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Baltimore plans to sue ‘ghost gun’ part maker as state law takes effect
June 1, 2022 -

Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott said Tuesday that the city plans to sue Polymer80, one of the country’s largest manufacturers of “ghost gun” kits — untraceable firearms that have proliferated on city streets and contributed to a surge of violence. Officials plan to file the suit Wednesday, the same day a state law to ban the sale, receipt and transfer of an unfinished frame or receiver that does not have a serial number by the manufacturer takes effect.

Read More: Washington Post
More renters looking to relocate now than before pandemic, report says
June 1, 2022 -

Renters searched for their next home in other metro areas at higher rates during the first quarter of 2022 than before the pandemic, according to a quarterly report by Apartment List, a rental housing platform. The “Renter Migration Report” found that 40 percent of renters were looking for a home in a new metro area, while 27 percent were searching for a home in a new state, according to the report. The national median rent increase of 16 percent during the first quarter of 2022 compared with the first quarter of 2021 may be one reason renters were seeking to relocate.

Read More: Washington Post
City might make flexibility for food trucks permanent
June 1, 2022 -

Food truck operators in the city of Frederick might soon have more flexibility in where they can operate, as the city’s aldermen consider whether to renew rules they passed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aldermen are scheduled to consider an ordinance on Thursday night that would allow food trucks to operate on any privately owned, nonresidential property in the city between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., with the permission of the property owner. The proposed ordinance does not allow the trucks to operate in the historic district that makes up much of downtown Frederick, except for in the parking lots of breweries, wineries, or distilleries.

Read More: Fredrick News Post
Anne Arundel school graduations kick off at Maryland Live! event center next week, after COVID delays
June 1, 2022 -

The 4,000-seat event center at Maryland Live! Casino & Hotel will host thousands of Anne Arundel County Public Schools graduates next week, a long-awaited change that was to have started in 2020 but was delayed for two years due to the COVID pandemic. Schools spokesman Bob Mosier said the new venue has state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment and large screens throughout, which should be an asset for attendees.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
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Baltimore City Schools Without Air Conditioning Will Release Early Tuesday
May 31, 2022 -

Schools in Baltimore without air conditioning will release early Tuesday in anticipation of sweltering heat, Baltimore City Public Schools said Monday. The district currently has 24 schools without air conditioning, including schools with air conditioning under repair, and one school with buildings not owned by the district.

 

Read More: CBS Baltimore
Service Members With Maryland Ties Honored In Memorial Day Ceremony
May 31, 2022 -

Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens hosts a Memorial Day ceremony every year to honor those who pay the ultimate price. The ceremony specifically honors those with ties to Maryland who lost their lives while serving the country.

 

Read More: CBS Baltimore
Organic strawberries likely cause of hepatitis A outbreak in U.S., Canada
May 31, 2022 -

The Food and Drug Administration said at least 12 hospitalizations are probably linked to strawberries sold in grocery stores including Trader Joe’s and Walmart.

Read More: Washington Post
Honoring our fallen heroes at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens
May 31, 2022 -

The 55th annual Memorial Day ceremony will honor service members with ties to Maryland who were lost within the last year, and pays tribute to all men and women of the Armed Forces who have paid the highest price in defense of the United States of America, Monday May 30, 2022

Read More: Baltimore Sun
WHO: Monkeypox won’t turn into pandemic, but many unknowns
May 31, 2022 -

The World Health Organization’s top monkeypox expert said she doesn’t expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic, but acknowledged there are still many unknowns about the disease, including how exactly it’s spreading and whether the suspension of mass smallpox immunization decades ago may somehow be speeding its transmission.

Read More: Cumberland Times-News
US making COVID antiviral drug more available at test sites
May 27, 2022 -

The White House on Thursday announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects COVID-19 infections will continue to spread over the summer travel season. The nation’s first federally backed test-to-treat site is opening Thursday in Rhode Island, providing patients with immediate access to the drug once they test positive. More federally supported sites are set to open in the coming weeks in Massachusetts and New York City, both hit by a marked rise in infections.

Read More: Times-News/AP

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