With early education shown to boost future earning potential but few states offering free preschool programs, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2024’s States with the Best & Worst Early Education Systems, and Maryland came in at #4 in the country.
As the community mourns the loss of Fawzan Hassan, the 6-year-old boy who was found in the pond at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg on Sunday, the First Hijrah Foundation (described as a non-profit, non-political, humanitarian Islamic organization established by Ethiopian Muslims in North America) has shared information regarding his funeral.
In its first year, the Maryland Grain Producers Association and Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Maryland’s Best program, have named Frederick’s McClintock Distilling the winner of the 2024 Maryland’s Best Whiskey competition. It is for whiskeys produced in the state, made with at least 50 percent or more local grain.
District 38 State Senator Mary Beth Carozza, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA), Maryland Coastal Bays Program, and Chesapeake Bay Trust revealed an updated design for the Maryland bay license plate last week.
The Washington Post’s Tim Carman released his list of the “The 10 best breakfast sandwiches in the D.C. area”, which consisted mostly of sandwiches found in D.C. proper. One popular breakfast sandwich, located in Gaithersburg’s Kentlands neighborhood, was ranked 9th on the list– the Bistek at Lapu Lapu.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced earlier this week that Ansoumane Camara, 35, of Germantown, Maryland, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court to one count of theft of […]
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) State Highway Administration (SHA) has released its major lane closures for this weekend (July 26, 27, and 28. They can be seen below, by county:
The Maryland Department of Health is advising consumers not to eat certain deli meats produced by Boar’s Head because of potential contamination with Listeria bacteria.
The White Marlin Open (WMO), the world’s largest offshore billfish tournament held annually in Ocean City, proudly announces plans for its 51st anniversary tournament week, presented by Pure Lure. Held from August 5 through August 9, anglers will compete to catch record-breaking white and blue marlin, tuna, wahoo, swordfish, or dolphin.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has announced the arrest of 52-year-old Owings Mills man in connection with government-imposter related gold bar scams.