Chase Kalisz, BCPS grad, wins first gold medal for Team USA at Tokyo Olympics

HEREFORD, MD—A Baltimore County Public Schools graduate has won Team USA’s first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Chase Kalisz, a Michael Phelps protege, won the men’s 400-meter individual medley at the Tokyo Aquatics Center.  Chase is a Hereford High School graduate and is competing in his second Summer Olympic Games. Phelps called the race for NBC some 50 yards […]

Maryland renews cooperative agreement with Japanese region

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan on Monday joined Governor Yuji Kuroiwa of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan to sign and renew a Memorandum of Understanding between Maryland and Kanagawa. The renewal highlights the regions’ shared commitment to advancing the life sciences and health care as well as the potential for health-related collaboration in other industry sectors including cybersecurity and robotics. “It […]