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International Soccer Star Visits Local Students
Students at MCPS’ Rolling Terrace Elementary School in Takoma Park got the chance to spend a summer afternoon with professional soccer star Luis Palma. Palma is a Honduran footballer who plays as a winger on the Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Honduras national team. He has also played professionally in leagues in Honduras, the United Stated, and Greece. Palma became the second Honduran player to ever score in the Champions League when he scored for Celtic against Atletico Madrid in 2023.
Maryland Basketball: "The vibes are great" for Rodney Rice in his Maryland homecoming
Rodney Rice is one of five players in a highly-touted transfer class for Kevin Willard and Maryland men's basketball. The 6-foot-4 guard, who will wear No. 1, is a Virginia Tech transfer, native of Clinton, Maryland, and DeMatha Catholic High School product. He caught up with Maryland athletics' Taylor Smyth for a player introduction interview, discussing his move to College Park, his game, the team and more.
Is THEIR agenda YOUR agenda?
On News Talk 103.7Fm we tell you the story and share an action point. Your voice matters. Pick your meeting, stand up, and be heard!. Chambersburg Borough Council, 7 p.m., 100 South Second Street. Agenda: http://www.borough.chambersburg.pa.us/pdf/PUBLIC%2007-22-2024%20AGENDA.pdf. Council members: http://www.borough.chambersburg.pa.us/government/council-directory.html. July 23. Waynesboro Area School Board, 7 p.m., Clayton Avenue Administration...
Free People closing at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda
Is closing at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda. The store's final day of operation will be Friday, July 26, 2024. A bohemian brand of Urban Outfitters, Free People opened this location in May of 2013. Despite that solid track record of success, the store has ultimately succumbed to the moribund Montgomery County economy, along with MoCo's high taxes and ever-shrinking business profit margins. Not only do I find no reports of Free People stores closing elsewhere in recent times, but Urban Outfitters is actually expanding the brand by opening additional Free People locations this year.
Sunny Sunday forecast in Maryland
BALTIMORE- Some clouds are still hanging on, but are expected to clear out by midday.Temperatures rise a little more dramatically today thanks to a warm flow of air and plenty of sunshine.Highs today range in the low 90s this afternoon under sunny skies.Lows tonight will be muggy in the 70s with a few thunderstorms in the area.Monday, and through the start of next week, we will see a pattern of off and on showers paired with heat.Highs for Monday are in the 90s with afternoon showers and storms expected.Becoming hot and sticky throughout the workweek, rain will relieve some of the heat during the midday heat and early evening hours.A little more of the 80s are scheduled for next week.
More states enact salary transparency laws to fight gender, racial pay gaps
To combat gender and racial wage gaps, nearly a dozen states recently have enacted pay transparency laws that require employers to be more open about the wages and benefits they offer. Most of the laws require employers to disclose wages in job postings and some bar them from asking a job candidate about their salary […] The post More states enact salary transparency laws to fight gender, racial pay gaps appeared first on North Dakota Monitor.
Maryland’s ‘Nick’s Law’ Tightens Penalties for Boating Under the Influence
The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) reported a significant reduction in boating accidents and no fatalities during the busiest boating holiday of the year, Independence Day weekend. This year’s “Operation…
Construction Duo Hits $1 Million Jackpot, Heads to Golf Course
FREDERICK, MD — An unexpected $1 million scratch-off win prompted two construction workers, “Mr. Papagiorgio” and his coworker, to swap their workday for a golf course celebration. The pair started…
Carroll County Times 2024 boys tennis All-County: Liberty’s ‘dominant’ doubles team of Hayden Speace, Arjun Mistry named Players of the Year
After graduating from Liberty, Hayden Speace has a simple message he wants to leave behind for those following in his footsteps on the Lions’ tennis team: “Hard work takes you places.” Speace raved about the work ethic of his doubles partner, Arjun Mistry, calling the junior “one of the hardest workers I’ve ever seen.” Fortunately, Speace had a work ethic to match, and as a result, the team ...
Muslims stand up in protest against gender ideology in Fairfax County’s public schools
This week, at Fairfax County, Virginia’s school board meeting, the Muslim community made a stand against gender ideology and sexually explicit materials in public schools. Thoraia Hussein, a mother of six children who attend the district’s public schools, spoke at the dais to school board members in front of an unusually packed auditorium. Among the […]
Cove Point Park Sports Courts To Temporarily Close For Renovations
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. – The Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation announces the temporary closure of the Cove Point Park sports courts for demolition and replacement. The closure is anticipated to last several months. Beginning on Monday, July 22, two tennis and pickleball courts closest to baseball fields...
F&M Trust donates $5,000 to support The Maryland Theatre’s Century Club
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — F&M Trust recently donated $5,000 to The Maryland Theatre in support of its Century Club, which consists of community members who believe in the arts and have made a commitment to the historic preservation of the theater built in 1915. The bank’s five-year pledge will allow the theater in downtown Hagerstown to continue to present quality entertainment, educational and cultural offerings to the community.
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