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Toll Costs, Minimum Wage Hike, Indoor Dining Lawsuit: MD Top News

Toll prices back to normal, indoor dining ban dropped, minimum wage hike, a cap on food delivery fees, Dr. Fauci's birthday: MD Top News.

Maryland's video toll rate will rise to $6 on Jan. 1, 2021.
Maryland's video toll rate will rise to $6 on Jan. 1, 2021. (E-ZPass/Getty Images)

MARYLAND — Top news stories from Maryland Patches the past week included a return to pre-pandemic toll prices; a Congressman's college-age son dies; a lawsuit over a county's indoor dining ban is settled; experts have tips for keeping your New Year's health and fitness resolutions; and families can share the stories of more than 5,ooo Marylanders among 349K COVID-19 victims in the United States.

First responders sang "Happy Birthday" to Bethesda's Dr. Anthony Fauci; a ferry operating on the Potomac River halts operation; the Baltimore Ravens were fined a quarter-of-a-million dollars for violating NFL coronavirus protocols; an increase in Maryland's minimum wage takes effect; and third-party food delivery fees are capped were also among the big stories this week.

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