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Candles by Candy: How a hobby lit a flame for a Howard County business

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By Jess Nocera Verified
| The Baltimore Banner Verified
During the pandemic, Candace “Candy” Bell turned to candlemaking to decompress from her stressful duties as full-time teacher and cafeteria worker, in addition to being a mom. She bought a kit and began creating candles. Bell’s family and friends were impressed, inspiring her to spend more time experimenting to find the right oil blends for her candles. Soon, Bell, 45, took the leap and began selling her creations at local farmers markets.
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Howard County opens free opioid overdose prevention vending machines

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By Jess Nocera Verified
| The Baltimore Banner Verified
In an effort to prevent opioid overdoses, the Howard County Health Department is placing two vending machines in Columbia and Jessup that offer free overdose-reversal medications and other lifesaving essentials. The machines, located outdoors, will be stocked with naloxone, condoms and test strips for fentanyl, xylazine, barbiturates and medetomidine, the health department said in a news release.
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3 takeaways from Howard County’s primary election

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By Lillian Reed Verified, Jess Nocera Verified
| The Baltimore Banner Verified
Howard County voters handed Vanessa Atterbeary not just the Democratic nomination for county executive, but also bestowed apparent wins to her allies in all five council races. Victors and front-runners in the Democratic primary for each of the County Council’s five districts attended Atterbeary’s election night party backstage at Columbia’s Merriweather Post Pavilion after the polls closed Tuesday.
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