedback from families, educators, administrators and community members on the State Superintendent of Schools selection process. The town halls will be conducted by executive search firm Hazard, Young and Attea (HYA) via Zoom on the following dates: Tuesday, January 16 – 9 a.m. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Orioles on Monday announced the return of the club’s ‘Birdland Caravan,’ a three-day winter tour, that will take place from Thursday, January 25, through Saturday, January 27, 2024 at multiple locations throughout the state of Maryland. The weekend-long celebration will include meet and greet photo opportunities, community projects, fan rallies, and happy hours. The caravan will include events […]
PARSIPPANY, N.J.—Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition has announced a voluntary recall of select batches of Nutramigen Powder. The specialty infant formula for the dietary management of Cows Milk Allergy (CMA) in 12.6 and 19.8 oz cans is being recalled due to a possibility of contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii in product sampled outside the U.S. All product in question went through extensive testing […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration has started pre-treating state-maintained highways in advance of this weekend’s approaching winter storm. This would be the first winter storm in central Maryland this season and is expected to begin impacting travel Saturday morning through late Sunday. Crews are carefully monitoring the track of the storm and are pretreating state roads with salt brine […]
FREDERICK, MD—A Frederick County scratch-off fan has dreamed of owning a beach home all of her life. She says rarely plays games that cost $30, which carry top prizes of up to $2 million – however, her recent decision to take a chance on a $30 200X The Cash instant ticket led to a $2 million top-prize win that will […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for parts of the Baltimore area. The advisory covers northern Baltimore County and will be in effect from 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 6, 2024 until 10 p.m. on Saturday night. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are expected with the highest amounts near the Pennsylvania border. […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week signed an executive order (PDF) establishing the Longevity Ready Maryland initiative, directing the Maryland Department of Aging to prioritize the well-being of older people, people living with disabilities, and caregivers across all of state government, proactively addressing the needs arising from a growing older adult population. “Our administration made a commitment to honor the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation has announced its 2024 reassessment of 767,226 “Group 3” residential and commercial properties. In Maryland, there are more than two million property accounts that are split into three groups, each appraised once every three years. The overall statewide value increase for “Group 3” properties was 23.4% since its last reassessment three […]