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Coming to the North Elk Coffee House this weekend: The Sin City Band. We talk to Scott Birney.

September 17th, 2025

The North Elk Coffee House is delighted to bring The Sin City Band back to our stage in September! These legendary performers are well-known throughout the Delaware Valley. Scott Birney is lead singer and one of the guitarists for the band. Others in the band include Steve Hobson on electric guitar, David Berry on piano […]

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Demonstrators march to show support for American democracy

September 16th, 2025

From Capital News Service By Lillian Glaros TOWSON, Md.–Dozens of people from states as far away as Texas and Kentucky marched 15 miles through Baltimore County on Sunday with a gigantic copy of the preamble to the U.S. Constitution in tow, in a show of support for American democracy. The march aims to show that […]

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Community organizer Erica Berge enters Maryland House District 35B race

July 24th, 2025

By Doug Donley, 7/24/2025 PORT DEPOSIT, Md. — Erica Berge, a lifelong Cecil County resident known for spearheading grassroots projects in Port Deposit, has filed to run for the Maryland House of Delegates seat in District 35B. “Together, we stand on common ground,” Berge said while announcing her candidacy, describing the run as a natural extension of her […]

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Graham Parker: Coming to Elkton Music Hall Wed. 4/30, Watch Cecil TV’s Exclusive Interview

April 23rd, 2025

From: dice.fm About Graham Parker Stereotyped early in his career as the quintessential angry young man, Graham Parker was one of the most celebrated singer/songwriters to emerge from England’s pub rock scene in the early ’70s. His band Graham Parker and The Rumour, originally his backing band of pub rock all-stars, began their career with […]

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U.S. Education Department to restart defaulted student loan collections

April 23rd, 2025

by Shauneen Miranda, Maryland Matters April 22, 2025 The Maryland context From Maryland Matters: More than 830,000 Maryland residents had student loan debt in 2024, according to a report by the Education Data Initiative, which said the average debt held by Marylanders was among the highest in the nation, at $43,692. It said 13.5% of […]

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Other states have tackled youth gambling. Why hasn’t Maryland?

April 22nd, 2025

Capital News Service By Adam Hudacek  –  1 month ago For two decades, William Hinman had been an addict — first to alcohol, then to gambling. But 10 years ago, he decided to get clean, and it worked. He’s now 52 and spending his days as a peer mentor at the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling, […]

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It’s hard to become a city, but these residents keep trying

April 22nd, 2025

Capital News Service April 21, 2025 By Paul Kiefer HARFORD COUNTY, Maryland — Maryland hasn’t gained a new municipal government in more than two decades. That isn’t especially unusual for the mid-Atlantic, but Maryland’s dry spell is not for lack of trying. Since the start of the new millennium, residents in more than a dozen unincorporated […]

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