TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County’s public high schools placed well in the annual U.S. News & World Report’s Best High Schools list that was released on Wednesday, with five placing among the top 30 high schools in the state, 10 among the top 150, three among the state’s top five magnet schools, and two among the nation’s best magnet schools. Eastern Technical […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A 67-year-old Rosedale man stunned his family with news of a $50,000 scratch-off win playing the Ca$h Multiplier game. The big winner purchased his lucky instant ticket about a month ago. A casual Maryland Lottery player, he was out and about when he stopped at White Marsh Plaza Liquors, located at 7968 Honeygo Boulevard (21236), for a few items […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County woman believes she is on a winning streak after claiming one prize at Maryland Lottery headquarters only to score $50,000 later that day playing Pick 5. The lucky Nottingham woman happily claimed her latest prize last week and shared her story. The lucky lady was leaving Maryland Lottery headquarters after claiming a second-chance prize and eager […]
BALTIMORE, MD—With Americans working an average of over 1,800 hours per year and having left 55% of their PTO unused last year, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Hardest-Working States in America. Maryland came in at No. 11 on this year’s list. North Dakota topped the list with Alaska ranking at No. 2. In order […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The nation’s average price of gasoline has declined, falling 4.0 cents from a week ago to $3.78 per gallon this week according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 5.8 cents from a month ago but 3.5 cents per gallon lower […]
ROSEDALE, MD—Price Rite will soon be permanently closing the doors on its Rosedale location. A total of 25 employees will be affected by the closure at 1753 Chesaco Avenue (21237), according to a notice filed with the Maryland Work Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Log. The store will close in October after almost a decade in its Rosedale location. Karen […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Public Library this week announced that Sunday service would resume at select library branches. BCPL will be reopening at seven branches on Sundays beginning September 10th. This service will run the Sunday after Labor Day through the Sunday before Memorial Day weekend—May 19, 2024. The following branches will be open to the public on Sundays from […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The national average for a gallon of gas dropped four cents since last week, despite growing gas demand, according to AAA. However, the price of oil has declined several dollars per barrel and is holding steady below $80, contributing to lower pump prices. As Labor Day approaches, gas demand and volatile oil prices, particularly during an active hurricane season, […]