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Baltimore’s Department Of Public Works Launches New Recycling Campaign
The Baltimore City Department of Public Works wants to make it easier for people to tell the difference between the items they should or should not be putting in their recycling bin. A new effort, known as “Feet on the Street,” will help Baltimoreans divvy up their trash properly. As part of that effort, sanitation workers will be checking recycling containers in neighborhoods where they have observed high amounts of contamination over the next two months.
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Seven candidates are running for three open seats on Carroll County’s school board, so far

Seven candidates are running for three available seats on the Carroll County Board of Education. Of those candidates, two are incumbents seeking reelection, Tara Battaglia and Patricia Dorsey. In July, Battaglia announced her plan to run for reelection, saying her goals for her second term would be the same as her first: keeping communities together, drug prevention and consistency in education.

 

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Baltimoreans Ask For Peace In Ukraine
People from the Baltimore area participated in a Global Day of Action for Peace in Ukraine on Sunday. A group of people gathered at Patterson Park across the street from St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine and those in Russia pushing back against Vladimir Putin’s invasion. “It was so heartfelt. It brought tears to your eyes. People, we’re all from different countries, different races, different religions—but there’s one common denominator that everybody embraces. It’s called freedom,” church member John Wojtowycz said.
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Silver Spring apartment explosion under investigation; three buildings called ‘unsafe’ by firefighters

Public safety officials on Friday continued to investigate what caused a massive explosion and fire that leveled a Silver Spring-area apartment building and left 10 people injured. Firefighter crews stayed overnight at the Friendly Garden Apartments complex in the 2400 block of Lyttonsville Road, according to Pete Piringer, a spokesman for the Montgomery County Fire Department. He said three buildings that had 40 units with roughly 100 people living in them were deemed “unsafe.”

Planning Commission approves six digital billboards in downtown Baltimore; discussion to continue on five others

A contentious proposal to erect 11 digital billboards in downtown Baltimore was considered Thursday by the city’s Planning Commission, which approved six of the signs while tabling five for further review. The commission voted 6-2 with Victor Clark Jr., a citizen representative on the commission, abstaining. City Councilman Eric Costello, who sits on the Planning Commission, presented a motion allowing six of the signs to be installed while the remaining five — all that had proposed changes to billboard size or location — will be discussed further at a separate meeting.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Operation Underway In Sparrows Point To Remove Abandoned Crab Pots From Chesapeake Bay

Baltimore area watermen are now on a mission to remove abandoned crab pots that are harming crabs, other marine life and their livelihoods.  13 crews of watermen have been hired by the nonprofit group Oyster Recovery Partnership for a project to remove the crab pots.   “Removing the gear under this program supports Baltimore County with a positive and localized to this area by removing unmanaged gear that would otherwise compete with active fishing gear,” said Ward Slacum, the executive director for Oyster Recovery Partnership.

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Anne Arundel County, Annapolis to receive millions to combat opioid addiction as part of national settlement agreement

Anne Arundel County will receive an estimated $30 million over the next 18 years after participating in a national settlement agreement with manufacturers and distributors of opioids, the county announced Thursday. The city of Annapolis will also receive an estimated $1.2 million as part of the settlement, according to City Manager David Jarrell.

Read More: Baltimore Sun
Howard County school board adopts $1.1 billion budget plan for fiscal 2023

Howard County’s school board has unanimously adopted its operating and capital budget requests for the 2022-2023 school year, totaling $1.1 billion, a 14.5% increase over the school system’s fiscal 2022 operating budget. The request includes funding to implement the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, a multibillion-dollar plan that affects schools statewide.

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After settling gun show concerns, Ocean City approves event for H2Oi week

After ironing out questions and concerns surrounding its gun show component, Ocean City Town Council members have given the green light to an event planned to fall during the typical week of the unofficial H2Oi gathering. Council members voted 5-1 during a Monday work session in favor of approving plans for Adventure Fest, which will have an emphasis on law enforcement and run from Sept. 19-25, 2022, at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center.

Read More: Delmarva Now
Aberdeen City Council introduces revisions to the city’s structure of government

At a meeting on Feb. 28, the Aberdeen City Council voted unanimously to introduce a resolution that will restructure the city government. This resolution will make the mayor more of an executive and the council the legislative body, which will lead the city to reestablish the council president’s seat and eliminate the city manager position.

Read More: Baltimore Sun

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