BALTIMORE, MD—The Chesapeake Bay blue crab population remained healthy in 2024, according to the results of a winter dredge survey released Wednesday, but the population is still low. The survey, conducted by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, found 317 million blue crabs in the bay in 2024, compared to 323 million crabs […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Following last month’s virtual session, an in-person meeting will be held in Perry Hall this week to discuss a large transmission upgrade project called BGE Brandon Shores Mitigation. The project will affect Middle River, White Marsh, Kingsville, Fallston, and other areas in northeastern Baltimore County and southern Harford County. The project is necessary due to the announced retirement of Talen […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Port of Baltimore has reopened to commercial traffic after the M/V Dali was refloated and moved on Monday morning. With the assistance of five tugboats and other support vessels, the M/V Dali was towed and pushed 2.5 miles, arriving at a local marine terminal at approximately 9 a.m. This milestone allows all pre-collapse deep-draft commercial vessels to enter […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—An initiative to close the digital divide in Maryland has awarded $19.6 million in grants to provide internet access to 2,400 previously unserved households. The governor’s office announced the grants as part of a $270 million plan to expand broadband access across the state, which includes a $19.6 million grant to provide internet access to 2,400 previously unserved households. […]
CARNEY, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Monday announced funding in the proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budget to design a drainage system in Carney. The project will focus on Harwood Road and will intercept persistent sump pump discharges into the roadway. The project is budgeted at $250,000, with construction expected in March of 2025. “I would like to thank the […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Planning Board is set to hold a public hearing to discuss the proposed amendments to the Baltimore County Water Supply and Sewerage Plan, known as Amendment Cycle 42. The hearing will be held at 5 p.m. on July 18 in Room 104 of the Jefferson Building, located at 105 West Chesapeake Avenue in Towson. The Baltimore […]
BALTIMORE, MD—For the fourth consecutive week, the nation’s average price of gasoline has decreased by 3.5 cents from a week ago to $3.55 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is down 12.0 cents from a month ago but […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Salvors working with the Key Bridge Response Unified Command refloated and moved the M/V Dali at around 7 a.m. on Monday morning. The vessel that struck the Key Bridge two months ago is being relocated to a local marine terminal approximately 2.5 miles away. Additional information can be found in the graphic below from Unified Command. Photo via Unified […]