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Documents show that system ignored flawed information in cheating investigation
When Baltimore City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke visited Abbottston Elementary after news broke that the school had cheated on state testing for students in 2009, she despaired because she never believed Principal Angela Faltz, whom she had known for...Tags: Andres Alonso, Separation of Church and State, Prosecution, Police Investigations, Examinations
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Fence in Tuscany-Canterbury protects grass, but is it cost-effective?
The style of fence is called "Barcelona," but some residents of Tuscany-Canterbury say it reminds them more of Berlin. It's the "Gorbachev fence" to the mother of neighbor Fred Chalfant, who often walks his dog past the barrier, which is six-feet tall,...
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Oakenshawe parents slow to embrace planned school in Waverly
Oakenshawe students are zoned for nearby Waverly Elementary/Middle School, where a $25 million replacement school is slated to open by the end of 2013. But children from Oakenshawe are nowhere to be found at the current campus, located in two buildings a...
Tags: Andres Alonso, Facebook, Parenting, Canterbury, Family
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City erected six-foot fence to protect grass
The Baltimore Department of Transportation has a message for the residents of Tuscany-Canterbury: Do not walk on our grass.
But instead of little signs, the transportation department conveys that message with a six-foot, spike-topped fence. The barrier...Tags: Canterbury
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City again seeks to raise water, sewer rates
For the fourth consecutive year, Baltimore officials are proposing a 9 percent increase to water and sewer rates — and the charges will continue to grow indefinitely to cover the costs of major projects, they say.
The proposed rate increases come...Tags: Bolton Hill, Water Supply, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Carl Stokes, University of Baltimore
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Roland Park makes big push to buy Baltimore Country Club land
With Baltimore Country Club officials sitting in the audience, Roland Park community leaders Tuesday announced plans to raise $10 million in an effort to buy part of the pristine club land for preservation. With Baltimore Country Club officials in the...Tags: Water Supply, Roland Park, Clubs and Associations
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Baltimore homeowner almost ends up in tax sale after city loses check
Kristina Suson's home wasn't part of the city's tax sale Monday, but it was a close call. Baltimore places liens on properties for unpaid property taxes, water bills and other municipal debts, then puts the liens up for auction every spring —...Tags: Kraft Foods, Inc., Patterson Park, James B. Kraft, FedEx Corporation, Foreclosures
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Baltimore City ethics disclosures show disparity in reporting gifts
While many governments are moving toward posting ethics disclosure forms, residents of Baltimore still have to travel to City Hall and to a sixth-floor office to see the documents. To save you a trip, we're posting those forms from Mayor Stephanie...
Tags: Kraft Foods, Inc., Helen Holton, Carl Stokes, Baltimore Running Festival, Values
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Woman, 78, scared after two close to her are shot in Baltimore
There's a swirl of violence occurring around 78-year-old Florence Carter, and she says she doesn't know why. But for the first time in nearly five decades, she's being forced to contemplate moving out of her Northeast Baltimore home. "My daughters,...Tags: Shootings, Hospitals and Clinics, Prosecution, Murder, Mother's Day
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Alonso: School system cannot inherit rec centers, fund struggling youth programs
Baltimore city CEO Andres Alonso told city council leaders Tuesday that the school system is not in the financial position to inherit recreation centers that are slated for closure in the city budget, after being peppered by council members about the...Tags: Andres Alonso, Budgets and Budgeting, Teaching and Learning, Lobbying, Conservation
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City taking on rogue valet parking services
Mention valet parking in Little Italy to Justin Duvall, and he'll rattle off stories of valet drivers clogging traffic, parking cars in residential spots and blocking off public spaces with cones.
"I've moved cones before," said Duvall, 29, a lifelong...Tags: Italy, Fells Point, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Mount Vernon, Labor Legislation
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Activists call on city to spend $10.2M more on after-school programs, summer jobs
Standing before some 30 activists and Union Square neighbors Saturday in a neon orange T-shirt with the words "I am Baltimore," 16-year-old Antonio Ellis recited a gritty poem about how the city appears through his eyes.
"Born and raised in the city,...Tags: Activism, Labor Markets, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Carl Stokes, Budgets and Budgeting
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