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Consultants reviewing Balto. Co. police promotion practices
Baltimore County has hired consultants to review how it promotes police officers, amid a federal investigation into its hiring practices for minorities in public safety agencies. Officials said the contract, approved this week by the County Council,...Tags: Justice System, Minority Groups, Kevin Kamenetz, Local Government, Government
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As speed cameras spread, so does vandalism of them
When the 50-year-old driver handed over his slingshot, he admitted to pelting the speed camera van with glass marbles. By the time Bruce L. May of Ellicott City was arrested and in Howard County police custody Tuesday night, police said, he had...
Tags: Bolton Hill, Howard County, Catonsville, Health and Safety at School, Affiliated Computer Services Inc.
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Removing Bloede Dam has support, despite historical significance
A 105-year-old historic dam straddling Howard and Baltimore counties could be gone by winter 2014. The removal of the Bloede Dam was one of four potential plans presented by the Bloede Dam Alternatives Analysis Open House for the 230-foot-long, 30-foot-...
Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Catonsville, Forestry and Timber, Health and Safety at Work, Patapsco
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Fireworks safety tips for the Fourth of July
The Baltimore SunIt's a little over a week until Fourth of July, but it's not too soon to remind ourselves about fireworks safety tips. Jack Leonard of Lutherville, the vice president of the National Council on Fireworks Safety, wrote a list of general fireworks safety...Tags: Government
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More Md. emergency workers head north to help with Sandy recovery
Maryland and Baltimore are sending nearly 30 more employees, including 25 state troopers, to New Jersey and New York to assist in recovery efforts following Storm Sandy. The latest deployments bring to more than 50 the number of emergency medical...Tags: Public Employees, Martin O'Malley, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, MetLife Stadium, Atlantic County
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In Garrett County, snow is normal but Sandy was not
Linda Kemphfer held out overnight as the power, heat and water went out, but grew frightened as it became apparent she was trapped in her home deep in the woods of Garrett County. "We were going to freeze to death," she said of her decision to call 911...
Tags: Water Supply, Conservation, Snow Storms, McDonald's, Martin O'Malley
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Annapolis E-911 tech firm buys Vermont firm for $37 million
Are you ready for the 911 of the future? Annapolis-based TeleCommunication Systems, Inc., a dominant player in the field of E-911 services for public safety agencies, is building out next-generation E-911 systems, where you'll be able to call, send...Tags: Annapolis, TeleCommunication Systems Incorporated, Companies and Corporations, Government
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City spending panel approves raises for fire chief
Baltimore's spending panel approved Wednesday a six-year contract extension for Fire Chief James S. Clack that will give him a raise of nearly 18 percent by 2018. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake cited a historic reduction in fire fatalities as evidence of...Tags: Local Elections, Elections, Companies and Corporations, Fires, Government
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Havre de Grace Halloween survives superstorm
Sandy rained on Havre de Grace's annual Halloween parade, but even a superstorm could not curtail trick-or-treating in the battered waterfront town. The Harford County city of 13,000 on the banks of the Susquehanna River postponed its annual Halloween...
Tags: Caroline County (Maryland), Holidays, Local Government, Harford County, Parenting
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Massive storm Sandy delivers high winds and torrential rain
As Sandy pounds the mid-Atlantic coast Monday, the Baltimore region is bracing for gale-force winds and flooding. The area remains under a flood watch through Tuesday evening, with coastal flooding expected late Monday into Wednesday morning,...
Tags: Ocean Tides, Tropical Storms, Hurricanes, Kevin Kamenetz, Hotels and Accommodations
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Harford virtually shut down Monday, as Sandy's impact is felt; High winds close Hatem Bridge
All of Harford County was virtually shut down Monday, as residents braced for the worst of the powerful Hurricane Sandy, which was ever closer to making landfall on the coast between Maryland and New Jersey. Heavy rain pelted the county overnight...
Tags: Hurricanes, Rivers, Elections, Local Government, Breads
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Rawlings-Blake names panel to look for Bealefeld replacement
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has named an advisory panel to assist in the search for the city's next police commissioner following the retirement of Frederick H. Bealefeld III.
The mayor's office said the panel will conduct interviews of...Tags: Think Tanks, Law Enforcement, George Nilson, Frederick H. Bealefeld, III, Washington, DC
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