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$50,000 windfall heading to man after winning trip to Thurmont convenience store
25 July 2024- A Pick 3 player from Western Maryland who tried his luck with scratch-offs walked away a big winner. The Frederick County man won $50,000 playing the Money Money Money scratch-off!. The lucky man was getting off work as a packaging official last week when he decided to...
Thurmont fines sober living house for zoning violation; director alleges discrimination
The town of Thurmont has issued citations on a sober living house for operating improperly in a residential neighborhood — but the people owning the house and living there allege the town is discriminating against them. Up and Out Sober Living is a “recovery residence” certified by the Maryland RecoveryNet and provides homes for individuals in recovery for drug or alcohol addictions. As a ...
Power line project would cut through Baltimore region’s preserved land, farms
Central Maryland residents in growing numbers are vowing to stop a proposed upgrade to the region’s energy grid involving a 500,000-volt overhead transmission line that would cut across farms, parks, neighborhoods, wetlands and forests in three counties. The Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project would carve a 70-mile path through largely rural areas of Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick ...
Black health survey launches in Frederick County
FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Black Health Equity Coalition is asking the Black community to participate in a health survey – and this year, the coalition received a grant to help fix problems mentioned by participants. Dr. Denis Rollins is the Executive Director for the Black Health Equity Coalition. She said in […]
Students facing housing insecurity celebrate finishing summer academic program
At a recognition ceremony on Thursday, a student speaker stared down at the podium and read aloud his speech on what he learned in English 12, the class he took this summer at New Horizons Academy. The five-week program, run by the Student Homelessness Initiative Partnership of Frederick County (SHIP), offers high school graduation requirement courses to Frederick County Public School students ...
Sunny Skies Continue Sunday in Maryland
BALTIMORE -- One more day of beautiful weather this Sunday as high pressure builds in across the state.Overnight lows in the 60s once again for your Saturday night with mostly clear skies.Sunshine continues Sunday with temperatures climbing just a touch in the low 90s across the forecast area, unless you are in the mountains or near the water. Cooler water temperatures will help keep those afternoon highs in the upper 80s.We have an interesting pattern in effect for the workweek forecast. An upper low to the east, will back up over the forecast area on Monday, increasing our chance for...
Maryland issues Listeria alert; Boar’s Head deli meat recalled
MARYLAND (DC News Now) –The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) issued a consumer advisory on Friday regarding certain Boar’s Head deli meats because Listeria bacteria may have contaminated them. This consumer advisory comes after a sample collected by the Department tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. MDH and the Baltimore City Health Department collected an unopened […]
How DC-area shoppers can save some money in August
Virginia will hold a three-day sales tax holiday and Maryland will hold a similar one for a week, as local shoppers load their carts with back-to-school items. This year’s Virginia’s sales tax holiday, from Aug. 2 to Aug. 4, comes after state lawmakers forgot to renew the sales tax holiday during budget negotiations back in March 2023. That legislation expired so it could not be offered in August, as in previous years, when people are usually shopping for back-to-school items. But it was eventually held last October.
West Virginia Woman Returns Home To Claim $50,000 Maryland Lottery Prize
A Maryland native living in West Virginia is feeling lucky after crossing the state line to claim a five-figure Lottery prize after years of playing. Annette Smith, who is known to make her way back to Maryland to play her favorite games, finally got her big win on a winning $50,000 Pick 5 ticket sold at Wawa on Patrick Street in Frederick.
Apple has reached its first-ever union contract with store employees in Maryland
Apple has reached a tentative collective bargaining contract with the first unionized company store in the country. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ Coalition of Organized Retail Employees, which represents the employees at a retail location in Maryland, announced Friday evening that it struck a three-year deal with the company that will increase pay by an average of 10% and offer other benefits to workers.
July 27 Sun And Low Humidity Keep Us Warm Then Heat And Some Daily Storms During The Work Week
We are in as nice an air mass as we can expect for late July. Low Humidity will allow for sunshine and a warm-up in the afternoon. A coastal Low is forming off the Carolina coast, and this will pivot towards New England in a few days. It will miss us as we remain dry.
Southern Maryland ag center sits at crossroads
HUGHESVILLE, Md. — As they work to finally build a regional agricultural center after years of delay, Southern Maryland officials now find themselves straddling two different visions for the project while the clock ticks on a key piece of state funding. St. Mary’s County is quickly nearing the bidding...
Boyle, Stabler honored at Commodity Classic
CENTREVILLE, Md. — The Maryland Grain Producers Association honored two stalwarts in the grain industry during the Maryland Commodity Classic. Gene Boyle received the Dr. James R.Miller Award for outstanding service to state’s grain industry and Drew Stabler was handed the inaugural Lawrence E. Meeks Farmer Lifetime of Service Award July 25 at the Queen Anne’s 4-H Park.
Frederick distillery wins Maryland’s best whiskey, Hagerstown’s Meinelschmidt crafts 3rd best cocktail in state
26 July 2024- 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.
Activists target state’s continued reliance on fossil fuels in energy portfolio
For years, a consumer watchdog and environmental advocates have urged the state to rethink policies that prolong the use of natural gas. They pressed the case Thursday with the Public Service Commission.
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