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New tech in the age of COVID at BW
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport has launched a pilot program using innovative technology to provide social distancing information and assessment for customers at a security checkpoint. The project uses Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology and sophisticated software from partner CrowdVision to monitor, analyze and report on physical distancing at the airport’s B security checkpoint. […]

Maryland to start processing tax returns on February 12
Comptroller Peter Franchot has announced that processing of personal income tax returns for Tax Year 2020 will begin on February 12, 2021, several weeks later than the traditional mid-to-late January opening date. The delayed start allows the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) additional time to implement changes related to federal COVID-19 relief packages. Corporate income tax […]

Crosby adds two to integration management team
Crosby Marketing Communications has expanded its client services team with Michael LaBriola as an Integration Manager and Demetra Zuras as an Associate Integration Manager. As an Integration Manager, LaBriola handles day-to-day management of integrated marketing programs for clients, including DAV (Disabled American Veterans), the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Shriners Hospitals for Children. Prior to […]

Severna Park High students’ join the fight to transform lives with assistant dogs
Collin Leeds and Molly Antinucci led a group of Severna Park High School Students and community members to get involved with the Paws4People organization to help people in the community with mental and physical disabilities. In the United States, approximately 500,000 service dogs are helping people. These service dogs help families and people with disabilities in their day-to-day […]

Navy names Col. James “JP” McDonough III as 89th Commandant for USNA
Colonel James “J.P.” McDonough III was recently selected to become the 89th Commandant of Midshipmen of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He is a USNA Class of 1994 graduate and is currently serving as the executive assistant to the Deputy Commandant, Plans, Policies, and Operations at U.S. Marine Corps Headquarters in the Pentagon. […]

Watermark® commemorates Back History Month with Its renowned African American Heritage Tour
In honor of Black History Month, Annapolis Tours by Watermark® is offering its African American Heritage Tour each Saturday afternoon in February. You’ll have the opportunity to trace the journey of African Americans in Annapolis, and explore their impact both nationally and internationally. Developed in partnership with the Kunte Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation and named a […]

Parent sexually assaults friend of child at sleepover
On November 23, 2020, Anne Arundel County Police Officers responded to Eastern District Police Station in reference to a sex offense report. Upon arrival, Officers met and spoke to the mother of the victim. The mother advised that her child had spent the night at a friend’s house located in the 700 block of 203rd Street in Pasadena […]

Historic Annapolis’ Annapolis by Candelight moved to February (and virtual)
A crisp autumn evening is the perfect time to walk through a historic neighborhood in Annapolis. For the past 29 years, the experience has been made even better when the doors to some of Annapolis’s most beautiful homes were opened and you were welcomed inside. Although the COVID-19 health crisis threatened to end this fall […]

Pasadena man charged with home invasion after breaking into basement apartment of own home
On January 21, 2021 at approximately 7:15 a.m. Anne Arundel County Police officers responded to the 8800 block of Fort Smallwood Road in Pasadena for a family disturbance with one party reported to be under the influence of suspected CDS. When officers arrived on scene they were advised the suspect broke into the lower level […]

County vaccines limited, Health Department to focus on residents 75 years old and older
Due to the limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines, County Executive Steuart Pittman and Health Officer Nilesh Kalyanaraman, M.D., announced that the Anne Arundel County Department of Health will focus on providing vaccines to senior adults age 75 and over as it works through the state’s Phase 1B category. There are an estimated 40,000 residents age […]

Coalition of local hardware stores lobby Governor to reinstate vaccination tier for employees
A coalition of independent retail hardware stores in Maryland today asked Governor Larry Hogan and Acting Health Department Secretary Dennis R. Schrader to reinstate hardware store employees as “essential” employees who qualify for COVID-19 vaccinations in upcoming Phase 1 C of the state’s rollout plan. Under the Governor’s current plan, Phase 1 C will provide vaccination access to residents […]

Governor Hogan: All schools in Maryland should open by March 1 for in-person hybrid learning
Governor Larry Hogan and State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Karen Salmon today called on all Maryland school systems to return to hybrid instruction—a combination of in-person and virtual learning—no later than Monday, March 1. “Every single Maryland student must have at least the opportunity to return to attending school in some form or fashion,” said […]

Anne Arundel County Schools restore week-long spring break for 2021-22
At its Wednesday night meeting, the Board of Education of Anne Arundel County adopted a 2021-2022 School Year Calendar that calls for classes to start on September 8, 2021, end on June 21, 2022, and restores a weeklong Easter/Spring break. The calendar was proposed by Board President Melissa Ellis and Board Member Robert Silkworth as […]

Budget time. Pittman schedules series of town halls for public input
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman will host seven online Budget Town Halls over the next month to discuss the upcoming Fiscal Year 2022 budget. Due to the COVID pandemic, the town halls will be conducted by videoconference this year. As with past years, each meeting will focus on an individual County Council district and […]

January 27th: Athletes for the Arts to celebrate arts education at Maryland Hall
Athletes for the Arts brings together athletes, artists and students for an inaugural fundraising event to benefit Maryland Hall, the region’s cultural core based in Annapolis, Maryland. On January 27, 2021, an exciting team will share their stories of artistic and athletic success at a TED talk inspired event livestreamed to audiences worldwide from the […]

The 15th Annual SOUPer Bowl is coming … virtually of course!
Since 2007, Heritage Baptist Church has set aside a day to serve bowls of soup in exchange for donations to the Light House Homeless Prevention Center, raising over $34,000 cumulatively. Using the connection between “soup” and the NFL championship game, the donation-only SOUPer Bowl Lunch caught community attention and launched what has become a tradition […]

Lothian couple charged with child endangerment after infant ingests opioid
On Thursday, November 12, 2020, Anne Arundel County Police officers responded to an address located in the area of Jaguar Drive, Lothian Maryland in reference to a sick or injured child. Prior to arrival, Anne Arundel County Fire Department EMS were treating the victim who was identified as a 10-month-old-male. Investigation indicated that the victim was […]

Summer camp registration is underway at the Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park
Summer camps are a blast at the Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park. Campers in grades kindergarten through 6th grade will get wet and muddy while exploring their Park Campus with wooded trails, secluded coves, and marsh habitats along Back Creek. Come play in the woods and water, discover our maritime heritage, and become environmental stewards. […]

Crosby adds three to digital and technology teams
Crosby Marketing Communications has hired Samantha Borowy, Rob Brulinski and Katy Struse to support its continued growth. Borowy has been hired as a Director, Digital Design, Brulinski as a Senior Multimedia Designer, and Struse as a Senior Technology Project Manager. As a Director, Digital Design, Borowy plays a lead creative and UX/UI design role in […]