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Moore’s signature on bill will enable local governments to impose higher taxes on vacant properties
Due to the high-profile nature of the Governor's housing package, other bills trying to create more housing opportunities often went under the radar. That might have happened with HB 2. The post Moore’s signature on bill will enable local governments to impose higher taxes on vacant properties appeared first on Maryland Matters.
Pro-Palestinian encampment grows as protesters push for Johns Hopkins University to divest from Israel
BALTIMORE - An encampment supporting Palestine during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war expanded Wednesday on Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus. In an area known as "the beach," protesters set up additional tents in what's being referred to as a "liberated zone" of the "JHU Palestine Solidarity Encampment" for people to camp on campus overnight. Why the protests?The Hopkins Justice Collective, among other organizations, has taken responsibility for leading the charge in calling on the university administration to divest from Israel as the death toll in Gaza rises, according to the Health Ministry. Among some of the demands being made by the group, Hopkins is...
Mayoral candidate Sheila Dixon, State's Attorney Ivan Bates address crime concerns in Fed Hill
BALTIMORE - Baltimore mayoral candidate Sheila Dixon and State's Attorney Ivan Bates walked through the Federal Hill community to address public safety.Dixon, who had served as Baltimore's mayor from 2007 to 2010, received an endorsement from Thiru Vignarajah, who dropped out of the race the day before Maryland early voting starts.Residents and business owners addressed their concerns with Dixon and Bates over crime concerns, including carjackings and robberies in Federal Hill."Safety is the No. 1 thing," said Taylor Schwartz, executive director of Federal Hill Main Street.Schwartz works with 250 local businesses in the neighborhood each day and says safety is...
Rosedale business robbed, several commercial burglaries reported
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating a robbery and several assaults and burglaries that were reported over the past week. At just after 2 a.m. on Monday, April 22, 2024, a suspect entered a location in the 5500-block of New Forge Road in White Marsh (21162) and stole property before fleeing.
VCA Calvert Veterinary Center Celebrates Two Decades
To celebrate 20 years of service to the pets and families of Pasadena and the surrounding community, the VCA Calvert Veterinary Center staff held an open house on April 20. Attendees were treated to raffles and door prizes, food and drinks, options for adopting pets through local rescues, and more.
Families of firefighters killed in 2022 Baltimore fire file lawsuit against the city
BALTIMORE - The families of the three firefighters killed in a 2022 vacant rowhome fire filed a federal lawsuit accusing Baltimore City of not following up with its own catalog of condemned properties to ensure firefighter safety.The families say the city knew certain properties were at risk of collapsing but failed to address them, according to court documents obtained by WJZ.The lawsuit lists 15 years' worth of events, including key moments that led up to the fire and the response from the city after the deadly fire.The lawyers for the families tell WJZ the lawsuit seeks accountability.On Jan. 24, 2022,...
Body of fifth construction worker recovered from Key Bridge wreckage site
BALTIMORE -- The body of a fifth missing construction worker was recovered Wednesday from the wreckage site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.The body of Miguel Angel Luna Gonzalez, 49, was located inside a submerged truck in the Patapsco River, according to the Unified Command.Salvage teams located one of the missing construction vehicles and notified the Maryland Department of State Police, officials said. Gonzalez was located inside the truck and pulled out by underwater recovery teams. The El Salvadoran was a husband, a father of three, and lived in Maryland for nearly 20 years, according to CASA, a nonprofit immigrant...
East Patapsco Avenue Shooting Victim in Critical Condition
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. On April 30, at around 3:05 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the unit block of East Patapsco Avenue to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed a 31-year-old male suffering from numerous...
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