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Thousands celebrate Fourth of July at Baltimore-area parades
BALTIMORE -- From Dundalk to Towson to Catonsville, parades were the way to celebrate the Fourth of July.WJZ got a front-row seat to watch all the action across the Baltimore region.From the music to the cheers and the sea of red, white and blue sisters Masyn and Avery Perryman got an up close and personal view to it all."Because we are in the front row and we can see everything very clearly," said Masyn Perryman, an 8-years-old watching the Fourth of July Parade with her family in Towson."We can see everything," said Avery Perryman Masyn's 6-years old sister.Watching the parade...
Maryland Attorney General Announces Conviction of Maryland Man for Illegally Selling Handgun in Baltimore City; Defendant Was One of 10 Charged in Seizure of 18 Kilograms of Cocaine
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office issued the following news release on Wednesday, July 3, 2024:. “Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced the guilty verdict of Tony Horne Jr., 43, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, on all charges, including the illegal possession and sale of a regulated firearm, relating to a long-term investigation into drug traffickers operating in and around areas in Anne Arundel County and Baltimore City, Maryland.
Floats honor Key Bridge collapse in 90th annual Dundalk Fourth of July Parade
DUNDALK, Md. — Dundalk held its 90th annual Fourth of July parade replete with many floats, some created in tribute to thecollapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Baltimore's Marching Ravens were just one of more than 100 groups participating in this year's parade that's a tradition many Baltimoreans grew up attending.
Baltimore City holds first Splash Fest Teen Pool Party of summer 2024
Dozens of teenagers crowded the Druid Hill Park Pool on Friday night for the first Splash Fest Teen Pool Party of the summer. "It's so important to provide our young people with things to do," said Noell Lugay, the city's assistant deputy mayor of human services. "We don't want to continue to say that, 'Oh, yes, you have curfew, you can't be these places, don't go here and there.' We're saying, 'We're opening up the city to you all,' and, we're saying that 'This is your city, too.'"
Baltimore ends Independence Day with fireworks, drone spectacle over Inner Harbor
BALTIMORE – Thousands of people swarmed to Baltimore's Inner Harbor on Thursday to celebrate our nation's Independence Day. The lineup of events included performances by a DJ, a live band and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. "It's a shared language," BSO President and CEO Mark Hanson said. "BSO wants to be a part of these important community moments where we bring people together and recognize what we all share in common, even though there are many differences in the world today."Instrumentalists led into the evening's grand finale -- a massive fireworks and drone show. Here is a slideshow of the fireworks show.About 250...
Baltimore may soon pay you $1,000 to have a baby
A new charter amendment could grant parents a one-time gift of at least $1,000 for a new child, either by birth or adoption. The Baltimore Baby Bonus Fund is intended to fight child poverty and improve the well-being of children and their families. If passed, every Baltimore City citizen would be eligible to receive the money. regardless of their income. Legal expert Yuripzy Morgan believes there could be some adverse effects to this program despite its positive intentions.
$1,000 baby bonus for newborns and adoptees up for vote in Baltimore
BALTIMORE -- After collecting more than 13,000 signatures, a Baltimore advocacy group got a proposed charter amendment on the November ballot.If approved, it would get families a one-time payment of $1,000 when a child is born or adopted.Talking to Baltimore residents about the development, WJZ met several who were supportive of the amendment.Every bundle of joy can be a bundle of expenses. To help offset that burden, the Maryland Child Alliance wants voters to check yes to a charter amendment and establish the Baltimore Baby Bonus Fund.10,000 signaturesNate Golden, president of the Maryland Child Alliance, said they were informed they surpassed...
'We definitely feel the love': Maryland Air National Guard 175th Wing members return on July Fourth
LINTHICUM, Md. — About 170 Maryland Air National Guard members returned home to a warm welcome just in time for July Fourth. The 175th Wing returned Thursday morning from a four-month deployment to the Middle East to cheers at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. From balloons to hand-made signs...
Demolition activity underway on downtown Baltimore block where mixed-use Compass development is planned
Demolition activity is underway on the west side of downtown Baltimore, signaling potential progress in the redevelopment of a city-owned parcel once called the Superblock. A demolition crew has torn down two four-story buildings in the 200 block of West Fayette Street, part of a row of vacant commercial structures owned by the city and targeted for demolition to make way for one phase of a development called The Compass. The work began late last month, leaving the site filled with rubble.
City cooling centers offer relief during heat alert: ‘I’m grateful and thankful for this place’
As temperatures around the state topped out in the 90s Friday, Baltimore City cooling centers offered relief from the dangerous conditions. The temperature in Baltimore Friday afternoon reached 97 degrees, with a heat index of 105, which measures air temperature and relative humidity to determine what the temperature feels like to the body, according to the National Weather Service. Saturday’s ...
State, local leaders celebrate Baltimore Red Line
Gov. Wes Moore (D) and Baltimore City Mayor Brandon M. Scott (D) gathered at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, an expected stop for the Red Line, to announce that the transit line will be a light rail instead of a rapid bus system on June 28. “Over two decades...
Maryland approves $50.3M contract for Key Bridge cleanup
The Maryland Board of Public Works approved a $50.3 million no-bid contract Wednesday to clean up and remove debris from the Patapsco River following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. “While we are very, very proud that the work at the Port of Baltimore has now commenced, and there’s traffic and our workers are back — which we’re very excited about, we’re also very, very clear this ...
Hundreds apply in first phase of Baltimore’s vacant housing program, but only 11 qualify
The first phase of a Baltimore program that aims to resurrect vacant homes by selling them to prospective homeowners for $1 drew applications from 459 city residents - only 11 of whom ended up qualifying. The post Hundreds apply in first phase of Baltimore’s vacant housing program, but only 11 qualify appeared first on Maryland Matters.
Maryland Legal Aid sues Baltimore City for ‘unconstitutional’ tax sale
Maryland Legal Aid, which specializes in providing law services to impoverished families, filed a lawsuit against the city of Baltimore on July 2, asserting that its tax sale process is unconstitutional and deprives residents of the generational equity they are due. The suit was filed on behalf of the Edmondson...
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