MakingChange, a nonprofit in Howard County which empowers individuals and families to achieve financial stability, is seeking a volunteer coordinator through the Volunteer Maryland AmeriCorps program.  The position involves recruiting 55 volunteers to prepare taxes and serve as financial coaches and financial seminar presenters. In addition, the Volunteer Maryland Coordinator will develop a full array […]

On August 22, Columbia Archives will relocate to the new Columbia Association headquarters at 6310 Hillside Court. In preparation for the move, the Archives will be closed to the public from August 1 – 31, and staff will have limited access to the collection. Columbia Archives is not accepting any donations of materials until September […]

Howard County has the most dedicated Recyclers who want to recycle everything! However, the truth is not everything is recyclable, even if it is plastic. For example: Small items like drink straws, plastic utensils, empty glue sticks and toothbrushes are too small to be recycled at the recycling plant. Please place those in the trash. […]

Howard County Government has launched, Howard CountyUtilli, which connects county water and sewer customers with their accounts virtually. The app provides users secure access, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to water and sewer account information, as well as the option to pay bills online without incurring a convenience fee.  The app can […]

While it’s true many of our everyday items are easily recycled, the technology available to easily recycle material made of multiple components makes it impossible to recycle items like pet food and birdseed bags. These bags are typically layers of different materials and once those layers are together, it’s hard to get components separated so […]