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Even though Havre de Grace's annual community Thanksgiving dinner has been moved from its traditional site at St. Patrick Catholic Church to the Havre de Grace Community Center this year, that did not stop several hundred volunteers and multiple people wanting a Thanksgiving meal and holiday company from coming out Thursday.

By David Anderson

Nov 26, 2015

Anyone who is in need this Thanksgiving and cannot share a holiday meal with family or friends has their pick of meals offered by local community groups and houses of worship around Harford and Cecil counties.

By David Anderson

Nov 19, 2015

Officials from the Maryland health exchange and their prime contractor have agreed to delay their litigation over the troubled website that frustrated thousands in their attempts to buy health insurance promised under the Affordable Care Act.

Mr. Obama set out to restore faith in government and liberalism. He ended up throwing them both under the bus for the sake of his party.

The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has been awarded a $3.5 million federal grant to invest in diabetes and heart disease prevention efforts in five designated regions in the state, including Baltimore.

Federal money provided to local health centers to offer services to more patients

Frank J. Russell, the former owner of a carpet company who was also a longtime Salvation Army volunteer and an accomplished portrait painter, died Aug. 28 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson of pneumonia. He was 79.

Federal auditors looking into Maryland's flawed health insurance exchange are subpoenaing documents as part of their probe and have sought information from the lead contractor hired by the state to build the site.

Hundreds of students from Central America will be filling seats in Maryland classrooms this year as unaccompanied youths stream across the border from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.

Baltimore Immigration Court, facing an increase in the number of cases involving immigrant children who crossed the border illegally, is expediting reviews to more quickly decide whether the children should be deported, according to attorneys with clients before the court.

Havre de Grace residents and officials got their first look at schematic designs for the Havre de Grace Middle/High School replacement project Wednesday evening.

Republican members of the House of Delegates are seeking answers from Gov. Martin O'Malley about how Maryland will deal with the unaccompanied children coming to the state in the wave of illegal immigrants from Central America.

When David Craig leaves office later this year, after serving longer than anyone else as Harford County executive, most people presume his political career will pretty much come to close

Groups offer tips to prevent sickness from produce during Farmers Market Week

The Harford County Board of Education could not muster enough votes Monday to take action on the educational specifications for the $86.8 million replacement for Havre de Grace High School and Middle School.

State and local officials in Maryland stressed Wednesday that they are working with the federal government to identify a shelter for Central American children crossing the U.S. border after at least four potential sites fell through, including one that was opposed by Gov. Martin O'Malley.

I can't believe how much talk about the Texas border crisis I've heard on cable news the last two weeks without any mention of the Mariel boat lift of 1980.

WASHINGTON — Carroll County officials voiced swift opposition Friday to news that the federal government is eyeing a former military property near Westminster as a potential a shelter for immigrant children — underscoring the challenge the Obama administration faces as it tries to manage a surge of new arrivals.

Majority opinion in contraceptive case correctly upheld religious faith

The Supreme Court's decision in the Hobby Lobby case will determine whether government can force its beliefs on private citizens.

A nonprofit health clinic that treats thousands of patients at centers in Baltimore City and Anne Arundel County is closing its doors at the end of the month.

Days after the federal government abandoned plans to house immigrant children in a Baltimore office building, the Obama administration has begun to explore other sites in Maryland, including one in Prince George's County, documents obtained by The Baltimore Sun show.

It is with great enthusiasm that I write this letter in support of Monica Worrell in her candidacy for County Council, District F.

Facing mounting opposition from state and local officials, the Obama administration has dropped the idea of converting a vacant office building in Baltimore into a shelter for immigrant children who have entered the country illegally, officials familiar with the decision said Wednesday.

Changes to Baltimore's Head Start this fall will provide longer days and an extended school year for hundreds of children in its care, a move intended to help low-income parents free up time for work and boost the youngsters' development.

"Please have a good time and enjoy this moment," choir director David Tramontana told Havre de Grace High's roughly 148 seniors in the last "you-better-behave" speech they were going to hear in high school.

All we ask is that Maryland's new marijuana decriminalization law sparks a conversation, not a lecture. You have taught us to think critically and use our voices, so when we choose to engage with you about this topic, listen. When we ask questions that deserve a legitimate response, answer. If we want to discuss the positive effects of legalizing marijuana with you, be tolerant of our opinions.

Mother's Day is Sunday, May 11, and, if you haven't already found something for the special women in your life, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Glenwood has some ideas for you.

Celebrated nationwide each year in May, Older Americans Month this year focuses on safety and injury prevention, with the theme, "Safe Today, Healthy Tomorrow." It is also a time to recognize older adults for their contributions and the important role they play in our communities.

Celebrated nationwide each year in May, Older Americans Month this year focuses on injury prevention

Thousands of scientists and researchers federal agencies have been hired in recent years under special hiring authority intended to help the government compete with the private sector for senior leadership positions. Government watchdogs warn, however, that officials must use the powers judiciously.

The Columbia Association will hold elections on Saturday, April 26. During the elections, Columbia residents who pay the Columbia Association assessed fee can vote in their respective village for their village's representative to the 10-member Columbia Council, which becomes the 10-member Board of Directors.

Shawna Gunter, 36, faces fraud and identity theft charges

Survey results find millennials, who are underrepresented in the federal workplace, are interested in federal jobs but agencies aren't doing enough to capitalize on it.

when I came on this board, HHS was not on anyone's radar.

The plan to build a combination middle and high school in Havre de Grace cleared a major hurdle recently when the state agency that oversees local school construction projects gave Harford County school officials authority to initiate planning for the new school.

If Gov. Martin O'Malley and Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown really welcome a federal investigation into Maryland's Obamacare exchange, they'll release the documents they've withheld.

Maryland Republicans and Democrats are open to the pending federal review of Maryland's troubled health exchange.

WASHINGTON — A federal inspector general is launching a review into what went wrong with Maryland's troubled health insurance exchange, opening the first examination focused specifically on how millions of dollars in federal money was spent by the state, according to the lawmaker who requested the probe.

The head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office said Wednesday that his agency is planning to examine state-based health insurance exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act, a move that could lead to a review of Maryland's troubled website.