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The Howard County school board voted Thursday to make Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 21, a full day of instruction, in order to make up for one of the January inclement weather days that schools were not in session.
- What in the world is a Sestercentennial? I predict that it won’t be long before the term is rolling off of everyone’s tongue — at least everyone who knows and loves the historic district of Ellicott City. It’s quite a cause for celebration.
- After retiring in 2020 from a three-decade career in fire and rescue services, Louis Winston, 55, of Columbia was appointed in September as the chief of the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services by Howard County Executive Calvin Ball.
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- If approved, the bill would immediately release matching funds to those candidates participating in the Citizens Election Fund.
- Mark Hemmis would like to make the alley dining space next to his Ellicott City restaurant Phoenix Upper Main more permanent and has asked the Howard County Council to allow him to purchase the space. The council is expected to vote on his request at its next meeting, Feb. 7. Hemmis was featured on a May 2020 television episode of Gordon Ramsay’s “24 Hours to Hell and Back” during which Phoenix Emporium and Ellicott Mills Brewing Company were merged to create Phoenix Upper Main.
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Student attendance down at Maryland public schools while enrollment numbers fall due to the pandemic
Maryland’s board of education on Tuesday reviewed enrollment and attendance trends for the 2021-22 academic year. - A man is in critical condition following a shooting near Cedar Lane Park in Columbia late Wednesday night, according to the Howard County Police Department.
- Gov. Larry Hogan’s proposed fiscal 2023 capital budget has earmarked $58.6 million to Howard County construction projects.The largest share of the funds, about $14.8 million, is for Howard Community College’s Mathematics and Athletics Complex. Estimated to cost $101.7 million, the center will include labs and a math learning center as well as a multipurpose gymnasium, locker rooms and fitness center. The complex is expected to open in 2024.
- Howard County Public School System Superintendent Michael Martirano announced a $1.07 billion proposed fiscal 2023 operating budget for the school system last week. The budget includes increased spending of $112.5 million when compared to last year and an additional 483.4 full-time equivalent new staff positions.
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- Federal data show that buyouts remain a rare response to floods in Maryland. In the past decade, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has reported fewer than 20 buyouts in the state.
- Howard County Council members were bombarded with pleas on Tuesday night to pass emergency legislation allowing for the disbursement of funds from the Citizens’ Election Fund to candidates in contested county races.
- A new monthly series designed for seniors has begun at Robinson Nature Center. Covering topics such as identifying trees and winter astronomy, the Senior Naturalist program is loosely based on the University of Maryland Extension office’s Master Naturalist Volunteer Training program.
- Maryland’s secretary of the environment pledged to increase staffing levels in parts of his department Tuesday following reports of issues with drinking water and poultry farm inspections.
- Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and Howard County Public School System Superintendent Michael Martirano on Tuesday announced an agreement for the county government and county school system to jointly provide $16.1 million in bonus money to public school employees.
- An Anne Arundel County police corporal returned to duty in January after a Howard County judge placed him on probation before judgment in a case that involved an altercation with police after a May bar fight.
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Student attendance down at Maryland public schools while enrollment numbers fall due to the pandemic
Maryland’s board of education on Tuesday reviewed enrollment and attendance trends for the 2021-22 academic year.
- The Baltimore attorney's supporters include the families of Anton Black and Korryn Gaines and the ACLU.
- A Maryland board approved a new contractor Wednesday to complete the long-delayed Purple Line for an additional $1.46 billion — an almost 75% cost increase to revive the stalled light-rail project.
- Anne Arundel County police are investigating after they say a man robbed a store in Laurel at gunpoint Thursday evening.
- A Maryland board approved a new contractor Wednesday to complete the long-delayed Purple Line for an additional $1.46 billion — an almost 75% cost increase to revive the stalled light-rail project.
- What’s the best part of winter in Howard County?
