Maryland to Offer Competency Diploma Program in May
The Maryland Adult Competency-Based Diploma Program will begin in May, allowing adults who show job, life, or basic skills competency to earn diplomas. modeled after New York’s system, it may use licenses or tests to prove abilities, with regional centers planned across the state including an Anne Arundel County site pending school board approval.
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New York State
Maryland Department of Education
New York
Naomi Keller
Department of Education
Muellen
Anne Arundel County
1977 warmer than normal year despite Big Freeze talk
The National Weather Service Baltimore Washington International Airport reports 1977 had a mean temperature of 56.3 degrees, above normal 55.0. Only January June and October ran below normal. above normal summer temperatures offset winter lows. Total precipitation surpassed normal by over four inches at 44.46 inches for the year, with December bringing a 24 hour record of 3.39 inches.
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National Weather Service
Baltimore Washington International
The
Weather Service
Judge Cole Earns Respect From Fellow Judges in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS AP Judge Harry A. Cole the first black appointed to Maryland Court of Appeals aims to earn respect from fellow judges to ensure his views count in opinions. The 56 year old former state senator says respect is essential for fair, impartial decisions amid prejudice he faced growing up in Baltimore.
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Annapolis
Harry A. Cole
Cole
Maryland Court of Appeals
Charles Houston
Supreme Court
Eight Die In Maryland Delaware Holiday Traffic Crashes
Police reported eight fatalities across Maryland and one in Delaware during the New Year weekend. A Montgomery County homicide charge followed a crash that killed the officer’s wife. Pedestrian Henry A. Taylor, 61, died after being struck crossing Route 40 in Joppa by Deborah Giles, 23, of Joppa. Charles F. Vickers, 23, of Salisbury, died after his motorcycle collided with Sonya Reeder, 38, of Salisbury, who was charged with failure to yield. Earlier, two other deaths occurred Friday and Saturday, with four young Marylanders killed on New Year’s Day in separate crashes in Maryland and Delaware.
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Delaware
Montgomery County
Joppa
Henry A. Taylor
University of Maryland
Route 40
Deborah Giles
Salisbury
Fruitland
Charles F. Vickers
Peninsula General Hospital
Sonya Reeder
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