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Deb Belt has been an editor with Patch.com since August 2011. After launching Patches in Iowa -- where staffers covered the 2012 Iowa Caucuses and the presidential campaign -- Deb joined the Southeast team of editors. Early in 2015 she took on coverage of the Maryland counties of Anne Arundel, Prince George's and Montgomery. Since March 2017 she has been the team leader for Patch sites in the Southeast, ranging from Baltimore to Miami. Prior to joining the digital world, she worked as an editor for 13 years at the Des Moines Register, focused on suburban coverage.
Students help grow oysters | Ripken, Hogan tour vaccine site | 2 lifesavers receive awards | Patch travel survey | BWI traffic up: Patch PM

So far, the forecast isn't cooperating for Friday's launch. But if clear skies prevail, Maryland skywatchers can see a rocket streak by.
Food & Wine ranked the best states for pizza. See which Florida restaurants got high ratings.
Top MD news includes accused officer out of job, Orioles pitcher notches no-hitter, Cal Ripken touts vaccines. How to share news, events.
Mass vaccination sites, CVS take walk-ins | Baltimore violence | Officer in Dundalk crash out of a job | Posing as federal marshal: Patch PM
Circus elephants find sanctuary | Cryptocurrency task force | Pets visit hospital | British-flavored coffee shop | Police bodycams: Patch PM
Top FL news includes pet therapist visits, new coffee shop, student data, and circus elephants find sanctuary. How to share news, events.
Access to COVID-19 vaccines became easier Wednesday with all CVS pharmacies and 13 Maryland mass vaccination sites taking walk-ins.
Top FL news includes truck hits elderly man, meteor shower peak, dog sniffs out COVID, 2-time lottery winner. How to share news, events.
Top MD news includes 30-mile police chase, Cinco de Mayo, thousands of pounds of litter, Bay Bridge 3rd span. How to share news, events.
Drax survives Everglades | Truck hits man with walker | 2 time lottery winner | Woman rescued when Jeep flips | Meteor shower peak: Patch PM
Special Dunkin' donuts | Back to normal | Bay Bridge comments | Tax preparer banned | Accused cop retires | Meteor shower peak: Patch PM
Meteor shower lovers, catch the Eta Aquariids, weather permitting, in Maryland. There won’t be another until the Delta Aquariids in July.
Meteor shower lovers, catch the Eta Aquariids, weather permitting, in Florida. There won’t be another until the Delta Aquariids in July.
Food & Wine ranked the best states for pizza. See which Virginia restaurants got high ratings.
Top FL news includes severe paddling, baby lemurs arrive, pandemic takes chef's dream, legislature roundup. How to share your news, events.
On leave for paddling | 4 baby lemurs | Pandemic crushes chef's dream | FL legislature roundup | Abandoned dog | Boat crash: Patch PM
When the 17-year cicadas emerge in MD this month, scientists will be buzzing. Gov. Hogan has declared May and June "Magicicada Months."
Some Northern Virginia restaurants and delivery services earned high marks for cleanliness and others were cited for food violations.
Safety grades by the health care watchdog group Leapfrog show how hospitals in Florida responded to the coronavirus pandemic.