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Little Free Library book-sharing boxes installed in 10 locations in DC and Baltimore
BALTIMORE -- Ello is on a mission to teach any child to read from start to finish, regardless of resources. Ello has partnered with Little Free Library and Baltimore-based Dent Education, with youth innovators custom designing and installing Little Free Library book-sharing boxes in 10 locations throughout Washington DC and Baltimore.Ello is donating and filling each library with children's books, including favorite classics and decodable books designed to help kids learn how to read.These 10 Little Free Libraries were officially installed and opened on August 7. You can find the libraries on this map here.Ello is an AI-powered reading coach that listens and engages with...
The Blueprint Accountability Board must show political courage
The Accountability and Implementation Board has the power and the duty to hold the governor and the General Assembly accountable for the funding - or lack of it - of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future. It needs to have the will.
New Maryland law abolishes liability waivers, protects consumers after 5-year-old's death
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — 7News is looking into a new Maryland law in the days after the tragic death of a 5-year-old boy in Waldorf on Saturday, August 3. "This law is a giant win for the consumer," said Jonathan Lieberman, a principal at the Law Firm of Stein Sperling in Rockville.
GOVERNOR MOORE TOURS ION STORAGE SYSTEMS AND ANNOUNCES $11 MILLION INVESTMENT TO SUPPORT MARYLAND-BASED ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND INNOVATION PROJECTS
The following information was released by the office of the Governor of. -based manufacturer of solid-state batteries for the defense, aerospace, medical, consumer, electric vehicle, and grid storage industries. During the visit in. Beltsville. , the governor announced. $11 million. in funding to support advanced manufacturing and innovation projects, as...
STEM summer programs are encouraging youth across Maryland
MARYLAND – Students are reaching for the stars, STEM STARS that is. The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s summer cohort aims to remove barriers in the STEM learning environment. Their mission is to encourage underrepresented groups to pursue careers in STEM, and whether it’s biology or Breadboards these students are being “STEMulated” this summer.
Pro-gun group plans Supreme Court fight over Maryland ‘assault weapons’ ban
A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld Maryland‘s ban on “assault weapons,” prompting a major pro-Second Amendment legal group to vow to petition the Supreme Court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled 10-5 that the weapons ban by Maryland, a 2013 law that was challenged as unconstitutional by the Firearms Policy Coalition, […]
Maryland construction worker killed on I-95 brings more focus on work zone safety
BALTIMORE - The death of a 62-year-old construction worker on I-95 on Tuesday in Harford County brings more attention to work zone safety.Mineshbai Patel, from Laurel, Maryland, was struck and killed by a dump truck backing up in a work zone on the southbound lanes near Mountain Road, snarling traffic for hours. He died at the scene.Maryland State Police said the driver of the dump truck was operating in the work zone when they backed up and struck Patel.According to the State Highway Administration in 2023, 12 people died in work zone crashes, and so far in 2024, another eight...
Maryland retroactively approves software contract to provide financial support to port workers
The Maryland Board of Public Works retroactively approved a contract Wednesday that allowed the state to provide financial assistance payments to workers displaced by the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. “That first morning when we were down there with the divers, when we asked them about what they could see, the answer we heard from almost all of the divers was ‘about ...
Maryland GOP leader could face jail for DUI as special prosecutor seeks 'enhanced penalty'
FREDERICK, Md. (WBFF) — A special prosecutor notified Allegany County courts on Tuesday afternoon that they intend to seek an enhanced penalty that could include jail time for a prominent Maryland Republican. FOX45 News initially reported in mid-June that Maryland House Minority Leader Del. Jason Buckel, R-Allegany County, was...
Angela Marie Brill Killed In Head-On Maryland Crash: Police
A 56-year-old woman died at an area hospital following a crash during the afternoon commute near the Howard and Montgomery County line, police say. Angela Marie Brill, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has been identified as the woman who was killed in a crash involving her Chevy Malibu and a Toyota pick-up truck after being airlifted to the hospital.