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Baltimore groundhog: What's a Federal Hill taxpayer to do?
In a moment, you will hear the story of Georgia B. Martin and her exasperating efforts to get someone in government to help her remove a groundhog from her garden in historic Federal Hill. But first, I must think out loud, among patient readers of The...
Tags: Fells Point, Natural Resources, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore County, Federal Hill
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Transformation of a mill village
While on the winding road in the Patapsco River Valley, I thought it had been 30 years since I last visited Oella, the mill village tucked deep into the hills between Catonsville and Ellicott City's Main Street. On a fall day, the rocky terrain, steep...
Tags: Catonsville, Ellicott City, Mount Vernon
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No one can tell grieving family of city Marine how to feel
THE BALTIMORE family of Staff Sgt. Kendall D. Waters-Bey, killed Thursday in a helicopter crash in southern Iraq, took some heat over the weekend - from talk radio, what else? - for suggesting that the 29-year-old Marine died in an unjust and pointless...Tags: Glen Burnie, Defense, Armed Forces, Family
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Casino site contamination prompts new lawsuit
A pair of Baltimore residents filed suit Monday accusing the city of breaking the law by allowing toxic chemicals to leach into the Patapsco River from the South Baltimore site where a casino is now under construction. The lawsuit is the second to...
Tags: Inner Harbor, Environmental Pollution, Justice System, Judges, Lawyers
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Sheriff says transition of county policing has been smooth so far
On July 1, following years of political debate, a resolution passed last year by the Board of County commissioners and months of extensive planning and rehearsal, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office officially assumed its new role as the county's...Tags: Carroll County (Maryland), Government, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Law Enforcement, Baltimore County
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Little boats will vie for space during Sailabration
For folks who want to partake in Sailabration by water this weekend, expect tight quarters. "An unprecedented number of boats are anticipated. We could have thousands of recreational boaters all trying to come to one location," said Coast Guard Cmdr....
Tags: United States Naval Academy, Natural Resource Industry, Kandahar Massacre (2012), Inner Harbor, Fells Point
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Bike to Work Day has new stop in Catonsville
Catonsville residents looking to add a kick to their daily routine will have an opportunity to do so on May 17, Baltimore's annual Bike to Work Day. This year, there will be a new rally point on Friday morning — outside the Santa House in...
Tags: Patterson Park, Catonsville, Under Armour Inc., Locust Point, Annapolis
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Boy, 11, rescued from Patapsco by officer in 1938 [History Matters]
100 Years Ago Church offerings "Church Notes" from the Times: "Miss Mary Jefferson will address the congregation at Linden, on Sunday, 10:30 A.M. and Clarksville at 3 P.M. "Trinity Church, Ten Hills. Evening prayer and sermon. 4 P.M. "St. John's...Tags: First Aid, Population and Census, Clarksville, Demographics
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Recreation and outdoors calendar
Surfing regionals Through today, May 12: The Eastern Surfing Association's 2013 Mid-Atlantic Regional Surfing Championships will be held in Ocean City off the beach near 48th Street. For hours, registration and more information, call 800-399-6820 or...Tags: Perry Hall, Museums, St. Michaels, Somerville, Annapolis
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Federal agencies expand urban rivers effort
Federal officials announced Friday a major expansion of the “urban waters” initiative they kicked off in Baltimore nearly two years ago, adding 11 new blighted water ways around the country to the seven they’ve already pledged to help...
Tags: Environmental Politics, Gwynns Falls Trail, Environmental Pollution, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Grand Rapids among those targeted to expand urban waters effort
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency, the White House and other federal departments announced Friday that they are expanding a program for restoring and improving urban waterways nationwide. The Urban Waters Federal...
Tags: Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Hillcrest Elementary goes green twofold
Though Earth Day has come and gone, Hillcrest Elementary School is continuing the green movement through a new and old program. The school was hosting an official ribbon cutting for its new outdoor courtyard classroom on Thursday, May 9, and will host...
Tags: Gardening, Catonsville, Plant Openings, Kevin Kamenetz, Teaching and Learning
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