Maryland

ANNAPOLIS – For some, the recent wave of Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts has left out a crucial component of the watershed – watermen, who depend on the bay for their livelihoods, and who have suffered as it has declined

SILVER SPRING – Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recognized Highland Elementary School as a 2009 National Blue Ribbon School at a school assembly Tuesday, citing the principal’s leadership as key to significant improvement at the school

ANNAPOLIS – Calls for a tougher Maryland Gang Prosecution Act got a lukewarm response from Democrats at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland pension system overpaid 45 retired non-faculty employees at the Maryland School for the Deaf by a total of $487,000 over 22 years

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland will need to spend an additional $315 million to $470 million on transportation projects around three military sites, according to a new study by the Government Accountability Office

ANNAPOLIS – If you can work a stethoscope, Uncle Sam could want you very soon

BELTSVILLE, Md

ANNAPOLIS – The Environmental Protection Agency announced plans Thursday to curb pollution in the Chesapeake Bay with tighter regulations on urban, suburban and agricultural runoff and sanctions for states that don’t make sufficient progress

WASHINGTON – Experts agree that the benefits outweigh the risks when it comes to the new swine flu vaccines, expected to be available in mid-October

SILVER SPRING – Bladensburg resident William Reyes was laid off nine months ago after working in landscaping for nine years, and now relies on day labor for his income