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    A recent COVID-19 spike in Montgomery County renews vaccination push
    After a spike in COVID-19 cases, Montgomery County health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated against the virus that causes it.
    A student receives an injection during a Vaccine Clinic offered at BCPS Fest held at New Town High School on August 16th, 2025 in Owings Mills, MD.
    Republican Shelly Skolnick is preparing run for Montgomery County executive
    Shelly Skolnick, a Friendship Heights-based attorney, has filed paperwork establishing a campaign committee with the state elections board — a precursor to formally filing to run for county executive.
    Shelly Skolnick.
    Who is Nino Mangione? Meet the proudly MAGA Republican running for Baltimore County Council
    Maryland Del. Nino Mangione is seeking an open seat on the Baltimore County Council, but some wonder how the conservative firebrand's politics will play?
    Maryland State Del. Nino Mangione at his office at WCBM in Pikesville on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
    Montgomery County election officials are concerned about possible postmark changes
    The county board is not the only group to voice concerns to the USPS. The Center for Election Confidence, a nonprofit focused on ethics in elections, also submitted a letter opposing the proposed rule change.
    Early voters cast their ballots at the Randallstown Community Center on October 30, 2024.
    Charm City welcome for new Baltimore election director includes board member walk-out
    The Baltimore City Board of Elections gave its new leader a Charm City welcome Thursday, delivering one of its most chaotic meetings in recent memory after one member stormed out of the boardroom.
    Incoming Election Director Clifford Tatum, center, speaks with guests during a reception at the Baltimore City Board of Elections on Thursday.
    Excavators, trenches and bonfires: Montgomery County’s bamboo wars
    Montgomery County has been battling invasive running bamboo for decades, from backyards and public parks to the County Council.
    Mike Honig’s neighborhood association in North Potomac has gathered funds and organized proximate homeowners to battle an ever expanding growth of invasive running bamboo– “Bamboo grows together so tightly that nothing else can survive,” said Honig.
    Will Tradepoint gobble up a Locust Point pier’s salt haul?
    The Locust Point pier needs millions of dollars worth of repairs, and the lease that Canton Stevedoring has held since 2011 is set to expire at the end of the year.
    Salt piles owned by Rukert Terminals sit in the Canton Industrial Area in Baltimore, MD on Thursday, July 31, 2025. The Port of Baltimore ranks No. 2 in the country for salt imports. The bulk of that is brought in at a North Locust Point pier, operated by Canton Stevedoring, and by Rukert Terminals Corp., whose Canton salt piles are pictured here.
    Bills intended to reduce Baltimore housing costs move forward over opposition
    The bills would eliminate parking requirements and allow people to build on larger portions of their properties in Baltimore City.
    Councilmember Ryan Dorsey speaks during a press conference announcing the Housing Options and Opportunity Act at City Hall, in Baltimore, Monday, May 12, 2025.
    Peach and eggplant sculptures stir unexpected drama in Ellicott City
    In Ellicott City, the placement of a peach sculpture has sparked controversy, while a nearby eggplant sculpture was accepted by the Howard County Historic Preservation Commission.
    The peach sculpture by Jan Kirsh, currently on display outside of Georgia Grace Cafe on Main Street in Ellicott City.
    Ahead of Poolesville Day, locals have a to-do list for county leaders
    For residents of Poolesville, the big ask this year is for county money to build a bubble around the town’s pool so that it can be used during colder months.
    The Old Town Bank Museum in Poolesville, Maryland.
    Baltimore union election results overturned and second vote scheduled
    The new election is slated for Oct. 4, union members were told last week.
    Members of the AFSCME union hold up signs reading "staff the front lines" during an event with Gov. Wes Moore, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and national union President Lee Saunders outside the union building in southwest Baltimore on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.
    The Baltimore building that Brandon Chasen says he’ll call home is currently condemned
    Chasen, 39, testified on Monday that he will be living at a building on Eastern Avenue in Fells Point that once served as his namesake company’s headquarters.
    Condemned building owned by Developer Brandon Chasen on 1511 Eastern Ave. in Baltimore, Tuesday, September 16, 2025. Developer Brandon Chasen testified on Monday that his company's former Fells Point headquarters is now his Baltimore address. On Tuesday, the building was listed as "condemned."
    Baltimore County spent $10 million to build a pool, but it’s not free for residents
    More questions about Baltimore County's lack of swimming opportunities and why more arrangements aren't provided.
    Ingrid Lewis works out during a water fitness class at Y Swim in Randallstown, Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
    MoCo’s first LGBTQIA+ center just opened. Advocates say it’s more important now than ever.
    The MoCo Pride Center opens as the Trump administration tries to roll back protections for queer people.
    A sign at the door of the MoCo Pride Center’s new physical space, which opened in Bethesda on Aug. 30.
    Montgomery County officials say they get that anxiety over the cost-of-living is spiking
    Almost 60% of poll respondents ranked the county’s inflation and cost of living as a “very serious problem,” and county council members say the status quo isn’t working.
    School board member Karla Silvestre announces bid for Montgomery County Council
    Silvestre, a Silver Spring resident, has been in the national spotlight recently, testifying before a U.S. House hearing on antisemitism in schools.
    Montgomery County Board of Education member Karla Silvestre announced Tuesday she is running for a seat on the County Council.
    Montgomery County hotels supported by government funding must allow unions, council says
    The move follows consumer boycotts that targeted several hotels, including the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
    The Montgomery County Council in June 2025.
    Federal jobs cuts were supposed to cost Baltimore millions. Instead, revenue increased.
    Baltimore finished the fiscal year, which ended June 30, with $42 million more in income tax collections than budgeted.
    Wednesday, July 23, 2025 — Venn McCormick of New Life Recovery Center testifies during a Baltimore City Council committee hearing on the opioid crisis.
    Bill to slow affordable housing in Anne Arundel rejected by County Council
    The 4-3 vote along party lines followed impassioned public testimony at the end of a four-hour legislative meeting Monday night.
    An Anne Arundel County bill that would have rolled back an incentive for affordable housing was defeated Monday night. The bill was spurred by opposition to a new townhouse development in this Glen Burnie neighborhood.
    ‘Toxic environment’ claim fuels Montgomery County sheriff’s race
    Will Milam, who is running to unseat Montgomery County Sheriff Maxwell Uy, said the sheriff's office is broken, citing staff shortages and a toxic environment.
    At left, Will Milam at his campaign kickoff event in Gaithersburg on Sept. 6, 2025. At right, Sheriff Maxwell Uy at his office in Rockville on Sept. 12, 2025.
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