Book sales to Kaiser Permanente come on top of Mayor Pugh’s book sales to the University of Maryland Medical System while she was on the board there. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun video)Book sales to Kaiser Permanente come on top of Mayor Pugh’s book sales to the University of Maryland Medical System while she was on the board there. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun video)Health provider paid Baltimore Mayor more than $100,000 to buy about 20,000 copies of her “Healthy Holly” children’s books during a period when the company was seeking a lucrative contract to provide health benefits...…Book sales to Kaiser Permanente come on top of Mayor Pugh’s book sales to the University of Maryland Medical System while she was on the board there. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun video)Book sales to Kaiser Permanente come on top of Mayor Pugh’s book sales to the University of Maryland Medical System while she was on the board there. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun video)Health provider paid Baltimore Mayor more than $100,000 to buy about 20,000 copies of her “Healthy Holly” children’s books during a period when the company was seeking a lucrative contract to provide health benefits...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunMay 03, 2020 at 11:03 pmMaryland politicians, pastors and business owners banded together Saturday afternoon to file a sweeping federal lawsuit aimed at ending restrictions enacted by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan in response to the coronavirus.The lawsuit argues that the governor’s orders banning large gatherings and closing most businesses violate constitutional and federal laws protecting commerce, freedom of assembly, the right to protest and the right to practice their religion.AdvertisementRepublican Dels. Dan Cox, Warren Miller and Neil Parrott argue that the...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunMay 03, 2020 at 11:03 pmMaryland politicians, pastors and business owners banded together Saturday afternoon to file a sweeping federal lawsuit aimed at ending restrictions enacted by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan in response to the coronavirus.The lawsuit argues that the governor’s orders banning large gatherings and closing most businesses violate constitutional and federal laws protecting commerce, freedom of assembly, the right to protest and the right to practice their religion.AdvertisementRepublican Dels. Dan Cox, Warren Miller and Neil Parrott argue that the...WW…

AdvertisementBy Carroll County TimesSep 22, 2020 at 5:00 amPart of the sidewalk near the entrance at Carroll County Public Library’s Eldersburg branch had the phrase “Welcome back!” written on it in blue chalk, and although the message was faded it signaled the reopening of a community favorite.A small but eager crowd of people waited for the doors to be unlocked Monday morning at 10. Library visitors separated upon entering — some arrived for an express pick-up, others found computer stations for free wifi access, and a few people headed for stocked book shelves.AdvertisementThe CCPL’s six...…AdvertisementBy Carroll County TimesSep 22, 2020 at 5:00 amPart of the sidewalk near the entrance at Carroll County Public Library’s Eldersburg branch had the phrase “Welcome back!” written on it in blue chalk, and although the message was faded it signaled the reopening of a community favorite.A small but eager crowd of people waited for the doors to be unlocked Monday morning at 10. Library visitors separated upon entering — some arrived for an express pick-up, others found computer stations for free wifi access, and a few people headed for stocked book shelves.AdvertisementThe CCPL’s six...WW…

AdvertisementAssociated PressApr 18, 2020 at 12:35 pmMADISON, Wis. — A 16-year-old high school sophomore alleged in a federal lawsuit against a Wisconsin sheriff on Thursday that she was threatened with jail if she didn’t remove social media posts saying she had COVID-19. filed the lawsuit against Marquette County Sheriff Joseph Konrath and a patrol sergeant. The lawsuit alleges that the sergeant went to the home of Amyiah Cohoon of Oxford, Wisconsin, last month and demanded that her Instagram posts be deleted or she and her parents would face arrest.AdvertisementNo one was threatened with...…AdvertisementAssociated PressApr 18, 2020 at 12:35 pmMADISON, Wis. — A 16-year-old high school sophomore alleged in a federal lawsuit against a Wisconsin sheriff on Thursday that she was threatened with jail if she didn’t remove social media posts saying she had COVID-19. filed the lawsuit against Marquette County Sheriff Joseph Konrath and a patrol sergeant. The lawsuit alleges that the sergeant went to the home of Amyiah Cohoon of Oxford, Wisconsin, last month and demanded that her Instagram posts be deleted or she and her parents would face arrest.AdvertisementNo one was threatened with...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunMay 05, 2020 at 8:39 pmAfter Maryland officials terminated a contract with a politically connected firm, lawmakers are calling for greater oversight of the millions of dollars the Hogan administration is awarding to companies through emergency purchases during the pandemic.“I appreciate the Governor’s quick actions to protect Marylanders, but we need to safeguard taxpayer dollars from unscrupulous companies, no matter what their connections," said House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, a Baltimore County Democrat. "I’ve asked [the] Appropriations...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunMay 05, 2020 at 8:39 pmAfter Maryland officials terminated a contract with a politically connected firm, lawmakers are calling for greater oversight of the millions of dollars the Hogan administration is awarding to companies through emergency purchases during the pandemic.“I appreciate the Governor’s quick actions to protect Marylanders, but we need to safeguard taxpayer dollars from unscrupulous companies, no matter what their connections," said House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, a Baltimore County Democrat. "I’ve asked [the] Appropriations...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunApr 29, 2020 at 7:00 amRay Alcaraz has been eating well during the pandemic. Homemade ravioli at Chiapparelli’s, the meatballs from Joe Benny’s, lemony veal piccata from Aldo’s, and of course, cannoli from Vaccaro’s: Alcaraz, who grew up in Little Italy, is on a one-man mission to patronize the neighborhood’s restaurants in crisis.“I have gone to almost every restaurant to get a meal and I’m still not done,” said Alcaraz, president of the promotion center for Little Italy.AdvertisementThere’s not much else to do but eat, these days, here, or anywhere else. The...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunApr 29, 2020 at 7:00 amRay Alcaraz has been eating well during the pandemic. Homemade ravioli at Chiapparelli’s, the meatballs from Joe Benny’s, lemony veal piccata from Aldo’s, and of course, cannoli from Vaccaro’s: Alcaraz, who grew up in Little Italy, is on a one-man mission to patronize the neighborhood’s restaurants in crisis.“I have gone to almost every restaurant to get a meal and I’m still not done,” said Alcaraz, president of the promotion center for Little Italy.AdvertisementThere’s not much else to do but eat, these days, here, or anywhere else. The...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunMay 02, 2020 at 6:00 amBaltimoreans spending their quarantine rewatching “The Wire” won’t have a cast reunion to look forward to.Show creator David Simon shot down reports Friday that the show’s cast was reuniting for another series based in Baltimore. The rumors started flying when a French publication, Society, interviewed “The Wire” co-writer George Pelecanos, who mentioned that he, Simon and other writers were coming together for another series based in Baltimore around the city’s police department.AdvertisementBut as that report went from one language to...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunMay 02, 2020 at 6:00 amBaltimoreans spending their quarantine rewatching “The Wire” won’t have a cast reunion to look forward to.Show creator David Simon shot down reports Friday that the show’s cast was reuniting for another series based in Baltimore. The rumors started flying when a French publication, Society, interviewed “The Wire” co-writer George Pelecanos, who mentioned that he, Simon and other writers were coming together for another series based in Baltimore around the city’s police department.AdvertisementBut as that report went from one language to...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore Sun MediaSep 18, 2020 at 12:08 pmThe Gordon Outdoors mega-screen made its drive-in debut at the Rosenbloom Owings Mills Jewish Community Center on Gwynnbrook Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 12, and it was an opening night success.The movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” drew 75 cars on the inaugural night.AdvertisementGoing forward, movies will be shown on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 21. Films will not be shown on the Jewish holidays. Films start at 8:30 p.m. in Sept., 8 p.m. starting in Oct. and 7:30 p.m. starting in Nov.The 52 x 26-foot movie screen...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore Sun MediaSep 18, 2020 at 12:08 pmThe Gordon Outdoors mega-screen made its drive-in debut at the Rosenbloom Owings Mills Jewish Community Center on Gwynnbrook Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 12, and it was an opening night success.The movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” drew 75 cars on the inaugural night.AdvertisementGoing forward, movies will be shown on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 21. Films will not be shown on the Jewish holidays. Films start at 8:30 p.m. in Sept., 8 p.m. starting in Oct. and 7:30 p.m. starting in Nov.The 52 x 26-foot movie screen...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunAug 15, 2020 at 4:09 pmMaryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s new chief of staff and the Maryland Environmental Service are for the first time publicly defending the six-figure payout he received when he left the independent state agency, after he and agency officials had refused since Wednesday to comment on the severance.Amid the backdrop of General Assembly plans for an oversight hearing, Roy McGrath is calling the severance “a standard business practice” and the agency said such payments fit “a private sector like pay structure.”AdvertisementIn a post on his Facebook...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunAug 15, 2020 at 4:09 pmMaryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s new chief of staff and the Maryland Environmental Service are for the first time publicly defending the six-figure payout he received when he left the independent state agency, after he and agency officials had refused since Wednesday to comment on the severance.Amid the backdrop of General Assembly plans for an oversight hearing, Roy McGrath is calling the severance “a standard business practice” and the agency said such payments fit “a private sector like pay structure.”AdvertisementIn a post on his Facebook...WW…

AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunAug 17, 2020 at 7:04 pmRoy McGrath, the new chief of staff for Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan who has been criticized for receiving a year’s salary as severance from his previous state job, resigned Monday.McGrath became the Republican governor’s chief of staff on June 1 after 3½ years as head of the Maryland Environmental Service, an independent state agency that does environmental and public works projects, primarily for local governments and the state.AdvertisementThe Baltimore Sun reported last week that as part of his voluntary departure from MES,, including the...…AdvertisementBy Baltimore SunAug 17, 2020 at 7:04 pmRoy McGrath, the new chief of staff for Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan who has been criticized for receiving a year’s salary as severance from his previous state job, resigned Monday.McGrath became the Republican governor’s chief of staff on June 1 after 3½ years as head of the Maryland Environmental Service, an independent state agency that does environmental and public works projects, primarily for local governments and the state.AdvertisementThe Baltimore Sun reported last week that as part of his voluntary departure from MES,, including the...WW…