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In light of budget cuts, Marylanders support slight tax hikes for transportation, poll finds
Almost half of Marylanders say they would support a tax increase if the state would invest in projects to ease traffic congestion and enhance safety on the road, a poll released in September found. According to a Gonzales poll of 820 registered voters conducted between Aug. 24 and Aug. 30, 49% of residents said they would be willing to pay a little more in taxes for projects that would ...
Here’s where you can meet Carroll school board candidates before the election
Candidates running for Carroll County Board of Education will differentiate their stances on public education policies during a series of candidate forums this month. Muri Dueppen, Amanda Jozkowski, Greg Malveaux and Kristen Zihmer will vie for two open seats on Carroll’s nonpartisan school board. Board President Marsha Herbert and board member Donna Sivigny both have served the maximum two ...
Inaugural Chesapeake Global Folk Festival begins Friday in Bel Air
The Maryland Center for the Arts will host the Chesapeake Global Folk Festival in Harford County Friday and Saturday. The festival will feature concerts in Bel Air Friday night and a free cultural festival in Aberdeen on Saturday. The inaugural event kicks off Friday at 6 p.m. with concerts at the Maryland Center for the Arts Campus located at 2503 S. Tollgate Road. Featured artists include ...
CFG or Capital One? Battle between Baltimore and D.C. arenas is more hype than heated
Pop rock priestess Billie Eilish, who comes to the CFG Bank Arena Friday, is among the big musical acts who will perform in Baltimore this year while bypassing the nation’s capital. It’s a list of Billboard superstars that includes but isn’t limited to Lizzo, Barry Manilow, Stevie Nicks, Pearl Jam, Charli XCX and Stevie Wonder. Some music lovers interpret that to mean pop stars and rock gods prefer the new, gussied-up Baltimore venue to Washington’s Capital One Arena. Typical was a comment posted on PoPville, an online website that discusses issues of interest to Washington’s neighborhoods: “What’s going on with Capital One Arena?,” reads one post from May. “How come so many artists are choosing CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore over the 6,000 extra seats at CapOne that has incredibly easy access?”
Proposed Westminster solar farm set for public hearing Wednesday
Carroll County residents will have the opportunity next week to comment before the Maryland Public Service Commission on a proposed solar facility on agricultural land in Westminster. The state commission will hold a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, before Public Utility Judge Kristin Case Lawrence at Exploration Commons, Carroll County Public Library, 50 E. Main St., in ...
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