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Maryland Environment Secretary McIlwain, Attorney General Brown announce settlement of lawsuit over wastewater treatment facilities

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Environment Secretary Serena McIlwain and Attorney General Anthony G. Brown have announced the settlement of a lawsuit against Baltimore City to address unauthorized discharges of pollution from the state’s two largest sewage treatment plants. The settlement (PDF) includes an enforceable timeline for corrective actions at the city’s Back River and Patapsco wastewater treatment plants. It also includes a […]

Funeral for fallen Baltimore firefighter to impact traffic on Friday

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department is advising residents to prepare for traffic disruptions and delays on Friday, November 3 during the morning and afternoon as the funeral procession for fallen Baltimore City Fire Captain Dillon J. Rinaldo travels through the area. The funeral procession is scheduled to begin at 8:45 a.m. with a motorcade from the funeral home to […]

Freeze Watch issued for Baltimore area

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: The Freeze Watch has been upgraded to a Freeze Warning and will be in effect from 11 p.m. on Wednesday through 10 a.m. on Thursday. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Watch for the Baltimore area. The watch will be in effect from late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. Sub-freezing temperatures as low […]

Baltimore Harborplace Redevelopment 202310

Governor Moore announces $67.5 million investment to redevelop Harborplace during 2023 Baltimore Together summit

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore on Monday announced that the State of Maryland will invest $67.5 million to redevelop Harborplace during the second annual Baltimore Together summit. During the summit’s press conference this morning, MCB Real Estate Managing Partner P. David Bramble announced plans to revitalize and redevelop Harborplace in downtown Baltimore, representing a generational opportunity to reimagine Baltimore’s waterfront for […]

Baltimore ranked among worst cities in U.S. for veterans, WalletHub study

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—With Veterans Day approaching and the veteran unemployment rate at 3.6%, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst Places for Veterans to Live. The report compares the 100 largest U.S. cities across 19 key metrics, ranging from the share of military skill-related jobs to housing affordability and the availability of VA health […]

Gas prices fall for sixth straight week, hit lowest levels since March

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—For the sixth consecutive week, the nation’s average price of gasoline has dropped, falling 5.3 cents from a week ago to $3.45 per gallon this week 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 is down 36.3 cents from a month ago and […]

Funeral for fallen Baltimore City firefighter to impact I-695, I-83 traffic on Friday

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The funeral for fallen Baltimore City firefighter Rodney W. Pitts III has just concluded at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. The funeral procession will shortly be moving along I-695 in the Towson area and onto northbound I-83, ending at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. The following additional road closures are also in effect: West Northern Parkway closed from North […]

Governor Wes Moore Maryland Minority Business Counts

Governor Moore delivers keynote address at Maryland Minority Business Counts event, tours Coppin State University’s new College of Business

Posted on October 26, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week delivered the keynote address at the Maryland Minority Business Counts “Engage and Elevate” event at Coppin State University. The governor was joined by Comptroller Brooke Lierman; Maryland Department of Commerce Secretary Kevin Anderson; and Maryland Department of General Services Secretary Atif Chaudhry. Also in attendance was Governor’s Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business […]

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