A little bit of everything
The state’s Department of Commerce had a Port of Baltimore Emergency Business Assistance Program that provided nearly $10 million in grants to affected businesses. The state Department of Housing and Community Development provided $5.9 million in assistance through its Neighborhood Business Works Program.
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Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen and some other Senate Democrats on Wednesday said President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Social Security Administration, Frank Bisignano, could jeopardize benefits for seniors and Americans with disabilities.
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With Americans carrying about $18 trillion in total household debt, the personal finance website WalletHub has released its latest report
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Art therapy allows people to express their emotions through creative endeavors. Then, in either a one-on-one or group setting, art therapists help clients process the art and the emotions that produced it.
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Former President Ronald Reagan would be appalled by President Donald Trump’s seemingly friendly foreign policy attitude toward Russia and hostile treatment of U.S. allies such as Ukraine, according to a former advisor to the late president.
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Hope Squad, another program recognized by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, has made its way into Maryland through Cecil County, according to Grace Babula, the organization’s director of marketing and communications.
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The department closed its headquarters building in Washington as well as regional offices on Wednesday, but Newman sat on the stairs from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. to protest her job loss.
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A week after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the mural’s removal — following pressure from the Republican-controlled Congress — workers chipped away at the street. The mural, painted in 2020 after George Floyd’s killing and the tear-gassing of D.C. protesters, faded into chalky dust and murky puddles. Every minute, more of the 16-letter statement disappeared.
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EDGEWOOD, MD — Warren Wolf, acclaimed master of the vibraphone, is headlining the Jazz on the Edge Festival at Edgewood
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Nearly one in five Maryland high school students have gambled in the past year, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. In Garrett and Queen Anne’s counties, that rate is close to one in four.
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