Silver Spring man makes U-turn, wins $2M lottery prize
A Silver Spring man bought gas at Bowie Exxon in Prince George’s County, left, then drove back to buy five scratch-off lottery tickets.
The fifth ticket won him a $2 million top prize. [Maryland Lottery]
Parrott launches 2022 campaign for Congress
State Del. Neil Parrott, a Republican, has filed to run again in 2022 for for the 6th District congressional seat held by Democrat David Trone.
If both win their party’s nomination, it would be a rematch of their 2020 showdown. [WDVM]
State to close Noyes Center, three other juvenile facilities by 2027
The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services wants to close four juvenile facilities as part of a plan to move state-detained youths closer to home, the agency announced Wednesday.
In a news release, the department wrote that it is proposing to close two juvenile detention centers — including the coed 57-bed Alfred D. Noyes Children’s Center in Rockville — in its upcoming capital improvement plan. Facilities in Garrett and Allegany counties also will be closed. [Baltimore Sun]
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