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ADOS Maryland retweeted
🍁🍂 Maryland Fall Foliage Report 🍁🍂
Foliage is past peak in Garrett County; at peak in Washington, Baltimore, and Cecil counties; and starting to change in earnest on the lower Eastern Shore.
Keep an eye out for vibrant yellow hickory trees and sunset-hued sugar maples.
Somerset County’s trees are getting into the spirit of the season. Around every corner you can see evidence of the cooler, near frost nights with trees in every fall fashionable color imaginable. We are not quite near peak, but we are close.
It is a colorful time as red maples and sweet gums can be a mix of yellow, orange and crimson red on the same tree! The black gums are a deep scarlet red to burgundy and purple in the understory, with flowering dogwood also turning deep reddish purple with red berries and next year’s buds visible. Also in the lower canopy shrub layer we see staghorn sumac turning deep pink to burgundy. White oak leaves range from burnt orange or copper to red. Yellow poplars are beginning to turn bright yellow in the upper canopies.
We have some areas in the county that look like it has already snowed. The groundsel bush with its profuse snowy white and cream colored flowers is in full bloom. Also known as waterbush or saltbush, the fluffy flowers resemble small paintbrushes. This plant with its grey green leaves tells you where the solid ground is.
Read this week's full report: news.maryland.gov/dnr/2026/1…
ALT Map of Maryland showing the foliage for this week.
ALT A maple leaf shifting from green to red. Annapolis, Oct. 28.
ALT Changing maple leaves in Annapolis.
ALT Yellow hickories shining in the sunlight.
ADOS Maryland retweeted
Did you know that Morgan State University now has the third-largest enrollment among Historically Black Colleges and Universities?
Click to read more about Morgan's record enrollment.
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#GrowingTheFuture #LeadingTheWorld
ADOS Maryland retweeted
Join us Saturday, 10/31 at 10 AM in Annapolis with Gov. Wes Moore, Rep. Sarah Elfreth & Allison Pickard for County Executive for our final door-knocking push before Election Day! We need your help to finish strong!
RSVP: bit.ly/48hKeZN
ADOS Maryland retweeted
Have you ever heard “I will vote for third party candidates once we have ranked choice voting?
Watch this short video where Andy answers that argument and explains that the best way to get ranked choice voting in Maryland is to vote for Andy!
ADOS Maryland retweeted
MCPS is on the RISE! Today we celebrated the 2026 Maryland State Report Card results with principals whose schools earned a new 4- or 5-star rating or achieved double digit gains. Thank you to everyone who joined us to recognize this progress! ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/…
ADOS Maryland retweeted
Thousands of automated license plate reading cameras throughout Maryland are photographing every car that passes by. bit.ly/3UxzjYT
ALT Where is the data from 4.8 billion MD police license plate scans going? - Maryland Daily Record
ADOS Maryland retweeted
$311 MILLION in taxpayer funding.
That's how much Maryland's two U.S. senators are requesting for nonprofits.
Government spending watchdogs are raising questions about oversight and accountability.
Spotlight on Maryland reporter @conrad_brooke is following the money.
ADOS Maryland retweeted
Election Day is on Tuesday, November 3. Polls will be open 7 AM to 8 PM. Look up your polling place before you go, it may not be your early voting site: elections.maryland.gov.
ADOS Maryland retweeted
If Question 3 passes, Harford and Cecil Counties will be gerrymandered into a district with Baltimore City, and the rest of the Eastern Shore will be gerrymandered into a district with Howard and Anne Arundel Counties.
Democrats will have an advantage in all 8 districts, Annapolis's political opposition will be silenced, and the 1 million+ Marylanders who vote Republican will be disenfranchised.
🚫Vote AGAINST Question 3!🚫
ADOS Maryland retweeted
Trick or treat, Maryland! 🍬Our Halloween photo gallery needs one more thing: your costume! 📸
Send us your photos for a chance to be featured: bit.ly/3UICBpF
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Not every Charles County neighborhood has a homeowners association (HOA) or the volunteers and budget to throw a National Night Out block party, and the county commissioners moved Tuesday, Oct. 27, to make sure those residents have a place to join in.
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ADOS Maryland retweeted
Celebrating continued growth! For the first time, Baltimore City Public Schools achieved its highest proportion of 3-, 4-, and 5-star ratings on the 2026 Maryland School Report Card. Ratings reflect performance across key areas including student achievement, graduation rates, postsecondary readiness, chronic absence, and curriculum access. Read more about this historic achievement: baltimorecityschools.org/art…
ALT Baltimore City Public Schools announces over half of its schools earned 3-, 4-, or 5-star ratings on the Maryland Report Card, showing student engagement in a classroom.
ADOS Maryland retweeted
#Baltimore Inspector General #IsabelCumming regained access to city systems after months of litigation with Mayor #BrandonScott over the Office of Inspector General’s authority and access to records. afro.com/baltimore/baltimore…
ADOS Maryland retweeted
New UMBC Poll: 49% say Maryland is on the wrong track and 81% rate its economy poor.
Plus, Gov. Moore’s approvals:
Overall:
-49% approve
-42% disapprove
Democrats:
-70% approve
-21% disapprove
Republicans:
-7% approve
-88% disapprove
Unaffiliated:
-37% approve
-49% disapprove
ADOS Maryland retweeted
For 33 years, Baltimore’s Civil Rights Breakfast has brought people together to honor our progress and recommit to the work that lies ahead.
This city has a deep civil rights legacy, built by people who refused to let anyone else determine what was possible.
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — THE HOMECOMING DANCE IS GETTING CANCELED AT TWO MCPS HIGH SCHOOLS AFTER STUDENTS FAILED TO BUY ENOUGH TICKETS.
Northwest High School and Quince Orchard High School have canceled their traditional homecoming dances because of low student participation.
According to FOX 5 DC:
• Northwest High School: Fewer than 200 tickets sold.
• Quince Orchard High School: Just 63 tickets sold.
School officials made the decisions after ticket sales deadlines passed. Northwest acknowledged the disappointment for students who had already purchased tickets and made plans to attend. Refunds will be issued.
Other homecoming festivities, including school spirit activities and football-related celebrations, will continue.
This isn’t the first Montgomery County school to move away from the traditional dance. Thomas S. Wootton High School discontinued its homecoming dance several years ago, replacing it with a carnival following the football game.
Students interviewed by FOX 5 expressed disappointment, arguing that homecoming remains an important high school tradition even when attendance is low.
Meanwhile, schools in Washington, D.C., and Prince George’s County reportedly still have their dances scheduled.
Fewer than 200 tickets at one school. Just 63 at another. Two traditional homecoming dances canceled.
Is the high school homecoming dance becoming a thing of the past, or are schools failing to offer events students actually want to attend?
ADOS Maryland retweeted
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ADOS Maryland retweeted
📰: Board of Public Works Approves $12.7 Million for Courts, Playgrounds, and Land Conservation in Baltimore City and Ten Counties
The Board of Public Works today approved $12.7 million in grants from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to local governments and a land trust for courts, playgrounds, and land conservation in Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, St. Mary’s, Washington, Wicomico, and Worcester counties. Read more: ow.ly/WcVx50ZVGNL
ALT Funds were approved to add a 324.89-acre tract in Charles County to Doncaster Demonstration State Forest.
ADOS Maryland retweeted
The Maryland governor’s debate turned personal as Dan Cox challenged Gov. Wes Moore over his military record and Bronze Star, saying, “The governor has a truth problem.”
MORE: wbal.com/gov-wes-moore-and-g…