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In this 2017 file photo, Lyft’s new Amp glows on the dashboard of a car in San Francisco. (Josh Edelson/AP Images for Lyft)
Aug 17, 2020

Aetna, Lyft to give Baltimore schools access to rides for families

Aetna, a CVS Health company, Monday announced it will give $100,000 in essential rides for families in school districts in Baltimore, as well as Chicago, Denver and Seattle, in collaboration […]

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Aug 12, 2020

Howard County launches RecZone Program to help with COVID-19 child care needs

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has announced the launch of a new program, “RecZone,” operated by the Department of Recreation & Parks (HCRP) and designed to help families address childcare needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is open to students in grades […]

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Aug 6, 2020

County Executive Ball launches Howard food distribution map

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball Thursday launched a new food distribution map for residents seeking food pantries or access to free meals. The innovative map currently lists 31 locations offering groceries, produce, […]

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Jul 30, 2020

Md. wealth manager, NBA star help WNBA players during pandemic

The Hunt Valley-based Peak Wealth Management Group at UBS is partnering with NBA star Kyrie Irving and the KAI Empowerment Initiative to help women who have opted out of the […]

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Jul 29, 2020

Howard County General Hospital brings COVID-19 testing to community

Howard County General Hospital is bringing COVID-19 testing to neighborhoods in Columbia with tests at two churches. Testing will be done at St. John Baptist Church, 9055 Tamar Drive, beginning […]

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Jul 29, 2020

Md.’s Patriot Spaces helps medical field with COVID-19 battle

Dunkirk-based Patriot Spaces is shipping storage containers that have been converted for use as medical stations or other related applications to hospitals in Maryland, Ohio and California to help meet […]

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Jul 16, 2020

Howard County General offers COVID-19 testing in places of worship

Howard County General Hospital will offer free COVID-19 community testing in places of worship throughout Howard County. The first testing event will take place Sunday from 8 to 11 a.m. […]

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Jul 15, 2020

Tuerk House receives $700K grant from Weinberg Foundation

Tuerk House, a nonprofit drug and alcohol treatment system serving the most disadvantaged members of the greater Baltimore community, has been awarded a signature grant of $700,000 from The Harry […]

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Jul 14, 2020

Giant Food donates more than $1.2M to USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore

Landover-based regional grocery chain Giant Food Tuesday donated $1,208,846 to the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore for COVID-19 recovery efforts. For the fifth consecutive year, USO-Metro served as one of the […]

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Jul 10, 2020

Md. breweries go to bat for trade organization

Breweries throughout Maryland are uniting to release a collection of one-off beers, raise funds for Brewers Association of Maryland (BAM), the state’s craft beer trade association The effort, dubbed “Brew […]

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Jul 9, 2020

Perdue Farms delivers more than 1.5M pounds of protein in support of communities amid COVID-19 crisis

Salisbury-based Perdue Farms has delivered more than 1.5 million pounds of protein to food banks and hunger-relief efforts through its “Delivering Hope To Our Neighbors” hunger-relief initiative, exceeding its commitment to […]

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Jul 9, 2020

UnitedHealthcare donates $1M to Md. nonprofits

UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group company, is awarding $1 million in Empowering Health grants to eight community-based organizations in Maryland to expand access to care and address the social determinants of […]