BALTIMORE, MD—Baltimore Gas and Electric will upgrade a significant portion of its infrastructure in eastern Baltimore County. The company this week announced that it will upgrade its transmission infrastructure from the Chesaco Park Substation to the Middle River Substation this year. This project will help meet future electricity needs and improve operations in the event of an outage. The work […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPWT) have formed the Baltimore Service Line Partnership, a collaboration to address new federal regulations aimed at protecting communities from lead exposure in drinking water. The Partnership is managing a comprehensive program to identify lead service lines in the Baltimore water […]
JOPPA, MD—Firefighters with the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company were trapped in their engine on Tuesday after crashing while responding to a separate accident. At just before 12 p.m., JMVFC was alerted to a motor vehicle collision in the 1000-block of Pulaski Highway in Edgewood. At just after noon, JMVFC engine was responding to the accident with its lights and siren […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Crews are on the scene of a gas leak in the Perry Hall area. At just after 10 a.m., the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company said that units were handling an outside natural gas leak in the 4900-block of Silver Spring Road (21128) near Kinder Care Learning Center. BGE crews are also being deployed. WMVFC says that the […]
GLEN ARM, MD—A Wednesday night crash in Glen Arm has brought down power lines and closed a roadway. The crash was reported at around 9 p.m. in the 11000-block of Glen Arm Road (21057). Glen Arm Road has been shut down while crews work to clear the scene. There has been no word on any injuries. Motorists should avoid the […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Crews are on the scene of a serious Tuesday night crash on Philadelphia Road. At just after 8:30 p.m. on October 17, units from White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company responded to a multi-vehicle crash with ejection on Philadelphia Road between Middle River Road and Campbell Boulevard. A third medic unit responded due to multiple patients and a Maryland State […]
BALTIMORE, MD—On Tuesday, the Baltimore Department of Public Works announced that the latest test samples found no traces of Cryptosporidium oocysts in the Druid Lake Reservoir. The test results were delivered to DPW on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. On Thursday, September 28, DPW announced that it had discovered low levels (0.09 Cryptosporidium Oocyst/Liter) of the microscopic parasite Cryptosporidium during a […]
UPDATE: The latest round of testing on October 3 showed no sign of the parasite mentioned below. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—On Thursday, the Baltimore Department of Public Works announced that, during a routine test of the Druid Lake Reservoir, low levels of the microscopic parasite Cryptosporidium were discovered. Cryptosporidium is a microorganism commonly found in lakes and rivers, which […]