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Video shows Baltimore City School employee swearing at student
A new video has surfaced, showing a heated argument between a student and staff member at Forest Park High School. In the video, which was from May, a staff member can be heard yelling expletives and using vulgar language toward a student. While the student was also yelling at the staff member, it is not clear what led up to the incident.
Baltimore County spending $550K to shield 2020 settlement to brother of county executive’s friend
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s administration secretly paid his friend’s brother an $83,675 settlement after backing out of an agreement to increase the retired firefighter’s pension, which county lawyers said would have violated state law. And now, the administration could pay more than half a million dollars on a fight in court to keep secret details about the settlement. ...
Bel Air residents say proposed Costco store would cause more traffic in an already congested area
Vehicles overflowed from the parking lot onto the front lawn of the Abingdon Fire Hall Thursday night as a crowd of more than 100 attended a community input meeting for a proposed Bel Air Costco store. Costco’s proposal outlines construction of a 152,000 square-foot store with 821 parking spots and a 24-pump gas station at the corner of Plumtree and Emmorton roads. Costco is a membership-only ...
Baltimore educators demand ‘public, transparent, national’ search for next schools CEO
Baltimore teachers and administrators are demanding an explicit commitment from the city’s school board to host a public national search for the district’s next superintendent. The Baltimore Teachers Union and the Public School Administrators and Supervisors Association of Baltimore City hosted a joint press conference Tuesday in front...
Baltimore sues to remove ‘baby bonus’ from November ballot
The City of Baltimore is suing to block a ballot measure that would offer new parents $1,000 in an effort to fight child poverty. The Baltimore Baby Bonus Fund said it learned Thursday that Baltimore’s mayor and City Council had filed a lawsuit to remove the baby bonus from the ballot. The lawsuit came shortly after the measure gathered the necessary 10,000 signatures to appear on the November ballot.
ReNew Baltimore files lawsuit in effort to keep property tax rate cut on ballot
BALTIMORE - ReNew Baltimore, the group behind the charter amendment that would lower the city's property tax rate, has officially filed a lawsuit to keep the imitative on November's ballot.ReNew Baltimore collected more than 23,000 signatures on a petition. At least 10,000 signatures are needed for an issue to appear on the ballot.However, a letter from Elections Director Armstead Jones says an effort to lower Baltimore City's property tax rate through a ballot initiative violates state law.Only elected officials can set the property tax rate, not city voters.In a statement, ReNew Baltimore says they will fight the ruling in court...
Up to three lanes of I-695 in Baltimore County to close for overnight roadwork this week
Up to three lanes of the inner loop of Interstate 695 will be closed overnight in Baltimore County this week. Roadwork starting at Exit 15 for Edmondson Avenue or U.S. Route 40 near Windsor Mill and stretching past Exit 21 in Pikesville will close up to three lanes of traffic through Thursday from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. A single lane will ...
Red Maple Place fight in Baltimore County not over
The fight over the Red Maple Place affordable housing project in East Towson is not over, with opponents now zeroing in on its environmental impact. The debate over the project, which dates back seven years, pits an historically African American neighborhood that says it has been taken advantage of for decades against a developer that counters it’s planning to build a quality apartment complex that would provide much needed affordable housing.
Gov. Wes Moore prepares to add more light rail to Baltimore as ridership lags and costs rise on current system
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is moving forward with a new east-west light rail project in Baltimore that could cost up to $7.2 billion to build and millions more to operate. Yet ridership on the region’s current north-south light rail system is about half of what it was before the coronavirus pandemic, and its costs keep ticking up. The number of rides taken during fiscal year 2023 was down to 3.4 ...
EPA takes up civil rights complaint over South Baltimore's trash incinerator
The Environmental Protection Agency has decided to take up a civil rights complaint filed by South Baltimore residents who say the City's trash incinerator poses risks to their physical health.
Baltimore City inspector general talks recent Cherry Hill DPW report
“We are not done yet,” Baltimore City Inspector General Isabel Cumming told C4 and Bryan Nehman on Monday over her recent report into claims of unsafe working conditions for Department of Public Safety workers during the extreme heat. “As a result of this report, we are getting a lot...
"Baltimore Judge Tosses Climate Case, Hands Win to Big Oil"
You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. "Baltimore Judge Tosses Climate Case, Hands Win to Big Oil" "Environmental groups say judges across the country believe cases like Baltimore's should hold oil companies accountable in state courts for environmental harm." "In a first of its kind decision, a Maryland...
Md. Health Department using targeted outreach to tackle pre-diabetes this summer
It’s not your imagination. You really have been seeing more health prevention ads in your social media feed. If you live in one of Maryland’s high health risk areas for diabetes, heart attack, stroke or other chronic diseases, Maryland’s Department of Health is actively looking for you.
Chesapeake And Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund Provides $35.8 Million For Ecological Restoration Projects
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is awarding $35.8 million from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund to 34 ecological restoration projects encompassing 122 sites throughout the state for Fiscal Year 2025. The projects were selected to improve water quality and habitat in the Chesapeake Bay watershed while building local resilience to climate impacts.
Councilman Conway speaks on canceled opioid epidemic hearing
There’s still disagreement over why a public hearing regarding the opioid epidemic in Baltimore City was canceled. The City Council Public Safety and Health committees were scheduled to meet at least four times on the topic in the coming months after a New York Times article called Baltimore “The Overdose Capital” of the U.S.
In Quarters: Harford County Department of Emergency Services North Harford Station, Pylesville, MD
This facility received a Career 2 Notable award in the 2023 Firehouse Station Design Awards. Find the full list of winners here. To answer the challenges of an increased demand for timely emergency services in the rural northern regions of the county, the North Harford Station is the first station to be built by the county and staffed by career personnel. The scale of the project marries the building to the rural community while preserving the building’s identity as an emergency facility. The design features batten siding and stone that’s akin to surrounding barns and farms that are within the community. The station is a gateway into what’s known as Hawk Country, with the agriculturally themed educational campus just a few hundred yards away.
Shore Community Outreach Team Offers Free Health Screenings, Information in Rock Hall
The Shore Community Outreach Team (SCOT) of Kent County continues to provide information, resources and free screenings through partnerships with local civic, religious and nonprofit organizations. SCOT is part of University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown, a member organization of University of Maryland Shore Regional Health and University of Maryland Medical System.
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