Inaugural UNCF Baltimore Mayor’s Masked Ball raises money for Black college students
BALTIMORE — The inaugural United Negro College Fund Baltimore Mayor’s Masked Ball raised money to help send students to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. For more than 70 years, the United Negro College Fund has pledged to honor education and award HBCU scholarships. On Saturday, city leaders, alumni, and dignitaries enjoyed a night of music […]
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Ocean City Council passes budget amendment, capital project funds | News | #citycouncil
With little discussion last week, Ocean City Council members approved financing for three capital projects and an amendment expected to decrease reserves needed to balance the Fiscal Year 2023 budget. The budget amendment, which passed first reading Aug. 7, shows a decrease in the estimated amount of money needed from the prior year reserves to […]
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Ex-mayor of college park convicted after pleading guilty to child porn charges – NBC4 Washington
Patrick Wojahn, the former mayor of College Park, reached a plea deal on child pornography charges. Wojahn pleaded guilty in court on Wednesday to 60 counts of distribution, 40 counts of possession and 40 counts of possession of child sex abuse material with intent to distribute, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office for Prince George’s […]
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First reading of employee housing code amendment clears Ocean City Council | News | #citycouncil
One last detail on lease length remains undecided A developing zoning code amendment that aims to help create more employee housing in Ocean City limits has cleared first with just one detail left to work out before final approval. At a City Council meeting July 3, the first reading of an amendment, that adds an […]
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College Park Holds Special Election to Replace Mayor Who Resigned Over Child Porn Charges – NBC4 Washington
It’s Election Day in College Park, Maryland, with voters choosing a new mayor after the resignation and arrest of the last mayor shook the town in early March. That former mayor, Patrick Wojahn, 47, resigned from his post the night before he was arrested. He was charged with 40 counts of possessing child exploitative material and […]
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Project bid, Boardwalk banners, more among Ocean City Council approvals | News | #citycouncil
From a winning bid for electrical work at the Downtown Recreation Complex to beach events and veteran banners, Ocean City Council members approved several items this week at their Jan. 17 meeting. Rec complex bid award Council members opted to go with the lowest of three bidders to complete electrical work for renovations to the […]
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Karen Bass, Juan Ciscomani among the history-makers of the 2022 midterm elections | #elections | #alabama
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CNN — As midterm results continue to roll in days after Election Day, Democratic and Republican candidates have already been celebrating historic victories. Heading into Election Day, both parties were looking to diversify their ranks of elected officials, both in Congress and beyond, and they appear on track to do so. House Republicans will add […]
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Former Maryland mayor who died in January accused of embezzling $2.2 million from DC charter school system
Kevin Ward, the former Maryland mayor who died by apparent suicide in January, has been accused of embezzling millions in public funds from one of the largest charter school systems in Washington, D.C., prior to his death, according to a new lawsuit. The civil complaint, filed on Monday in D.C. federal court, alleges that Ward committed […]
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Maryland shows what centrist politics should look like | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Anderson edited “Leveraging: A Political, Economic and Societal Framework” (Springer, 2014), has taught at five universities and ran for the Democratic nomination for a Maryland congressional seat in 2016. America should be moving toward a New Center. Our politics is extremely polarized, and we need a politics that respects the 30 percent to 50 percent […]
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AFRAM Headliner Ne-Yo Highlights Importance Of Juneteenth, Mayor Says Next Year Will Be Bigger – CBS Baltimore
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — R&B superstar Ne-Yo lit up Baltimore’s Druid Hill Park on Saturday night as the headliner for AFRAM Festival 2022. The two-day festival celebrating African-American culture coincides with Juneteenth, the commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans in 1865 that officially became a federal holiday last year. READ MORE: CDC Approves COVID-19 Vaccines For […]
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