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Shopping for electricity just a PointClickSwitch away
Whenever Allyn Simon thought she needed to get a better deal on her electricity bill, she would visit various Maryland energy suppliers' websites, take notes and sometimes call customer service. The process could take hours. But the 56-year-old North...
Tags: Civil and Public Service, Fines, Punishment, Energy, Consumers
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PSC holds first hearing on BGE request to raise rates
State regulators considering Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.'s request for higher rates will hear this week and next from the people least likely to agree: BGE's ratepayers. So far, though, the volume is hardly deafening: Only one person spoke Monday...
Tags: Civil and Public Service, St. Paul Street, Annapolis, William Donald Schaefer, Government
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John R. Cochran Jr., former postmaster
John R. Cochran Jr., former Washington postmaster and a World War II veteran, died Wednesday of pneumonia at Stonegates Retirement Community in Greenville, Del. He was 87. The son of a dairyman and a teacher, John R. Cochran Jr. was born in Monkton and...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Parkville, Mail Order Industry, Christianity, Pneumonia
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BGE's unwise attitude about trees
Two points about The Sun's coverage of tree cutting by Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. ("A bid to trim power outages," Dec. 23). First, I told the management of BGE at a meeting held with them by the Baltimore City Forestry Board in 1987 that their...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Natural Resource Industry, Botany
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More wintry weather in forecast amid another bout of slush
Winter waited until the busy holiday season to arrive, and it isn't letting up yet. After a second bout of icy precipitation Wednesday, more snow, sleet or freezing rain is possible over the weekend.
For the second time in three days, accumulating snow...Tags: Natural Disasters, Patterson Park, Severna Park, Highlandtown, Harford County
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Baltimore Behavioral Health files for bankruptcy
Mental health rehabilitation and addiction treatment center Baltimore Behavioral Health Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection because it owes more than $5.5 million to creditors and estimates its assets are less than $500,000, according to federal...Tags: Corporate Officers, Mental Health, Baltimore County, Abell Foundation, Companies and Corporations
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History matters
100 Years Ago Errant engine A Serious Railroad Accident "The passenger train that left Camden Station a few minutes before 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon for Frederick, Winchester and intermediate stations was derailed in Union Dam tunnel, two miles...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Santa Claus (fictional character), Railway Accidents, Car Engine Repair, Ellicott City
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To stave off paving, Annapolis attorney planted a paradise
Two decades ago, when lawyer Robert Waldman and his family moved to the Annapolis neighborhood of Homewood, there was talk of converting the old railroad right-of-way across from his house into some kind of thruway. An extra lane to take the traffic...
Tags: United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Earth Day, Justice System, Lawyers
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BGE removing your trees? See if the utility will pay for replacements
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. taking down a tree in your yard because it's snarled up in -- or too close to -- the power lines? You might be eligible for money to replace it. The utility offers up to $100 per tree removed if you meet certain...
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County school board rejects BGE easement at Towson High
The Baltimore County Board of Education last week declined to grant Baltimore Gas and Electric an easement for less than a fifth of an acre on Towson High School's property, instead sending BCPS staff back to negotiate remunerations for the school system....Tags: High Schools, Towson, Schools
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Trees draw scrutiny in battle to keep the lights on
No one seemed to know who owned the unhealthy trees in the alley behind Rexmere Road in Baltimore, the ones growing amid the electrical lines, but there was no mystery about the cause of every power outage around there.
Meetings were organized. Baltimore...Tags: Pikesville, Carroll County (Maryland), Natural Disasters, Baltimore County, Martin O'Malley
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Baltimore firm aims to turn food waste into green business
Many people see Thanksgiving leftovers as too much of a good thing and toss them out. Vinnie Bevivino wants those uneaten castoffs and more — he sees a chance to make some green with them while going green. Bevivino, 31, is the owner of...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Carroll County (Maryland), Fertilizer, Chemical Industry, Dining and Drinking
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