Jess Nocera
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Howard County reporter @BaltimoreBanner // Always Metro4ever // jess.nocera @thebaltimorebanner .com
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My favorite beat as a journalist was hands down Howard County. I am so excited to announce that next week I'm joining the
@BaltimoreBanner
as a regional reporter. I'm back HoCo!
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Good morning! After covering Chesterfield & Henrico counties for the last two years, I have a new beat at the RTD. I'm covering education, more specifically, Richmond Public Schools and statewide K-12 education
@RTDNEWS
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Today is my last day at the
@HoCoTimes
. On Monday, my journalism journey continues at the
@RTDNEWS
where I'll be covering Chesterfield County and the Tri-Cities.
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Next Friday, Oct. 21, is my last day at the Times-Dispatch.
Thank you to everyone who trusted me to tell their stories and a big thank you to my colleagues, who have become my forever friends. Thank you for guiding me to tell stories rooted in care and grace.
#Metro4ever
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After writing nearly 50 stories in 3 months on Howard County redistricting alone, last night brought all my months of reporting into one story, the vote. I still have more redistricting stories to churn out so stay tuned
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Flight attendant:Is there a doctor on this flight?
Dad:*nudging me*That should‘ve been you
Me:Not now Dad
Dad:Not asking for an education reporter to help,are they?
Me:Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now
Dad:Go and see if ”explaining planning polygons” helps
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Breaking:
@VCU
confirms 25 student COVID-19 cases, 11 are on-campus and in isolation. VCU began its fall semester Monday
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After a marathon meeting, the Chesterfield School Board voted 4-1 for a virtual start to the school year.
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Richmond & Chesterfield teacher unions are calling for 100% virtual learning come September. They say pushing for in-person return is "unsafe for staff and students and we know some people will die as a result."
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Day 19 of protests: A group of nearly 60 people are marching down Forest Hill Ave. The group is focusing on housing disparities
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Tonight I covered both the Henrico Board of Supervisors meeting and the Chesterfield School Board meeting. I wrote a story out of each meeting
#supportlocalnews
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I’m at the Richmond City jail where people are waiting for friends, loved ones or complete strangers to assist them once they are released from Sunday’s protests. DM’s are open.
#RVA
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Ahead of tonight’s Henrico County School Board’s community meeting about school reopening, the Henrico Back to School Safely group is holding a car rally in Glen Allen High’s parking lot
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Chesterfield County’s School Board condemned racism last June amid a national reckoning on race. This month, the all-white, predominantly Republican body presiding over a school system comprising mostly students of color denounced critical race theory.
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#BREAKING
Howard County names first female fire chief
Christine Uhlhorn, a third generation firefighter said she's never questioned her career
"... there was nothing else I ever wanted to do.”
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Howard High is the most crowded school in the county. On Sept. 16, 1,913 students accounted for attendance. The building can hold 1,420 students, with the additional capacity being offset with 15 portable classrooms
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Last week: Petersburg City Council voted down a measure to immediately turn back on water at 46 homes; Gov. Northam called it “totally unacceptable.”
Yesterday: VA’s top health official ordered for the water to go back on.
All updates in today’s A1 story
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My daughter
@allhaeleah
is graduating from college today! Leah, I’m so proud of you and I know you’re off to do amazing things. Forever grateful for our BSMG summer together 🐐❤️
#MerrillMade
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We spoke with one of the last drivers to cross the Key Bridge
By:
@abbyzimmardi
, visuals
@JessMGallagher
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Five protesters who attended a June 1 protest where Richmond police officers deployed tear gas at the Robert E. Lee monument, are plaintiffs in a class-action filed against the unnamed officers
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With
@KenyaTheHunter
: At least 106 school employees have tested positive for COVID-19 within Richmond, Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico schools
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My final
@HoCoTimes
article published today. Sitting in on an AP Government class, I saw first hand how students learn about controversial issues. On that particular February day, the students learned about medical aid dying
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personal news: Today is my last day at the
@heraldcourier
. In a few weeks, I'll be joining the
@HoCoTimes
newsroom in Maryland. Thank you BHC for everything, it's been quite an adventure.
#itsbristolbaby
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EXCLUSIVE: Howard schools Superintendent Michael Martirano reflects on the redistricting process, day after vote. Video by
@y00lz
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As principal of Glenelg High School, David Burton believes it’s his calling to make sure everybody feels a sense of belonging at Howard County’s least diverse high school.
Last May, Burton’s calling was put to the ultimate test.
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In his fourth consecutive year at the
@ScrippsBee
, Clarksville Middle eighth grader Saketh Sundar was named a champion
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Howard County redistricting: Tonight is THE night. Be sure to follow
@HoCoTimes
and follow along for news about the redistricting vote
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To Howard County, I will miss you dearly. Thank you to my sources for trusting me so I could bring so many important stories to light, including ones on the redistricting process, special education, school construction and a high school hate crime case.
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Mixing sports and education:
Oakland Mills students stick it to Long Reach principal after football bet,
@HoCoTimes
@HoCoTimesSports
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For the 2020-21 academic year, Howard County schools will open Aug. 25, nearly two weeks before Labor Day. The day last of school will be June 10, 2021.
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I put this up haha, it’s my friend’s
@RabbiJoeFred
fish!! Totally worth a follow, Rona is super cute
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To ensure no Howard County child will go hungry over the holiday weekend, on Thursday, children will receive enough meals from one of the 14
@HCPSS
sites to sustain them through Monday
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My first
@HoCoTimes
byline, where I covered Howard Community College's graduation ceremony Tuesday afternoon.
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At the age of 15, Edith Mayer Cord was handed a fake birth certificate and a new name.She spent the next year hiding in plain sight from the Nazis.
Cord, 91, dedicates her time to sharing her story of being a Holocaust survivor.
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In Henrico, a $54.8 million salary proposal will give pay bumps to all 10,000 county employees including teachers
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I'm going to miss Libby —my work mom,
@ChesapeakeGuild
's fearless bargaining chair, and an incredible reporter — so much.
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Julian Bustos wanted “to make every minute count” when he offered to use his personal drone to help find Jason Blake Mabee, an Ellicott City resident who had been missing for more than five days.
Bustos, 36, of Severn, did just that.
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My first cover story for
@HoCoTimes
where I interviewed Chris Dennett, a British filmmaker, who's on a mission to document as many World War II veteran stories that he possibly can.
In
#HowardCounty
, Dennett met Jack Taylor and Salvatore “Sam” Cascio.
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And to the
@ChesapeakeGuild
, I am going to miss you all so much. Keep on fighting the good fight! I will be watching from the sidelines, cheering loudly. Solidarity forever.
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In print today: At two Columbia schools, long-delayed upgrades fuel sense of ‘betrayal’
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.
@SenBlumenthal
to Rosenstein "As I told you I will oppose your nomination unless you're willing to appoint a special prosecutor"
@CNSmd
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“This is what Columbia was supposed to be, people of different economic backgrounds and races living together, going to school together and shopping together. And, yet, we are being shunted. There is some irony to that.”
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Also shoutout to
@tmacdeville
for reporting alongside with me last night! She ran the
@HoCoTimes
account all night and helped interview residents, a huge help
After writing nearly 50 stories in 3 months on Howard County redistricting alone, last night brought all my months of reporting into one story, the vote. I still have more redistricting stories to churn out so stay tuned
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Didn't have time to attend / watch the 9 hour work session between the Howard County Council and school board yesterday? Don't worry, I went.
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Tears were shed as applause and cheers filled the room as the HoCo school board approved restoring elementary and middle school paraeducator positions, as well as reading, math and math instructional support teachers that had been on the chopping block
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In today's paper, I spoke with Diamon Patterson, the 2020
@Pburg_Schools
valedictorian. For 4 years she worked, was a cheerleader, an honors student and went to both high school and college
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Not only should you read this story to see some cute babies but it's also my 300th byline for the
@HoCoTimes
!!!
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Construction at Hammond High is slated to begin in June 2020 and be completed in August 2023. The addition would increase the school’s total capacity to 1,420 students.
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Last week,
@HCPSS
served 22,593 meals, including breakfast, lunch and dinner across nine meal sites
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To my fellow colleagues, thank you for everything. It has been an honor to work with all of you. I wish you all the best of luck continuing to cover this pandemic and onward.
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Many historic Ellicott City restaurants are offering carryout, limited service
“This is a whole different kind of thing, but the fact we have dealt with such extreme things in the past with the flooding, we are way more prepared than most people are”
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With
@KenyaTheHunter
, a look into how Richmond-area schools are handling reopening nearly 2 months into the school year
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“We write this letter to make it known that if our byline appears in print or online in Sept. 3 it will be in protest and without our consent.”
Happy Labor Day! The
@baltsunguild
is on a byline strike. We want to show our solidarity tomorrow.
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🧵Chesterfield is set to vote on new boundary lines tonight that will determine the county’s political landscape for the next decade. Residents, the county’s NAACP Branch & county Democratic committee have criticized the process for favoring Republican incumbents & racial packing
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My first appearance in the
@baltimoresun
, a photo from Howard Community College’s graduation ceremony Tuesday. Read my story HERE:
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Updated with reax from the community, school system
Carleen Pena, a Hammond High parent and longtime advocate of the project, is planning on sitting in a lawn chair across the street on the first day of construction, livestreaming the work
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball proposes $68 million for school construction projects keeping Talbott Springs Elementary and Hammond High on track
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NEW: A Howard County state senator and two delegates have filed four bills ahead of the 2020 General Assembly session addressing school redistricting in the county and requiring homebuyers be made aware of redistricting.
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"The community needs to pick cocktails or schools. I mean because literally the community transmission rate is so high and that’s why we had to shut down our schools, not because our mitigation strategies were not successful"
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The hardest part about leaving the Howard County Times was leaving the
@ChesapeakeGuild
. I miss working alongside my friends to save local news. Take the time to read this thread and sign the petition.
We are taking drastic action to save the essential work we provide — work that is not the priority of Tribune Publishing or Alden Global Capital. Let's return our newspaper to the community it serves.
Please read this important announcement and help us save our newspapers.
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Sending support to
@codyboteler
as he is in Chicago today and tomorrow to keep bargaining with
@ChesapeakeGuild
@mcallguild
@TidewaterGuild
@CourantGuild
@CTGuild
#WeAreOneVoice
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“As a first step, [the school board] should completely disregard Dr. Martirano’s plan. That should not even be a starting point."
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.
@BarackObama
has officially become a HoCo girlie thanks to
@AnaFaguy
‘s amazing story!!!!
In Columbia, Maryland, young people wielded social media to connect across boundaries, amplify voices, and enact some real change.
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"I am the first African-American state’s attorney in Howard County. The fact is both sad and remarkable. It’s sad because of how long [it took] to break the barrier."
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The Howard County school board is expected to vote on a redistricting plan Thursday, however one school board member formally requested to either reschedule the vote or add more work sessions
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Beginning Monday,
@HCPSS
will add three new meal distribution sites, a daily snack and, starting April 3, children will receive weekend meals
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Howard County residents could soon add a new mode of transportation to their daily travels — electric scooter
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Leaving London today which is sad but at least soon enough I’ll be able to read the
@baltimoresun
again 🙃
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After a yearlong battle to tighten regulations on APFO, an ordinance that deals with school capacity, a Howard Councilwoman's tireless efforts came to a grinding halt this week, when the council voted 3-2 to kill the bill for a second time
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ICYMI: A Howard County delegate is proposing a bill to allow local school boards to have control over school calendars.
“They [school board members] are closer to the community needs than someone who is in the governor's mansion.”
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#EllicottCity
have you been seeing ballerinas around Main Street posing in front of business and construction signs? If so, it’s part of Donna Pidel’s Ellicott City Ballerina Project. Read more about it here:
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Howard County schools have partnered with the health department to make condoms available for high school students. The program is aimed at reducing the spread of chlamydia, gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted infections.
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Christine Melendez, a Chesterfield County high school Spanish teacher and CEA board member decorated her car with signs in support for a virtual start to school
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Howard County schools will offer free lunches during four days of the upcoming spring vacation.
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My heart aches
Well. It's true. Tribune is closing the newsrooms in Annapolis and Carroll County.
We've been working from home for months, and it's been fine as a stopgap measure, but we never thought it would be permanent.
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Hopewell School Board voted unanimously to begin the school year virtually on Sept. 8.
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"How can you not bring up his tiny hands?" Kandis Luckhard of VA is marching for her daughter.
#WomensMarch
@CNSmd
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Three law enforcement officers formed a circle around 17-year-old son Joshua Leggett
“Being a black man in America, it’s hard to see the police as a force on your side. Having them around me is them doing what they’re supposed to do, to protect and serve”
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@MaryGraceKeller
@ChesapeakeGuild
@codyboteler
@tribpub
The community newsroom is decked out as well! 1/2
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NEW: Ahead of tonight's Chesterfield School Board vote on reopening, Superintendent Merv Daugherty is recommending a virtual start
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At a Howard school board meeting Nov. 7, four special education staff members sounded an alarm, warning that special educators in public schools are reaching a breaking point because of understaffing and underfunding by the county.
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In Tuesday's redistricting work session, Howard County Board of Education Chair Mavis Ellis said "there will be no perfect plan. It is the nature of the beast."
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Reporters when they write “according to records obtained” in a story
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Howard Redistricting: While the Howard County school board took straw votes to move 5,320 students Monday night, Thursday's final vote will reflect a lower, undetermined final student number
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Class rank will soon be a thing of the past in Howard County public schools. Incoming seniors will be the last graduating class to be ranked.
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Howard County Executive Calvin Ball proposes $68 million for school construction projects keeping Talbott Springs Elementary and Hammond High on track
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"I thought Derek Jeter and A-Rod were the same person,"
@erinblogan
I .... have .... no .... words.....
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In Howard's first redistricting public hearing, many students stressed their desire to stay at their current school, saying they don't feel crowded, their school is diverse and it's important for the college application process
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Early voting kicked off toda, including at the Howard County Fairgrounds which has only been a voting center since the June primary.
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I'm going to miss working with
@codyboteler
so much! But I know he's going to do great things with Towson University and I can't wait to see all that he does.
A programming note amid the pandemic. Today is my last day covering Baltimore County for the
@baltimoresun
. I start a new job with Towson University next week.
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The strongest people I know 💙
@capgaznews
1/ Journalists, as a species, generally despise being the subjects of the news. They’ve signed up to see their names in the bylines, not the headlines.
But the events of June 28, 2018, gave the staff of the Capital Gazette no choice
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While we may have only covered the craziness that Howard County is for a few months together, I'm thankful it introduced me to Ana, one of the kindest and most selfless people I know.
Today is my last day at
@BaltSunMedia
.
It's been quite a ride covering Howard County these past 18 months. I'm eternally grateful so many people allowed me to tell their stories.
Before I go I have to thank a few people:
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A
@RTDNEWS
team effort with
@abbschurch
,
@thisistamica
,
@EricKolenich
&
@sabrinaamorenoo
:
"So many people invested so much emotion into this election, it's seen by many people as an indistinctive reflection point in America."
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Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman: "I am very concerned about Tribune Publishing cannibalizing our local newspaper as they have been doing around the country"
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