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Bel Air commissioners pass new budget, honor poster contest winners
The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners voted Monday to adopt a $15,075,295 budget for the 2014 fiscal year and also agreed to borrow over $750,000 for parking garage improvements and studies of the town's sewer system. Monday night's town meeting was...
Tags: PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Annapolis, Budgets and Budgeting, Taxation
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State school board adopts concussion regulations
The Maryland state school board adopted new regulations Tuesday that require more concussion training for those responsible for student-athletes and beef up protocols for addressing head injuries. In addition, the board will convene an advisory board to...
Tags: Concussion, Montgomery County (Maryland), Students, High School Sports, Teaching and Learning
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FBI document shows start of corrections corruption probe
Federal and state law enforcement agencies have been working since 2011 to take on corruption in prisons — their efforts recently resulted in the indictment of more than two dozen in an alleged smuggling scheme — and a document the FBI...
Tags: Justice System, Black Guerrilla Family, FBI, Prosecution, Police Investigations
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Amy Schumer talks about her journey from Towson to TV and concert stardom
The Baltimore SunAmy Schumer can tell a story. Knowing how to craft a short narrative and make it pay off with a laugh has, after all, helped make her one of the hottest comedians on TV and the concert circuit these days. So, let the star of Comedy Central’s...Tags: Curb Your Enthusiasm (tv program), Stand-up Comedy, NBC (tv network), Television, Lyric Opera of Baltimore
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Vounteers pour into Wine in the Woods this weekend
Inge Crist plans to volunteer at Wine in the Woods this weekend, just as she has most years since the popular Columbia festival began 21 years ago. The Germany native and 54-year resident of Ellicott City, who "picked grapes as a child and grew up...
Tags: Grapes, Germany, Ellicott City, Carroll County (Maryland), Wines
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$1 billion for new city schools: From non-starter to law
Baltimore schools chief Andrés Alonso went to Annapolis last year seeking approval for a bold $2 billion plan to replace many of the city system's crumbling buildings. The idea didn't even make it out of committee. Prospects still looked bleak in...
Tags: Justice System, Inner Harbor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Finance, Martin O'Malley
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Measure would reduce open-space fees for Balto. Co. developers
The Baltimore County Council could vote next week to reduce fees that developers pay to help the county build parks and buy recreational land. A council resolution would lower — in some cases by nearly 90 percent — so-called open-space waiver...
Tags: Perry Hall, Kenneth N. Oliver, Cathy Bevins, Kevin Kamenetz, Baltimore County
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Hurd named C&S Volunteer of the Year
Russell Hurd, who partnered with Harford Community College to establish the Heather L. Hurd 5K Run/1-Mile Fun Walk, has been named the C&S Wholesale Grocers 2013 Volunteer of the Year. Hurd is a perishable quality control manager in the company's...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Cell Phones, Awards and Prizes, Transportation Accidents, Financial Aid
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Of course global warming is a threat to human health
While I applaud Tim Wheeler for shining a light on the risks of climate change in his recent article "Rising temperatures increase health risks" (May 10), I'm saddened by these three esteemed universities investing time and effort into researching what...
Tags: Global Change, Heat Stroke
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Heavy Seas Alehouse to open location in Rosslyn, Va.
The Baltimore SunHeavy Seas Alehouse is opening a second location in Rosslyn, Va. The new Heavy Seas will occupy nearly 6,000 square feet at the base of an office tower at 1501 Wilson Boulevard in Rosslyn, two doors down from Roti Mediterranean Grill. The restaurant...Tags: Little Italy (Baltimore, Maryland), Investments
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Louisa May Alcott reunion rekindles memories of school, and community
They filed in the lobby of Martin's Valley Mansion in Cockeysville, some ramrod straight, others on canes and bent over walkers. They came poised to crack open fragrant memories of their days at School No. 59, more intimately known as Louisa May...
Tags: Washington, DC, Korean War (1950-1953), Louisa May Alcott
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Smith Islanders should direct ire at Washington
Tim Wheeler's report on the future of Smith Island and the state's idea to buy residents out so they may relocate tells a heartbreaking story of people whose attachment to the island goes back many years, 400 years in some cases ("Smith Islanders debating...
Tags: Global Change, U.S. Congress, Ecosystems, Conservation
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