The City of Bowie is seeking applicants to fill two upcoming vacancies on the City Council. At-Large Councilmember Ingrid Harrison and District 3 Councilmember Adrian Boafo will be resigning from the City Council in December after being elected to other positions. Ms. Harrison will be sworn …
“Guinea Pig Nation: How the NRC's new licensing rules could turn communities into test beds for risky, experimental nuclear plants,” is what physicist Dr. Edwin Lyman, Director of Nuclear Power Safety with the Union of Concerned Scientists, titled his presentation last week.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on his plans to continue serving Maryland’s Fifth Congressional District in the 118th Congress:
The Democratic Party markedly over-performed expectations in the midterm elections on Tuesday, Nov 8, holding the U.S. Senate, winning multiple governorships in tightly contested states and coming within striking distance of winning a majority in the House of Representatives. The Republican …
More than 75 local artists and volunteers assembled a mosaic installation for Partners in Abortion Care on Oct. 16.
When Pippin exclaimed that "[He's] got to be where [his] spirit can run free,” it was clear that the audience was in for a treat, and the spirit certainly did run free at Justice High School that night.
Don Pedro of Aragon comes this night, not to Messina, but to James Madison High School in its production of Much Ado About Nothing!
A thin flash of light. A perfectly timed crack of thunder. Thomas A. Edison High School's production of Clue: Onstage (High School Edition) certainly started off with a bang.
"Ello Guv'na! - Do you fancy a cup of tea?" Trade in your popcorn and soda for some tea and biscuits to prepare for W.T. Woodson's fantastic, audience interactive, and classically British production of One Man, Two Guvnors.
As the calendar turns over to November, Maryland, along with the nation as a whole, is gearing up for the midterm elections on November 8 that will serve as a major litmus test on the direction of a heavily divided nation. Up and down the ballot, voters will have the opportunity to elect can…
We are heartbroken to hear that on November 11th 13-year-old Jayz Agnew was pronounced clinically dead after clinging to life in the hospital since Tuesday. This bright, young man was shot and murdered while raking leaves in his family’s front yard in Hillcrest Heights. We send our thoughts …
The BIG EAST Women’s Soccer Championship was held at the Maryland SoccerPlex on Sunday. At the event, the top-ranked Georgetown took down Xavier 1-0. At Thursday’s semifinals, Xavier beat St. Johns 3-1 in overtime while Georgetown beat Creighton 1-0.
Washington, D.C., November 1, 2022…The ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) D.C. regional office, which serves the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia, welcomes the Montgomery County Council’s passage of a resolution to address and combat antisemitism today. We thank the…
Stagnant water during COVID shutdowns went untested for lead and other harmful substances before children were brought back into most facilities
On Sept. 29 at six in the morning, the FBI swarmed and pounded on the doors of Russian immigrants: Dr. Anna Gabrielian, along with her husband, Dr. Jamie Lee Henry, in the local neighborhood, The Willows.
Please check here for the Maryland Board of Education's voter guide. Here you can view the information on candidates running for the Board of Education of their county.
Coming soon to a theater – wait, no – hotel near you, the United States Chess Federation presents the National K-12 Chess Grade Championship. The 2022 National Chess Grade Championship will be held in Maryland, Dec. 9 through Dec. 11, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in…
On Sept.13, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was taken into custody by the Iranian Guidance patrol in the capital city of Iran. A typical visit to her brother turned deadly when Islamic religious police detained her for improper coverage of her hijab.
The midterm elections are quickly approaching. Initially, Republicans were massive favorites to retake both the Senate and the House of Representatives, but inexperienced and extreme candidates in Senate races, combined with a national shift toward Democrats after Roe. V Wade’s reversal, hav…
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND: Del. Lesley Lopez, president of the Women’s Legislative Caucus of Maryland, released the following statement in regards to the federal lawsuit filed regarding an incident that allegedly occurred on July 4th in Washington County.
This past Friday, the long held-off Ukraine Festival was celebrated once again in our nation's capital. The festival has been cancelled the past few years due to the Covid-19 Pandemic and become increasingly important this year as Ukraine suffers from Russia's invasion, and, thankfully, it w…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Special Representative on Anti-Semitism, Racism, and Intolerance for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs fro…
Prince George’s County, Md. September 8, 2022 - The Psi Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. (AKA) and the Prince George’s County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority, Inc (DST) have joined together on an important initiative to combat Human Trafficking in Princ…
In honor of yesterday's anniversary of a national tragedy, we at the Sentinel wish peace to all those who need it.
The city of Greenbelt, Maryland, celebrated Labor Day with a parade and other events, as many cities do. Thankfully the city was kind enough to extensively record events of the day and share it to the public through their Youtube channel.
Lee Boyd Malvo, a convicted felon known for his participation in a series of murders called the "Beltway sniper attacks."
A seaplane service announced a new route connecting New York City to the D.C. area, with flights scheduled to begin next month – but the planes arriving locally won’t be landing on water.
New accord paves the way to build a quality educational system for the County’s students and families
“The New Space Race is Going Nuclear” was the title of a recent hour webinar presented by the American Nuclear Society. The U.S. government is pouring money into the development of space nuclear power—for commercial, exploratory and military purposes—as described in the panel discussion feat…
“The Inflation Reduction Act is meaningful in our ongoing efforts to improve the lives of working families and the wellbeing of our communities. As we celebrate this achievement, we look ahead to the challenges still facing our country.”
Several dozen BIPOC youth from the BIPOC MOCO Green New Deal Internship disrupted traffic on Rockville Pike at noon on Tuesday outside the District Office of U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, demanding that he shift his priorities from war to climate and fund a Green New Deal. Specifically, the…
ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 5, 2022—Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker released the following statement regarding the Federal Highway Administration’s decision to delay action on the I-495 and I-270 Managed Lanes Project:
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today issued the following statement and sent a letter calling on President Biden and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to immediately reverse the acting federal highway administrator’s decision to overrule the agency’s professional staff and …
The Strathmore Prgram presents the Arts & Social Justice Fellowship Class of 2022 Project Showcase.
The Board of Regents of the University of California has approved the settlement.
Watch here to see Representative Jamie Raskin at the January 6th Committee's seventh public hearing.
“People swim with sharks all the time, they just don’t know it,” Hans Walters, a shark expert at the New York Aquarium, told Manhattan-based WCBS 880 news amid the recent series of sharks moving north and biting people in ocean waters off the New York Metropolitan Area.
On July 14, 2022, Governor Larry Hogan appointed Tiffany Wright as a member of the Patuxent River Commission for a term to expire September 30, 2025.
The final results have not been completely tallied, but the partial results are now available.
Dr.Tara N.Palmore, professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the George Washington University and former Hospital Epidemiologist at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, recommends the following article for public health reading: https://www.nature.com/arti…
Agriberry is at Bathesda Central Farm Market On SundaysKeeping the Spark Alive: Soil, Service and Berries "Agriberry had the honor of taking part with Virginia Cooperative Extension which is facilitated through Virginia Tech in conjunction with 4 The Soil. All of our Hanover berry & frui…
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. - As we all witnessed yesterday in Highland Park, more guns are not the answer to community safety.
Gaithersburg, MD (June 28, 2022) The City of Gaithersburg presents works by the Gaithersburg Camera Club as part of the “Photography Across the City” exhibitions. The exhibit is on display July 1 through August 21, 2022, at Kentlands Mansion, 320 Kent Square Road. Viewing is by appointment o…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Today is a distressing day for Americans, especially women, as we witness the willful degradation of a long-held right to reproductive freedom and further erosion of trust in our country's highest Court.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Maryland General Assembly already did exactly what President Biden is proposing at the federal level: implemented a temporary pause on the State gas tax while backfilling our Transportation Trust Fund to ensure maintenance of our roads and bridges.
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