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Maryland Is The Best State In Nation To Own An Electric Vehicle, Study Reveals Maryland Is The Best State In Nation To Own An Electric Vehicle, Study Reveals
Maryland Is The Best State In Nation To Own An Electric Vehicle, Study Reveals Maryland has ranked as the best state in the nation to drive an electric vehicle, according to a new study released by Bumper. With a recent push for more electric vehicles to be used in the United States and state bans for gas vehicles set in place, more drivers are considering investing in an electric vehicle. Maryland has taken the top spot ranking number one in the nation for the best state to own an electric vehicle, the Bumper study reveals.  Multiple metrics are used to determine the rankings, from infrastructure, cost to charge a vehicle, public charging stations, and electric …

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by Annie DeVoe
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SpaceX Launch Baffles East Coast SpaceX Launch Baffles East Coast
SpaceX Launch Baffles East Coast What some first thought was a meteor making its way up the East Coast turned out to be Elon Musk's SpaceX. The Falcon 9 rocket sent Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida just after 7:30 p.m., according to a news release. Footage of the rocket was captured about 30 minutes later in Washington DC, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. This is what a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Florida looks like in New Hampshire pic.twitter.com/0JIcjjN3hH — drewsview…

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by David Cifarelli & Cecilia Levine
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Property Management Company To Pay Over $3.2 Million To Current, Previous Maryland Tenants Property Management Company To Pay Over $3.2 Million To Current, Previous Maryland Tenants
Property Management Company To Pay Over $3.2 Million To Current, Previous Maryland Tenants A New Jersey based corporation and the several dozen companies they own has reached a $3.2 million settlement with the Consumer Protector Division after charging tenants illegal fees while also failing to maintain properties, officials announce. Westminster Management LLC will pay $3,250,000 in restitution to thousands of current and former residents of the communities that contained over 9,000 rental units across Baltimore City, states Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh. Westminster is required to return funds from excessive application fees, improper agent fees, writ fees, court cos…

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by Annie DeVoe
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New Jersey, Maryland Among Cheapest States To Fly From: Report New Jersey, Maryland Among Cheapest States To Fly From: Report
New Jersey, Maryland Among Cheapest States To Fly From: Report Flying out of New Jersey and Maryland will do the least damage to your wallet, according to a new report. New Jersey was ranked the second cheapest state to fly from, with an average ticket price of $268.90, a study by couponfollow.com revealed. Flight prices from Newark have dropped over 18% since early 2019, the website said. Maryland ranked as the fifth cheapest state in the U.S. to fly from, with  flight prices from Baltimore dropping over five percent since 2019, couponfollow.com said. The average ticket price in Maryland sat at $315.20, according to the travel study.  Ala…

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by AJ Goldbloom
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New Jerseyans Hurt In Railing Collapse File Lawsuit Against Washington Commanders New Jerseyans Hurt In Railing Collapse File Lawsuit Against Washington Commanders
New Jerseyans Hurt In Railing Collapse File Lawsuit Against Washington Commanders A handful of New Jersey football fans are suing the Washington Commanders over a nearly-fatal incident after a game in January 2021, as reported by various news outlets. After a game against the Philadelphia Eagles, quarterback Jalen Hurts was greeting fans when a railing collapsed, injuring multiple spectators who fell between five and 10 feet onto concrete at FedEx Field. Four of the individuals who were hurt in the incident are suing the Commanders for gross negligence, seeking $300,000 to compensate for their physical and emotional pain, ESPN says. Soon after the incident, Hurts asked …

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by AJ Goldbloom
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These New Jersey Colleges Ranked Among Best In America These New Jersey Colleges Ranked Among Best In America
These New Jersey Colleges Ranked Among Best In America New Jersey boasts one of the highest college graduation rates in America, and with top-rated small and large, public and private universities, it's no surprise since there seems to be a school to fit every sort of student— 30 of which have ranked among the top 1,500 on the US News & World Report's 2022-2023 Best Colleges.  Princeton was the highest ranking overall in both the state and the country. The first place status has it outranking MIT, Harvard, Stafford, Yale — the latter three of which tied— the University of Chicago, and the University of Pennsylvania— which tied…

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
Wawa Stores Coming To Maryland This Fall Wawa Stores Coming To Maryland This Fall
Wawa Stores Coming To Maryland This Fall With the dog days of summer behind them, Wawa announced that it will be expanding its footprint in Maryland this fall with a pair of new stores. The supermarket giant announced a host of new stores that are going up across the East Coast, including one each in Harford and Prince George's counties in Maryland. No exact opening date has been announced by Wawa, which only confirmed that the stores are scheduled to open in “Fall 2022.” The first store is planned to open at the intersection of Adelphi Road and Riggs Road in Hyattsville, while the second is set for Route 40 and Edgewood Road in…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
'Cash4Life' Drawing Delivers $1,000 A Day For Life Prize In Maryland 'Cash4Life' Drawing Delivers $1,000 A Day For Life Prize In Maryland
'Cash4Life' Drawing Delivers $1,000 A Day For Life Prize In Maryland One lucky Maryland Lottery player won the prize of a lifetime. There are happy days ahead for a Cecil County resident who became the fourth person in Maryland to win a $1,000 a day for life by playing the “Cash4Life” game. The lotto player bought the top-prize winning ticket in the Monday, Aug. 29 drawing from the Eagles Nest gas station on Augustine Herman Highway in Chesapeake City. Once the winning ticket is cashed in, the player will have the choice of $1,000 a day for life paid in annual installments of $365,000; or a one-time cash payment of $7 million, both before taxes. The winnin…

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by Zak Failla
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Recall Issued For Butter Brand Sold At Wegmans In MD Due To Listeria Concerns Recall Issued For Butter Brand Sold At Wegmans In MD Due To Listeria Concerns
Recall Issued For Butter Brand Sold At Wegmans In MD Due To Listeria Concerns A company is recalling tubs of butter that were sold at Wegmans Food Markets because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Epicurean Butter LLC recalled its three-and-a-half-ounce tubs of "Wegmans Lemon Dill Finishing Butter" on Friday, Aug. 19, due to a recall from its frozen dill supplier, SupHerb Farms. The products were distributed at Wegmans Food Markets in the following locations: New York Massachusetts Pennsylvania New Jersey Maryland Virginia North Carolina Washington, DC The recalled products come in black plastic cups with a Wegmans label around and on the lid, …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Feds: NJ Family Services Caseworker Busted With Child Porn Tried To Traffic Minor For Sex Feds: NJ Family Services Caseworker Busted With Child Porn Tried To Traffic Minor For Sex
Feds: NJ Family Services Caseworker Busted With Child Porn Tried To Traffic Minor For Sex UPDATE: A now-former New Jersey child services worker who was busted on child porn charges at Newark Airport nearly a year ago also tried to traffic a minor for prostitution, federal authorities said they've learned. Trent Collier, a 56-year-old onetime "family service specialist" for the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, had arrived on a flight from the Dominican Republic last October when images of child pornography were found on his cellphone, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. "One image depicts a fully nude prepubescent boy and fully nude prepubescent girl on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Disruptive Passenger Removed From United Airlines Flight From NJ To Costa Rica: Reports Disruptive Passenger Removed From United Airlines Flight From NJ To Costa Rica: Reports
Disruptive Passenger Removed From United Airlines Flight From NJ To Costa Rica: Reports A United Airlines flight making its way from New Jersey to Costa Rica was forced to make an unexpected pitstop in Virginia for an unruly passenger Wednesday, Aug. 17, as first reported by the Washington Post. One passenger was reportedly removed from the flight for being unwieldy and causing a disruption on the plane, though United Airlines has not released official details of the incident. The FBI was involved in the investigation, according to the Washington Post. Flight 1080 left Newark Liberty International Airport shortly after 8:30 a.m. with a planned landing set in San Jose, Costa Ri…

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by Zak Failla
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Trio Convicted Of Trying To Ship Mass Amounts Of Cocaine, Pot From NJ To MD Trio Convicted Of Trying To Ship Mass Amounts Of Cocaine, Pot From NJ To MD
Trio Convicted Of Trying To Ship Mass Amounts Of Cocaine, Pot From NJ To MD Three individuals have been convicted of attempting to traffic hundreds of grams of cocaine and marijuana from New Jersey into Maryland, the state's attorney announced. Geoffrey Raheim Brown, 29, of Bel Air, MD, Keneil Carlos Callender, 32, of Edgewater, NJ, and Danita Ginette Cromwell, 46, of Elkton, MD have been convicted for conspiracy to import into Maryland at least 28 grams of cocaine, Albert Peisinger, Jr., State’s Attorney for Harford County, announced on Monday, July 18. Between August 2021 and November 2021, the Harford County Narcotics Task Force conducted a lengthy investig…

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by Zak Failla