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• Harford

Susquehanna riverboat retired

The Lantern Queen Riverboat, a traveling fixture on the Upper Chesapeake Bay and lower Susquehanna River since 1996, had made its last trip.

• Baltimore City

Constellation to move from Inner Harbor to undergo repairs

The Constellation, a mainstay in Baltimore's Inner Harbor, will undergo $750,000 in repairs to fix rotting in its hull.

• Business

Coast Guard signs new agreement to service NOAA fleet at Curtis Bay yard

The U.S. Coast Guard's shipyard in Curtis Bay has nailed down some new work in the next five years, signing a memorandum of understanding to provide ship maintenance for the Atlantic fleet of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

• Environment

Up to 100 gallons of diesel spilled into harbor at Bond Street Wharf

About 100 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from a rooftop generator at Bond Street Wharf into the Fells Point harbor Sunday, Maryland environmental officials said.

• Opinion

Keeping the momentum [Commentary]

An uptick in black admissions among the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's Class of 2018 is certainly promising, but the academy has made progress in the past and then failed to sustain its diversity gains.

• Harford

Nine days of Cecil County Fair come to a close

The Cecil County Fair wrapped up after nine days of fun with only minimal weather disruptions last week

• Harford

Port VFW's ladies auxiliary serves dinner to Perry Point vets

The Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW Post 8185 served dinner to a group of veterans from Perry Point VA on July 13 at the post home. Ladies Auxiliary President Kathy Heaton and her kitchen crew of Stephanie Gibson, Anne Gibson, Steven Farley, Shirley Eller and Brenda Alexander served up barbecue chicken and fixings while Shirley Mackey led the large group in line dancing

• U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard looking to identify hoax caller

The U.S. Coast Guard is looking to identify a Southern Maryland caller officials said made nearly more than a dozen false distress calls in recent weeks.

• Weather

Sunny and unseasonably mild Wednesday

The rest of the week is expected to offer a respite after several days of oppressive humidity and severe thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service.

• Conservation

Three drowned in Maryland waters, search underway for fourth

Three people have died in Maryland waters in as many days, and a U.S. Coast Guard search is underway for another who went missing Monday

• Baltimore City

Emergency personnel to stage mock Inner Harbor water taxi rescue

Emergency personnel will converge on Inner Harbor waters near Canton on Wednesday as part of a staged water taxi disaster, an event geared toward assessing rescue capabilities and practicing response techniques.

• Weather

One dead, two missing as severe storms hit region

A series of severe storms blew through the Baltimore region Monday evening, bringing heavy rain, lightning and strong winds that factored into at least one death, officials say.

• Sun Investigates

LBJ ring missing from archives

When Samuel L. Morison of Crofton this week with stealing documents from the United States Navy's archive in Washington, it was a rare event for the archive.

• Travel

Swimmer pulled under waves in Ocean City

Rescue effort fails to save ocean swimmer caught in rip current.

• Industrial Disasters

Baltimore's position in crude oil market grows as U.S. confronts concerns

As the nation enjoys a boom in crude oil production and grapples with the heightened risks and logistical constraints of moving ever-increasing volumes of the volatile commodity through its cities and towns, two companies in Baltimore appear to be carving out a new local foothold for the industry.

• Waterway and Maritime Transportation

Large pieces of planned Virginia tunnel begin floating down Chesapeake Bay

The first large, prefrabricated section of a new traffic tunnel planned in Virginia began floating down the Chesapeake Bay from Baltimore on Tuesday.

• Baltimore City Paper

Hey, Where'd the Water Go?

• Baltimore City Paper

Landfill Gas Deal Means a Lot of Hot Air

• Baltimore City Paper

Ten Years Ago in City Paper: May 22, 2002

• Travel

18-year-old hospitalized after Ocean City water rescue

An 18-year-old from Montgomery County was hospitalized after getting caught in a rip tide while swimming in Ocean City on Monday, authorities said.

• Anne Arundel

Four rescued from Patapsco boat fire

Four people were rescued when their boat overheated, caught fire and began to sink on the Patapsco River Sunday morning.

• Obituaries

Byron G. "Geoff" Tosi Jr., businessman

Byron G. "Geoff" Tosi Jr., who was the semi-retired president and CEO of Albre Marble Restoration Specialist Inc., died Friday of complications from emphysema at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He was 70.

• Harford

Amtrak's Susquehanna River bridge deemed safe after tugboat crash Wednesday night

Amtrak and commuter rail service across the Susquehanna River was back to normal Thursday morning, hours after a tugboat crashed into the bridge between Harford and Cecil counties, causing delays to trains while inspectors checked the span and deemed it safe.

• Harford

Trains delayed after tug boat strikes bridge

A tug boat struck the Susquehanna River Bridge Wednesday night, delaying trains from crossing between Cecil and Harford counties

• Harford

Harford veterans connect, honor men and women who served

Harford County held a veterans' muster in Bel Air Saturday, an event designed to get Harford and Cecil county veterans connected with the appropriate services, as well as to honor veterans of the Vietnam War era and women who served during the World War II, Korean War and Vietnam eras.

• Harford

Veteran's Muster planned May 17 in Bel Air

Harford County Commission on Veterans' Affairs is hosting Veterans' Muster from 9 a.m. to noon May 17 at the William N. McFaul Activities Center at 525 W. MacPhail Road in Bel Air.

• Opinion

Support caregivers who work with the disabled [Letter]

Support caregivers who work with the disabled

• Maryland

Westminster man found guilty of attempting to sell container ship he didn't own for $900K

• Personal Service

Coast Guard to enforce security zone around Democrats' retreat

The U.S. Coast Guard will be enforcing a security perimeter around a waterfront Cambridge hotel this week to protect a gathering of House Democrats.

• Baltimore County

Seniors propel Loyola swimming to consecutive titles

Loyola Blakefield coach Keith Schertle is hesitant to name the best senior on his team.

• Cruises

Carnival reverses plan to depart Baltimore port

Carnival Cruise Lines announced on Thursday that it will be returning its Pride cruise liner to the port of Baltimore in March, after new technologies helped it meet federal environmental regulations that threatened to drive up costs.

• Weather

Thickest ice in decades collecting on waterways, posing challenges for boaters

As a second blast of cold to hit the region this month lingers, ice is collecting on local bays, rivers and canals as it hasn't since perhaps the 1990s, crimping seafood harvests, jacking up energy bills for marinas and prompting warnings for daredevils in ice skates.

• Politics

Coast Guard to enforce 'security zone' around House Republican retreat

The U.S. Coast Guard will be enforcing a 500-yard perimeter around a waterfront hotel in Cambridge this week to protect an event for House Republicans.

• Weather

Wind chills hit 15 below zero early Tuesday morning

The mass of some of the coldest air to descend on the United States in two decades brought wind chills to as cold as 15 degrees below zero in Baltimore early Tuesday morning, shattering at least one record with more cold lasting into Wednesday.

• Baltimore City

More than 50,000 expected to Inner Harbor for New Year's Eve

• Opinion

Dominion Transmission: Cove Point LNG project environmentally sound [Commentary]

Layering on another environmental impact statement to the Cove Point LNG export proposal — potentially adding significant delays and expense so soon after another impact statement has been completed — is like asking a driver to begin with a learner's permit every time the license is renewed.

• U.S. Coast Guard

Traffic: Beltway outer loop near Route 295 reopens

Baltimore Beltway near Route 295 in Anne Arundel County has reopened after a four-vehicle collision had closed the roadway, according to the state Department of Transportation.

• Highway and Road Transportation

Traffic: No unscheduled road closures at 8:42 a.m.

With the clearing of a single-vehicle crash with injury on US 50 West in Parole, state and local transportation departments reported no unscheduled road closures at 8:42 a.m. on Wednesday.

• Public Transportation

Traffic: Beltway traffic moving after rough morning on south, west sides

After a challenging morning — particularly on the south and west sides of the beltway — traffic appears to be clearing out as of 9 a.m. around Baltimore. Maryland Department of Transportation cameras show that things are moving, though slowly in some areas.

• Howard County

Summer of adventure for Scouts of Troop 007 [West Friendship]

The Boy Scouts of Troop 007 left no stones unturned during the summer of 2013. This local troop meets for regular meetings on Monday evenings at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Glenwood.

• Veterans Affairs

Maryland prisoners train service dogs for veterans

Maryland prisoners are training service dogs for veterans, in a program that has transformed hardened criminals into empathetic souls with soft hearts.

• Port of Baltimore

Baltimore port deemed secure by Coast Guard

The port of Baltimore's public marine terminals have earned a positive security assessment from the U.S. Coast Guard for the sixth year in a row, the Maryland Port Administration announced Thursday.

• Highway and Road Transportation

Traffic: Collision in White Marsh South on I-95 at MD 43 exit

In White Marsh, a two-vehicle collision on I-95 South prior to the MD 43 (White Marsh) exit has kept the southbound right shoulder closed for an hour after the incident occurred at 8:07 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.

• Lifestyle and Leisure

Recreation and outdoors calendar

• Highway and Road Transportation

Water main repairs close three lanes on Pratt Street

The Baltimore City Department of Public Works said on Thursday morning that traffic along Pratt Street is still hampered by a Wednesday water main break at Market Place.

• Lifestyle and Leisure

Outdoors calendar for week of Oct. 13

Maryland Outdoors calendar for week of Oct. 13

• Commuting

Traffic: Police activity closes all but one travel lane on US 40 in Baltimore Co.

In Baltimore County, all but one travel lane and both shoulders are closed on US 40 West at MD 43 due to police activity at 8 a.m. on Friday, according to state and local officials.

• Highway and Road Transportation

Traffic: All lanes open on BW Parkway, following fatal accident

The state Department of Transportation on Wednesday said that traffic on the northbound Baltimore Washington Parkway in Anne Arundel County has been reopened at 8:12 a.m. as officials work to clear portions of the roadway that according to the U.S. Park Police had been completely shutdown due to an early morning accident resulting in a pedestrian fatality.

• Highway and Road Transportation

Traffic: Collision on I-95 South at BW Parkway closes 3 traffic lanes

A three-vehicle collision in Baltimore City on Interstate 95 South at the Baltimore Washington Parkway exit has closed three of four southbound traffic lanes and both southbound shoulders at 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.

• Lifestyle and Leisure

Recreation and outdoors calendar