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Hear ye, hear ye: Maryland Renaissance Festival returns this weekend with free kids' tickets
The Maryland Renaissance Festival is back for its 48th season with jousting tournaments, giant turkey legs and costumed revelers aplenty near Annapolis. The festival runs on Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 20, plus Labor Day weekend. With more than 200 professional performers on 10 stages, the schedule has something for...
High-end auto theft spree in Baltimore ends in tragedy, suspects still at large
Baltimore (WBFF) — An auto theft incident in Baltimore City is believed to be connected to a fatal crash in Carroll County as police search for suspects. Raj Muzammil pointed out Tuesday the ramp doors at his auto shop where a group of thieves broke in. It happened at the A&B Auto Body and Repair Shop on Dundalk Avenue.
Algal blooms in parts of Potomac River trigger warning for pet owners
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - Maryland health officials are advising pet owners to keep their animals out of the water along parts of the Potomac River after algal blooms were detected. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says algae mats, described as algae that has the appearance of mats of fine,...
Maryland earns $23 million federal grant for apprenticeship programs
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The state of Maryland will receive nearly $23 million in federal grant money to establish apprenticeship programs across a variety of industries, including health care, technology and transportation.
Maryland State Pest Control Association to host training event for PMPs
The Maryland State Pest Control Association (MSPCA) has created the Business Building Blocks & Connections event to help pest management professionals (PMPs) grow their businesses. The new event, which will take place in Fulton, Md., on Sept. 10, will feature three business-building sessions on sales, customer service and employee engagement.
Maryland 2024 back-to-school guide: Key dates, checklists, resources
Aug. 26 — schools open for grades 1-5, 6 and 9 only. Anne Arundel County Schools Bell Schedule and School Hours. Elementary school students are the first in class each morning, followed by high school students and then middle schools. Hours for all schools can be found here. Anne...
Singers invited to join chorale for ‘Feast of Carols” holiday season
CHESTERTOWN — The Chester River Chorale fall semester launches Sept. 9 with weekly rehearsals at the Presbyterian Church of Chestertown. All singers are invited to join; the chorale has a specific need for male voices. No audition is required. All music is provided. An added opportunity is the Chester...
Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River welcome new minister
CHESTERTOWN — For the Reverend Kathryn Adams, the new minister at the Unitarian Universalist church in Chestertown, “Love is always at the center. It is my why.” Love is the central principle adopted at the denomination’s recent annual meeting and has long been her motivation in ministry. Adams comes to the Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River after serving a congregation in Chico, California. For her, as for Unitarians in general, love is more than one-to-one kindness and blind optimism. Love is something we do. ...
Sale of Perry Hall Mansion to Baltimore County businessman falls through
A Baltimore County businessman who initially agreed to buy the historic Perry Hall mansion for $5,000 will no longer buy the property. In June, the Baltimore County Council approved a contract to sell the Perry Hall Mansion to a limited liability company owned by Kingsville landscape business owner Robert Lehnhoff. The $5,000 sale was a fraction of the mansion’s assessed property value, but ...
Marks to recommend downzoning 275 acres in Wampler area
Baltimore County Councilman David Marks announced last Thursday that he will support one of the largest downzoning efforts ever considered along the Wampler and Bengies Road corridors. Marks will recommend that 125 acres be redesignated as Neighborhood Commons, or open-space zoning, and that 150 acres be downzoned to DR 1, or one house per acre. The rezoning recommendations are related to Issues 5-042, 5-072, 5-073, 5-086, 5-090, 5-092, 5-094, 5-118,...
Caretaker Charged After Vulnerable Adult Found In 'Deplorable Conditions' In Woodlawn Dies: PD
Brittany Brooks, 34, has been charged following a vulnerable adult abuse investigation that was launched following the death of Antoinette Gray, who was found living in "deplorable conditions" in Woodlawn, authorities announced. According to the Baltimore County Police Department, officers were called to the 1400 block of Kirkwood Road, where...
An annual tradition, stalls are judged on their best display
Stall Art judges are pictured at the 2024 Queen Anne's 4-H Fair, Tuesday, Aug. 13. They judged all 45 decorated horse stalls on their artistic merit. From left Kent Island Federation of Arts members Rebecca Placek, Mary Ann Buckley, and Queen Anne's Arts Council's Allison Moffatt.
Norwegian company plans to build $320 million salmon farming operation west of Newark
A Norwegian company plans to build a fish-farming operation at the former Bainbridge naval base west of Newark on the western edge of Cecil County, MD. Cecil County's Office of Economic Development announced the project from AquaCon via a social media post. (See below)
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