Baltimore County encourages residents to dispose of rechargeable batteries properly

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County officials are reminding residents that rechargeable batteries should not be placed in household trash or single stream recycling. Disposing of these items in the trash or recycling can lead to fires in collection trucks and Baltimore County facilities, damaging equipment and endangering workers. Batteries that fall into the “rechargeable” category include lithium ion, nickel metal hydride, nickel-cadmium […]

U.S. Department of Education to forgive $3.9 billion in student debt for former ITT Tech students

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh this week announced that the U.S. Department of Education will forgive or refund $3.9 billion in debt for 208,000 former ITT Technical Institute (ITT Tech) students across the country. The announcement follows the urging of Attorney General Frosh, as part of a multistate coalition, to cancel the federal student loan debt of many […]

WalletHub: Maryland has second-best community college system in U.S.

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland has the second-best community college system in the U.S., according to a new study from WalletHub. With Americans struggling financially due to rising inflation and a year of community college nearly three times less expensive than a year at a public four-year college, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2022’s Best & Worst Community […]

Stabbing reported in Perry Hall

PERRY HALL, MD—Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred in Perry Hall on Tuesday morning. At around 8 a.m. on August 16, officers responded to the 5100-block of Honeybrook Way (21128) in response to an assault. When officers arrived, they found an individual suffering from a stab wound. Police say the suspect and victim were known to each other. Unconfirmed […]

Honeygo Boulevard shut down due to serious Perry Hall crash

UPDATE: One fatality has been confirmed. Original story below… ——— PERRY HALL, MD—Crews are on the scene of a serious, Wednesday morning crash in Perry Hall. The crash was reported at around 9:30 a.m. along Honeygo Boulevard between Scott Moore Way and Cross Road. Serious injuries have been reported and Honeygo Boulevard has been shut down in both directions. Motorists […]

Baltimore County Police Department announces promotions, command level movements

TOWSON, MD—Police Chief Melissa Hyatt has announced several promotions and command level movements within the Baltimore County Police Department. The promotion ceremony was held on Tuesday evening. The following promotions and assignments were effective August 16, 2022: Promoted to the rank of Major Captain D. Chemelli is promoted to the rank of Major and is assigned to the Operations Bureau […]

Maryland becomes Technology First State

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Department of Health’s Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) this week hosted a kickoff event highlighting Governor Larry Hogan’s August 15, 2022 proclamation making Maryland a Technology First State. Maryland becomes the eighth U.S. state to launch the initiative, which aims to benefit people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) by expanding access to technology to improve the quality of […]