After an unprecedented number of recent school shootings, law enforcement officers and school officials take even the most seemingly benign rumors very seriously. Last week, Milford Mill Academy, a public high school in Baltimore, MD, was under police investigation and placed on a lockdown lasting several hours, after a report of a gun inside the […]
With temperatures in the area continuing to fall, many people have likely begun to notice one of the many side-effects of winter: dry, scaly, itchy skin. Because humidity levels drop as the air gets colder, your complexion quickly loses moisture, causing discomfort and exacerbating other skin problems. For this reason, it is important to make […]
Like many seaside towns and cities across the United States, Crisfield, MD has already begun to suffer from the consequences of global warming. When Hurricane Sandy struck in 2012, the area was one of the most heavily affected on the Eastern Seaboard: the streets flooded with several feet of water, even floating coffins out of […]
Thanks to a recently announced $400,000 Digital Learning Innovation Fund grant, high school students in Somerset County, MD are using tablets to explore long distance learning options. This is especially helpful for those who are ill or unable to attend school due to weather conditions. The grant is specifically designed to blend student instruction with […]
Due to the struggling economy and other financial difficulties, studies show that as many as 80% of low-income Maryland residents involved in civil lawsuits choose to represent themselves in court, a decision that often means losing their case. In response, a state task force has recommended that Maryland increase its legal aid programs by more […]
On Thursday, Nov. 13, a panel of state legislators in Maryland moved another step closer to medical marijuana legislation that now seems like an inevitability. According to the Baltimore Sun, the state panel approved a set of rules that will govern and regulate the growers and dispensaries of medical marijuana. Maryland’s licensing fees for both growers […]
A new study from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows that the prevalence of major coastal flooding in the United States, particularly along the eastern seaboard, will increase at an ever quickening pace over the next few decades. In 15 years’ time, the study posits, major cities — from Portland, Maine to New York City, […]
Maryland is famous for a number of things. The United States Naval Academy was founded in Annapolis, Maryland in 1845. Crab cakes made from the distinctly sweet flesh of the blue crab are known across the country. Maryland, in other words, has a lot going for it on a national level. Internationally, the Old Line […]
A new bill was proposed last week in Montgomery County that would ban the use of pesticides on most public and private lawns. The bill was introduced by County Council Vice President George Leventhal, who says that pesticide control is necessary to protect the health of Montgomery county residents. Specifically, the bill would ban pesticides […]
The 400 block of Jefferson Avenue in the small town of Jefferson, MD was filled with an interesting crowd on the evening of October 22: police cars, workers from Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., and an amalgam of neighbors lined the street. It sounds like the beginnings of a bad news update, but it’s actually […]
