Maryland headlines and local reporting

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (456+ words) PLATTSBURGH — Maryland-based cantorial soloist Ken Isman is in town for High Holy Days at Temple Beth Israel in Plattsburgh. "The role of the cantor is basically to work with the rabbi to create a service that serves the spiritual needs…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (346+ words) The Annapolis Film Society will screen Atonement at Maryland Hall on Tuesday, September 22. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., the film begins at 7 p.m., and tickets are $20 for general-admission seating. Executive producer and Annapolis resident Wayne Rogers will join a post-screening audience discussion, according…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1708+ words) My husband's German family calls this Oma's apfelkuchen, which translates to "Grandma's apple cake." They've been sharing the recipe for more than 150 years. I use Granny Smith apples, but any variety works. —Amy Kirchen, Loveland, Ohio From the Recipe Creator:…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (652+ words) The Southeast Public Library, part of the D.C. Public Library system, has just undergone a $41 million makeover. And this week, officials there are celebrating the reopening. The building, constructed in 1922 and one of several libraries built with funds from the Carnegie…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (531+ words) Saul Hafting grew up reading the Guinness World Records books. Now he’s in one. “It’s awesome,” the 21-year-old Annapolis Royal resident said. “I am very excited to get a copy of my own and flip through it and see my…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (189+ words) The largest grand street parade in Berwick & District Gala Days’ 81-year history took place Sept. 7. A record number of 41 entries were in the parade. Despite a wet and windy few days for the annual festival, people lined Commercial Street to…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1000+ words) Dayna Barley-Cohrs of Dayna Draws Stuff does commissioned package and label designs, character and profile illustrations If you want to know what Dayna Barley-Cohrs does, it’s simple: she draws stuff. She actually does a lot more than that, but that…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1641+ words) Some grocery stores sell food. This one somehow became part of the family schedule. You know the routine. School pickup, somebody forgot their lunch, everyone’s hungry, and dinner needs to happen approximately five minutes ago. So why are Maryland families…...