Comptroller Says New Downtown Location for Cumberland Branch Office is More Convenient – Current Office to be Closed Monday, June 30, Re-Opened Tuesday, July 1 – Annapolis, Md. (June 23, 2014) – Comptroller Peter Franchot announced today that the Cumberland Branch Office will be closed Monday, June 30, to allow the agency branch to move to its new location at […]
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Posted inBUSINESS, Uncategorized
AFRO AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS’ DIVERSITY IN CAREERS AND EDUCATION EXPO
UNITING TALENT WITH OPPORTUNITY AFRO AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS’ DIVERSITY IN CAREERS AND EDUCATION EXPO JUNE 24, 2014 – 10AM TO 3PM REGINALD F. LEWIS MUSEUM OF MARYLAND AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE 830 E. PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE, MD 21202 The AFRO American Newspapers is proud to present its first Diversity in Careers and Education Expo. The […]
Posted inSports, Uncategorized
‘Again, I Stray’
Before I venture into my topic du jour, I would like to thank Jack Oleander for his get-well wishes. That being done, I will offer the following as an introduction to a topic dear to my heart. My wife was a teacher for 33 years. After retirement, she ventured into the field of reviewing portfolios […]
Posted inSports, Uncategorized
Despite Injury, University of Kansas Center Embiid Should Still Top the NBA Draft
University of Kansas center Joel Embiid. With the NBA Draft (June 26) approaching fast, University of Kansas center Joel Embiid picked the worst time to come up injured, again. Reports surfaced late last week that a physical exam had discoved that Embiid had injured his foot, which needed two screw inserts in surgery June 13. […]
Posted inWashington D.C. News
Washington TV Newswomen Stage Breast Cancer Fund Raiser
Lesli Foster of WUSA9 News, along with FOX 5 News’ Shawn Yancy and ABC7/WJLA-TV’s Rebecca Cooper, headlined breast cancer fundraiser at the Powerhouse. Many familiar faces seen daily and nightly on local Washington D.C. news television stations were dressed in all hues of pink at the D.C. Newsbabes Bash fundraiser for breast cancer. More than […]
Posted inARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
ScHoolboy Q Fired on in Colorado While in SUV; He’s Unhurt
Schoolboy Q performs during the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, file) DENVER (AP) — A gunman with a rifle fired on an SUV carrying rapper ScHoolboy Q after a concert at the popular Red Rocks outdoor amphitheater near Denver, but he wasn’t hurt, investigators said Friday. Three other people suffered […]
Posted inComptroller Franchot's Announcements
Comptroller’s Public Schedule – Week of 6/23
Public Schedule Week of June 23, 2014 Monday, June 23 OFFICE SCHEDULE Tuesday, June 24 OFFICE SCHEDULE Wednesday, June 25 OFFICE SCHEDULE Thursday, June 26 6:15 p.m. Proclamation Presentation: Kornblatt Companies 50th Anniversary Celebration 200 St. Paul Street Baltimore, MD 21202 Friday, June 27 OFFICE SCHEDULE Saturday, June 28 9:15 a.m. – 11:15 […]
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Reminder: Media Advisory: Comptroller to Stroll DPI’s 65th Delmarva Chicken Festival; Present Proclamation to D-Day Veteran
Comptroller to Stroll DPI’s 65th Delmarva Chicken Festival; Present Proclamation to D-Day Veteran – Comptroller to See Giant Fry Pan For Last Time; Honor 91-year-old Army Veteran – WHO: Comptroller Peter Franchot Local and state officials WHAT: Comptroller Franchot will visit one of the Eastern Shore’s highlights of summer – the Delmarva Poultry Industry’s 65thannual and final Delmarva Chicken […]
Posted inAfro Briefs
Ex-Patriot Aaron Hernandez Seeks Jail Transfer
BOSTON (AP) — Former New England Patriot star Aaron Hernandez should be moved to a jail closer to Boston because communication with his attorneys and his personal safety are being compromised, Hernandez’s lawyers said in a transfer request Friday. Boston-based attorneys Michael Fee and James Sultan said Hernandez needs to be closer to them as […]
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Feds Say Trucker in Morgan Crash was Speeding
The limousine bus carrying Tracy Morgan and six other people lies on it’s side. Top Left, Wal-Mart tractor trailer driver Kevin Roper; and bottom right actor/comedian Tracy Morgan. (AP Photo) NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The driver of a tractor-trailer that plowed into a limousine van carrying comedian Tracy Morgan and several friends, killing one and severely […]
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Reminder: Media Advisory: Comptroller To Speak to High School Seniors at American Legion’s Boys State Program
Comptroller To Speak to High School Seniors at American Legion’s Boys State Program – Comptroller to Address 200 Students; Talk About Maryland’s Fiscal Health – WHO: Comptroller Peter Franchot Local and state officials WHAT: Comptroller Franchot will address 200 high school seniors today in the American Legion Boys State Program about his role as Comptroller, about the importance of […]
Posted inPrince George's County News
Select Balto. Leaders Line Up Behind Braveboy
Delegate Aisha Braveboy There is a palpable buzz in Baltimore City regarding the candidacy of Delegate Aisha Braveboy for the position of Maryland Attorney General. In conversations with the AFRO, a number of community leaders explained their reasons for supporting the delegate from Prince George’s County. For Kim Trueheart, a community activist who also runs […]
