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patch.com | Kristin Danley-Greiner
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Prince George’s County educators cast no-confidence votes in PGCPS Superintendent Millard House II at an emergency virtual meeting held Wednesday night. A recent survey of Prince George's County Education Association members showed that more than 75% of educators lacked confidence in the superintendent’s leadership in academic direction, transportation and safety operations, and communication with educators, the organization's leader stated.
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patch.com | Kristin Danley-Greiner
UPPER MARLBORO, MD — A 55-year-old Upper Marlboro man has been sentenced for visa fraud. An investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, Maryland, along with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, led to the apprehension of Douglas Anthony Eze. According to his guilty plea, Eze, who owns Largo Financial Services, illegally entered Canada in 1991 using a fake passport. After Canada issued a deportation order in 1995, Eze fled.
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patch.com | Kristin Danley-Greiner
COLUMBIA, MD — National Donut Day is always observed on the first Friday in June, and there are plenty of places in Howard County and across Maryland offering deals on the sugary swirls The Salvation Army’s now legendary “Doughnut Lassies” fried in frontline soldiers’ helmets during World War I.
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patch.com | Kristin Danley-Greiner
HARFORD COUNTY, MD — More than $2 million has been awarded to Harford County Public Schools to help expand their prekindergarten program for the 2025-2026 school year. “Early learning is the bedrock to a successful education journey,” said Harford County Public Schools Superintendent Sean Bulson.
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patch.com | Kristin Danley-Greiner
ELLICOTT CITY, MD — On Wednesday, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced that $10 million would be set aside for the Ellicott City flood mitigation projects through the Resilient Maryland Loan Fund. The money will help support the completion of flood mitigation projects, including two major infrastructure projects designed to protect Ellicott City’s historic Main Street and surrounding neighborhoods from catastrophic flooding like the deadly events of 2016 and 2018.
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2 days ago | 
patch.com | Kristin Danley-Greiner
HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Several Howard County Public School System schools took home top honors at the Maryland State Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement Day competition held at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in May. The competition brings together students from eight Maryland school districts and some private schools.
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patch.com | Kristin Danley-Greiner
HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Two intersections in Howard County along US 1 will undergo construction projects designed to improve safety for everyone. The project, pegged at $2.3 million, started Tuesday. Improvements along US 1 at Doctor Patel and Rowanberry drives, in the Elkridge area, are designed to enhance safety for all roadway users. At Doctor Patel Drive, improvements will include a new traffic signal, pedestrian-activated signal and continental crosswalks.
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2 days ago | 
patch.com | Kristin Danley-Greiner
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Aisha Braveboy, Prince George's County State's Attorney, has claimed victory in the special general election for county executive held Tuesday. Early voting started May 28 for the special election in Prince George's County to fill the county executive and County Council District 5 vacant seats. Early voting ran from May 28 through June 2. Election Day voting happened June 3.
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patch.com | Kristin Danley-Greiner
CAMP SPRINGS, MD — An 18-year-old Temple Hills man has been charged in connection to a recent fatal shooting that happened in Camp Springs. On May 30 at approximately 10 a.m., Prince George's police officers were called to the 7000 block of Allentown Road in Camp Springs for a report of a shooting. Police officers found 23-year-old Anthony Bullock of Washington, D.C., with multiple gunshot wounds. Bullock was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Prince George's County Police Department.
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patch.com | Kristin Danley-Greiner
ABERDEEN, MD — A Harford County man who helped in an attempt to sell a piece of real estate in West Virginia that he didn't own and swindle the potential buyers out of their money has been sentenced in the case, prosecutors said. Duane Dixon Jr., 35, of Aberdeen was found guilty following a trial in January 2025 of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and three counts of wire fraud.
