After an emotional debate on Tuesday, Prince George’s County Council decided not to pass a bill that would have mandated paid sick-leave for all employees in the county. According to the Washington Post, paid sick-leave is already mandated in several neighboring counties, including Montgomery, though opponents of the bill in Prince George’s feel as if the […]
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Maryland Man Suspected of Being Serial Arsonist
Police in Maryland have charged a 54-year-old man with setting a small fire on the front porch of his apartment building. Although the incident may seem small, it potentially has larger implications. Westminster Police Department officers responded to a call on October 3. A witness had said that while he was remodeling inside the building, […]
Harford County’s Dispatch Center Moves Into New Building
One of Maryland’s largest counties has just moved its entire 911 dispatching center to a new location.The Baltimore Sun reports that on March 25th, Harford County’s Department of Emergency Services (DES) will move to a brand-new, 110,000 square-foot building right next to its previous building. Though the new building cost $40 million and was unveiled last […]
Immigrant Living in Prince George County Explains Why a Texas Court Ruling Could Affect His Entire Future
For the majority of Americans, the immigration debate is nothing more than an issue that appears in the news headlines and in political campaigns, but for Miguel A. Guzman, a 32-year-old resident of Prince George County — and an illegal immigrant who has been living in the U.S. for 15 years — the immigration reform […]
Israeli Crowdfunding Organization Heads to Maryland
In recent years, crowdfunding has become a popular practice among entrepreneurs and casual investors. Thanks to websites like Kickstarter, business owners and other individuals can raise small amounts of money for virtually any type of project by collecting money from the online community. Now, Maryland businesses have yet another funding option, although its source is […]
Crisfield City Officials Investigate Mysterious Noise
Crisfield resident Felisa Games has been kept awake at night since last August — due to a nighttime sound that so far, no one has been able to identify. She finally attended a city council meeting in late February to ask for help.Now, city officials are investigating what could be causing the noise, which according […]
Investigators Announce That a 15-Foot Christmas Tree Fueled the Massive House Fire in Maryland
In the early morning hours on January 19th, a house fire ravaged the home of an Annapolis couple living on the 900 block of Childs Point Road, taking the lives of both residents as well as their four grandchildren. It took nearly two weeks for investigators to figure out that a Christmas tree is to […]
How Millennials Are Making it Easier for Homeowners to Buy Homes
As millennials grow older, many Americans are curious as to how Gen Y’s current predicament will impact aspects of the recovering U.S. economy including investing, the job and housing markets, and particularly home ownership.Since this demographic is crushed under student loan debt, it’s been said that home ownership will end with millennials. After all, they […]
Maryland in Top 5 for Least Risky States to Drive in, Insurance Analysis Shows
Driving can always be risky. In Maryland alone, an average of 55,232 people are injured and 635 are killed per year, according to the most recent data available from the state Motor Vehicle Administration. However, the risk to a driver’s bank account should an accident occur is more pronounced in some states than others, and […]
UK Man’s Restored Austin Healey Convertible Stolen from His Garage on Christmas Eve
One banker in north London, U.K., had a not-so-merry Christmas after his 1955 Austin Healey convertible was stolen from his garage on Dec. 24.The vehicle had taken owner Pascal Maeter, a banker from Chelsea, 18 months to restore. The car has an estimated valued of £100,000, or about $150,000 USD.The car was last seen parked […]