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County Executive Olszewski, Comcast announce rural broadband expansion to cover 99% of unserved northern Baltimore County residences

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Thursday joined Comcast to announce a new $7.4 million grant from the Maryland Office of Statewide Broadband’s Connect Maryland Network Infrastructure Grant Program, which will support the expansion of high-speed broadband service to 450 additional homes in rural areas in northern Baltimore County. In combination with prior grant-funded expansion efforts and ongoing strong […]

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground announces testing schedule for this week

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials say the base has firing operations scheduled for this week. Testing operations are scheduled to take place Wednesday, July 5 through Friday, July 7, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. Military weapons will be visible during daytime and nighttime hours. Residents […]

Gas prices fall to lowest level since April ahead of Independence Day holiday

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—As motorists hit the road for the July 4 holiday weekend, the nation’s average price of gasoline has fallen 4.1 cents from a week ago, declining to $3.54 per gallon, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average price of diesel has fallen […]

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Governor Moore announces Maryland’s entry into National Building Performance Standards Coalition

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Together with Ali Zaidi, National Climate Advisor to Joe Biden, Governor Wes Moore recently announced that Maryland will join the Biden-Harris Administration’s National Building Performance Standards Coalition. The announcement occurred during a visit to Requity Foundation’s Carver House project in West Baltimore, a community-based model for workforce development where high school trade students are gaining hands-on net-zero construction training […]

Code Orange Air Quality Alert Baltimore Washington

Code Orange Air Quality Alert issued for Friday in Baltimore area

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Friday in the Baltimore area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases, and the elderly. The effects […]

Maryland ranked among 2023’s 15 Most Independent States, WalletHub report

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—With Independence Day right around the corner and high inflation threatening Americans’ financial independence, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Most Independent States. Maryland came in at No. 15 on the list, with Utah leading the pack at No. 1. Maryland was also previously named one of the most patriotic states in the U.S. […]

Code Orange Air Quality Alert issued for Wednesday in Baltimore

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Wednesday, June 28, 2023 in the Baltimore area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the […]

Next round of midge treatment to occur along Back River this week