Anne Arundel

• ; Anne Arundel Community College Celebrates 50 Years This Weekend

In the mid-1970s, Rose Rivera was among those asking a big question about Anne Arundel Community College. Why can't the college be more than just a stepping stone?

• Maryland Gazette
• October 17, 2011

• ; Anne Arundel Gets F for Smog

Anne Arundel County residents have been exposed to unhealthy ozone levels that can cause wheezing and asthma attacks, according to a new report. The American Lung Association's State of the Air 2011 report gives the county an F grade for smog and a C for fine particle pollution. The county's grades are the same as in 2010, which marked the first time Anne Arundel scored a C for particle pollution, after several years of D's and F's.

• Maryland Gazette
• May 12, 2011

• Anne Arundel Draws Jobs and Exciting Lifestyles

Anne Arundel County is not just a great place to live, but it's a great place to work, too. Defense contracts grew by more than 35 percent in Anne Arundel County in 2008, according to the recently released Consolidated Federal Funds Report. Much of the defense industry business centers on Fort Meade. The Anne Arundel County government anticipates an influx of 33,000 new jobs in the region as a result of the Defense Department's Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) committee.

• The Washington Times
• September 14, 2009

• Says Anne Arundel County Circuit Court

Minority contracting advocate Arnold M. Jolivet's son will consider a wrongful termination suit against the state now that an Anne Arundel County judge has reversed his conviction for theft of state funds. Arnold M. Jolivet II was convicted in April for allegedly charging more than $4,000 in rental car bills to his state-issued credit card while working for the Maryland Environmental Service. But that conviction has been overturned after a motion by his lawyer, Alan H. Legum, revealed that key evidence was lacking.

• The Daily Record (Baltimore)
• October 12, 2011

• Anne Arundel County Needs a Church Council

For the last few Sundays I have sat in a pew at Second Baptist Church in Annapolis where I worship and looked around the congregation. It is small, passionate and exclusively African American. I believe many of you do the same thing on a given Sunday and whether your Congregation is large or small it is both passionate and almost uniformly segregated by race. Yes, Sunday, the day of prayer and worship in Anne Arundel County and much of our great country is still the most segregated day in our society. Unfortunately, poverty, hunger, homelessness and violence know no such boundaries. These scourges that rack our community know no color, race or national origin. This Sunday, families will go hungry in Severna Park, the Annapolis Public Housing community and Brooklyn Park. As a practicing ...

• Maryland Gazette
• December 29, 2010

• Nasa Invites Public to Free Planet Walk Activities On April 9 in Anne Arundel County, Md.

GREENBELT, Md., March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ever wonder what the solar system looks like up close? Well now you have the chance. On Saturday, April 9, scientists from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. will team up with the Friends of Anne Arundel (AA) County Trails and the Anne Arundel Community College to shrink the 3.7 billion mile solar system down to 4.6 miles along the Baltimore & Annapolis (B&A) Trail. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO)

• U.S. Newswire
• March 31, 2011

• Anne Arundel Athletes Going Into College Halls of Fame

A pair of Anne Arundel County products will receive the ultimate honor next month when they are recognized as being among the greatest athletes in the history of their respective schools. Annapolis native Catharine von Schwarz will be inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 1, while Crofton native Chris Turner will be enshrined in the Salisbury University Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 15.

• Maryland Gazette
• November 02, 2010

• Anne Arundel Community College Installs One of the Largest Solar Carport Systems on the East Coast.

Installation by Standard Solar powered by MEA Project Sunburst Grant and Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc. financing ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Standard S...

• Business Wire
• April 07, 2011

• Anne Arundel County Judicial Candidate Complains of Pac's Campaigning

The only contested judicial general election in Maryland has turned nasty in its waning days. A month-old political action committee -- Citizens for the Election of Qualified Judges -- has been distributing flyers to voters, accusing Anne Arundel County Circuit Court judge candidate Alison L. Asti of "taking advantage of Maryland taxpayers" when she worked for the Maryland Stadium Authority, a claim her attorney calls defamatory.

• The Daily Record (Baltimore)
• November 09, 2010

• ; Unveil Redistricting Maps That Keep Anne Arundel Unified

Republicans plan to introduce at least three alternative maps when the General Assembly meets in special session Monday to take up congressional redistricting. Del. Ron George, R-Annapolis, is co-sponsoring a plan being promoted by Del. Michael Hough, R-Frederick. Under this proposal, Anne Arundel County would be combined with Calvert and St. Mary's counties to form the 3rd District, which sponsors are calling the "Chesapeake Bay District.

• Maryland Gazette
• October 17, 2011