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    How Baltimore’s MOMCares is working to close the gaps in Black parental health
    MOMCares, a Baltimore organization that specializes in maternal health, is seeing spiking demand for doula trainings, which founder Ana Rodney attributes to the changes in access to reproductive health services across the country.
    Ana Rodney, pictured with son Asher, is the founder and director of MOMCares. MOMCares. MOMCares is a postpartem doula service specifically for Black and low-income parents in Baltimore
    Black ballet dancers get opportunities to shine in Baltimore-area productions of ‘The Nutcracker’
    Diverse dancers are finding lead opportunities in the iconic ballet ”The Nutcracker” in the Baltimore area this holiday season.
    Photos are from Morton Street Dance Center's performance of The Nutcracker, cast--particularly cast members of color who are in lead positions. The Snow Queen and The Nutcracker should be highlighted.  (Snow Queen) NaTori Blackman-Gray.
    The Dish: A drive-thru Shake Shack opening in Canton; more Hampden dining scene drama
    Plus, a former Wine Source manager opens shop in Mount Washington.
    The drive-thru Shake Shack in Canton opens soon.
    School threats leave Baltimore County community uneasy
    Although Baltimore County Police have said the threats are unsubstantiated, their announcements of increased police presence and an unfinished investigation haven’t been much comfort.
    Towson High School, in Baltimore, Md., on November 18, 2022.
    Baltimore County school board elects newcomers Jane Lichter, Robin Harvey to top posts
    Lichter succeeds Julie Henn as chair, while Harvey replaces Rod McMillion as vice chair. The two new leaders both had the backing of the teachers union in the Nov. 8 election.
    Jane Lichter, right, was elected chair of the Baltimore County Public School Board, and Robin Harvey, left, was elected vice chair at the school board’s meeting on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. They took their seats though the name tags hadn't been changed yet.
    Baltimore County’s landfill transforms rotting garbage gas into electricity to combat climate change
    Baltimore County officials have a goal of using 100% renewable energy by 2026 to curb the county government’s contribution to climate change.
    Generators at the Eastern Sanitary Landfill are powered by methane gas.
    Turner Station residents fear rising tides will leave their homes underwater without action
    The Baltimore County community near Bear Creek is fighting higher floodwaters as climate change threatens the future of the neighborhood.
    Michael Hancock and Olivia Lomax walk along Sollers Point Road in Turner Station which often floods.
    Maryland statewide math scores drop dramatically since before the pandemic
    Maryland students had mixed results on statewide, standardized tests given last spring.
    A student raises her hand to get the teacher’s attention inside Hampstead Hill Academy on 8/29/22. Monday was the first day back to school for Baltimore City students.
    Teachers call out Baltimore County Public Schools for withholding pay, human resources woes
    School system officials in a memo attributed the withholding issues to an “inadvertent error” made by the vendor that processes payroll and other business services.
    Kathleen Cave, right, and other Baltimore County Public School teachers stand together with signs calling out BCPS for pay being withheld, mistakes with benefits, delays in tuition reimbursement and stalled certification, during a school board meeting Tuesday, December 6.
    Five years after ‘The Keepers,’ abuse survivors still hoping for justice, transparency
    It’s been a little over five years since “The Keepers” miniseries debuted on Netflix, shocking viewers with allegations of extreme sexual abuse in the late ’60s and early ’70s at Archbishop Keough, a Catholic all-girls school in Baltimore County. The women who shared their stories in “The Keepers” talk about their hopes for the upcoming Maryland Attorney General’s report into sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
    Objects inside of Jean Wehner's home. Wehner was one of the women whose story was prominently featured in the documentary series, 'The Keepers''
    Baltimore-area high school boys basketball: Top games to watch
    Several key matchups on tap on the hardwood in the coming season
    Quentin Moore, pulling up for a shot against Edmondson in last season's Baltimore City title game, led Lake Clifton to three victories over the Red Storm. The rivals meet next week in East Baltimore.
    Method for dealing with cat overpopulation raises concerns among some
    The city is hailed as a model for its trap-neuter-release program, but even as it becomes more mainstream, some consider the practice unethical.
    Illustration of cat mom with kittens on left side, three adult cats who have been neutered on right side, with row homes in background
    New era set to begin for Baltimore County school board
    The board will elect a new chair, welcome five newly elected members and prepare to say goodbye to four appointees stepping down soon.
    Julie Henn, Chair of the Baltimore County Board of Education, speaks during their bi-weekly meeting at the Greenwood Campus on 8/23/22.
    The Baltimore Banner/VSN Boys & Girls Preseason Basketball Top 15
    Mount St. Joseph (boys) and McDonogh (girls) both open at No. 1 after topping the final polls last year
    Final Football Top 15: St. Frances is still the one
    Panthers go wire-to-wire once again
    St. Frances traveled all over the country in pursuit of the nation's No. 1 ranking before falling in its final game against IMG Academy (FL). The Panthers, however, still have no peers in the Baltimore area as they went wire-to-wire atop the The Baltimore Banner/VSN Top 15.
    Baltimore-area high school girls basketball: Top games to watch
    Several key matchups on tap on the hardwood in the coming season
    It will be a battle of state champions when Class 4A champ Western, with Breasia Colt (with ball) takes on 3A champ Poly and Taylor Addison on
    Baltimore-area high school boys basketball players to watch
    Profiles of 10 future college stars you can see this winter
    Jahnathan Lamothe returns for a fourth varsity season for St. Frances this winter. The University of Maryland recruit averaged 11.4 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists last season.
    Baltimore-area high school girls basketball players to watch
    Profiles of 10 future college stars you can watch this winter
    McDonogh's Kennedy Umeh (left), an all-around superstar, displays her defensive prowess in a contest against St. Frances last season.
    Loyola’s Aybar upsets Ryken’s Gabrielson to win Outstanding Wrestler at Ray Oliver Tournament
    Gilman’s Tyson Sherlock was the area’s only other champion, St. Mary’s-Ryken won the team title
    Loyola's Judah Aybar (right) battles Ryken's Clayton Gabrielson in the 144lb final.
    Mount St. Joseph holds off Loyola in MIAA/BCL basketball opener
    Gaels’ Valentine leads all scores with 23 points
    Loyola Blakefield senior guard Ryder Drew attempts to inbound the ball to sophomore Sam Navarre as Mount St. Joseph senior Brashshawn Galloway, foreground, and Amani Hansberry provide defensive pressure.
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