By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO All options are still on the table for Maryland gubernatorial candidate Valerie Ervin as the days wind down before the start of early voting on June 14 and Maryland’s primary June 26. Anne Arundel Circuit Court Judge William C. Mulford II, handed down a decision this week denying the […]
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Earvin: `Maryland is ready for a woman of color at the top of the ticket’
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Valerie Ervin, the former running mate of Kevin Kamenetz, the gubernatorial candidate who died suddenly last week, today decided she would pursue the governor’s mansion at the top of ticket. Ervin, a former Montgomery County Council president told the AFRO, “I’ve been all over the state with Kevin and we […]
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Amid Swirl of Controversy, Verletta White Fights to Lead Baltimore County Schools
By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO Maryland State Superintendent Karen Salmon recently made what some argue is a controversial decision to deny final approval of Verletta White’s appointment as permanent superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools, despite an 8-4 affirmative vote by county school board members last month. Three of four school board members voting […]
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Balt. Co. Executive, Gubernatorial Candidate Kamenetz Dies Suddenly
By Sean Yoes, Baltimore AFRO Editor, syoes@afro.com Kevin Kamenetz, the two-term Baltimore County Executive and gubernatorial candidate died early this morning of cardiac arrest, sending shockwaves across the state. He was 60. According to a press release by Baltimore County Police, Kamenetz was at his home in Owings Mills when he awoke around 2 a.m. saying that […]
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Make Verletta White Permanent Balto. County School Superintendent
By AFRO Editorial Staff Verletta White and S. Dallas Dance are not the same person. While they both improperly failed to disclose side jobs with the Education Research & Development Institute while working for the Baltimore County Schools system, Dance as superintendent and White as school system’s chief academic officer, only Dance was convicted of […]
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Baltimore County’s Black Leaders Decry State’s Obstruction of Verletta White’s Permanent Appointment
By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO Baltimore County’s African-American leadership is responding to an unprecedented move by Maryland’s Secretary of Education to block the permanent appointment of Verletta White as Baltimore County superintendent. On May 2, Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Karen Salmon held back White’s appointment after receiving letters from dissenting board members and […]
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Misconduct Allegations Continue to Dog BPD
By Sean Yoes, AFRO Baltimore Editor, syoes@afro.com More allegations of police misconduct are being aimed again at the beleaguered Baltimore Police Department (BPD). The latest charges are being leveled by Baltimore’s Civilian Review Board (CRB) in reference to the case of Keith Davis, Jr. This week, the CRB said Davis was wrongfully charged after being shot by […]
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Druid Hill Park Plays Host to 14th Annual Victim Fund Run
While violent crime statistics are falling in Baltimore in recent months, there are still victims of crimes every day. That is why the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City is holding their 14th Annual Victims 5K Run-Walk and 1 Mile Walk April 7 in Baltimore’s Druid Hill Park. State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby reinstituted […]
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Mosby, Accusations of Baltimore Police Misconduct Will be Available at Trial
Charges of a Baltimore police officer’s past or present misconduct will now be available at trial, a State’s Attorney’s Office (SAO) press release announced Friday. If an Internal Affairs (IA) file of such charges exists, officers testifying in court must provide it with or without SA prompting, the release continues. Marilyn Mosby at a February […]
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Former Superintendent Dance Pleads Guilty to Perjury
Former Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent S. Dallas Dance pleaded guilty this morning to four counts of perjury for failing to disclose nearly $150,000 he was paid for private consulting work while he was Baltimore County superintendent. He abruptly left that post in April, with three years left on his four year contract. Former Baltimore […]
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UPDATED: Cabinet Secretaries and Directors to Visit Baltimore County
For immediate release: February 11, 2018 Contact: Shareese Churchill shareese.churchill@maryland.gov 410-974-2316 Cabinet Secretaries and Directors to Visit Baltimore County ANNAPOLIS, MD – Following the Regional Cabinet Meeting on Monday, February 12, 2018, Governor Larry Hogan’s cabinets ecretaries and directors will tour Baltimore County to visit with local elected officials, tour local businesses, and meet with constituents. Each agency’s […]
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County to Make Major Improvements at Intersection of Towsontown Boulevard and Osler Drive
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 27, 2016 CONTACT: Ellen Kobler 410-887-3835 (o), 410-365-2834 (c) ekobler@baltimorecountymd.gov County to Make Major Improvements at Intersection of Towsontown Boulevard and Osler Drive – Upgrades to ease congestion near hospitals and Towson University Towson, MD – Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz announced that the County is moving forward with improvements to the […]