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Del. Long reflects on 2024 Legislative Session
The 2024 Legislative Session ended on April 8. I am honored to have the opportunity to serve the residents of the Sixth Legislative District. I must admit that it was one of the most difficult sessions with the collapse of the Key Bridge. I always believed that you shouldn’t take anything for granted. It is becoming more evident again after this tragedy. Key Bridge The collapse of the Key Bridge...
Maryland Waterways Foundation cleanups and events
It’s springtime, and the Maryland Waterways Foundation will be holding several cleanups and events in the coming weeks. Community cleanups are a great way to earn community service hours, connect with neighbors, and give back to the community. Volunteers of all ages and ability levels are encouraged. April 20 — North Point State Park & Fort Howard From 9 a.m. to noon in Edgemere, clean up North Point State Park...
After Key Bridge collapse, residents begin recovery in ways big and small
The collapse is changing the lives of many people in the surrounding area. Residents are coping with the loss of six lives as well as the closure of a crucial means of transportation. People are coming together to support first responders and the families of the construction workers who died in the collapse. And with the Port of Baltimore mostly closed, businesses are feeling the pressure and are uncertain what will happen in the next few weeks. Each day this week, divers went to work...
Tradepont Atlantic prepares for influx of shipping traffic
The only maritime shipping terminal currently operating in the Port of Baltimore is preparing to process an influx of ships as crews continue clearing the mangled wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge. Tradepoint Atlantic will unload and process an estimated 10,000 vehicles over the next 15 days, according to a company statement. That includes six regularly scheduled ships and nine others redirected as access to the port’s main terminals remains blocked, posing a logistical nightmare for shipping along the East Coast. ...
President Biden visits Francis Scott Key Bridge
President Joe Biden visited Dundalk last Friday to survey the damage from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and meet with the families of six construction workers who were killed in the disaster. Aboard the presidential helicopter Marine One, Biden toured the mangled mass of metal and concrete that plunged into the Patapsco River after it was struck by a container ship around 3 a.m. on March 26. ...
Lorie Friend seeks Republican nomination for Senate seat
Lorie Friend describes herself as a “non-political nurse” who has “jumped into the political arena.” A native of Dundalk, Friend’s ties to the area go back generations. Her grandfather worked at the Bethlehem Steel Mill, she went to Gray Manor Elementary School as a child, and she still has family here. Friend, a Republican, has thrown her hat into the ring for the state’s highly contested open U.S. Senate seat,...
Long: The Key Bridge Collapse and the need to prioritize our spending
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people whose lives were lost and their families who are directly impacted by this unfortunate event. This tragedy will not only have a traumatic effect on our county, but will also affect the country. Named after Francis Scott Key who had a very famous legacy in American History, this bridge has carried an average of 35,000 cars over the Patapsco River daily and millions yearly. It has been an iconic symbol of Baltimore since its construction in 1977. ...
Tradepoint Atlantic will be essential to Key Bridge cleanup
Over the weekend, demolition crews began to carefully remove the first pieces of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the Patapsco River. A 200-ton portion of the bridge was cut away by demolition experts, hoisted out of the water with massive cranes, and floated away on a barge. According to Gov. Wes Moore, this 200-ton segment was only a small, “bite-sized” piece of the wreckage. Thousands of tons of...
Small Business Administration opens recovery center in Dundalk
On Monday, the federal Small Business Administration opened an office in the Dundalk Village shopping center to offer support for businesses affected by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. Located at the Dundalk Renaissance Corporation at 11 Center Place, the SBA’s Business Recovery Center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. “You don’t need to bring any documents with you the first time you come in,”...
A channel has opened for vessels clearing wreckage from Key Bridge collapse
BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has opened a temporary, alternate channel for vessels involved in the clearing of debris at the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, part of a phased approach to opening the main channel leading to the vital port, officials said. Crews are undertaking the complicated work of removing steel and concrete at the site of the bridge’s deadly collapse into the Patapsco River after a container ship lost power and crashed into a supporting column....
A channel has opened for vessels clearing wreckage from Key Bridge collapse
BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has opened a temporary, alternate channel for vessels involved in the clearing of debris at the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, part of a phased approach to opening the main channel leading to the vital port, officials said. Crews are undertaking the complicated work of removing steel and concrete at the site of the bridge’s deadly collapse into the Patapsco River after a container ship lost power and crashed into a supporting column....
Officials share their memories of the Key Bridge
DUNDALK — When Del. Ric Metzgar heard the Francis Scott Key Bridge had collapsed, his first thought was, “Life is but a vapor.” “It puts everything into perspective,” said Metzgar about the early Tuesday morning collapse. He last crossed the bridge Monday evening. “Nothing really matters but life,” he said. The Key Bridge was struck...
Tragedy on the Key Bridge: Ship topples iconic bridge
The Francis Scott Key bridge toppled into the Patapsco River early Tuesday after being struck by a cargo ship that had lost power, and rescue teams were frantically searching for six members of a construction crew believed to have fallen into the waters below. Authorities said the ship was departing the Port of Baltimore around 1:30 a.m. when it struck a column of the 1.6-mile-long bridge. Dramatic video showed the ship’s lights shutting off and flickering before making contact with the bridge, which buckled and...
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