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Mark Dyer is running for one of three open Sykesville Town Council seats against incumbent Anna Carter, Jane Mergler and Jeremiah Schofield.

Harford Christian School is back on top of the Harford County Envirothon competition, taking first place in this year’s tournament after two consecutive years in second place.

Dr. William B. Allen, a retired Michigan State professor and dean who lives in Havre de Grace lead a group of 45 teachers on a week-long tour of key sites in the civil rights movement in Atlanta, Alabama, Memphis and Little Rock, Ark.

David T. Shidle, a retired NSA crypto-mathematician who was a pig fancier, died Monday from cancer at Howard County General Hospital. He was 75.

Last month Montgomery College in Md. accidentally sent a text message warning of an active shooter to 9,000 cellphones. It was a false alarm, the latest example of human error triggering one of the most terrifying notifications a campus community could receive. Such mistakes put people in danger.

A project, managed by a Maryland native, examines the levels of chemical contaminants in bald eagles' bloodstreams.

The use of absolute risk numbers is acknowledged to be far more effective in conveying the true impact of medical intervention than the use of relative risks and may be the key to cutting costs.

While there are medications that will target depression, many scientists still aren’t sure why they’re effective and why they don’t work for everyone.

As Baltimore continues to raise its water rates for city customers, the public works department has set a goal of doubling enrollment in discount programs to

The three newest members of the Harford County Public Schools Educator Hall of Fame came from widely different backgrounds, but each became known for her devotion to her students and community.

President Kim Schatzel, who arrived to Towson in January, has already embarked on mission to rebrand the university.

Sarah Hayashi had long loved Baroque music ¿ the era of Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederic Handel and Henry Purcell.

Sister Marie Foley, 86, a retired Mercy High School faculty member who counseled students for four decades, died Friday of Alzheimer's disease complications at her order's retirement convent.

Researchers at Frostburg State University and the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore have formed partnerships with medical marijuana companies to study the science behind using pot as medicine.

James Fielder Jr., a Harford County resident, was appointed Secretary of the Maryland Higher Education Commission by Gov. Larry Hogan Wednesday, just 11 months after Fielder went to work for the governor as his appointments secretary in mid-January.

Towson University has named Kim E. Schatzel, previously of Eastern Michigan University, as its new president.

As Sara Tagget finalizes the schedule for the local observance of International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day on Nov. 21, she can't help but recall a cathartic project that helped her at a time when she needed it most.

Peter J. Gorman Jr., a retired marketing consultant who had been a Eucharistic minister for two decades, died of complications from a stroke.

Aides for Martin O'Malley's presidential campaign said that the former governor and his wife had accumulated nearly $340,000 in debt putting two children through college for their undergraduate degrees. The level of debt that Mr. O'Malley has incurred is way off the charts; the average baccalaureate recipient is graduating with about $29,000 in debt, and one-third of all students are graduating without any student loans at all. But Mr. O'Malley wants to craft federal financial aid policy based

Five departing members of the Harford County Board of Education were honored Monday for doing what one county official said can be considered a "thankless job," yet vital for shaping policy that affects about 38,000 Harford County Public Schools students and 5,000 employees.

With emerald ash borers already claiming their first victims in Baltimore, the city is moving to protect some of its largest street trees from the invasive green Asian beetles that have already shredded the urban forest canopy in communities across North America.

Dr. Howard J. Ehrlich, a sociologist, educator and author who founded the Prejudice Institute, died Feb. 2 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center of Parkinson's and cardiac disease. He was 82.

Sen. Joan Carter Conway doesn't like the new USM chancellor, so she wants to change the rules.

Ellen S. Dierkes, who taught fifth-grade at Garrison Forest School and was a talented flower arranger, died Frida at Greater Baltimore Medical Center of melanoma and uterine cancer. The North Baltimore resident was 58.

Today only a few of the police departments across the country require applicants to possess a college degree, despite numerous studies showing that better educated officers make better policing decisions and are far less likely to resort to force.

Philip Filner, a retired molecular biologist and community activist, died of pancreatic cancer Sept. 6 at his Lutherville home. He was 75.

Animal rights group says Hopkins among only four medical schools using animals for training

Carroll Hospital Center is pleased to announce the addition of several health care providers to Carroll Health Group, its affiliated multi-specialty practice group. Specializing in gastroenterology, primary care and plastic surgery, these providers will offer community residents, in Carroll County and the surrounding area, skilled and compassionate care to meet their needs.

Bel Air's town commissioners and staff spent two hours last week discussing the future of the armory marketplace project and, despite strong reservations from the Mayor Robert Reier, they decided to move ahead with converting the Bel Air Reckord Armory's rear garages to commercial space.

Dr. Mark D. Metzger, who was director of youth initiatives for the Baltimore County Police Department for more than 30 years and was recognized for his work with juvenile delinquents and their families, died April 9 of lung cancer at his Stoney Beach home in Anne Arundel County. He was 65.

Doris A. Singer, who had worked as a laboratory assistant, college admissions officer and an educator, died Jan. 6 of a cerebral hemorrhage at St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell, N.Y. She was 92.

The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners voted to appoint James D. Fielder Jr. as the new town administrator during a town hall meeting Monday night.

The University of Maryland, College Park agreed to actively recruit qualified alumni of the Knowledge is Power Program charter schools in Baltimore and Washington and provide them with academic, financial and social support.

These are tough times for the ducks that winter on the Chesapeake Bay.

Harford Christian School won its seventh consecutive Harford Envirothon Wednesday, the culmination of weeks of studying, but the students' coach warned them they couldn't rest long with the state competition about six weeks away.

To be honest, we might never have known about Tumblebees and Harford Gymnastics had it not been for Becky, whom I lived next door to for several years

If a tree falls in Maryland's forests — even if no one hears it — researchers soon will have a handle on how much it could contribute to global warming.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has hired a new director of Recreation and Parks.