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Why are so many citizens disappointed with their elected officials? Why do so many elected officials fall short, or advocate policy inconsistent with expectations?

If you live in the City of Aberdeen and have noticed a different taste or odor to your water, don't be alarmed. City officials say it's perfectly safe to drink and use. The problem, which relates to the source and the weather, isn't a new one and typically crops up in the summer, city Public Works Director Kyle Torster said.

By Allan Vought

Aug 26, 2016

A portion of West Mulberry Street, a major thoroughfare into downtown Baltimore, will remain closed to commuters on Tuesday morning after a water main break caused a large sinkhole on Monday, city officials said.

Aberdeen city officials say they eventually hope to see enough revenue come in from a lodging tax on the more than 1,200 hotel rooms in their city to cover maintenance of Ripken Stadium and give property owners a 2-cent reduction in their property taxes.

City officials' plan to post lawsuits alleging police misconduct online may promise more than it delivers

Joe Burns Jr., the administrator for the county's Ethics Commission, sent an email to the members of the Carroll County Republican Central Committee on Nov. 5 which some have construed as a conflict of interest.

If the mayor and council would stop grandstanding on the issue maybe we could get a decent bill requiring city police to wear body cameras

In an election marked statewide by uncertain races and Republican upsets, Prince George's County remained solidly blue. But there was still at least one close race on the ballot: the debate over term limits.

Baltimore's Office of Sustainability is urging city dwellers to plan now for how they'll manage in the next natural or man-made disaster.

By Timothy B. Wheeler

Nov 13, 2014

Adult recreation sports, lights coming to field near Canton arena

By Luke Broadwater

Nov 11, 2014

Laurel city officials have placed a 26,000-pound weight limit on Dorset Road after uncovering drainage structures under the road are crumbling. The city is conducting an engineering study to present potential fixes.

Soon the Maryland State Board of Education will be firing off its annual Youth Tobacco and Risk Behavior Survey to sixth, seventh and eighth grade middle school students.

City officials this week are pledging to enact financial improvements at the Department of Recreation and Parks after a critical audit.

By Luke Broadwater

Nov 4, 2014

The Washington Post editor had a hand in the coverage of a Maryland political scandal, aside from Watergate

Officials say cut, made possible by Obamacare, will save $17.3 million a year; unions say plan could hurt retirees

By Luke Broadwater

Oct 23, 2014

It looked like a fairly standard play group: a man on guitar, scattered toys, toddlers yanking purposefully on adult fingers and clothes. But community leaders and public officials held a press conference Monday at the 29th Street Community Center because they want people to see something else that's happening too: the strengthening of a neighborhood.

Mike Hiob, a former city councilman and unsuccessful mayoral candidate, says Aberdeen Mayor Mike Bennett has been using his city-owned vehicle and city-provided credit card to make too many trips and spend money on expensive lunches with officials.

Raw sewage leaked into the Gwynns Falls from a broken sewer pipe for eight days before utility crews were able to repair it two weeks ago, city officials disclosed Thursday.

By Timothy B. Wheeler

Oct 16, 2014

Baltimore to pay $50,000 a grandfather who said he was injured when a police officer handcuffed him several years ago

By Luke Broadwater

Oct 15, 2014

When Jack B. Johnson, the county executive for Prince George's County, was indicted in 2010 on federal charges shortly before pleading guilty to extortion along with witness and evidence tampering, legislators realized local governments needed to be held just as accountable as state employees. Though changes made to the requirements for local governments — including counties, municipalities and school boards — are mandatory, some municipalities in Carroll County have been reluctant

On Monday, approximately 150 residents, elected officials and other stakeholders gathered in Long Reach Village Center to mark the county's $5 million purchase of the property, which was finalized Oct. 1.

After four years of raising funds and asking elected officials for support, Arbutus Recreation Council treasurer George Kendrick will finally see a new floor in the Arbutus Recreation Center.

A community group based in North Baltimore has attracted more than 900 supporters and nearly $17,000 in donations to the Baltimore Broadband Coalition, which seeks to attract broadband investment here.

By Scott Dance

Oct 13, 2014

As the Nov. 4 general election approaches, Prince George's voters have more to decide than just which politicians to elect. They'll also be deciding how long those politicians might get to stay in office.

Business at Mount Airy's Town Council meeting Monday included discussions on a resolution to amend the recall amendment in the town's charter, a re-introduced ethics ordinance, and a proposed agreement between the municipalities and Carroll County to pay for stormwater management costs.

It's time city officials started taking complaints of police brutality seriously by demanding reforms in the department

Drowning of Parkville teen has raised serious questions about the public's right to information withheld by police

Annapolis historians say they've turned up evidence that a Civil War parole camp was once located at a property known as Crystal Spring -- where there's a controversial proposal for a development that includes senior apartments, retail shops and townhouses.

The media gaffe police have a legitimate role in uncovering serious misstatements of elected officials, but they can take their job to ludicrous and petty levels

Campaign finance reform is a joke as long as it's optional

Harford County Council should override veto and raise county executive salary to help attract the best and brightest to county leadership

EPA rules offer best chance of sparing endangered streams from destruction

Dumsers' soft ice cream cones were still twirled perilously high, Thrashers' french fries were still doused in vinegar, and the surf was clear and cold as ever, but there were signs of change in Ocean City this summer.

Administration moves to take responsibility, but some question city¿s ability to do the job

The Baltimore Running Festival consistently generates about $40 million in economic impact each year, according to official estimates, and at its peak, the Grand Prix of Baltimore pumped $47 million into area hotels, restaurants and stores. But city officials say this week's Star-Spangled Spectacular — which marks 200 years since troops in Baltimore beat back a British invasion in 1814 — could surpass all those totals.

Several months after dozens of bicycles used in a popular Baltimore bike-sharing program were stolen from Druid Hill Park, city officials said they had garnered enough donations to restart the program.

The incoming county executive will get a raise of nearly $25,000 over what Harford County Executive David Craig is paid, despite strident opposition from county teachers and other employees who have not received raises during much of Craig's tenure.

County school Supt. Dallas Dance ignores taxpayers' concerns

An onslaught of Asian beetles threatens to wipe out Baltimore's 290,000 ash trees; city officials are considering a range of responses to the infestation but doing nothing is not an option