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Southern Maryland Cooling Centers Open As Dangerous Heat Builds Ahead Of July 4 Weekend – The BayNet
SOUTHERN MARYLAND — Cooling centers are available across Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties as Southern Maryland prepares for several days of dangerous heat and humidity heading into the July 4 weekend.
Forecasters are calling for temperatures to climb sharply by midweek, with the hottest stretch expected Wednesday through Saturday. Highs are forecast to reach the mid-90s to near 100 degrees in Calvert County, upper 90s to 105 degrees in Charles County and upper 90s to near 102 degrees in St. Mary’s County. Thunderstorms are possible over the holiday weekend, but dangerous heat remains the primary concern.
Residents are urged to drink water frequently, spend time in air-conditioned spaces, limit strenuous outdoor activity during the hottest part of the afternoon, check on seniors and neighbors and never leave children or pets in vehicles.
Anyone experiencing signs of heat illness, including confusion, fainting, chest pain, difficulty breathing or loss of consciousness, should call 911.
Calvert County Cooling Centers
Calvert Library locations listed as cooling centers include:
Calvert Library Prince Frederick, 850 Costley Way, Prince Frederick
Fairview Branch, 8120 Southern Maryland Boulevard, Owings
Twin Beaches Branch, 4100 5th Street, North Beach
Southern Branch, 13920 H.G. Trueman Road, Solomons
Community centers listed include:
Northeast Community Center, 4075 Gordon Stinnett Avenue, Chesapeake Beach
Mt. Hope Community Center, 104 Pushaw Station Road, Sunderland
Harriet E. Brown Community Center, 901 Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick
Southern Community Center, 20 Appeal Lane, Lusby
Water is available at all listed Calvert locations.
Charles County Cooling Centers
Charles County cooling locations include:
Department of Community Services, 8190 Port Tobacco Road, Port Tobacco
Nanjemoy Community Center, 4375 Port Tobacco Road, Nanjemoy
Richard R. Clark Senior Center, 1210 Charles Street, La Plata
Lifestyles Center, 10453 Theodore Green Boulevard, White Plains
Charles County library locations listed as cooling centers include La Plata, P.D. Brown, Potomac and Waldorf West branches.
The Lifestyles Center is listed as open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
St. Mary’s County Cooling Centers
St. Mary’s County library locations listed as cooling centers include Charlotte Hall, Leonardtown and Lexington Park branches.
Senior centers listed include:
Garvey Senior Activity Center
Loffler Senior Activity Center
Northern Senior Activity Center
Additional St. Mary’s County cooling locations include:
St. Mary’s Caring Soup Kitchen, 20331 Point Lookout Road, Great Mills
Three Oaks Center, 46905 Lei Drive, Lexington Park
Robert Myers Center, Sheriff Miedzinski Way, Lexington Park
St. Mary’s Caring Soup Kitchen and Three Oaks Center are listed as open Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Robert Myers Center is listed as open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Residents should check local government websites and social media pages for updated cooling center hours and availability before traveling. The Local Homelessness Coalition also advises residents seeking shelter assistance to contact their local coordinated entry access point.
Residents can also check the latest local forecast anytime at TheBayNet.com/weather before heading out, especially as heat, humidity and storm chances change throughout the week.
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A Maryland court has struck down the state’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising.
The tax, approved in 2021, was designed to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for public schools by taxing online ads sold by big tech companies.
On Friday, the Maryland Tax Court ruled in favor of Apple, Google, and Peacock TV and ordered the state to refund taxes already paid by the companies.
How Maryland’s digital ad tax worked
Companies making more than $100 million in global annual gross revenues were taxed at a 2.5% rate. The rate increased for companies with larger revenues, topping out at a 10% rate for companies making $15 billion or more in global gross annual revenues.
Supporters of the law contended Maryland needed to overhaul its tax methods in response to significant changes in how businesses advertise. But attorneys representing Big Tech companies, including Amazon and Meta, challenged the law in multiple legal venues, arguing in part that they were unfairly targeted.
Last year, 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled part of the law violated the Constitution because it blocked Big Tech companies from telling customers about the tax. That, Judge Julius Richardson said, violated the right to free speech.
Latest court ruling
In Friday’s ruling, the Maryland Tax Court said the tax violates the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act, as well as the First Amendment and the commerce and due process clauses of the U.S. Constitution.
The tax court said Congress — not the state legislature — is tasked with regulating interstate commerce, and that the tax law was inappropriately based on global revenue rather than revenue from in-state advertising.
The federal Internet Tax Freedom Act bars the taxation of e-commerce if similar services are not taxed. At least for now, the tax court found, there isn’t much of a difference between digital advertising and print or billboard ads, which means the bar on taxation applies.
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Joseline Pena-Melnyk, both Democrats, issued a statement saying they “respectfully disagree” with the tax court ruling and expect the legal process to continue.
They said the tax was enacted to keep the state’s tax system in pace with a changing economy.
“We remain committed to ensuring that Maryland’s tax system is fair, sustainable, and reflects today’s economy,” they said. “We will continue working with the Attorney General and Comptroller as this matter proceeds through the courts.”
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“I looked up the results on my phone and could not believe it when I saw my numbers. I had to ask a co-worker to check to see if I was seeing things,” he said.
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Jonathan Dean, a spokesperson for the airport, said the fire led to the temporary closure of the parking garage.
“There was no impact on airline flight operations. The Daily Garage was fully reopened at about 2:00 p.m.,” Dean said in an email.
The fire was caused by a leak in the gas manifold that services the multistory parking garage, according to a news release from the Maryland State Fire Marshal.
Read the full story at The Baltimore Sun.
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