Governor Hogan signs emergency order to protect nursing home residents, staff amid COVID-19 outbreak

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Sunday enacted an emergency order to protect residents and staff at Maryland nursing home facilities, and bolster the state’s mitigation and suppression efforts amid outbreaks of COVID-19. Effective immediately, new directives will require facilities to direct all staff who interact with residents to wear personal protective equipment, create separate observation and isolation areas for residents, […]

Governor Hogan announces financial relief initiatives for Marylanders, small businesses [VIDEO]

BALTIMORE, MD—In collaboration with Maryland’s financial institutions, Governor Larry Hogan on Friday issued an Executive Order and announced a series of financial relief initiatives to provide assistance to millions of consumers and small businesses who are facing economic hardships due to COVID-19. “As our state responds to this deadly public health emergency, Marylanders should not be worried about losing their […]

Olszewski announces essential duty pay for Baltimore County first responders, public-facing employees

TOWSON, MD—In recognition of the critical role first responders and other essential public-facing employees are playing in Baltimore County’s efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Friday announced an essential pay program for those employees. “Our public-facing employees are on the front lines of this crisis, and their extraordinary efforts deserve recognition and compensation,” Olszewski […]

Governor Hogan prohibits mortgage lenders from initiating foreclosure process during COVID-19 pandemic

UPDATE: Click here for a full summary and video from Governor Hogan’s Friday press conference. Original story below… —— ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan held a press conference on Friday afternoon outlining additional steps the state of Maryland would take to assist Maryland residents during the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Hogan is issuing an emergency order to provide additional and immediate financial […]

Business in Fullerton ordered to close

UPDATE: NottinghamMD.com has learned that Exile Fitness in Rosedale closed on March 16th. We have removed that business from this article. Updated story below…. —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—A Fullerton businesses has been issued a cease & desist order in accordance with Governor Larry Hogan’s executive orders. Righteous Cuts, a barbershop located in the 8100-block of Belair Road (21236), has been ordered […]

Baltimore County suspends parking citations during COVID-19 pandemic

TOWSON, MD—Beginning on Monday, Baltimore County will suspend the issuance of all parking citations for the duration of the local state of emergency. County Executive Johnny Olszewski had previously issued an executive order providing an extension of all county licenses, permits, registrations, and other authorizations until 30 days following the end of the local state of emergency. This applies to […]

Maryland Lottery extends claiming deadlines during state of emergency

UPDATE: The Maryland Lottery’s Customer Resource Center at 1800 Washington Boulevard in Baltimore will close at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 30 and will remain closed until further notice. Original story below… —— BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Lottery has temporarily extended the deadline for players to redeem winning tickets that expire during the coronavirus state of emergency. Typically, draw game tickets […]

Maryland receives Major Disaster Declaration from federal government

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan announced on Thursday night that the State of Maryland had received a Major Disaster Declaration from the Trump administration in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier on Thursday, Maryland reported 580 confirmed cases of COVID-19—an increase of 157 new cases, the largest one-day increase to date. The number of confirmed cases in the National Capital Region […]