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Joint effort aims at addressing Langley Park housing ills
LANGLEY PARK, Maryland – Just outside the nation’s capital, this community has been struggling for years with aging and neglected housing. Many properties are overcrowded, poorly maintained, and have multiple environmental health hazards such as mold, lead-based paints, and pest infestations. For all of that, housing is still too expensive for some residents. “At first, everything starts off…
In Maryland, advocates educate immigrants about the census
There won’t be a citizenship question on the 2020 census, but immigrants are still afraid of sharing information with the government. In Maryland, immigrant-advocates are knocking on doors to tell residents why the census matters.
Annmarie Gardens ready to help with that one special ornament
The tree is up, the lights are strung, the topper is on and everything looks great, except for the fact there are some barren spots on the tree.
Salisbury presents state task list to local lawmakers
Salisbury Mayor Jake Day on Tuesday presented the city’s legislative and budget wish list to members of the Eastern Shore Delegation before they head to Annapolis in January. For the fourth year, city officials hosted a lunch meeting with local members of the Maryland General Assembly to outline priorities, including establishing a tax differential and […]
Md. youths needing psychiatric care find long waits, drives
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — The first time Jeannine LeMieux’s daughter was hospitalized for a psychotic episode, she was only 8 years old. LeMieux took her daughter to a hospital emergency room near her home on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, where it was determined that she needed to be hospitalized. Her first admission was to Sheppard Pratt, a…
Commissioners remove three projects from bonding authority list
The Calvert County commissioners removed three projects from a bonding authority list on Dec. 3.
Kolmac Outpatient Recovery Centers opens Annapolis location
Kolmac Outpatient Recovery Centers has opened a location in Annapolis.
Wellness, recovery program has new location, director
Danielle Johnson has replaced Joann Adams at On Our Home, a wellness and recovery program that recently relocated to the Calvert County Industrial Park.
Tenable researchers find security flaws in Amazon’s camera
Researchers at Tenable have found vulnerabilities in security cameras made by Amazon.
Snow falls in Delaware, Laurel schools on one hour delay
Delawareans awoke to snow this morning that could bring a messy commute and led the Laurel School District to delay the start of school by an hour. The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for all of Delaware today and tonight, forecasting up to an inch of snow accumulation through morning. “Bands of […]
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