BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Monday released the final report of the Attorney General’s COVID-19 Access to Justice Task Force. The report, Confronting the COVID-19 Access to Justice Crisis, is the culmination of six months of work by members of the task force and includes 59 significant legislative and policy recommendations to help Marylanders recover from the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Monday announced Operation Courage, a new support services program designed to address the growing and long-term mental health care needs of frontline workers and first responders amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The program launched with a new website and an online assessment designed to encourage workers to get needed help. “We are grateful for […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Monday announced the RELIEF Act of 2021, an emergency legislative package that will provide more than $1 billion in direct stimulus and tax relief for Maryland working families, small businesses, and those who have lost their jobs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “With the start of a new 2021 legislative session on Wednesday, […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Repairs were still being made on a ruptured water main along Belair Road on Sunday afternoon. The busy thoroughfare has been shut down from Necker Avenue to Klosterman Avenue since Thursday, after a 12-inch diameter main ruptured, leaving approximately 200 customers without service. Contractors now say they hope to have Belair Road reopened to traffic by Tuesday. Crews are […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools has announced changes to its meal distribution program effective Monday, January 11, 2021. Two locations have been added: Ivy Crossing Apartments, 128 B Nunnery Ln., 21228, from 11:55 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., and Jacksonville Elementary School, 3400 Hillendale Heights Rd., 21131, from 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. In addition, the meal distribution window for Westowne […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Belair Road will likely remain closed through the weekend due to the recent water main break. At just after 8 p.m. on Thursday night, the State Highway Administration reported that Belair Road had been shut down in both directions from Necker Avenue to Klosterman Avenue, as a 12-inch diameter main had ruptured, leaving approximately 200 customers without service. A […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Friday announced $50.5 million for critical capital projects in the State of Maryland, including school construction and economic development projects across the state. “These shovel-ready projects will help create jobs and lay the foundation for the strongest possible recovery,” said Governor Hogan. “In the coming days, we will be proposing a larger economic and stimulus […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Friday reported that the statewide COVID-19 positivity rate and total hospitalizations rose over the past week. Previous zip code reports can be viewed here. Overall Metrics As of Friday, January 8, 2021, there have been 299,606 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland. The state has now conducted 6,029,482 tests, including more than 57,000 […]