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FCPS virtual program will no longer accept first, second graders

Starting this fall, first and second graders in Frederick County Public Schools can no longer attend class online. The Frederick County Board of Education voted to remove those grades from the district’s Remote Virtual Program last month. The move saved the system $903,427, as the board struggled to balance its budget for fiscal year 2024.

 

How a Baltimore neighborhood event ‘about love’ ended with 30 people shot

The calls came in over the Baltimore Police radio suddenly and all together. ”All units be advised,” a male voice broadcasted early last Sunday morning, ”there’s a shooting call.” It was just after 12:30 a.m. and people had been shot — it was impossible to tell how many — all over the Brooklyn Homes public housing complex. Within three minutes of the first calls, another came in for the same area, the 800 block of Gretna Court.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Solar storm on Thursday expected to make Northern Lights visible in 17 states

A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in 17 American states a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights, the colorful sky show that happens when solar wind hits the atmosphere. Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, are most often seen in Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia, but an 11-year solar cycle that’s expected to peak in 2024 is making the lights visible in places farther to the south.

Read More: WTOP
Montgomery Co. says goodbye to free Saturday parking in Bethesda, Silver Spring

Free Saturday parking in downtown Bethesda and Silver Spring has gone the way of Blockbuster stores and flip phones — Montgomery County has started to charge for parking in these areas in county-operated parking lots, meters and garages on previously gratis Saturdays. Beginning on Saturday, July 8, the Montgomery County Department of Transportation began charging its current weekday rate through Saturday.

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Baltimore police charge teenager in connection with Brooklyn mass shooting

Baltimore police charged a teenager as a person of interest in connection with Sunday’s mass shooting. Homicide detectives and SWAT members arrested a 17-year-old boy without incident at 7 a.m. Friday at a house where officers executed a search warrant. Police said detectives believe the 17-year-old boy was involved in the mass shooting, but he is not being charged as the shooter.

Read More: WBALTV
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Hundreds in Baltimore County to finally get internet access

Hundreds of Baltimore County residents have been without high-speed internet access, but that will soon change. “It’s like you’re living in a third-world country, being in Baltimore County and not having internet,” said resident Mary Petrucci. She lives in one of those homes that do not currently have high-speed broadband internet service. “I would go to the public library when I could, once or maybe twice a week, and have to check emails and do all of my computer work at the library,” Petrucci said.

 

 

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Nonprofit gets $76K state grant to help address opioid crisis

Local nonprofit On Our Own of Frederick County was awarded a $76,000 state grant to help expand its services for those struggling with opioid addiction. On Our Own is a peer-led recovery center that provides resources — from one-on-one peer sessions, life coaching, support groups and educational programs — for people battling substance abuse and mental health problems, or people in recovery trying to maintain their clean lifestyle.

 

Safe Streets crew worked South Baltimore block party, but shifts ended before mass shooting

Four months after city leaders celebrated the results of Safe Streets, their flagship anti-violence program, one of the worst acts of violence in Baltimore history took place squarely within the group’s turf. Gunfire erupted at a South Baltimore block party on Saturday, leaving two dead and 28 others wounded shortly after midnight.

Baltimore Museum of Art acquires art installation honoring Baltimore health workers

The Baltimore Museum of Art has acquired an art installation highlighting the work of the city’s health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The installation, “More Than Conquerors: A Monument for Community Health Workers in Baltimore,” is a gift from the Glenstone Museum located in Potomac. It will be on display at the BMA in 2025 as “part of a year-long initiative focused on the environment.”

 

Fenwick Group Reviews Dredging Permits, Contract

Officials say contract negotiations and testing will continue as the town awaits permit approvals for a long-awaited dredging project. Late last month, the Town of Fenwick Island submitted three permit applications for a dredging project in the Little Assawoman Bay. In last week’s meeting of the Fenwick Island Dredging Committee, Councilman Bill Rymer, committee chair, said the town will continue to work with a local developer to finalize contract negotiations and sediment testing as those applications are being reviewed.

 

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