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Chick & Ruth's Delly in Annapolis is about to adjust its menu to adapt to the changing political winds, adding dishes for Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman and Annapolis mayor-elect Mike Pantelides.

Anne Arundel County officials named "Bob Bradshaw Way" at Davidsonville Park this week in honor of a longtime volunteer who was involved in the creation of the park.

The Anne Arundel County Council on Monday lowered the new stormwater fees to $1 for all nonprofit organizations.

Michelle Bathras, chief operating officer of Bello Machre in Annapolis, an organization providing services for people with developmental disabilities, felt the appreciation of many recently as she was given the 2013 Disability Awareness Award by the Anne Arundel County Commission on Disability Issues.

Del. Steve Schuh has picked up the endorsement of former lieutenant governor and Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele in his bid to become Anne Arundel County executive next year.

The three Democrats vying to be governor all have plans to expand such programs, eventually offering publicly funded pre-kindergarten to every Maryland youngster whose parents want it. The proposals have been met with enthusiasm from the party base and in education circles.

Less than a week after proposing a sweeping change to government employees' health care in retirement, Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman has withdrawn her plan. Instead, the County Council will consider a proposal from Councilman Jamie Benoit.

County Executive Laura Neuman has announced the appointment of Scott Shaffer to the position of county economist ¿ a first for Anne Arundel County.

Anne Arundel County government employees will have to work longer to get health insurance in retirement and the county will pay for a smaller portion of the coverage, under a bill proposed by County Executive Laura Neuman.

Saying her county is "on a path to bankruptcy if it doesn't address this issue," Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman on Monday warned county government employees that significant changes to retiree health care plans must occur to repair a system she described as financially unsustainable.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation's president says Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman got it wrong when she testified before Congress on stormwater remediation.

Del. Steve Schuh, a candidate for Anne Arundel County executive, is calling for the county to roll back its property tax to offset the new stormwater fees.

Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman's chief of staff is gone after six months on the job.

A former Anne Arundel County government employee who claimed then-County Executive John R. Leopold harassed her settled a court case for $110,000 plus attorneys' fees on Tuesday.

Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman is holding a series of public meetings on the county's new stormwater fee; meanwhile, the County Council is considering exempting all nonprofit organizations from paying the fee.

Anne Arundel County Councilman John Grasso said Monday night that he's dropping out of the county executive's race in 2014.

Chesapeake Ecology Center is holding its annual celebration and native plant sale fundraiser Sept. 21, in Annapolis. Meet Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman Oct. 2 at Meade High School. Russett's Breakfast with Santa will be held Dec. 7 and 8.

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Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman has ordered county flags to fly half staff on Sept. 11 in honor of the nearly 3,000 men and women who died as a result of the terror attack on Sept. 11, 2001.

Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman and the head of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation sparred Tuesday at a congressional field hearing over the stormwater fees forced this year on homeowners and businesses in Maryland's most populous localities.

On the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, state, local and city leaders gathered in Annapolis last week for the dedication of ¿the nation¿s first memorial to the 250,000 foot soldiers of the March.¿

Three people, including a child, were killed in a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday evening in Millersville, Anne Arundel police said.

Army Col. Edward C. Rothstein, who recently finished a tour as commander of Fort George G. Meade, will be the new president and CEO of the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp., County Executive Laura Neuman announced Monday.

The International Association of Black Firefighters is complaining that the latest firefighter recruit class for Anne Arundel County is all-white and all-male.

Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman announced last week that the Video Lottery Facility Local Development Council has selected 11 recipients to receive a total of $100,000 in community support grants. Funds for the grants come from the Maryland Live Casino gaming tax.

A task force that investigated the Anne Arundel County Police Department found an agency that's been reeling from the scandal involving former county executive John R. Leopold, and needs to have its executive protection unit disbanded and replaced with special police officers.

Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman will announce on Monday afternoon the findings of a task force that's been investigating the county's troubled police department.

Anne Arundel County executive weighs in on WBFF, WTTG turf tiff.

Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman has named Julie Mussog as the county's controller and Chris Phipps as the director of public works.

While he called the fire training facilities "adequate," newly minted Anne Arundel Fire Chief Michael Cox Jr. said the academy is bursting at the seams.