COUNTIES AWARDED $5.4 MILLION IN BOND FUNDING
Projects in Allegany and Garrett counties were awarded $5.4 million in bond funding during the just-concluded session of the Maryland General Assembly. A total of seven projects were awarded a total of $3.5 million of the total $5.4 million; they include $750,000 for hospital equipment at the Schwab Family Cancer Center at UPMC-Western Maryland, improvements…
PA. MAN, WANTED FOR ROBBERY, ARRESTED IN CUMBERLAND
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania resident Carlos Manuel Barbosa, who had been wanted for a robbery of the Pilot Travel Center in Hagerstown, was arrested Tuesday in Cumberland. The robbery took place in December of last year. Barbosa was accused of assaulting an employee of the Halfway Boulevard business, and stealing 19 cartons of cigarettes, valued at more…
MAN ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES
A report of suspicious activity in the area of South Centre Street and Salem Court led to the arrest of Lyle Brandon Butts on drug charges. Officers saw a suspect concealing items in the waistband of his pants as he tried to leave the area. Butts was found to be in possession of suspected fentanyl…
GOVERNOR SAYS 1100 TONS OF STEEL REMOVED FROM BRIDGE COLLAPSE SITE
Salvage crews in Baltimore are doing some heavy lifting as they work to clear the wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and open a third temporary shipping channel by month’s end. Speaking at an afternoon news conference, Governor Wes Moore said in the three weeks since the collapse, crews have removed eleven-hundred tons…
AUTHORITIES IDENTIFY FOURTH VICTIM OF KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSE
Mexican authorities are identifying the body of the fourth construction worker recovered from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Mexico’s secretary of foreign affairs Alicia Bárcena posted a statement on X, saying Carlos Daniel Hernández “represents our Mexican workers in the USA.” Salvage crews found the body of Hernández on Sunday…
DIOCESE REORGANIZATION PLAN MEETS ANGER,CONFUSION AMONG PARISHIONERS
The reorganization plan by the Archdiocese of Baltimore that will slash the number of parishes from 61 down to 21 is generating anger and confusion among parishioners. Church leaders say the plan would enable the archdiocese to build a more responsive church at a time when the church is confronting an existential challenge. In interviews…
STATE APPROVES NEARLY $15 MILLION TO PRESERVE OPEN SPACE
The state is granting nearly 15-million dollars to preserve outdoor space for Marylanders. The Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved the grants to local governments and land trusts to preserve and protect land and provide recreation opportunities throughout the state. Projects include four-million dollars for new trails in Oregon Ridge Park in Baltimore County. …
MILLION DOLLAR G.O.P. SENATE RACE
Both West Virginia Congressman Alex Mooney and Governor Jim Justice have more than a million dollars to spend on their primary campaign for the U. S. Senate. Early voting period for the state’s Primary Election is only a couple of weeks away, starting on Wednesday, May 1st. The actual Primary Election Day is Tuesday, May…
GUN AUCTION NETS ALMOST $20,000
An auction to sell off unclaimed firearms raised nearly 20-thousand-dollars for the Preston County, West Virginia Sheriff’s Department. The sale of 110 guns through the office of State Treasurer Riley Moore was held last month. Over the last three years, the state has raised 588-thousand-dollars for law enforcement in similar auctions.
STATE LEGISLATION OFFERS TAX BREAKS FOR “ZOMBIE” MALLS
The Pennsylvania House has passed legislation that offers tax breaks to redevelop so-called zombie malls. The legislation would allow local governments to exempt malls for ten years from any property-tax increases when they redevelop underused malls as mixed-use properties. The tax breaks could be extended if developers add affordable housing, renewable energy systems and green…
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