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Forever Maryland awards 2023 Keep Maryland Beautiful grants totaling $92,000

Posted on March 21, 2023March 20, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Forever Maryland this week announced that 31 grants totaling $92,000 have been awarded to support environmental education, community cleanup, and beautification projects through the Keep Maryland Beautiful program. The annual grants are funded by the Maryland Environmental Trust, Forever Maryland, and Maryland Department of Transportation. The grants are administered by Forever Maryland; it is the oldest program of the …

Business, Sci-Tech

Gas prices reverse, inch downward as banking situation heats up

Posted on March 20, 2023March 27, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—For the first time in two weeks, the nation’s average price of gasoline has declined, falling 4.2 cents from a week ago to $3.40 per gallon this week, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 4.3 cents from a month …

Crime, Police/Fire

Man shot on Harford Road in Hamilton

Posted on March 18, 2023March 18, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

HAMILTON, MD—Police are investigating after a man was shot on Harford Road on Saturday morning. At just after 8 a.m. on March 18, 2023, officers were dispatched to a local hospital to investigate a shooting victim seeking treatment. Officers responded to the hospital and found a 42-year-old male suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Investigators have determined that the victim …

Weather

Wind Advisory issued for Baltimore area

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the Baltimore area. The advisory covers all of central and western Maryland and will be in effect from 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14 through 2 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Forecasters say northwest winds 20 to 30 mph are expected with gusts of up to 50 mph …

Business, Sci-Tech

Gas prices rise for second straight week as fuel transition continues

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—For the second straight week, the nation’s average price of gasoline has risen, jumping 8 cents from a week ago to $3.44 per gallon this week according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 7.1 cents from a month ago but …

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Events, Sci-Tech

SPRING FORWARD: Daylight Saving Time 2023 begins on Sunday morning

Posted on March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—It’s almost time to spring forward. Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 2:00 a.m. At this time, clocks “spring forward” one hour, giving us more daylight on warm summer evenings (and we also lose an hour of sleep on Saturday night). Daylight Saving Time (DST) in most of the United States starts on the second …

Police/Fire

Overnight, two-alarm fire breaks out in Cedonia

Posted on March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

CEDONIA, MD—Crews battled a two-alarm fire in Cedonia early on Wednesday morning. The fire was reported at around 5:00 a.m. in the 4900-block of Frankford Avenue (21206). Arriving units found that the blaze had broken out in a one-story building and a second alarm was sounded. The Baltimore Fire Department says the fire was eventually brought under control and no …

Maryland Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Zone 20230306

Around Maryland, Business, Health, Sci-Tech

Maryland Department of Agriculture expands spotted lanternfly quarantine zone

Posted on March 7, 2023March 6, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Department of Agriculture this week expanded its spotted lanternfly quarantine to include the following counties: Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Queen Anne’s, Talbot, Washington and Wicomico, as well as Baltimore City. This quarantine is effective immediately, and restricts the movement of regulated articles that might contain the …