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Police involved shooting in Cape St. Claire sends man to hospital
A man is in a local hospital recovering after being shot by an Anne Arundel County Police officer this afternoon. What appears to have started as a domestic dispute, ended in gunfire after the suspect lunged at the officer with a knife. Just after 3:00pm on Sunday, May 17, 2020, the Anne Arundel County Police […]
Maryland published an interactive Recovery Map
Stage One of the ‘Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery’ took effect Friday at 5:00 pm, with the state moving from a Stay at Home order to a Safer at Home public health advisory, and gradual re-openings of retail, manufacturing, houses of worship, and some personal services. As the governor announced on Wednesday, Stage One will […]
Anne Arundel County Police investigating homicide at Glen Burnie pool
The Anne Arundel County Police are investigating the County’s 5th homicide of the year which happened last night at the Elvaton Towne Pool in Glen Burnie. On Saturday, May 16, 2020 at approximately 10:10 p.m., the Anne Arundel County Police and Fire Departments responded to the Elvaton Towne Pool located near Adventura Court and Century […]
Light House Bistro keeping busy during COVID-19 pandemic
Light House Bistro may have temporarily closed its doors in March, but this social enterprise developed by The Light House Homeless Prevention Support Center has still been hard at work. The mission of this full-service restaurant and catering social enterprise is to change lives one meal at a time by providing training and job opportunities […]
Rams Head Tavern ends 20-year lease at Historic Savage Mill
Today, Rams Head Tavern Savage and Historic Savage Mill leadership jointly announce the sunsetting of Rams Head’s twenty-year lease relationship. The non-renewal is a result of the dramatic impact the pandemic continues to have on small businesses, coupled with the difficult decision of signing another long-term lease in today’s current economic environment. These factors led […]
Motorcyclist killed in Glen Burnie crash
The Anne Arundel County Police are investigating an accident where a Glen Burnie man was killed after his motorcycle crashed into a vehicle that was making a left-hand turn. On May 15, 2020 at approximately 9:20 pm, officers responded to the area of Point Pleasant Road and Furnace Branch Road for reports of a motor […]
AAMC earns “A” for patient safety from Leapfrog Group
Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) is meeting the highest safety standards in the U.S., according to the Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Grades. AAMC is one of only 12 Maryland hospitals to receive an ‘A’ in the spring 2020 report. The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. The […]
$54K non-profit grant up for grabs from Impact 100
Impact 100 Greater Chesapeake, Inc. (Impact 100) is now seeking non-profit applicants for a $54,000 competitive grant, to be awarded in October 2020. Non-profit organizations in the greater Anne Arundel County area are invited to submit a proposal in one of five key focus areas – Arts & Culture, Education, Environment, Family, and Health & […]
Annapolis man dies after broad daylight shooting in Annapolis
The man shot in the head during a daylight shooting in HACA’s Harbour House community has died as a result of his injuries. On May 13, 2020 at 3:08 pm officers responded to the 1100 block of Madison Street for a report of shots fired. When officers arrived they located an adult male victim. The […]
Justyn Kopack joins Crosby Marketing Communications as Senior Technology Project Lead
Crosby Marketing Communications has hired Justyn Kopack as a Senior Technology Project Lead. She will direct content, user experience and web development teams to shape digital transformation solutions for the firm’s federal government and corporate clients. Kopack joins Crosby from Booz Allen Hamilton, where she was a senior lead technologist and technical project manager for […]
County Executive Pittman signs Executive Order on limited re-opening of businesses and Churches
Today, County Executive Steuart Pittman signed executive order #21, which outlines Anne Arundel County’s actions to move towards Stage One of Governor Larry Hogan’s Road to Recovery. In accordance with the responsibility granted to local leaders in Governor Hogan’s May 13 state executive order, the county executive’s order: Allows non-essential retail businesses to open for […]
Galway Bay, Killarney House, Brian Boru and Pirates Cove all reopened, some with drive-thrus
The four restaurants owned and operated by the Irish Restaurant Company have reopened for drive thru and curbside service after closing for a short period to ensure the safety of staff, conduct a deep cleaning and sanitation of all of their front of house and back of house areas, and implement new technology to assist […]
House fire claims life of Pasadena woman
Yesterday afternoon (May 14, 2020), the Anne Arundel County Fie Department began to receive numerous calls from across Rock Creek for a house with smoke and flames coming from the waterfront side of the home on Fairview Beach Road in Pasadena. Firefighters arrived within four minutes and met with the male occupant of the home […]
AACPS tops 1 million meals distributed during COVID-19 pandemic
The commitment of Anne Arundel County Public Schools to ensuring that children continue to receive nutritious meals during the school shutdown hit a new milestone today when the Division of Food and Nutrition Services handed out its 1 millionth meal. AACPS has provided meals to children ages 2 to 18 since March 16, the first […]
May 15, 2020 | Daily News Brief | (FIRE DEATH, ANNE ARUNDEL PUTS BRAKES ON REOPENING, GRADUATION CANCELLED)
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Anne Arundel County Executive Pittman announces COVID-19 re-opening plan
Together with Anne Arundel County Health Officer Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman and County Attorney Greg Swain, County Executive Pittman laid out his plans for re-opening the economy in Anne Arundel County. Yesterday, Governor Hogan announced the beginning of Stage 1 of his Roadmap to Recovery lifting a stay at home order, allowing retail stores to re-open, […]
Graduations canceled for AACPS, moving to “Celebration of Members of the Class of 2020”
Superintendent George Arlotto today announced the school system’s transition away from traditional graduation exercises for high school seniors to a four-tiered celebration of members of the Class of 2020 that will include a digital graduation ceremony and potentially a cap-and-gown event later this summer. The decision was made necessary in light of the ongoing coronavirus […]
May is Maryland Podcast Month, will you tune in?
Go on. Listen to a podcast this month. Listen to several! Founded in 2018, Maryland Podcast Month brings together podcasts of all stripes together to cross-collaborate and cross-promote in order to create more opportunities for podcasts to get new listeners. Maryland Podcast Month is non-partisan and non-ideological and consists of all sorts of locally produced […]
AAMC discharges 300th Coronavirus patient
On Wednesday, caregivers at Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) formed a ‘clap line’ to celebrate the discharge of José Portillo. After a five-day stay, the 33-year-old from Annapolis is the medical center’s 300thdischarged coronavirus patient. “We are celebrating the courage and strength of José and all 300 patients to-date who have been discharged,” said Sherry […]
New grant fund established for AACo small businesses to prepare for re-opening
Today Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announced the Small Business Customer and Employee Protection Grant Program, which is designed to assist local businesses purchase products and services needed for safe reopening in compliance with COVID-19 regulations. The program is supported with $ 5 million from the county’s allotment of funding from the federal CARES […]
WMAR’s Stepner and Harrison win Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for story on Odenton hockey team
WMAR-2 Sports reporter Shawn Stepner and photojournalist Don Harrison have been recognized by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) with a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award in Sports Reporting for their story, “Hockey, Greater Than Hate.” The story follows a Maryland 14 and under Odenton team who banded together to fight racism and harassment. […]
Board of Revenue Estimates: Maryland faces shortfall of $1.1 billion due to COVID-19
The Board of Revenue Estimates in a virtual, nonvoting meeting today received grim projections for significant shortfalls in the current and future fiscal years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Andrew Schaufele, director of the Bureau of Revenue Estimates and the Board’s executive secretary, outlined two scenarios, both of which assume a vaccine exists […]
