Governor Moore names Betsy Fox Tolentino as Maryland Department of Juvenile Services acting secretary, Delegates Nawrocki & Szeliga issue statement

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore on Monday announced the appointment of Betsy Fox Tolentino as acting secretary for the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, effective June 11, 2025. Tolentino, who currently serves as managing director of juvenile and young adult justice initiatives at The Roca Impact Institute, will take over leadership of the state agency. “My highest priority is keeping our […]

Oliver Beach Improvement Association holds ribbon-cutting, grand reopening of community hall

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—The Oliver Beach Improvement Association held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the grand reopening of its community hall on Saturday morning, May 31, 2025. The hall sustained heavy damage in a fire back in March 2024.  Since then, the community has rallied to support repairs to the hall, including a bull roast fundraiser last summer. “On Saturday morning, […]

Elected officials to host virtual meeting on midge mitigation efforts in northeast Baltimore County

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Elected officials who represent the Bird River and Middle River areas in Baltimore County will host a virtual meeting this week to discuss next steps in the county’s midge mitigation efforts. The Zoom meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 29, 2025. “We are working very closely with Senator J.B. Jennings, Delegates Ryan Nawrocki and […]

Local elected officials honor service members, military families over Memorial Day weekend

BALTIMORE, MD—Across northeast Baltimore County and the state of Maryland, elected officials honored military families and service members over the Memorial Day weekend. On Monday, May 26, 2025, Councilman David Marks and Delegate Ryan Nawrocki attended the Memorial Day ceremony sponsored by Gunpowder VFW and Auxiliary Post 10067. “This is always a beautiful ceremony and we thank the members for […]

Maryland Freedom Caucus responds to Governor Moore’s ‘attempt to shift blame’ on bond rating downgrade

ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Freedom Caucus has responded to Governor Wes Moore’s remarks regarding this week’s downgrade of the state’s credit rating. Maryland lost its coveted AAA bond rating on Wednesday when Moody’s Investors Service downgraded its assessment of the state’s creditworthiness to Aa1, ending a more than three-decade streak of top-tier ratings. Governor Wes Moore, Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, Treasurer […]

Board of Public Works approves funding for new Carroll Island Park, redevelopment of Pimlico Race Course

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Board of Public Works, meeting on Wednesday, approved several key initiatives including a loan program for federal employees impacted by recent layoffs, funding for the new Carroll Island Park, the redevelopment of Pimlico Race Course, and a settlement for a wrongful conviction case. The Board, composed of Governor Wes Moore, Treasurer Dereck Davis, and Comptroller Brooke E. […]

Ribbon-cutting ceremony held at Honeygo Run Regional Park playground

PERRY HALL, MD—The ribbon has been cut on the newly renovated playground at Honeygo Run Regional Park. Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier, Councilman David Marks, Senator Carl Jackson, Delegate Harry Bhandari, Delegate Ryan Nawrocki, and the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks dedicated the new playground on Saturday morning, April 26, 2025. The playground is one of seven in […]

Archbishop Lori issues statement on passing of Pope Francis, memorial Mass to be held on Monday

This story has been updated to include quotes from Councilman David Marks, Delegate Ryan Nawrocki, and Governor Wes Moore. BALTIMORE, MD—Baltimore Archbishop William Lori said on Monday that he was saddened to learn of the passing of Pope Francis and that he hopes to attend his funeral. Pope Francis died at 1:35 a.m. EDT on April 21, 2025 at the […]