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Critic of St. Mary's College of Maryland proves only that she's misinformed

Anne Arundel County education briefs

Obama administration and a bipartisan group of lawmakers defended the program as both legal and necessary.

Residents of the communities surrounding a Bel Air-area property, slated for 258 apartment units, made it clear Wednesday that they do not favor building the apartment complex in their neighborhood.

The Howard County Library System is holding an expo to showcase the work of students in the HiTech program.

Critic of St. Mary's College of Maryland misrepresents an outstanding school

An op-ed on St. Mary's fails to understand what makes the school unique.

Ashley Roane, 25, submitted to electronic monitoring while she awaits trial on federal charges

St. Mary's College is a great option for students who don't want a big state school.

The Aberdeen City Council voted 4-1 Monday night to approve a final plat for a Chick-fil-A at the corner of Route 22 and Beards Hill Road, where a gas station currently sits. The council also enacted the city's budget for the 2014 fiscal year.

The 324 members of the class of 2013 were more than eager to show off that warmth and confidence, giving standing ovations to each of their school speakers and telling passionate stories about their lives and time at the high school.

It's been a busy but ultimately disappointing spring for the crew that runs the big fish lift at Conowingo Dam.

Walter Budko, a retired insurance sales agent who was a first-pick draft choice for the old Baltimore Bullets basketball team where he played for three seasons, died of cancer.

The Bel Air town commissioners unanimously approved during their meeting Monday a $29,700 contract with Akehurst Landscape Service of Joppa for construction of a variety of improvements to Plumtree Park.

The personal care products we use are poisoning our pools, our environment — and us

Grand jury finds Jerome Oberlton took bribes, kickbacks in Atlanta Public Schools.

Far from frivolous, St. Mary's College prepared me for a rigorous career in the sciences

St. Mary's College challenges and educates young minds

The U.S. Supreme Court authorized police to collect DNA samples from individuals arrested for violent crimes, in an opinion released Monday that overturns Maryland's Court of Appeals ruling.

Dr. Ruth H. Singer, a retired physician who was a state health administrator and later worked in AIDS and HIV treatment at Chase Brexton Health Services, died of pancreatic cancer May 27 at her North Baltimore home. She was 69.

A St. Mary's College education prepares the whole student for life

The following students were named to the dean's list or graduated from various colleges

Despite a foul-smelling algae bloom and fish kill this time last year, Baltimore's ailing harbor actually earned a C-minus grade overall for water quality in 2012, according to its latest ecological report card.

Bel Air's Plumtree Park will be getting new equipment for one of its two playgrounds and some other upgrades, according to town officials.

Robert Lee Lyles Jr., who had two careers in his 69 years and excelled at each, died May 27 at his home in Annapolis.

Local philanthropist Lisa Hussman was presented the President's Award at The Arc of Howard County's annual Celebration of Excellence on May 8.

A two-year Veterans Health Administration study is looking at the Anklebot, an $80,000 rehabilitative machine that investigators say helps stroke survivors reclaim a normal gait even years later.

Charlestown Retirement Community resident estimates that he has biked for around 150,000 miles in his lifetime

Of the 631 public grade crossings in Maryland, only 20 percent are gated, according to FRA records.

Criticisms of St. Mary's College misrepresent the school's curriculum and value

Walter E. Woodford Jr., a state highway engineer and executive who supervised road construction from Ocean City to Garrett County and headed building of the second span of the Bay Bridge in 1973, died of congestive heart failure May 22 at the Hospice Center in Centreville. He was 88 and had lived in Timonium and Centreville.

The Baltimore school system said Thursday that it will review all contracts awarded by its former chief information technology officer after an announcement that he is the target of a federal investigation and could face an indictment stemming from his tenure in the Atlanta public school system.

Harford County government's green star for the third quarter was awarded to Denise Carnaggio, deputy director of the Office of Economic Development, for reducing and rethinking with technology

Fun Run recently attracts more than 100 runners, Clarksville Elementary chorus and Middle School orchestra concerts coming up, Dr. Puja Parmar receives dentistry award

The Glenelg United Methodist Church will be offering a free program entitled Java and Jazz at 6:30 p.m. June 8

Six people will be added to the Edgewood High School Hall of Fame during afternoon and evening ceremonies to be held at the school on Wednesday, June 5.

Obama's lousy record on jobs will get even worse if immigration reform passes.

Support groups in Howard County

Groups and special events taking place at Howard County library branches

Two Anne Arundel County high school seniors have come up with a way to help tackle an issue that's been lurking for decades in the Chesapeake Bay: derelict crab traps that are too deep to retrieve and too problematic to co-exist with marine life.

Local and federal officials knew early that harmful chemicals were on board a derailed train outside Baltimore and worked to reduce the risk.

With a jarring explosion and a cloud of smoke seen for miles, a train crash and derailment loudly raises the issue of rail crossing safety

More guns would mean fewer murders in Baltimore and elsewhere

There was one constant in Kyle Thomas' recruitment before, during and after he went to prep school: interest from Morgan State.

The members of the Harford County Board of Education spent nearly two thirds of their roughly 80-minute meeting Tuesday honoring students, faculty, parents, school officials and even one of their own for their contributions to Harford County Public Schools

Many predicted the 1980s crack epidemic would create a generation of children with major developmental and behavioral problems, but a new study has found much of the hype hasn't panned out.

As officials at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs look internally for solutions to a claims backlog that is drawing increasing fire from Capitol Hill, they are also reaching for outside help from some of the nation's best-known veterans groups.