MDOT awards two contracts to study possible Light Rail, Metro, MARC Penn Line expansions

HANOVER, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation on Thursday announced that two contracts have been awarded to study potential transit-oriented development sites at light rail and subway stations in the Baltimore region and at MARC Penn Line stations in the Baltimore-Washington corridor. The contracts were awarded by the department’s partner, Maryland Economic Development Corporation, and officials say they are an important […]

County Executive Cassilly vows to block efforts to relocate undocumented immigrants to Harford County

BEL AIR, MD—County Executive Bob Cassilly this week issued the following statement on possible efforts to relocate undocumented immigrants to Harford County. “My office received an unsolicited letter on Monday from an unknown organization indicating that they were working to bring up to 105 families of undocumented immigrants from New York City to the Holiday Inn in Belcamp. A letter […]

BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground announces testing schedule for week of November 13

ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials say the base has firing operations scheduled for the week of November 13, 2023. APG has daytime and nighttime testing and training scheduled for Monday, November 13 through Friday, November 16 2023, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. (midnight).  Noise may be heard in some areas off the installation. Military weapons, […]

Freedom Federal Credit Union announces three new community-based team members

BEL AIR, MD—Freedom Federal Credit Union this week announces three new appointments to their growing team. Leslie Stein and Ryan Frieman have joined Freedom’s Business Banking Team as Business Relationship Officers. Additionally, Stephen Hiegel has joined Freedom’s Business Development Team, joining colleagues, Lisa Snodgrass and Brian Peller, in their efforts to expand Freedom’s footprint through Harford and Baltimore County-based Workplace […]

Edgewood crash leaves two injured

EDGEWOOD, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Wednesday morning crash in the Edgewood area. The crash was reported at just before 7 a.m. on November 8 in the area of Pulaski Highway and MD 152. One patient was transported to Bayview Trauma and another was transported to Franklin Square, according to the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company. Units are still […]

Federal Railroad Administration awards $30 million to replace 110-year-old MARC train tracks on Gunpowder River Bridge

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore applauded this week’s announcement of nearly $7 billion in awards from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration for Maryland projects that will make Amtrak and MARC rail service safer, faster, more reliable and more convenient for passengers. The projects, in Baltimore City and Baltimore, Harford, and Cecil counties, were selected through the Biden Administration’s […]