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 Instead of altering the first day of school for this coming September, the Howard County school system is maintaining its Sept. 3 start date for the 77-school district. |   | |
 In his first budget proposal as Howard County executive, Calvin Ball has recommended funding $15.3 million for flood mitigation projects in historic Ellicott City for fiscal 2020. | | | |
 The bill would make Maryland the first state in the country to ban polystyrene foam food containers and cups. | | | |
 Maryland’s General Assembly has passed a measure to raise the age for buying tobacco and nicotine products from 18 to 21 — after carving out an exemption for members of the military. Proponents say the bill is aimed at protecting teens from the harmful health effects of smoking, | | | |
 The Jewish Federation of Howard County is hosting its fourth annual Good Deeds Day on April 7, the international day of volunteering. | | | |
 Welcome to “Jane App,” a multimedia work being performed at Laurel’s Venus Theatre on four successive Fridays that began March 22. | | | |
 The Howard Lions varsity baseball team defeated the Marriotts Ridge Mustangs, 9-6, in a Howard County game in Ellicott City on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. | | | |
 The Orioles had just six hits but one big defensive miscue that led to a 5-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, ending their improbable winning streak at four. | | | |
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