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Unvaccinated students, staff should wear masks in the fall, county health officer says
July 16, 2021 -

While Montgomery County Public Schools leaders finalize mask requirements for the fall semester, the county’s top health official said this week he believes unvaccinated staff and students should continue to wear face coverings to limit the spread of COVID-19. Health Officer Travis Gayles told the Montgomery County Council on Tuesday that “any individual who is not vaccinated should continue to wear a face covering when around other individuals … regardless of whether you’ve chosen to not get the vaccine or if you’re not eligible to receive the vaccine, and particularly as it relates to children under the age of 12.”

Read More: Bethesda Beat
Some Baltimore-area animal shelters no longer taking owner surrenders, lower adoption fees as they reach or near capacity
July 16, 2021 -

Animal shelters in Baltimore, Harford and Carroll counties are at or approaching their capacity, with some facilities reaching a point where they stopped accepting owner surrenders or have been forced to lower adoption fees. The Baltimore County Animal Shelter, located on Manor Road in Baldwin, reached its maximum capacity after animal welfare responded to a complaint that resulted in the seizure of 48 dogs, said Elyn Jones, a public information officer for the health department.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
United by tragedy, family of fallen Capital Gazette staff carry one another through traumatic trial
July 16, 2021 -

Cindi Rittenour sat by the water at a memorial garden for her sister and four Capital Gazette journalists while she waited for a jury’s verdict to decide whether the gunman who killed them was insane or not. Minutes later, her phone rang. Deliberations had finished much earlier than expected.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
‘We are broken’; Baltimore County student representative admonishes school board for incivility
July 14, 2021 -

A 17-year-old student seated on Baltimore County’s school board chastised his adult counterparts this week for failing to confront what he described as deep division and incivility within the governing body. Christian Thomas, a rising senior at Eastern Technical High School, delivered the critique Tuesday during his first public school board meeting, stating he was “ashamed” the board had allowed conflict to fester. “Over the past few months as I’ve been preparing to join you all on the board, I’ve been watching,” Thomas said.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Latest updates: Capital Gazette newspaper shooter Jarrod Ramos on trial
July 14, 2021 -

Three years after Jarrod Ramos burst into the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Maryland, and shot and killed five people, a jury is set to decide whether Ramos is criminally responsible for the attack. The trial began June 29 in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court. Ramos already pleaded guilty in October 2019 to 23 counts related to the June 2018 slayings of Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiassen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters.

Read More: WTOP
Coppin State University creates Freddie Gray scholarship for Carver High School graduates
July 13, 2021 -

Coppin State University has created a scholarship named for Freddie Gray that benefits graduates of his alma mater, Carver Vocational Technical High School in Baltimore. Gray’s sister, Fredericka, joined Coppin State officials on campus Tuesday to announce the scholarship. Gray’s death in 2015 from injuries suffered in police custody sparked days of unrest in Baltimore and drew national attention to the policing of Black communities.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital reaches big milestone with 1,000th TAVR operation
July 13, 2021 -

MedStar Union Memorial Hospital reached a big milestone with the 1,000th transcatheter aortic valve replacement without open-heart surgery. The team recently replaced the aortic valve of Ken Rogers, 67, of Dundalk. Instead of open-heart surgery, physicians access the heart with a replacement valve attached to the end of a catheter that’s then inserted through the groin.

Read More: WBAL
Cooling centers open in Baltimore area amid hot temperatures
July 13, 2021 -

Excessive heat and humidity are in the forecast for part of the week in Maryland, so Baltimore-area cooling centers are opening to provide relief from the heat. Temperatures were forecast to reach the upper 90s all week. WBAL-TV 11 News recently spoke with Northwest Hospital’s emergency department chair, Dr. Angela Watkins, who said heat can take a toll on people.

Read More: WBAL
‘A gem of a building’: Lansdowne High School in early stages of design for new state-of-the-art facility
July 13, 2021 -

Plans to replace Lansdowne High School in Baltimore County are progressing in the early stages of design, but the project is actively seeking state funding, according to the executive director of facilities management for Baltimore County Public Schools. “It has to be funded by the county and the state,” Pradeep “Pete” Dixit said. “Construction funds may take a couple years to come and we don’t know at this point — so anything would be purely speculation.”

Read More: Baltimore Sun
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Maryland starts giving away 20 $50K scholarships
July 12, 2021 -

Starting Monday, Maryland will give away $1 million  in scholarships to young people who get vaccinated. Twenty scholarships worth $50,000 a piece will be given out. Students between the ages of 12 and 17 who get vaccinated will automatically be entered into the lottery. Gov. Larry Hogan said the scholarships are the equivalent of a full-ride to an in-state public university for tuition, but the money can be transferred to a private college or university.

Read More: WTOP

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