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Anne Arundel Co. school board approves $193 million budget request

On Wednesday, the Anne Arundel County School Board of Education in Maryland voted to approve a $193 million budget request, including $128.2 million for its public schools.

Seven schools, including a new Center of Applied Technology North, are prioritized in the request.

The budget request also includes $30 million for building systems, $10 million for classrooms at two schools, and $3.5 million for athletic stadium improvements.

Plans will be sent to the state for funding consideration as part of the school system’s budget request. The city council will review the plan and adopt a final budget by June 2022.

1 dead, 1 hurt in possible house explosion in Annapolis

One person is dead and one is hurt after what investigators are calling a possible house explosion in Annapolis, Maryland, Wednesday afternoon. Fire crews arrived in the 1100 block of Green Holly Drive shortly after 12:20 p.m. after 911 calls poured in from neighbors, fire officials said. They found what they believed had been a two-story structure, with the second floor collapsed onto the first floor. "There was no fire present, just significant damage, including a debris field that extends about a half a block up the street," Assistant Anne Arundel County Fire Chief Larry Schultz said at a news conference.
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