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• Maryland

A healthy spirit of volunteerism at annual Havre de Grace community Thanksgiving

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

• Maryland

Community Thanksgiving meals planned in Havre de Grace, Bel Air, Perryville

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

• Health

Md. has yet to recover millions spent on failed exchange site

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.

• Opinion

Wrong ideological choice has cost Obama dearly [Commentary]

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.

• Health

State receives $3.5 million to target heart disease, diabetes

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.

• Health

Maryland health clinics receive federal grants

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

• Nutrition

Why you should read food labels carefully

• Obituaries

Frank J. Russell, artist and volunteer

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.

• Health

Subpoenas issued in Maryland health exchange probe

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.

• Schools

Maryland schools see influx of immigrants from Central America

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.

• Trials and Arbitration

Immigration court speeds review of cases involving children

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.

• Harford

Community gets first look at Havre de Grace Middle/High replacement designs

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.

• Politics

GOP delegates seek answers on immigrant children

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.

• Maryland

Legal Matters: Child support may be suspended for incarcerated parents

• Harford

Harford's Craig leaving gift to hometown that won't soon be forgotten [Commentary]

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

• Health

Practice safe eating during Farmers Market Week

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

• Maryland

Many issues to address in border crisis [Letter]

• Harford

Harford school board delays action on Havre de Grace High replacement

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.

• Maryland

State, city working toward shelter for immigrant children

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.

• Opinion

TV talk missing 1980 Cuban context for Texas border crisis

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.

• Maryland

Carroll Co. officials push back on shelter for immigrant children

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.

• Opinion

Hobby Lobby decision was legally sound [Letter]

Majority opinion in contraceptive case correctly upheld religious faith

• Opinion

Religious liberty in the balance at the Supreme Court [Commentary]

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

• Anne Arundel

People's Community Health Centers to close in Baltimore, Arundel

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.

• Politics and Government

U.S. considering new Md. sites for immigrant children

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.

• Harford

Support for Worrell for County Council [letter to The Aegis]

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

• Baltimore City

Feds scrap plan for immigrant shelter at Metro West

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.

• Baltimore City

City Head Start program to go full time for all, send more kids to public pre-K

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.

• Baltimore City Paper

A new book looks at the state of gay equality

• Maryland

Havre de Grace High's Class of 2014 ready to pursue world of opportunities

"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.

• Baltimore City Paper

Agency Finds Rosedale Superfund Site Not Safe for Play

• Baltimore City Paper

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• Maryland

HHS and Commission for Women to host 'Mom and Baby Fair'

• Opinion

Teens want real talk about pot [Commentary]

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.

• Howard County

Mother's Day Flower Sale at St. Andrew's Episcopal [Glenwood/Glenelg/Dayton]

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.

• Laurel Leader

Older Americans Month focuses on injury prevention

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.

• Howard County

Older American Month's message: safety first [Senior Circles]

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

• Science

Federal agencies use pay flexibility to attract scientists, professionals

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.

• Maryland

Columbia Election Candidate: Suzanne Waller

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.

• Opinion

A life deserved [Commentary]

• Health

Feds: Woman posing as physician assistant treated 200 patients

Shawna Gunter, 36, faces fraud and identity theft charges

• Colleges and Universities

U.S. agencies face battle to draw millennials into workforce

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.

• Harford

Also pushing for a new high school in Havre de Grace [Letter]

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

• Maryland

Sign-ups continue as Maryland health exchange's March 31 open enrollment deadline nears

• Harford

What's next for new Havre de Grace, Fallston school plans?

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.

• Maryland

Patricia A. Hornick-Rexrode, 44, of Hampstead

• Opinion

How 'welcome' are those Obamacare investigations? [Editorial]

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.

• News

State officials welcome federal review of health site

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

• Politics

Federal inspector to audit Maryland 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.

• Health

GAO to review state-based health exchanges

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.