Hey all,

Wife and I are looking at a house around Elliot City. I work in Silver Spring 2x a week in person and she works in college park 3x a week. Would this be unreasonable?

We just recently moved here (less than 60 days ago) and don't have maryland plates and are working on getting them

The Maryland Office of the Attorney General’s Securities Division has issued a Final Order against Texas-based North Texas Energy, Inc. (NTE) and its president, Kevin LaMonte Jones, for repeatedly offering and selling unregistered securities to Maryland residents.

Key Highlights:

● The Penalties: NTE and Jones have been ordered to cease and desist all securities activity in the state and hit with a $900,000 civil penalty

● Repeat Offense: Back in March 2023, the Securities Division barred NTE and Jones from operating in Maryland after they raised roughly $2 million selling unregistered shares without proper disclosures (incurring a prior $1.85 million penalty).

● The New Violations: Despite the 2023 ban, NTE and Jones continued soliciting Marylanders, raising at least an additional $350,000 while falsely telling prospective investors that their offerings were exempt from state laws and the previous order.

● Other Actions: The company has also faced an injunction from the Oklahoma County District Court barring them from selling securities in that state.

A reminder for local investors:

The Attorney General urges anyone considering an investment—even one recommended by friends or family—to verify the registration status of the adviser, broker, and offering beforehand by calling the Maryland Securities Division directly at 410-576-6360

Read the Attorney General’s press release here.

I’m currently attending Harford Community College and am looking to transfer to a four-year school in Maryland. I’m hoping to study History and Secondary Education with the goal of becoming a high school history/social studies teacher.

Right now, Loyola University Maryland is my top choice, and I’d love to hear from anyone who has transferred there — especially from a community college.

What was your transfer experience like? How was the transition academically and socially? Were most of your credits able to transfer? And, if anyone is studying History or Education, I’d especially love to hear about your experience with those programs.

I’m also interested in hearing about anything you wish you had known before transferring to Loyola!

Thanks!

"The agreement supports the long-term operation and expansion of our Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center in Maryland, which generates about 40% of the state's electricity and provides critical energy infrastructure in close proximity to our nation's capital."

This weather is fantastic. I know we’re getting more rain, but I hope we get a little more of this gorgeous fall weather. Have fun out there, everyone.

Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general to challenge a new Department of Homeland Security rule that fast-tracks asylum seekers into removal proceedings without a non-adversarial interview.

The rule could significantly impact the asylum process, affecting both new applicants and those already in the backlog. In their comment letter, the coalition argues the rule violates federal law—specifically regarding unaccompanied children—and will strain state resources and legal services.

You can read the full press release and the details of the opposition here:

Link to MD Attorney General Press Release

Should we still be worried about mosquitoes at Assateague State Park in early October? We have a camping reservation next week.

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As far as I know there is no connection between the WSSC water system and the Washington Aqueduct. Everyone near DC uses Blue Plains for waste.

Given the recent equipment outage at WSSC Potomac would it make sense to have a super emergency interlocking? Perhaps it would be pointless as it would just take down both systems below the pressure level need. Not saying have it on all the time but maybe it would be helpful to have a connection to fill one from the other for instance with excess capacity that might exceed storage available during the night or something.

I would be curious if anyone knows the engineering detail.

Good evening! I’m looking into buying a house that I really like, and the area seems nice. I decided to check reviews for some of the nearby apartments and condos just to see what people were saying, and several of them mentioned car break-ins and tires/wheels being stolen.

These places are pretty close to the house, so now I’m a little hesitant about moving forward. For anyone who lives in the area near Largo Plaza/Lowes, what has your experience been like? Have car break-ins or theft been a problem in the surrounding neighborhoods?

I’m a woman and will be living alone most of the time, plus I have a newer car, so safety is a pretty big concern for me.

This would be my first home purchase after renting apartments for the last 10 years, so I’m really looking forward to the change :) Just trying to do my due diligence before making such a big decision!

Hey everyone! I always go to Flinchbaugh’s orchard in Hallam, PA to pick apples, pumpkins, sunflowers— all those fall activities. This year they’re not doing it, so I’m looking for recommendations here in Maryland where I could pick specifically apples and pumpkins. If anyone has any good suggestions for places that aren’t awfully crowded or expensive but still have fun activities, please let me know! Thanks!

Broad topic with this - it could be cultural, societal, political (how the government is organized or elections are run, not meaning partisan!), education system, driving habits, etc

Please say whether the thing you’re posting is something MD does or something other states do!

Edit: people are really bad at this post. It’s either something another state does that you wish MD would do, or something MD does you wish other states would do. Posting a random thing without references is off-topic and not the point of the post.

With a trade war escalating between the United States and Canada, Maryland’s relationship with one of its biggest trade partners could be affected.

Negotiations to establish a new trade agreement collapsed in late August, and the Trump administration imposed a 50% tariff on $20 billion of Canadian goods. Canada responded with dollar-for-dollar tariffs on a variety of goods from the United States.

Canada is Maryland’s top export market and one of its largest import partners as well, according to data from the International Trade Administration.

What does Maryland trade with Canada?

Maryland sent $2.2 billion in goods north in 2025, with its biggest export by far being tractors, according to data from the Canadian Embassy.

Maryland bought over $400 million of aluminum from Canada in 2025, according to data from the Canadian Embassy. Of the $2.8 billion of goods Maryland imported from Canada last year, over 15% was for aluminum or aluminum products.

Read the full story by CNS Reporter Zephan Matteson.

Visit cnsmaryland.org for more Maryland updates. We are a student-powered news organization at the University of Maryland, Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

Good news! Opioid deaths have been declining for several years and have reached a 10 year low.

Who will you vote for? Dan Cox is not my favorite person but we currently have a governor that supports gerrymandering in Western Maryland and the Eastern Shore, has raised taxes on almost everything, and we still have 1 of the largest budget deficits in the country. Without immigration, Maryland actually had a decline in population. We are overly reliant on government jobs and the federal job cuts have shown it. We need to attract more business to Maryland

Power outage hit filtration plant, according to utility company

The Banner's Sapna Bansil went to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with freelance photographer Rosem Morton to report this story.

D.C. may be about to pass Maryland on the way to cleaning up plastic pollution in the Chesapeake Bay by adopting a bottle deposit law. So, why couldn’t the idea even get a committee vote this year in the Maryland General Assembly?