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Clio Snacks Strawberry Granola Yogurt Recall 202303

Clio Snacks recalls strawberry granola, Greek yogurt parfait bars from select Walmart stores due to possible Listeria risk

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

WASHINGTON—Clio Snacks is voluntarily recalling 581 cases of its Strawberry Granola & Greek Yogurt Parfait Bar due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, […]

Maryland Department of Health announces expanded educational loan repayment programs for healthcare professionals

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Thursday announced the largest expansion of the Maryland Loan Repayment Program (MLRP) for the 2023 application cycle. In exchange for service obligations to practice in areas of healthcare professional shortage, eligible health care providers and support staff can earn higher education loan repayment assistance from $5,000 to $100,000, depending on licensure. “MDH is […]

YETI recalls 1.9 million soft coolers, gear cases due to magnet ingestion risk

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

WASHINGTON, MD—YETI is recalling approximately 1.9 million soft coolers and gear cases due to a health risk. This recall involves the YETI Hopper M30 Soft Cooler 1.0 and 2.0, Hopper M20 Soft Backpack Cooler and SideKick Dry Gear Case. The products have a main-pocket closure lined with high-powered magnets, which are enclosed in a heat-sealed plastic strip. The M20 Soft […]

Maryland Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Zone 20230306

Maryland Department of Agriculture expands spotted lanternfly quarantine zone

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Department of Agriculture this week expanded its spotted lanternfly quarantine to include the following counties: Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Queen Anne’s, Talbot, Washington and Wicomico, as well as Baltimore City. This quarantine is effective immediately, and restricts the movement of regulated articles that might contain the […]

Maryland town ranked among happiest cities in America

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—With March 20 being International Day of Happiness and 83% of American adults feeling stressed out by high inflation, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Happiest Cities in America. Columbia, MD made this year’s list, coming in at No. 7. The two happiest towns in the U.S. were both in California, with Fremont coming […]

Report: Maryland is 11th-best state for women in 2023

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—With March being Women’s History Month and women holding only around a quarter of the seats in Congress despite making up 51 percent of the population, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst States for Women. Maryland almost cracked the top ten, coming in at No. 11 on this year’s list. To […]

Maryland’s State Center Vaccination Testing and Treatment Site to be shuttered on Saturday, February 25

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The State Center Vaccination, Testing, and Treatment Site, located at 300 W. Preston Street in Baltimore, will close its doors on Saturday, February 25, 2023 drawing to a close more than 16 months of offering Marylanders of all ages free COVID vaccinations and boosters, on-site Test to Treat services, and at-home tests and KN95 masks. “This unprecedented public health […]

Kennedy Krieger Institute chooses Greenleigh in Baltimore County for site of third spinal cord injury rehab center

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Kennedy Krieger Institute has signed a lease with St. John Properties, Inc. for its third International Center for Spinal Cord Injury facility in the greater Baltimore metropolitan region, joining its primary location in Baltimore City, as well as a site in Greenebaum Enterprises and St. John Properties’ mixed-use community of Maple Lawn in Howard County. The group intends to […]

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