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Ulman to announce anti-bullying program

ELLICOTT CITY, Md., WTOP 103.5 FM May 1, 2013 – [Original Source] Howard County Executive Ken Ulman is scheduled to announce a new anti-bullying program. Ulman is set to make the announcement on Wednesday in Ellicott City. It includes a technology-driven reporting tool to be used for the first time in a community-based setting. It…

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Ken Ulman on Fostering a Healthy Howard County

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation May 9, 2013 – [Original Source] Howard County has been the healthiest in Maryland since the Country Health Rankings launched in 2010. NewPublicHealth recently spoke with the county’s executive, Ken Ulman, about how the Rankings have helped drive further progress in improving the health of Howard County. Health initiatives introduced by…

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Howard, Anne Arundel officials lobby for regional bus system: Transit lines would link communities to major employment centers

By Candy Thomson, The Baltimore Sun April 22, 2013 – [Original Source] When Howard County’s transportation chief looks at a flow chart of mass transit service in the suburbs south of Baltimore, he sees a tangle of “spaghetti mesh” that ill serves the region’s workers, senior citizens and handicapped. John Powell Jr. hopes to bring…

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County, Volunteers of America Chesapeake Team Up with Plan for Homeless Center

By Andrew Metcalf, Ellicott City Patch May 4, 2013 – [Original Source] The plan is to construct an approximately 30 unit housing complex to aid the homeless on a site the county purchased for $3.25 million. Howard County Executive Ken Ulman announced Thursday a plan to build a 30-unit supportive housing facility and a new…

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Howard unveils anti-bullying campaign: Executive Ulman calls for ‘bold steps’

By Arthur Hirsch, The Baltimore Sun May 1, 2013 – [Original Source] More than a year after a Howard County teen committed suicide following months of online harassment, county officials unveiled a program Wednesday meant to discourage bullying via computer and in person. “We know we need bold steps to really, truly take on this…

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