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Coronavirus restrictions could lessen in two weeks at Fort Meade

Heather Mongilio — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 00:27:26 +0000

Fort George G. Meade could see a number of COVID-19 restrictions lessen in the next two weeks.

After a year of delays, Baltimore Inner Harbor water taxi terminal, USS Constellation Museum should be finished by early winter

Colin Campbell — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 23:54:47 +0000

After a year of delays, the $4 million Baltimore Water Taxi terminal and USS Constellation Museum under construction on Pier I in the Inner Harbor should be finished by the end of the year, officials say.

Neurologist testifies gunman has autism spectrum disorder; prosecutors dispute diagnosis credibility

Alex Mann — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 23:37:49 +0000

A neurologist testified Friday afternoon the man who murdered five Capital Gazette employees has autism spectrum disorder, one of the diagnoses his defense attorneys are basing his insanity claims on.

Baltimore Del. Keith Haynes announces retirement

Pamela Wood — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 23:06:45 +0000

Del. Keith Haynes of Baltimore announced Friday night that he's retiring from the Maryland General Assembly.

Gubernatorial candidate Perez quits law job after learning firm is defending Maryland in unemployment benefits lawsuits

Pamela Wood — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 22:52:36 +0000

Two lawsuits are pending against Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who is being represented by a team of attorneys from the Venable law firm.

July 2 proclaimed Thurgood Marshall Day in Maryland, plans to renovate his former school advance

Rose Wagner — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 22:46:15 +0000

Thanks to proclamations from Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, July 2, Thurgood Marshall’s birthday, will now honor the Baltimore native and first African American justice on the Supreme Court.

Baltimore judge to rule Saturday on Maryland unemployment lawsuits, same day benefits are scheduled to end

Alison Knezevich — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 22:30:48 +0000

A Baltimore judge is scheduled this afternoon to take up two cases that aim to stop Maryland from cutting off federal unemployment benefits this weekend.

Police searching for driver in Reisterstown hit-and-run Thursday

Taylor DeVille — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 22:30:19 +0000

Baltimore Police are searching for the driver of an unknown vehicle who struck and seriously injured a pedestrian on Reisterstown Road Thursday afternoon.

Ryan Mountcastle becomes first Orioles player since 2010 to be named AL Rookie of the Month

Jon Meoli — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 22:19:04 +0000

The last Orioles player to win Rookie of the Month was left-hander Brian Matusz in August 2010. Ryan Mountcastle is just the sixth Baltimore player to earn the honor, which began in 2001.

As Safe Streets mourns, Baltimore Police try to figure out where shooting of outreach worker occurred

Justin Fenton — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 22:03:25 +0000

As members of Safe Streets Cherry Hill mourned another killing of one of their own, Baltimore Police detectives were stymied in their investigation as they struggled to figure out where the shooting occurred.

Olszewski proposes inspector general oversight board, limit investigations after council members criticized ‘aggressive’ tactics

Taylor DeVille — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 21:47:20 +0000

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. is proposing to establish an oversight panel to monitor Inspector General Kelly Madigan’s office and amend county law to restrict her access to protected records after County Council members derided her as overly-aggressive and “a bully.”

State Fire Marshal investigates firework incidents at Westminster house

Clara Longo de Freitas — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 20:17:06 +0000

The State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating two June 26 firework explosions on a Westminster house’s porch.

Manchester firefighters respond to Friday shed fire

Clara Longo de Freitas — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 20:04:45 +0000

Manchester Volunteer Fire Company responded to a fire that completely destroyed a one-story wood-framed shed Friday morning, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal office.

Man found dead in creek near M&T Stadium, Baltimore police say

Rose Wagner — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 19:59:41 +0000

Baltimore police are investigating after a man was found dead in a creek near M&T; Stadium Friday afternoon.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan names 4 to board overseeing state universities

Pamela Wood — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 19:57:43 +0000

The 21-member University System of Maryland’s Board of Regents oversees the system, which has 15 institutions.

Gathering in Annapolis to remember Naval Academy mother killed Tuesday focuses on addressing gun violence

Heather Mongilio — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 19:45:57 +0000

A group of residents, elected officials and a grieving family gathered at the newly dedicated “Guardians of the First Amendment" in Annapolis.

Hampstead, Westminster have highest levels of PFAS chemicals in surveyed drinking water, state environment department says

Kristen Griffith — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 19:32:25 +0000

After the Maryland Department of Environment sampled 130 drinking water treatment plants, it found Westminster and Hampstead were the only locations to have levels of synthetic chemicals known as PFAS above an advisory level.

Essex man first to plead guilty in Harford drug investigation; prosecutors negotiating pleas with others

James Whitlow — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 19:30:41 +0000

A Baltimore County man pleaded guilty to federal drug charges following a months-long wiretap investigation by the Harford County Narcotics Task Force that led to federal and local gun and drug charges again 22 people.

Aberdeen woman convicted of preparing false tax returns claiming more than $1.1 million in fraudulent refunds

James Whitlow — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 16:32:16 +0000

A Harford County woman was found guilty preparing false tax returns for three District of Columbia residents, claiming more than $1.1 million fraudulent refunds, the Department of Justice announced.

Baltimore County man convicted of first-degree premeditated murder after fatal 2019 Dundalk shooting

Cameron Goodnight — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 16:11:23 +0000

Dwayne Kenneth Taylor, a 42-year-old from Baltimore County, was convicted Thursday of first-degree premeditated murder and another charge in a 2019 shooting in Dundalk that killed Gerrard Eugene Taylor.

Baltimore men charged with manslaughter after deadly street race

Tim Prudente — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 16:06:28 +0000

Two Baltimore men have been charged with manslaughter and a third is wanted in a deadly three-car street race last summer on Wabash Avenue.

Orioles on deck: Pitching matchup, lineups, roster moves and how to watch Friday’s game against the Angels

Baltimore Sun staff — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Here's everything you need to know before the Orioles' road game Friday night against the Los Angeles Angels.

Maglev company sues to condemn land planned for Westport development, setting up showdown between projects in South Baltimore

Colin Campbell, Lorraine Mirabella — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 15:58:07 +0000

The proposed $10 billion, high-speed maglev train between Baltimore and Washington and a major waterfront housing development planned in the city’s Westport neighborhood are hurtling toward a legal showdown: Both would require the same land.

Sykesville to celebrate ‘America’s Main Streets’ national title and $25,000 prize it won last year this weekend

Madison Bateman — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 15:20:03 +0000

After winning Independent We Stand's national "America's Main Streets" contest last summer and securing a $25,000 prize, Downtown Sykesville will finally have the opportunity to celebrate this weekend.

Inaugural Maryland Cycling Classic postponed for second straight year

Colin Campbell — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 15:00:06 +0000

The inaugural Maryland Cycling Classic, which had been scheduled for Labor Day weekend, will be postponed for the second straight year “due to post-COVID conditions not aligning with the standards necessitated for a world-class event,” the organizers announced Friday.

Carroll County Commissioner Rothstein reappointed to governor’s workforce development board

Madison Bateman — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 14:00:30 +0000

Carroll County Commissioner President Ed Rothstein, R-District 5, has been reappointed by Gov. Larry Hogan to serve on the Governor’s Workforce Development Board for a new 4-year term.

Two men fatally shot in Baltimore overnight

Rose Wagner — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:28:05 +0000

Baltimore Police said one man was pronounced dead at the scene by medics, while the other died at an area hospital.

The Empowerment Temple hasn’t held in-person services for 16 months. The West Baltimore megachurch is set to reopen ‘at a higher level.’

Jonathan M. Pitts — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:00:00 +0000

The Empowerment Temple is starting a summer camp and has plans for a Montessori school, a state-of-the-art recording studio and an ambitious membership drive.

‘Summer of Soul’ documentary pulsates with the creativity, energy and edge of Harlem life in 1969 | COMMENTARY

David Zurawik — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:45:00 +0000

Through interviews with artists and attendees, keen historical analysis and archival film beyond that of the festival, director Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson has created a musically-charged social document that captures what it felt like in the summer of 1969 to be young and alive at a time of great cultural change in music, fashion, politics and, most of all, civil rights.

Battaglia files for reelection to Carroll County school board; vote is in 2022

Kristen Griffith — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:30:00 +0000

Tara Battaglia, Carroll County Board of Education member, filed for reelection this week, for the 2022 primary.

‘A year of unprecedented growth’: Carroll County private schools did best to maintain in-person education amid COVID

Kristen Griffith — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:30:00 +0000

Leaders of Carroll County’s private schools reflected on a year of mostly in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, how its enrollment has changed as families transitioned from public schools and what next school year could look like.

Long after police shoot people, findings are slow to emerge from Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office, records show

Justin Fenton — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0000

A review of records of officer-involved shootings in Baltimore over the past two years show the cases can languish for a year or longer without prosecutors issuing any report. At least six officer-involved shootings remain pending.

‘Topping off’ ceremony celebrates Upper Chesapeake Health’s new Aberdeen campus

Aegis staff — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0000

The University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health held a topping off ceremony at Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium last week to celebrate the vertical construction progress on the new Aberdeen medical campus site.

Orioles trades with Angels providing plenty of promise on farm: ‘We’re happy with the transactions that we made’

Jon Meoli — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Those who hope it’s a long time before the team is ever in this position again might look at the return from the three trades that sent Dylan Bundy, Alex Cobb, and José Iglesias to the Angels and feel pretty good about how the Orioles fared in them.

In bid for cooperation, Maryland senator seeks Chesapeake Bay funding for Pennsylvania with his first out-of-state earmark

Jeff Barker — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Democratic U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin of Marylandwants to direct money to Pennsylvania farmers to help them curb damaging runoff that flows from the Susquehanna River into the Chesapeake Bay.

With crowds gone, Maryland’s mass COVID vaccination sites reach the end of the line

Meredith Cohn — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Maryland's mass vaccination sites administered 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, but demand is down and they are closing.

Former medical technician who infected 46 patients, including seven in Maryland, with hepatitis C is denied release

Holly Ramer — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 04:58:29 +0000

A former traveling medical technician who stole drugs and infected more than 40 patients with hepatitis C will remain in prison after a judge called his request for compassionate release “the least meritorious” he’d ever seen.

No Orioles named starters for 2021 MLB All-Star Game in Denver

Ronald Blum — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 03:15:47 +0000

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. joined his father as an All-Star and Fernando Tatis Jr. accomplished a feat his dad never achieved. Toronto’s first baseman and San Diego’s shortstop were among nine first-time All-Stars elected Thursday to start the July 13 game at Colorado’s Coors Field.

Maryland weather: Thunderstorms drop nearly an inch of rain Thursday; more wet weather expected overnight

Christine Condon, McKenna Oxenden — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 02:16:05 +0000

A tornado warning briefly covered Annapolis Thursday afternoon as several severe storms moved through Central Maryland, leaving behind fallen trees and isolated flooding.

44-year-old Cherry Hill Safe Streets worker killed in shooting Thursday night in Baltimore, officials say

McKenna Oxenden — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 02:05:02 +0000

A 44-year-old Safe Streets Cherry Hill outreach worker was fatally shot Thursday night in Baltimore, making him the second employee in the program to be killed this year, officials said.

As NCAA grants NIL rights to college athletes, Maryland’s athletic departments prepare to enter uncharted territory

Daniel Oyefusi — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 01:48:33 +0000

The NCAA, the governing body for college sports across over 1,200 institutions and conferences, will allow student-athletes to profit off their names, images and likenesses (NIL), doing away with rules the organization has said for decades are in place to preserve its amateurism model.

Think before you light those fireworks. Maryland fire officials, doctors urge caution when celebrating July 4.

Clara Longo de Freitas — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 23:24:42 +0000

If not properly handled, fireworks can cause severe injuries, state fire marshal Brian Geraci said at Wednesday event where fire officials and doctors urged for caution using fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July.

Maryland loosens oyster regulations, opens commercial harvesting to five days a week

Rose Wagner — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 23:18:33 +0000

The Department of Natural Resources is doing away with the ban on Wednesday harvesting that has been in place since 2019, now allowing for oyster harvesting on Monday through Friday.

Former Arbutus youth baseball coach charged with allegedly sexually abusing children while helping team

McKenna Oxenden — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 23:08:42 +0000

A 33-year-old former Arbutus youth baseball coach was arrested by Baltimore County Police for allegedly sexually abusing children while helping the team, authorities said.

Lawyers rush to get Maryland unemployment lawsuits reviewed with clock ticking on benefits

Alison Knezevich — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 23:04:59 +0000

Attorneys with the Public Justice Center and the Unemployed Workers Union, which organized the separate lawsuits, scrambled Thursday to get a last-minute hearing scheduled in Baltimore Circuit Court before the state stops paying the benefits Friday.

As gunman’s sister takes stand in Capital Gazette shooting trial, jurors get a look at his upbringing and social life

Alex Mann, Lilly Price — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 23:04:14 +0000

Defense attorneys called the sister of the gunman who killed five Capital Gazette staff members to the stand Thursday. She described her older brother as a recluse who became fixated on his various legal battles with the newspaper.

William C. Edinger, a poetry and literature professor and founder of UMBC’s English Honors Program, dies

Frederick N. Rasmussen — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 22:22:51 +0000

William C. Edinger, a professor and specialist in poetry and 18th century literature who was a founder of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s English Honors Program, has died. He was 79.

Ocean City sends trash to burn in a community of color hours away. Advocacy groups are urging the town to stop.

Christine Condon — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 21:57:55 +0000

Environmentalists and residents are urging Ocean City to stop sending its trash to an incinerator in Chester, Pennsylvania.

Domino Sugars sign to be relit July 4 after months of darkness

Rose Wagner — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 21:32:06 +0000

Fireworks won’t be the only thing lighting up the sky around Baltimore City this Fourth of July as the Domino Sugars sign is set to be relit on Independence Day after four months of restoration.

Former New Windsor council member sentenced for second-degree assault charge

Kristen Griffith — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 21:15:00 +0000

Former New Windsor Town Councilman Terry M. Green Jr was sentenced to serve 90 days of a three-year sentence Wednesday in Carroll County Circuit Court on a second-degree assault charge.

McCormick expects home cooking surge to help boost sales of spices, recipe mixes and other flavorings past pandemic

Lorraine Mirabella — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 20:57:03 +0000

A trend of more people cooking at home helped boost McCormick & Co.’s sales 11% in the second quarter.

Aberdeen man charged with arson in connection to Cecil County house fire

James Whitlow — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 20:54:54 +0000

Isaaiah Rasuwl Darby of Aberdeen was charged with arson and is accused of setting multiple fires within a Port Deposit home and fleeing the scene nearly two weeks ago, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

Johns Hopkins University awards nearly $6 million to nonprofits working to make East Baltimore safer

Tim Prudente — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 20:45:44 +0000

Nine community projects received nearly $6 million from Johns Hopkins University for their work to make Baltimore streets safer and neighborhoods stronger.

New advocacy group takes aim at Maryland gerrymandering ahead of redistricting battle

Bryn Stole — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 20:45:11 +0000

Former Baltimore County Sen. James Brochin, a Democrat, and ex-Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman, a Republican, have signed on as board members for Fair Maps Maryland for the once-in-a-decade redistricting process.

Harford prosecutors drop attempted murder, other charges against woman accused of hitting boyfriend with car

James Whitlow — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 20:43:29 +0000

Harford County prosecutors dropped an attempted murder count and other charges Thursday against McKenzie Wright, of Churchville, who had been accused of striking her boyfriend with a car during drunken, early morning argument in 2019.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan adds an additional $10,000 to reward for information in shooting of Naval Academy mom

Heather Mongilio — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 20:41:17 +0000

The reward for information regarding the shooting of a Naval Academy mother is now $32,000 after Gov. Larry Hogan authorized an additional $10,000.

COVID experts at symposium co-hosted by Johns Hopkins lay out benefits, risks of vaccines for young children

Meredith Cohn — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 20:36:05 +0000

During a symposium co-hosted by the Johns Hopkins University, experts outlined the risks and benefits of vaccinating young children against COVID-19.

July Fourth weekend fireworks, parades and more in Annapolis, Anne Arundel and beyond

Donovan Conaway — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 20:33:51 +0000

From North County to Annapolis, there are celebrations of the Fourth of July on Friday, Saturday, and Monday after a pandemic year without the large gatherings.

Howard County snags healthiest community in Maryland, according to report; Anne Arundel 4th, Carroll 5th, Harford 7th

Katie V. Jones — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 19:17:25 +0000

Howard County was ranked as the healthiest community in Maryland and took eighth place in the top 500 healthiest communities nationwide, according to U.S. News and World Reports’ fourth annual Healthiest Communities Rankings.

Maryland’s new state superintendent reshaped San Antonio schools. Now he’s ready to lead a $4 billion overhaul here.

Liz Bowie — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 16:53:35 +0000

Maryland's new state school superintendent is a school transformation specialist and says he took the job, in part, because the state has committed $4 billion to reshape schools over the next decade.

Westminster resident elected vice president of state FFA officer team

Carroll County TImes staff reports — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 16:44:55 +0000

A Westminster resident and Francis Scott Key FFA chapter member was elected to the the Maryland FFA officer team, according to a news release from Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation.

Study group debates tweaks to Harford County’s farm brewery legislation amid moratorium

James Whitlow — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 16:34:56 +0000

The group re-evaluating farm brewery legislation in Harford County is examining minimum acreage requirements for future farm breweries, along with other changes to the legislation.

Man killed, 2 others injured in separate overnight shootings, Baltimore police say

Phillip Jackson — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 15:41:28 +0000

One man was killed and two others were injured in separate overnight shootings, according to Baltimore police.

Things to do in Baltimore and online July 2 to 8

John Coffren — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 15:24:13 +0000

Celebrate the 4th of July with a fireworks show or a visit to Fort McHenry. Other events include a music festival and a Shakespeare play.

Infrastructure arguments, what's next? | EDITORIAL CARTOON

Walt Handelsman — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 15:16:00 +0000

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Black Eyed Suzie’s to keep tradition alive and host July 4 pancake breakfast in Bel Air

S. Wayne Carter Jr. — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:32:11 +0000

Black Eyed Suzie's restaurant on Main Street in Bel Air stepped up to make sure the community's July 4 pancake tradition continues in 2021. They will host the pancake breakfast starting at 7:30 a.m. Sunday.

Let’s make a deal: 4 trades that could make sense for the Ravens, including a proven pass rusher

Jonas Shaffer — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Over his two-plus years in charge of the Ravens' personnel decisions, GM Eric DeCosta has shown a certain fondness for trades.

‘It’s fun to watch’: Orioles’ young hitters putting together a hot stretch as season reaches halfway point

Jon Meoli — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

The Orioles' hitters would probably sign up for a matinee to get a bat back in their hands and build on what’s been the largest group of consistent production from their young players all season.

A welcome return: Domino Sugars sign comes back to Baltimore’s skyline Sunday | COMMENTARY

Baltimore Sun Editorial Board — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:45:00 +0000

It is said that the Domino Sugars sign itself was an afterthought built nearly three decades after the sugar factory it sits atop began production. Today its importance and prominence can’t be denied.

Fish public art project on Laurel’s Main Street aims to beautify, heighten awareness of protecting watershed

Katie V. Jones — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:27:00 +0000

The fish-planter project features 35 wood cutouts of fish painted and decorated by local artists and planted alongside native plants in 10 planters along Laurel’s Main Street, from the municipal pool to the train station.

These new Maryland laws go into effect today, from ending the state song to addressing ‘period poverty’

Pamela Wood — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Protections for college athletes, a program to alleviate "period poverty" and improvements to the way Maryland compensates inmates who were wrongfully convicted are among the state laws taking effect Thursday.

Glen Burnie defense facility partners with Navy to develop testing for hypersonic weapons materials

Rose Wagner — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will use its facility in Glen Burnie to work with the U.S. Navy to develop a hypersonic test vehicle capable of moving faster than five times the speed of sound.

‘The real story of Liberia is a story of survival’: Remembering the role of Black and white Marylanders in the creation of Africa’s first republic

Christina Tkacik — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Decades before the Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery, white legislators decided to create a homeland back in Africa for free Black people. That land would become Liberia — with Maryland County, formerly the independent Republic of Maryland — at its southernmost point.

Some of Maryland’s COVID emergency mandates including masking requirements ended Thursday. What changed?

Lizzy Lawrence — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:00:00 +0000

With many of Maryland’s emergency restrictions, including a statewide mask mandate, ending Thursday, here's what's now allowed -- and not.

Maryland weather: Wednesday temperatures hit high 90s; nighttime storms possible, followed by potential flooding

Maria Eberhart — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 05:14:45 +0000

Temperatures throughout the Baltimore region neared 100 degrees Wednesday afternoon, as heat advisories for counties near the Chesapeake Bay remained in effect and the area braced for a flash flood watch for Thursday and Friday.

Orioles start fast to claim 5-2 win over Astros, ending first half of season with improbable sweep on the road

Jon Meoli — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 04:39:28 +0000

The Orioles struck for four runs in the first inning Wednesday night, and a strong start from veteran Matt Harvey and a unique bullpen performance sealed a 5-2 win over the Astros for the team's first sweep since the season's opening series in Boston.