Gov. Larry Hogan’s recent announcement of grants totaling $19.3 million for eviction prevention benefiting communities around the state is a welcome recognition of a looming crisis. The funds include $2 million for Baltimore city, $3 million for Baltimore County and ...

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ANNAPOLIS — After Kimberly Vasquez’s two younger sisters log into their virtual classrooms from their Baltimore home, there’s barely enough bandwidth left for the high school senior to get into her class. “It’s a constant conflict and battle, trying to ...

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At the request of Governor Larry Hogan, UMB nursing students will again be permitted to join the workforce early amidst a surge in COVID-19 cases.

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Reeling in customers at Cashmere Clothing Co., a 1½-year-old women’s apparel store near Deep Creek Lake, is difficult for Marcia Warnick. Despite offering private and virtual shopping appointments, holiday specials, and weekly live streams, the business owner is struggling to ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Reimposed restrictions are coming to bars, restaurants, churches, shops and other retail businesses as the coronavirus surges across the state of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced the changes, which include limiting nursing home visits and a plan to ...

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Just two weeks out from Thanksgiving, after which most University System of Maryland schools were planning to end their semesters or return to online-only education, three universities in the system have preemptively pivoted to virtual learning after a semester of hybrid schooling. ...

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Baltimore County has joined a growing list of jurisdictions in Maryland that are imposing stricter rules in an effort to slow a surge of coronavirus. The new restrictions come as Baltimore County and the vast majority of jurisdictions in the ...

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The Center for Global Business at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is seeking to recognize companies that persevered through the pandemic with its Maryland Business Adapts 20/21 initiative. The initiative celebrates the adjustments during the ...

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Hardly a month after the pandemic hit, Jason Bass, director of culture and impact at Hotel Revival, began working to transform the hotel’s now-unused kitchen into a sort of life support for local restaurants. The restaurants would be able to ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Bars and restaurants will have to operate at a lower capacity as part of a series of orders and health advisories issued Tuesday by Gov. Larry Hogan. Hogan made the announcements during his second press briefing in five ...

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