Maryland Expands Emissions Testing Start Jan 1
Emissions tests will begin January 1 in six added Maryland counties joining 13 others plus Baltimore city. About 2.7 million vehicles will be tested with roughly 300,000 failing annually. The program costs $17 and uses treadmill testing to measure tailpipe emissions and vapor leaks. Maryland joins 23 states under federal Clean Air Act orders amid EPA pressure.
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Frederick
Washington
Cecil
Queen Anne's
Calvert
Charles
Anne Arundel
Baltimore
Carroll
Harford
Howard
Montgomery
Prince George’s
Baltimore City
US Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Delaware
Maryland counties face grim piggyback tax outlook
State officials say county local income tax receipts for July through September will fall short of projections. Montgomery will lose 5 million, Prince George’s and Howard about 1 million each, with statewide growth only 1.74 percent year over year. Economists cite higher interest rates and slower personal income growth as factors, while promising continued monitoring.
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Maryland
Marvin A. Bond
State Comptroller’s Office
Bond
Montgomery County
Prince George’s
Howard
Michael Contee
University of Baltimore
State Teacher Seeks Public Hearing in Sex Dispute
Pasadena AP reports Laurie S. Cook, Northeast High School teacher, requests a public hearing under state law to defend herself after four administrative charges tied to alleged improper student relations. Acquitted of criminal charges, she faces a lengthy school board process amid media interest and precedent from Virginia cases.
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Pasadena
Laurie S. Cook
Anne Arundel County
Ms. Cook
Northeast High
Carol S. Parham
Baltimore
Washington
48 Hours
Fairfax
Dolores Bohen
Fairfax County
Northeast
Ronald Waller Price
Geraldo
Salvation Army bell ringer lights up Hagerstown Christmas
Marie Kershner, 63, rings the Salvation Army bell 264 hours each holiday season for more than 20 years. She works 11 hours daily, six days a week for 24 days outside a Kmart, hoping to raise money to help families with food and toys at Christmas. Local officials praise her, noting she often brings in large sums and smiles while greeting helpers and the public.
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Hagerstown
Marie Kershner
Salvation Army
Ms. Kershner
Marie
Laura
Kitty’ Barger
The
Union Rescue Mission
Poison gas chases guests at Ocean City hotel
In Ocean City a furnace room leak caused carbon monoxide to seep into rooms on the second floor of the Princess Royale Hotel. About 100 guests were evacuated with two floors cleared and up to two dozen guests treated for minor CO inhalation.
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Ocean City
Susan Kirby
Princess Royale Hotel
Michael Maykrantz
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