NOTTINGHAM, MD—Cleanup efforts continue in the Baltimore area following Tuesday’s severe storms. As of 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, over 55,000 BGE customers in the Baltimore area are still without power and crews are working around the clock to make repairs. The line of thunderstorms brought down power lines and uprooted trees on Tuesday evening, wreaking havoc on area roadways. Outages […]
UPDATE: From the Baltimore County Fire Department… BaltoCo has experienced a significant weather event. 911 is experiencing a large volume of calls. For non-emergency issues call (410) 887-2222. Please do not call 911 to report trees or wires down unless someone is hurt, injured, arcing, sparks, or fire is present Please call (410) 887-2961. Updates will be sent out as […]
UPDATE: There is a streetlight cable job occurring at Neves and Seven Courts and there is a gas leak from a contractor that struck a gas line at 9101 Lincolnshire. The gas leak repair is ongoing. Original story below… ——— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Crews are on the scene of gas leak in Nottingham’s Seven Courts community. Councilman David Marks on Monday reported […]
TOWSON, MD— Half of the six grand prize winners (“Visionaries”) in Lyric Education’s Annual Dream Big Contest are Baltimore County Public Schools’ students. The Lyric Baltimore contest challenged Baltimore-area students in Grades 5 -12 to create poems, essays, or videos about their dreams for their lives, communities, or schools. The BCPS students named Visionaries are: Xin Yue Lu, Grade 10, […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—A power outage in the White Marsh area has left some residences and businesses without power on Thursday. The outage was reported in the vicinity of White Marsh Mall and is affecting approximately 65 customers, which includes residences and businesses. Repair crews have been dispatched, according to BGE. Service is expected to be restored before 3 p.m. Photo […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A total of 61 area nonprofit organizations are receiving over $250,000 in BGE Emergency Response and Safety Grants. The grant recipients are located throughout the BGE service area in nine Maryland counties and Baltimore City. “BGE is grateful to honor these outstanding organizations that share our commitment to safety. We believe that first responders are a vital foundation of […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Friday morning’s high winds wreaked havoc in and around the Nottingham area, bringing down trees and power lines and blowing transformers. Fire department units from White Marsh, Kingsville, Perry Hall, Fullerton, Long Green, Chase, Middle River, and Fallston responded to dozens of incidents involving downed trees and arcing wires. Below are just a few of the incidents that were […]
HAMPTON, MD—Baltimore County Councilman on Thursday announced that BGE will perform its required maintenance of the electric transmission right-of-way which travels through Cromwell Valley in April. BGE will reach out to the Gunpowder Conservancy and send letters to customers adjacent to the right of way in mid March. A map of the impacted area shows the route of the trimming […]