Parking tickets in maryland?

Yesterday, I was in Baltimore, Maryland. When I got there, my friend told me I could park anywhere, its free parking on the whole street and no permit was required. I parked on the side of the street. I got out of my car and looked at the sign, studying it for a minute or two, trying to find out what it was trying to get across to people. It was a picture of what seemed to be a round vehicle maybe a bus with a person standing outside of it, and under it read, "No stopping any time" pretty bad English first of all, and the sign was nearly bent in half. I found the sign very vague and not concise, so interpreted it to mean that I could park there and it meant that buses could not stop there at any time due to some danger unseen to me..If it were meant for people parking their cars there, I assumed it would have said "no stopping standing or parking at any time" which I am accustomed to seeing on a road where you can not park. Any one have any advice or insight into what I should do? I work at a restaurant and can not really afford to pay these two tickets at over $50 each. Also I live out of state. Thank you for any advice or information.Parking tickets in maryland?
You need to pay them, or you will incur much-larger fines that will mount rapidly over time. A warrant will be issued, and if the police ever stop you for anything, they will take you to jail until you pay the amount owed, and then some.