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‘We need them to feel safe’: Concerns voiced at Harford County Board of Education meeting

Residents and families with students in Harford County Schools voiced their concerns at the first Board of Education meeting since a deadly shooting inside Joppatowne High School on Sept. 6. The school board president said they’re already exploring new safety initiatives. “These initiatives will include both physical and electronic security measures, enhanced discipline and upholding a rigorous standard for behavior and accountability.

Read More: WBALTV
New Prince George’s Co. schools’ watchdog admits he’s not popular, getting resistance from those he’s overseeing

Prince George’s County Public Schools in Maryland has a new office of Integrity and Compliance. But while school offices are in Upper Marlboro, the new I&C officer Frank Turner’s office is in Largo, an indication of the independence he intends to show as he digs into waste, fraud and abuse within a school system that’s been plagued by scandals and corruption.

Read More: WTOP
Claws and Effect: Who’s to blame for the blue crabs’ disappearance?

The seafood industry around the waters and tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay has seen better days, but it’s also had worse days. While things have rebounded to some degree in recent years, there are increasing concerns about what the future might hold. Those concerns exist within the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, as well as on the boats used by watermen who harvest crabs by the bushel.

Read More: WTOP
Income, education more powerful than race at predicting whether Baltimoreans know someone who fatally overdosed

In Baltimore, Black residents tend to be hit the hardest by public health crises, but results from a community survey released Tuesday by Johns Hopkins University show that income level and educational attainment are more powerful than race at predicting whether a Baltimorean has lost someone close to them from a drug overdose.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Recycling, yard waste collectors in Anne Arundel near second week of strike

Unionized sanitation workers at Ecology Services, a company contracted by Anne Arundel County for recycling and yard waste collection, remain on strike this week with no end in sight. Dozens of employees who are part of Teamsters Local 570, the union representing Ecology Services workers, went on strike Sept. 4 over the company’s refusal to address unsafe working conditions and unfair wages.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
‘We are very familiar with death’: One man’s overdose exemplifies Baltimore’s crisis

Nathaniel Jordan was a private man who many hadn’t truly known. Aside from his humor and love for Jamaican music, his daughter Yasmeen Jordan didn’t know much else about him. But she knew about her father’s drug use all too well. “I had to grieve the fact that I didn’t have him around,” Yasmeen Jordan said. “He was funny, he stole, but I feel like, if he had the proper help, the proper assistance, I feel like he would have [still] been here.”

Baltimore County to wield new tool in effort to target vacant structures: A tax.

The Baltimore County Council on Monday night passed legislation to tax vacant structures and direct the revenue to funds that help find housing and fix up vacant buildings. The law will take effect July 25. Baltimore County has about 500 structures that are registered with the county as vacant, and 31 that are deemed unfit for habitation or other authorized use.

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Maryland transit budget would cut millions from Baltimore, leave D.C. Metro whole

The Baltimore Regional Transit Commission, which began meeting this year to explore structural changes to how decisions get made about Baltimore’s buses and trains, was the first stop on the state transportation department’s fall tour presenting its six-year budget. State officials will visit with leaders and the public in Baltimore City and Maryland’s 23 counties to field questions and solicit feedback on the roughly $19 billion Consolidated Transportation Program, a roadmap for capital spending through fiscal year 2030.

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Baltimore County community to lose only post office, inconveniencing residents

The only post office in the community of Glen Arm in Baltimore County will permanently close its location at 12112 Long Green Pike next month. USPS states the lease to the building will expire on October 5. Ahead of that, the Glen Arm Post Office will suspend service at the close of business on Friday, October 4. There is an active search for an alternate building to replace the Glen Arm Post Office. However, a timeline for completion is not set.

Maryland Department of Health to fight back against suicide within the school system

The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) implementing the Maryland Action Plan to prevent suicides within the school system. MDH announced a new comprehensive guide for schools, which includes extensive training for school admins, mental health professionals, and even parents. Director of suicide prevention and problem gambling, Dionne Bowie, said this new plan will take Maryland schools to the next level in offering support to students.

Read More: WMDT

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