Maryland’s Board of Public Works approved $4.6 million this week for trails, playgrounds and land conservation projects in 11 counties — and Southern Maryland is on that list twice, though the state’s own announcement leaves unclear exactly what Charles and St. Mary’s counties are actually getting. The Aug. 19 approval, issued by the Department of […]
The Richmond Flying Squirrels answered Tuesday’s blowout loss with a late-inning comeback of their own, rallying past the Chesapeake Baysox 7-4 on Wednesday in a back-and-forth game that featured three ties and four lead changes, evening the two teams’ six-game series at Prince George’s Stadium. A night after Chesapeake routed Richmond 7-2 behind a pair […]
St. Mary’s County is recruiting residents to fill vacancies across eight of its volunteer boards, commissions and committees, with applications due by Sept. 4. The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County oversee dozens of these advisory bodies, which shape county policy on everything from housing to environmental protection before recommendations reach elected officials. Current openings span […]
After receiving a threat from the federal government about violating parental rights, Anne Arundel County public schools informed the school community Wednesday that its gender policy for students has been amended to grant parents more access. Superintendent Mark T. Bedell wrote in a letter to the school community that the confidentiality section of the school district’s “Safe […]
A new boutique ultrasound studio is set to open in Prince Frederick next month, offering expectant families in Southern Maryland a chance to see and bond with their babies outside a traditional medical visit — a growing but medically debated corner of the pregnancy-services industry. Precious Baby Sono, located at 131 Main Street, will begin […]
With Maryland students returning to classrooms in the coming weeks, state transportation officials are renewing a reminder that hasn’t lost relevance in more than a decade of tracking: drivers still aren’t reliably stopping for school buses, and the consequences can be fatal. More than 600,000 Maryland students ride a bus to and from school each […]
La Plata’s mayoral censure story has a new chapter: primary records obtained since our previous coverage — the underlying MDOT email chain and the town’s full Charter — now allow us to fact-check specific claims from both the mayor and the council, rather than simply reporting their competing accounts. As previously reported, the Town Council […]
The St. Clement’s Island Museum isn’t being renovated — it’s being completely rebuilt. “It’s a complete demolition and rebuild,” Museum Division Manager Karen Stone told the public during a July 29 presentation at Potomac Gardens, where she and the county’s Department of Public Works unveiled architectural renderings, floor plans and exhibit concepts for the new […]
You will have a lot of times when recreating academic documents is a necessity. And that is when you will need to showcase your existing documents, but you can’t find it, or you have to narrow down another solution. The thing is, you may also need to create a digital version of that document, and […]
Maryland regulators are getting nearly $400,000 for the state and 109 Maryland homeowners as part of a $15.5 million multistate settlement with NewRez LLC, a mortgage servicer accused of billing customers for insurance they didn’t need. The Maryland Department of Labor’s Office of Financial Regulation joined financial regulators in 47 other states and the District […]