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Jessica Haire maintains lead over Herb McMillan in Anne Arundel GOP county executive primary after first day of mailed-ballot canvassing
July 22, 2022 -

Jessica Haire maintained her lead over Herb McMillan in the primary race for the Republican nomination for Anne Arundel county executive Thursday following a daylong canvass of mail-in ballots. Haire, an Edgewater Council Council member, received 864 votes and McMillan, a former Annapolis alderman and delegate, received 651 of the more than 2,000 Republican ballots counted. Haire has 13,185 votes (43.4%) compared with McMillan’s 12,108 (39.9%).

Read More: Baltimore Sun
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City planners, lawsuit force additional delays for Annapolis affordable housing project
July 21, 2022 -

The “coming soon” sign has been up for more than a year. Now, a nonprofit organization and a developer are hoping Annapolis city staffers will remove several roadblocks and help them move forward with The Willows at Forest Drive, a 58-unit, income-restricted apartment community. The current holdups include a delayed financial impact analysis by the city manager, complaints from city planners about the design “character,” and a lawsuit filed against a neighboring developer that could imperil a proposed access road to The Willows.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Newberger and McCoy, in lead for Howard County school board race, express gratitude to voters
July 21, 2022 -

All early voting returns have been counted and all 118 election day precincts have reported in Howard County for the 2022 primary. Based on unofficial returns so far, Dan Newberger of Columbia is in the lead in the race for two at-large seats on the Howard County Board of Education, with 12,338 votes (18.49%). Close behind is Jacky McCoy of Columbia, with 11,708 votes (17.55%). In third place so far is Linfeng Chen of North Laurel with 10,235 votes (15.34%), and in fourth is Tudy Adler of Clarksville, with 9,670 (14.49%).

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Hagen concedes, Fitzwater headed for Democratic nomination for county executive
July 21, 2022 -

Councilwoman Jessica Fitzwater appears to have secured the Democratic nomination for Frederick County executive, as County Councilman Kai Hagen conceded defeat late Tuesday. Fitzwater would face Maryland Sen. Michael Hough in the Nov. 8 general election for county executive. Hough ran unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Read More: Frederick News-Post
Baltimore County awaits results of tight primary races for state’s attorney, County Council
July 21, 2022 -

Baltimore County is awaiting results in highly competitive primary races that could shake up the county’s political landscape, and days of counting mail-in ballots are still ahead. With Tuesday’s returns counted, Democratic State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger was narrowly behind progressive challenger Robbie Leonard in his first primary competition since Shellenberger was elected the county’s top prosecutor in 2006.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Trump base secured Republican gubernatorial nomination for Dan Cox, analysts say
July 21, 2022 -

Dan Cox’s loyalists chanted “USA! USA!” as the Republican gubernatorial nominee claimed victory and began thanking, in order, Jesus Christ, his family and Donald Trump. Inside the fire and rescue station hall in Frederick County on Tuesday night was a poster of Cox with “Trump endorsed” in block lettering. On the wall to his left was an oversized, red, white and blue banner reading “Trump 2024.”

Read More: Baltimore Sun
BaltCo Council primary to rep county seat, Rosedale close; Del. Pat Young leads Dem nomination in southwestern district
July 21, 2022 -

With all precincts reported, just 15 votes separated two Democrats vying to represent central Baltimore County’s 6th District on the County Council. First-time candidate Shafiyq Hinton, who is backed by County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr., held the nominal lead over longtime Towson activist Mike Ertel Monday — with more than 35,000 ballots left to go.

Read More: The Baltimore Banner
After struggling to build voter interest, Baltimore City and County school board candidates await mailed ballots
July 21, 2022 -

Candidates in Baltimore City and County’s closely watched school board races are anxiously awaiting mail-in ballot counts this week even as some worried the races did not generate enough voter interest. Eight candidates are running in Baltimore City’s first-ever school board race this year to fill two newlycreated seats. Baltimore’s 10 school board commissioners were appointed previously by the mayor until the Maryland General Assembly voted in 2016 added two elected seats beginning in 2022.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
US Navy Blue angels and US Air Force Thunderbirds flypast the US Capitol Building, May 2nd, 2020.
New Blue Angels roster includes first female fighter jet pilot and former Navy men’s lacrosse player
July 20, 2022 -

When the Blue Angels soar over the Severn during Commissioning Week next May, an officer from Owings Mills and the squadron’s first female flying ace will be among those taking the control stick. The Navy announced the 2023 air show roster Monday. Lt. Amanda Lee, of Mounds View, Minnesota, is the first woman named to the elite flight squadron as a pilot, the Navy said. She’ll be joined by Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Zimmerman, a 2009 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He is currently assigned to the “Red Rippers” of Strike Fighter Squadron 11 at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Govans residents worry about health hazards of a proposed crematorium
July 20, 2022 -

When Pastor Stevie Thompson saw the yellow and black “No Human Crematorium” signs in his Wilson Park neighborhood, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. came to mind. “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly,” the civil rights leader once said. It was a guiding message for Thompson, who recently joined residents in the 4900 block of York Road to demonstrate in front of Vaughn Greene Funeral Services, which wants to add a crematorium to the property. Thompson, like other residents, doesn’t think it’s necessary in their neighborhood, with some worrying the crematorium could be an environmental and health hazard.

Read More: The Baltimore Banner

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