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One-fourth of BGE customers had at least three outages in 2012
A quarter of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. customers had three or more outages last year, a rough stretch that included the damaging derecho windstorm and Superstorm Sandy. BGE's annual breakdown of its performance, released by the company Tuesday,...
Tags: Pikesville, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Ellicott City
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From soup to nuts to bagoong alamang, R.S. Stern has it all
Whether it's a war-zone deployment, a cargo ship in port for 18 hours or a passenger cruise ship on its regular stop, R.S. Stern Inc. has put groceries in larders and spare parts in engine rooms since 1870. From its brick warehouse in Canton, the...
Tags: Cadbury plc, World War I (1914-1918), Cruise Line Ports, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Canton (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Red Cross demonstrates mobile disaster apps at UMBC class
When a disaster, natural or man-made, hits, many people now turn to their mobile phones to find information or where to go for help. The American Red Cross is using smart phone technology to make getting that information fast and easy. Dom Tolli, vice...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Natural Disasters, American Red Cross, Garrett County
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Preparing your home for storms
Jill Sorensen's basement flooded after a winter storm knocked out her power, then again in 2011 during Hurricane Irene.
What stopped another encore performance during last year's derecho? She'd installed a sump pump that uses her home's water pressure to...Tags: Energy Saving, Natural Disasters, Building Material, Laurel, Hurricane Irene (2011)
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Election proposals heard in Annapolis
Gov. Martin O'Malley's administration asked lawmakers Thursday to expand the state's early voting program, allow absentee voters to mark their ballots online and offer same-day registration during early voting. The governor pushed for additional early...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley, Government, Justice System
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APG company employees donate to Sandy relief
Employees at the Aberdeen Proving Ground office of New Jersey-based information technology firm Symbolic Systems Inc. – many of whom have ties to the Garden State – have helped raise $11,000 for Superstorm Sandy relief programs in New Jersey....
Tags: Halloween, Havre de Grace, Trips and Vacations, New York City, Federal Bailout Funds
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Polls and politics
On Monday night, the Senate overwhelmingly approved the O'Malley administration's proposal to make it easier to cast a ballot in Maryland despite lingering criticism from some in the GOP that somehow early voting and same-day voter registration will...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Amtrak, Interior Policy, Parties and Movements, Martin O'Malley
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Havre de Grace Ambulance Corps honors departing chief, EMS person of the year
At the Havre de Grace Ambulance Corps 2013 Awards Banquet, Chief Jeremy Mothershed urged members to "strive to do what is best for our service, our organization and most importantly, our citizens of this great city, county and state" in his annual address...
Tags: Havre de Grace
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Fallston Presbyterian collecting supplies for Sandy victims in N.J.
The effects of Superstorm Sandy continue to affect millions of people in the northeast, and Fallston Presbyterian Church is staying involved with the relief effort. You are invited to help! Fallston Presbyterian, located on Route 152, between...Tags: Natural Disasters
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BGE warns of possible outages during Wednesday storm
A combination of heavy, wet snow on the power lines and tree limbs, plus winds of up to 50 mph, could threaten the electricity grid, BGE officials said Tuesday. But tree trimming efforts in Towson and Pikesville over the last year could shorten outage...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Media Industry, Pikesville, David Marks, Snow Storms
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Maryland readying for 'last gasp' winter storm that could cause widespread power outages
A late-season storm was forecast to bring the first significant snowfall in Baltimore in two years Wednesday, prompting worries about travel difficulties and power outages from the wet, heavy flakes and strong wind. The National Weather Service forecasts...Tags: Snow Storms, Air Transportation Delays, Manufacturing and Engineering, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Weather Warnings
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The year that was in politics
It would be nice to feel, after one of the most costly and abrasive presidential campaigns in our nation's history, that the fog has cleared from the miasma of the year 2012, revealing bright prospects for a better 2013. It would also be nice to know that...
Tags: Advertising, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Interior Policy, Mitt Romney
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