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BGE works to restore power to thousands of residents
Dale Lucas' horse farm in Baltimore County lost power during Hurricane Irene last year. It lost power for six days when the derecho blew through in June. And it lost power again Monday night. Losing electricity has become such a problem for the 22-...
Tags: Baltimore County, Hurricane Irene (2011), Employees, Bob Johnson, Tropical Storms
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Storm triggers big Howard sewage spill
![Sandy knocked out power to Howard County's "water reclamation" plant in Savage, causing 20 to 25 million gallons of untreated but rain-diluted human waste to spill into the Little Patuxent River, a branch of one of the Chesapeake Bay's most degraded tributaries. County Executive Ken Ulman called the outage "unacceptable" and called for a "full audit" of how to prevent future overflows.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-10/73110567-30163333.jpg "Sandy knocked out power to Howard County's "water reclamation\" plant in Savage, causing 20 to 25 million gallons of untreated but rain-diluted human waste to spill into the Little Patuxent River, a branch of one of the Chesapeake Bay's most degraded tributaries. County Executive Ken Ulman called the outage \"unacceptable\" and called for a \"full audit\" of how to prevent future overflows.")
Sandy knocked out power to Howard County's "water reclamation" plant in Savage, causing 20 to 25 million gallons of untreated but rain-diluted human waste to spill into the Little Patuxent River, a branch of one of the Chesapeake Bay's most degraded...Tags: Howard County, Chesapeake Bay, Ken Ulman, Patapsco
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Hurricane Sandy contributes to long lines for early voting
Voters looking to cast their ballots early found long lines Saturday across Maryland, as the opening of the presidential election met with the urgent preparation for the incoming Hurricane Sandy. Many complained on social media that they waited more than...
Tags: Hurricanes, Government, Executive Branch, Elections, Illegal Immigrants
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Residents warned to be prepared to lose electricity
Utility and emergency response officials prepared for the worst Friday as Hurricane Sandy churned northward, readying for nearly a foot of rain, hurricane- or tropical storm-force winds, and power outages that could number in the hundreds of thousands....
Tags: BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Hurricanes, Maryland Transit Administration, Local Government, Arts and Culture
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Carroll County officials following Hurricane Sandy's path, BGE urges preparation
Officials for Carroll County Emergency Operations said Thursday they are monitoring the projected path of Hurricane Sandy, and that weather models from the National Weather Service indicate the hurricane will strike land somewhere between New York and...
Tags: Safety of Citizens, National Government, Hurricanes, Carroll County (Maryland), Government
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Forecasts show Hurricane Sandy could strike Md.
Weather forecasters are warning the mid-Atlantic and Northeast to brace for possible tropical storm-force winds, heavy rains and even snow early next week as Hurricane Sandy appears increasingly likely to strike somewhere between the Delmarva peninsula...
Tags: Hurricanes, Baltimore Weather, Halloween, Outer Banks, Snow Storms
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Two workers are assaulted by youths downtown
A group of youths attacked a federal office worker and a BGE employee Thursday morning in downtown Baltimore in random assaults that police said were related. The workers suffered injuries described as minor in the latest in a series of violent incidents...Tags: Charles Street, Prosecution, Safety of Citizens, Pratt Street, Juvenile Delinquency
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Friday
WEATHER: Mostly cloudy, with patchy morning fog and a high near 74. Friday night is expected to be partly cloudy, with a low around 53. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS Boy Scout files reveal 90 cases of alleged...
Tags: Football, Boy Scouts of America, Barack Obama, National Football League, Mitt Romney
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Going, going: Last of city's giant gas holders coming down
The giant gray cylinder has loomed over the North Baltimore landscape for decades, providing heating gas for city homes and a familiar landmark for drivers on the Jones Falls Expressway. Soon it will disappear from the skyline, and with it will go an...
Tags: Memorial Stadium, Jones Falls, Jones Falls Expressway, Arts and Culture, Energy Resources
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Howard approves county's largest solar power station
Nixon's Farm in West Friendship has for 50 years been a fine place for country weddings in the converted 19th-century barn amid the grassy hills — "centrally isolated," the website calls the spot. Soon, though, a portion of the grounds off Route...Tags: Science and Technology, Engineering, Howard County, Farms, Alternative Energy
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City Council adopts resolution calling for online 911 log
The City Council adopted a resolution Monday formally asking Baltimore police to create a system for posting active 911 responses online. Police officials raised concerns last month about their ability to create such a system, which would post active...Tags: Bernard C. Young, Mary Pat Clarke, Accounting and Auditing, Elections, Anthony W. Batts
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Annapolis' new $1.8 million sidewalks punctuated by utility poles
As traffic whizzed by on West Street, Nancy Patterson and her service dog, Mahler, rolled smoothly past homes and car dealerships until a utility pole jutted from the center of the brand-new sidewalk. Patterson negotiated her wheelchair around the pole,...Tags: Annapolis
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