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Baltimore leaders cut ribbon on newly-acquired hotels aimed to address homelessness
BALTIMORE - Baltimore has officially acquired two hotels to be used as emergency shelters to address homelessness.City, state and federal cut the ribbon on The Holiday Inn Express, on North Gay Street, and the Sleep Inn and Suites, North Front Street, which were recently purchased for $18 million.The purchase of those hotels is a way for Baltimore leaders to respond to the housing crisis and expand services to those experiencing homelessness.Funding to purchase and renovate these hotels came from the American Rescue Plan Act."Tackling the issue of homelessness and housing insecurity in Baltimore is going to require approaches that reflect...
UPS to shut down Baltimore County warehouse, 540 employees impacted
BALTIMORE -- United Parcel Service plans to shut down it's Baltimore County distribution warehouse and lay off 540 workers, according to a state database. On June 20, UPS notified the Maryland Department of Labor that they will be temporarily closing their facility at 3901 Vero Road on Aug. 23. The 182,000-square-foot facility is off Interstate 95 and southwest of Baltimore city limits. UPS provided a statement to WJZ saying, As a part of our Network of the Future initiative [webpronews.com] we're modernizing our Baltimore facility at 3901 Vero Road and will temporarily close the facility on August 23, 2024. Our employees are extremely important to us,...
Baltimore officials made a bad bet
At 7:33 a.m. on May 9, 1980, the freighter Summit Venture, with a harbor pilot guiding it, was entering Tampa Bay approaching the Sunshine Skyway Bridge when the total reliance on luck proved, yet again, to be a bad bet. The original Sunshine Skyway Bridge and the Francis Scott Key...
List: Fourth Of July Fireworks In The Greater Baltimore Region
Independence Day is a few days away and as you plan to celebrate the holiday, here’s a schedule of 4th of July public fireworks displays and events across the Baltimore region. Wednesday, July 3 Glen Burnie: Fireworks will start about 9 p.m. at Sawmill Creek Park: Sawmill Creek Park: 7405 Charley Eckman Lane Taneytown: Taneytown […] The post List: Fourth Of July Fireworks In The Greater Baltimore Region appeared first on 92 Q.
As Baltimore’s mayor salutes hotels purchased for the homeless, residents are confined to their rooms
The residential lockdown was intended to protect privacy, say officials, who held a VIP ribbon-cutting to celebrate the $15.2 million purchase to create more permanent supportive housing. Celebrating the purchase of two downtown hotels to house the homeless, city officials led by Mayor Brandon Scott closed off a portion of...
Several new laws take effect Monday in Maryland
Several new laws are set to take effect in Maryland on Monday, some of which include increases in fees. One of the major changes Marylanders will notice is an increase in vehicle registration fees. For the typical passenger car, an annual registration fee will be about $110.50 and a biennial fee will be around $221 — that's a more than 60% increase over the previous fees.
Baltimore nurses at largest Catholic health network in US fight on for first contract
On the morning of Thursday, June 20, unionized nurses at Ascension St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore held a rally outside the hospital to raise awareness of their efforts to secure a first contract and to show management that they’re not backing down from their core demands for safe staffing and an operational model that puts patients and patient care first. “St. Agnes nurses are calling on Ascension to accept their proposals to improve safe staffing and, subsequently, nurse retention,” a press release from National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) stated. “Nearly 20 percent of nurses at St. Agnes began employment at the hospital after January 1 of this year. Meanwhile, just over a third of nurses have more than four years of experience at the hospital… The Catholic hospital system is one of the largest in the country with 140 hospitals in 19 states and also one of the wealthiest, with cash reserves, an investment company, and a private equity operation worth billions of dollars—and, because of its nonprofit status, is exempt from paying federal taxes.” In this on-the-ground episode, we take you to the NNOC/NNU picket line and speak with Nicki Horvat, an RN in the Neonatal Intensive Care unit at Ascension St. Agnes and member of the bargaining team, about what she and her coworkers are fighting for.
Tunnel to Towers pays off home mortgages of two Maryland fallen heroes
BALTIMORE — The families of two Maryland fallen heroes received an early Independence Day gift, thanks to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. The non-profit charitable organization on Tuesday paid off the home mortgages of late Baltimore City Fire lieutenant Paul Butrim and Wicomico County Sheriff’s deputy Glenn Hilliard.
Vehicle registration fee increase among several new laws in Maryland
Several new laws take effect in Maryland on Monday, some of which include increases in fees. One of the major changes Marylanders will notice is an increase in vehicle registration fees. For the typical passenger car, an annual registration fee will be about $110.50 and a biannual fee will be around $221 — that’s a more than 60% increase over the previous fees.
$1.75M CSX, Curtis Bay explosion class action settlement
CSX agreed to pay $1.75 million in a Curtis Bay settlement resolving claims a 2021 explosion at its Baltimore facility covered the surrounding homes in coal dust. The settlement benefits individuals who owned residential property on or since Dec. 30, 2021, or who resided in a residential property on Dec. 30, 2021, that was within the Curtis Bay class area, defined in the “Who’s Eligible” section below.
Councilman Marks: 'Rezoning process nears conclusion'
On June 27th, hundreds of residents packed Vincent Farm Elementary School in White Marsh to offer opinions on the future of eastern Baltimore County. We are nearing the conclusion of the Comprehensive Zoning Map Process, the year-long effort by the planning board and county council to review the development potential of land throughout Baltimore County. The CZMP will have a profound impact on the future of eastern Baltimore County. ...
Midday on Politics: Concerns over Biden has Democrats considering a change
A shaky debate performance last week caused members of the Democratic party to question if the 81-year-old incumbent is the right choice as their candidate. A New York Times/Siena College poll showed that 69 percent of voters, including 55 percent of Biden voters, said Biden is too old to be an effective president.
Baltimore welcomes dragon boat racing back to Inner Harbor
If you visited the Inner Harbor over the weekend, you may have noticed some sea dragons as the Dragon Boat Race returns to Baltimore. The Baltimore Dragon Boat Club has hosted races since 2009, drawing competitors from all over for a series of events. Dragon boat racing is a team...
There will be a ‘Harbor Hootenanny’ at the Inner Harbor thanks to Baltimore by Baltimore
Baltimore by Baltimore’s July 6 festival, “Harbor Hootenanny,” will celebrate folk and roots music with the area’s best local talent, artists, makers, food vendors, and more at the Inner Harbor Amphitheater. Produced by Brad Kolodner, “Harbor Hootenanny” will celebrate Baltimore’s vibrant acoustic roots music soundscape with...
Moore says light rail planned for Baltimore
Gov. Wes Moore’s administration is moving forward with plans for a new light rail project in Baltimore, the governor wrote on social media on Thursday. Last year, Moore said his administration was reviving an east-west transit project that was nixed by his predecessor, former Gov. Larry Hogan. However, Moore was not specific last year about how the project would take shape, whether as a light rail, rapid bus system or a combination of mass transit options. ...
Baltimore Is Trying to Crush Plastic Litter with a Landmark Lawsuit
Since the first campaigns encouraging people to throw their trash in a can and not just anywhere, litter has usually been framed as a matter of personal responsibility. But with single-use plastic clogging waterways and drifting in huge patches in oceans, some governments want to hold to account the corporations that put all that inevitable waste in front of consumers to begin with.
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