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Trustees hike Harford Community College operating budget by $4.3 million while freezing tuition

The Harford Community College Board of Trustees has approved a $56 million general operating budget for the coming fiscal year, a $4.3 million increase above the current operating budget. With this budget increase, tuition should remain the same, according to the budget presentation June 14 by Trevor Jackson, vice president of finance and administration at the college. “Given the unpredictable fluctuations in the economic market, we know that finances are a primary concern for many of our students,” said Harford Community College President Theresa Felder. “By freezing tuition rates, students will not realize the additional burden of increased academic costs.”

Read More: The Aegis
Policeman watching the St Patrick's parade
Mayor, police commissioner frustrated after weekend shootings rip through Baltimore

After a weekend where three people were shot and killed and another 18 were injured, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Police Commissioner Michael Harrison called on would-be shooters to quit being immature cowards. City officials’ frustration comes after a 10-day span where there were 17 homicides and 42 shootings resulting in injury. Put another way, roughly a tenth of the city’s killings and shootings this year have happened since June 17.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
There’s so many horseshoe crabs invading Maryland, Delaware shores right now. Here’s why

The prehistoric-looking horseshoe crabs native to the Delmarva Peninsula are on the move for their annual migration down the Atlantic coastline back to Maryland. According to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the peak of the horseshoe crab spawn depends on late spring and early summer high tides, culminating on or around each full and new moon in June.

Read More: Delmarva Now
Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center resumes operations after ‘potential security risk’ causes lockdown

The Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center was temporarily on lockdown after a potential security threat occurred Monday afternoon, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services officials said. Around noon, correctional staff became aware of a “potential security risk” at the facility via the camera and video systems, DPSCS spokesperson Mark Vernarelli wrote in an email.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Howard County Executive To Announce Free Meals For Students, Families

Howard County will soon begin offering students and their families free meal options, according to government officials. There will be several opportunities to access free meals this summer, officials said. “During the school year, many of our children in Howard County receive free or reduced-price meals, but when school is out in the summer, our children and families relying on those meals still need options,” Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said. “Plus, as we’re seeing the costs of groceries increase, it’s making it harder for folks in our community to make ends meet.

Read More: WJZ
Md. high court reinstates murder convictions under new expert testimony standard

Maryland’s top court has reinstated a man’s double-murder conviction, saying an expert’s trial testimony regarding the killer’s height based on video surveillance was validly admitted despite unknown variables — such as whether he was standing on level ground — and strict new limits on the admission of expert testimony. The Court of Appeals decision marked its first on the admissibility of expert testimony since it abandoned in 2020 its long-held “general acceptance” standard of admission in favor of a “reliability” standard in Rochkind v. Stevenson.

University of Maryland doctors look to college athletes to understand COVID’s effects on the heart

Doctors learned early in the pandemic that COVID-19 was more than a respiratory disease. It was attacking bodily organs, including the heart — even in healthy, young athletes. Enough athletes with COVID were experiencing heart inflammation, called myocarditis, that doctors at the University of Maryland and other Big Ten schools didn’t want to take any chances. Myocarditis already was seen as one of the leading causes of sudden death in elite athletes, so doctors across the conference immediately imposed official protocols that kept some players off the fields for up to six months. Some grumbled, but everyone recovered.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Baltimore Police interns could help ease recruitment woes, improve community relations as pilot program launches

As law enforcement agencies across the country struggle to recruit officers and strengthen community trust, the Baltimore Police Department has announced an internship program in partnership with two historically Black universities in Baltimore. A group of eight students and recent graduates of Coppin State and Morgan State universities, who have started their summer internships with the department, attended a news conference Tuesday at Coppin State. The pilot program, which could become a nationwide initiative by next year, focuses on exposing participants to all aspects of police work, including its inherent complexities and ongoing reform efforts.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Baltimore bus, light rail and metro fares to increase 10 cents Sunday

As inflation soars and Maryland legislators debate whether to suspend state gas taxes for a second time this year, an anticipated bump in fare price for Baltimore’s public transit services will start Sunday. The cost to ride city buses, light rails and metro subways will cost 10 cents more in the Baltimore metropolitan area. The Maryland Department of Transportation’s transit administration is required by law to increase fares for core services by at least 10 cents every two years.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Baltimore Pride returns with a sense of excitement and sadness after Roe overturned

Dozens of people attended the Baltimore Pride Parade Saturday, marking a joyous reunion for the queer community after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While attendees danced and cheered as the parade marched by, some expressed concern over the future of gay rights given recent opinions from the Supreme Court. People from all walks of life, many dressed in pride colors and carrying pride flags lined the sidewalks at North Charles Street between 33rd and 23rd Streets to watch the parade. They shouted, “Happy Pride!” as revelers walked by.

Read More: Baltimore Sun

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