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Port of Baltimore and others brace for possible strike next week by ILA dockworkers
Contract negotiations between East Coast dockworkers and their employers have reached a stalemate, fueling growing concerns that the Port of Baltimore could face a shutdown for the second time this year. With less than a week before their union contract expires, longshoremen from Maine through Texas have been offered “unacceptable” wage increases, the International Longshoremen’s Association ...
Baltimore City to update property tax collection system after ex-employee admits to taking bribes
Baltimore City will replace its property tax collection system with an automated version after a former employee admitted to taking bribes in exchange for erasing people’s debts, Finance Director Michael Mocksten said. In August, former city tax collector Joseph Gillespie admitted in a separate federal case that between 2016 and 2023 he had accepted over $250,000 in payoffs for erasing ...
Dozens of lawsuits take "bold action" against Dali's owner, Baltimore County executive says
BALTIMORE -- Dozens of lawsuits, including one from Baltimore County, beat the deadline to be filed against the owner and manager of M/V Dali, the cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse last March.The lawsuits, which had to be filed by Tuesday, seek to hold the ship's owner, Grace Ocean Private Limited, and its manager, Synergy Marine Private Limited, responsible for the ship crashing into Baltimore's bridge, killing six construction workers and shutting down commerce at the Port of Baltimore for weeks."That collapse was historic but it was also entirely preventable," Baltimore County...
Last chance tickets to All Things Go Festival NYC this weekend
Don’t miss your chance to experience the inaugural All Things Go Music Festival in New York City this weekend! Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, this festival is expanding from its roots in Columbia, Maryland, to the iconic Forest Hills Stadium in Queens on September 28 and 29. The festival features...
Baltimore County superintendent addresses school safety policies with community members
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers addressed the district's safety protocols and programs with the community on Thursday at Catonsville High School.The district hosted its first of two "Community Conversations on School Safety" meetings."We're putting in place any steps that need to be taken," Rogers said.School bus safetyCameras are now installed on nearly 1,000 Baltimore County school buses. Starting Friday, drivers who illegally pass while a bus is stopped with activated flashing red lights will receive a $250 fine.Gun detect technologyLast year, BCPS deployed Omnilert Gun Detect technology, an artificial intelligence-fueled system that detects weapons tied into...
Esssex CDC hosts Afro-Caribbean festival
As part of its “Festival in the Park” series, the Essex Community Development Corporation host a well-attended event over the weekend that highlighted Essex’s vibrancy and diversity. The Essex Afro-Caribbean Festival, held on Sept. 21 on the grounds of Sandalwood Elementary School, attracted more than 300 attendees according to event organizers. The three-hour event featured vendors, area resource groups, food trucks and music from two Baltimore-area bands: Clarence Ward III...
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