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Baltimore approves $920,000 contract to upgrade cellphone tracking technology used by city’s police
August 25, 2022 -

Baltimore will spend nearly $1 million to update a cellphone tracking technology that police use to collect select data from phones and that has been the subject of litigation. The $920,000 purchase from Cognyte Software will upgrade the city’s stingray technology, which works by mimicking a cellphone tower and tricking all phones within a range of up to a mile to connect with it. The suitcase-sized device allows police to record a phone’s location and number as well as the numbers of outgoing calls and texts.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Baltimore’s Little Italy to receive funding in effort to make neighborhood safe
August 25, 2022 -

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday announced the state would provide $503,000 in investments to fund the Little Italy community in Baltimore City to help make the neighborhood safe. Hogan, along with Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson and community leaders, were in Little Italy for the announcement. “Little Italy is a proud community with a storied history, but violent crime threatens to make it less safe and welcoming.

Read More: WBAL
FCPS board member to teach in Montgomery County after ethics policy dispute
August 25, 2022 -

Frederick County Board of Education member Jay Mason said Wednesday that he was set to start as a fifth grade teacher in Montgomery County Public Schools after failing to gain traction on a request to teach locally. The school board’s ethics policy says board members cannot work for Frederick County Public Schools for at least one year following their departure from the board.

Read More: Frederick News-Post
Feds pledge to use $3.5M in state funding for new violence reduction initiatives
August 25, 2022 -

Federal law enforcement officials will use $3.5 million in state money to fund a set of new initiatives aimed at reducing violent crime, U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron said Wednesday at a news conference in Baltimore. Barron announced three strategies that he said his office has never before undertaken in its pursuit of repeat violent offenders. His office reorganized, combining the narcotics and organized crime sections into a single violent crime division that will include additional prosecutors and investigators.

Read More: The Daily Record
Ocean City Moves Ahead With Lumber Bid, Keeping Boardwalk Project On Schedule
August 25, 2022 -

The second phase of a major Boardwalk re-decking project will go off as planned this fall after resort officials this week approved a recommendation for the low bid for the lumber for the project. The complete re-decking of the Boardwalk has been in the works for a number of years and the first phase was completed last spring in advance of the summer season. The second phase is scheduled to begin this all after Sunfest weekend in October and is expected to be completed before the next summer season.

Read More: Maryland Coast Dispatch
Owner of Sugarloaf considers rescinding public access
August 24, 2022 -

Board members from the nonprofit owner of Sugarloaf Mountain said Tuesday that they’ll consider closing the mountain to the public if the Frederick County Council approves a plan to preserve and rezone it. The organization, Stronghold Inc., is strongly against the county government’s Sugarloaf Treasured Landscape Management Plan. Members of its board of directors reiterated that during Tuesday’s County Council meeting. “Stronghold opposes the plan as it is written. It tends to remove any and all personal property rights that we now retain,” said John Webster, president of the board. The mountain is free to the public for hiking, bird watching and other activities and programs.

Read More: Fredrick News Post
Only about 1 in 3 Maryland students pass state’s science test in fifth and eighth grades
August 24, 2022 -

Only about one-third of Maryland fifth and eighth graders passed the state’s first science test given since the pandemic started, providing solid evidence of what school officials have known is a significant learning loss. Statewide, 30% of fifth graders passed — showing a 10-percentage point decline from 2019. Eighth graders fared better, with 35% passing, a level nearly the same as before the pandemic, which began in March 2020. Third graders were in the first grade when the pandemic began, and educators have been concerned that the youngest children — who had the most difficulty paying attention to online classes — would suffer the most.

Read More: Maryland Matters
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore announces plans for new exhibits, animals in the years ahead
August 24, 2022 -

Board members from the nonprofit owner of Sugarloaf Mountain said Tuesday that they’ll consider closing the mountain to the public if the Frederick County Council approves a plan to preserve and rezone it. The organization, Stronghold Inc., is strongly against the county government’s Sugarloaf Treasured Landscape Management Plan. Members of its board of directors reiterated that during Tuesday’s County Council meeting. “Stronghold opposes the plan as it is written. It tends to remove any and all personal property rights that we now retain,” said John Webster, president of the board. The mountain is free to the public for hiking, bird watching and other activities and programs.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Charm City Live is new arts festival set for Sept. 24 in downtown Baltimore
August 24, 2022 -

Charm City Live, a one-day free arts festival featuring musicians with national reputations, will debut Saturday, Sept. 24, at the War Memorial Plaza in Baltimore. Mayor Brandon Scott announced Tuesday that the event, which will take place from noon to 8 p.m., will include live performances by recording artists such as Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, a kids’ zone and food from local eateries. Scott said the new festival is aimed at celebrating the melting pot of the vibrant cultures that make up Charm City. “I am excited to have Charm City Live be another opportunity … to gather for a day full of festivities designed to appeal to a diverse group of people,” Scott said in a news release.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Man who died after being pushed to ground in Canton robbery remembered for volunteerism, lending a helping hand
August 24, 2022 -

Jomar Pimentel saw his longtime friend Victor Malabayabas at a reunion of Philippine Merchant Marine Academy alumni three weeks ago. When Pimentel told his friend he had to leave, Malabayabas had a request. “Can I get a hug?” Malabayabas asked. “I hugged him not knowing that it will be the last,” Pimentel said. alabayabas died Monday at an area hospital of injuries suffered during an attack in Canton early Saturday evening, according to Baltimore Police. Witnesses said the 60-year-old victim was approached in the 600 block of South Kenwood Avenue by another male “asking for a tissue,” police said in a statement.

Read More: The Baltimore Banner

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