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Montgomery County Public Schools is on the hunt for a new superintendent. This comes after the recent departure of former Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight. WUSA9 has learned that McKnight will walk away from Montgomery County with $1.3 million as part of the district’s separation deal.

A $13 million shortfall in Cecil County’s education budget has pitted its Republican county executive against the district’s superintendent and continued in the form of battling news releases. Cecil County’s school communities have been in an uproar since Superintendent Jeffrey Lawson warned in February that hundreds of staff and programs like band and sports would be cut without additional funding from the county.

Ships that typically move cargo in and out of the Port of Baltimore have been forced to use other ports along the East Coast following last week’s deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which means Baltimore port workers have been constantly traveling, retrieving containers from other states and driving them to Baltimore.

Though Maryland isn’t in the path of totality for the solar eclipse set for the afternoon of Monday, April 8, 2024, there will still be plenty of reasons to look to the skies in the Hagerstown area and beyond. Here’s a look at when the eclipse is coming, then more on events all around to enjoy the big event.

A heightened law enforcement presence took effect in Ridgely, Caroline County, Monday as sheriff’s deputies aim to enhance safety measures in the area more frequently. The entire Ridgely Police Department has been placed on suspension, prompting the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office to step in and assure residents of increased patrols starting Monday.

As the arduous task of cleaning up the remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore continues, one environmental group said they are concerned about potential pollution impacts we could see from the process. Emily Ranson, the Chesapeake regional director for the advocacy group Clean Water Action, said some concerns include how any hazardous materials will be removed and sediment blooms caused by dredging.

A Montgomery County judge deemed Maryland’s Child Victims Act unconstitutional Monday in a child sex abuse lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Washington, prompting a swift promise of yet another appeal related to the landmark law. Circuit Judge Jeannie E. Cho’s ruling diverged from those of her colleagues in Harford and Prince George’s counties, who found the law constitutional.