Baltimore, MD – Feb. 17, 2025 – 8:07AM -Traffic light is out at Clarks Ln & Park Heights Ave. Additionally, Clarks Ln is closed between Park Heights and Cross Country. Hat Tip: Bmore Traffic------------------------------------------------------------------
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Baltimore, MD – Feb. 17, 2025 – Thousands of Maryland residents remain without power after high winds knocked down trees, poles, and power lines Sunday night. At its peak, Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) reported 118,000 customers affected. Crews are working overnight to restore service, but safety concerns, including the use of bucket trucks and clearing debris, may delay full restoration until Monday.Police are directing traffic at intersections without working lights, while other officers are blocking roads with downed trees and wires. Some residents reported hearing winds so loud they resembled a tornado, while others are considering staying in hotels until power is restored.
Emergency Contacts & Reporting Issues:
📌 Report outages: BGE app, call 877-778-2222, or t...
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 17, 2025 - 7:14AM - BY Park Heights: No school today. No power and multiple trees and power lines are down on PH Ave. We will update you late this afternoon.
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Baltimore, MD - Feb. 16, 2025 - 9:18PM - Bais Yaakov Update: The Park Heights campus is currently without power due to high winds. BGE is working on restoration, but it’s uncertain if power will be restored by tomorrow morning. We are closely monitoring the situation and will provide an update by 7:00 AM.
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 16, 2025 –While government offices will be closed in observance of Presidents Day, residential trash and recycling collections will continue as scheduled.
Both Baltimore City and Baltimore County have confirmed that there will be no changes to regular curbside pickup services. Residents should place their bins out as usual on their designated collection day.
For any additional questions regarding waste management services, residents can contact: 📍 Baltimore City: 311 or visit baltimorecity.gov 📍 Baltimore County: 410-887-2000 or visit baltimorecountymd.gov
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Baltimore, MD - Feb. 16, 2025 - Baltimore City Department of Transportation (BCDOT) Weekend Road Closures & Traffic Modifications Through Monday, Feb. 17, 2025:
Motorists should expect temporary road closures and traffic modifications this weekend. Use the Waze app for live detour navigation.
Road Closures & Lane Restrictions:
Sunday, February 16, 2025:
Jones Falls Expressway (I-83) Northbound & Southbound
Left lane closures between Fayette St. & city/county line
6:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Cleaning activities)
Monday, February 17, 2025: Baltimore City Black History Month Parade
Parade begins at 12:00 PM at Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd & Eutaw St.
Major road closures from 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM affecting:
W. Franklin St., Eutaw St., Preston...
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 16, 2025 - Attorney General Anthony Brown handed down two indictments Friday charging a childcare center owner.
Jonathan Tarrell Smalls, 41, is accused of felony theft, identity fraud and public assistance fraud.
According to court documents, Smalls, from 2014 to 2024, while owning and operating multiple childcare centers in Baltimore, fraudulently got $2.5 million from the state of Maryland by concealing his ownership of the centers and inflating attendance records.
Those centers include, but aren't limited to, Habakkuk Outreach Ministries, House of New Beginnings, and It’z A Brighter Learning Center, which all operated out of Baltimore.
The first indictment alleges that Smalls' fraud began after the Maryland State Department of Education (MDSE) re...
Jerusalem, Israel - Feb. 16, 2025 - President Isaac Herzog today, Sunday, held a first working meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on his first visit to Israel since taking office.Ahead of a bilateral meeting, the two made brief remarks to the media.President Isaac Herzog: “Welcome to Israel. Shalom, our dear friend, Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, we are honored to have you in our midst, in our country, you have no idea how much it means to us in these challenging days and times that our nation has gone through and endured since October 7. We are grateful to President Donald Trump for his friendship and solidarity with the people of Israel and the State of Israel, and we are grateful for his direct involvement in bringing back our hostages. “You know, on October 7...
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 16, 2025 – 9:12AM - Reisterstown Road is completely blocked between Festival at Woodholme and Mt. Wilson.
Expect delays.
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Baltimore, MD - Feb. 15, 2025 - Strong winds expected from 10 AM to 10 PM on Sunday, Feb. 16.
Wind speeds: 20-30 mph, with gusts up to 50-60 mph.
Areas affected: Baltimore, D.C., and surrounding regions in Maryland and Virginia.
Potential impacts:
Trees and power lines may fall, leading to widespread power outages.
Travel may be difficult, especially for tall vehicles.
Safety tips:
Stay indoors and avoid windows.
Watch for falling branches and debris.
Use extra caution if driving.
Winds may continue at 40-50 mph into Monday.
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 15, 2025 - House Bill 1469, the For Our Kids Act, would impose a tax on certain distributors of sugary beverages.
“Two cents per ounce is what the bill proposes,” said Montgomery County Delegate Emily Shetty, D-District 18, the lead sponsor of the bill. “So, it’s an excise tax that would go on the distributor. Distributor could choose to take it or pass it on to consumers. The bill, as drafted, covers beverages and sugar or powder form or and syrups as well, but it covers sugars as well as sweeteners — artificial sweeteners.”
| Bill: Read House Bill 1469
Shetty said natural juices with no added sugar would not be included in the tax.
If passed, Shetty said they expect to bring in around $500 million per year.
She said the m...
Annapolis, MD - Feb. 15, 2025 - More support for federal workers from the state of Maryland.
On Friday, Governor Wes Moore launched a website that provides resources to federal workers impacted by layoffs, firings and changes to federal funding.
Those resources include information on unemployment insurance, job search and career support, legal resources, and an index of key rules and regulations that govern the federal employment process.
On January 28, President Donald Trump offered buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees who had opted to leave their jobs by February 6.
A judge halted Trump's buyout deadline on the 6th, and that pause was then extended to the 10th.
Another judge then ruled to to allow then Trump administration to proceed with the buyo...
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 15, 2025 - Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown joined a coalition with 11 other attorneys general in releasing a statement ahead of a court hearing in their case against the Trump administration for granting Elon Musk and members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to Americans' private information.
The 12 attorneys general say that granting Musk and the department that access is illegal.
AG Brown released the following statement Friday:
“Last week, Elon Musk and his team got into our nation’s central payment system in the Treasury Department, giving them unauthorized access to the Social Security numbers, bank account information, and other private data of tens of millions of Americans. To protect our states’ resident...
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 15, 2025 - As alarms are being raised about spiking gas and electric bills across Maryland, a state utility watchdog is warning that future gas delivery rates stand to rise even more than previously expected.
The Maryland Office of People’s Counsel said in a new analysis that Maryland’s three largest gas utilities, including Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., are projected to spend more than $18 billion on gas infrastructure through 2043.
BGE customers alone average monthly winter gas bills could jump 67% in the next 10 years, the report said.
A typical BGE customer who paid on average $240 per month for their winter gas bill from 2022 through last year is expected to pay more than $400 per month by 2035, a 67% jump, if spending remains unchan...
Tel Aviv, Israel - Feb. 15, 2025 - After 498 days in captivity, Sagui Dekel-Chen (36), Alexander (Sasha) Troufanov (29), and Yair Horn (46) were released from Gaza and returned to Israel on Saturday. All three were kidnapped during the October 7 massacre.
Their families expressed overwhelming relief and gratitude. Avital, Dekel-Chen’s wife, who gave birth to their third daughter while he was in captivity, said she felt like she could finally breathe again. Yair Horn’s mother, Ruth, thanked supporters and emphasized the need to continue efforts to bring back her younger son, Eitan, who remains a hostage.
Troufanov, who lived in Tel Aviv, was visiting his family in Kibbutz Nir Oz when he and his relatives were kidnapped. He was the only one of his family who remained in...
At the beginning of this week's parsha we are once again given the reason behind the naming of Gershom (18:3-4): "Ki ger hayisi b'eretz nochria", because I was a stranger in a strange land. Here, the explanation of Eliezer's name is given as well, "Ki elokei avi b'ezri, vayatzileini micherev Paroah", apparently referring to Moshe's escape from execution at the hands of Paroah. At first glance, these names seem to be out of order. The cause for the naming of Gershom seems to have been preceded by that of Eliezer. Moshe was a stranger in Midyan after he escaped from the hands of Paroah. My Rebbe in Eretz Yisrael, R' Yeshaya Greenwald suggests that perhaps there is a different explanation behind Gershom's name. In the years leading u...
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would take a hard stance on Gaza on Saturday, but added that he is not sure what Israel will do.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen at 12 o’clock [on Saturday]. If it was up to me, I’d take a very hard stance. I can’t tell you what Israel is going to do,” Trump said in response to a question from reporter at the Oval Office.
His comments came ahead of the scheduled release of Sagui Dekel-Chen (36), Alexander (Sasha) Troufanov (29), and Yair Horn (46) as part of the hostage deal with Hamas.
Earlier this week, Trump issued a warning to Hamas and said that if it were up to him, the ceasefire and hostage deal should be cancelled if Hamas does not release all the hostages.
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The White House says it will limit Associated Press journalists’ access to the Oval Office and Air Force One, an escalation of a brooding conflict between the Trump administration and the wire service this week.
“The Associated Press continues to ignore the lawful geographic name change of the Gulf of America,” White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich wrote in a post Friday on the social platform X.
“This decision is not just divisive, but it also exposes the Associated Press’ commitment to misinformation. While their right to irresponsible and dishonest reporting is protected by the First Amendment, it does not ensure their privilege of unfettered access to limited spaces, like the Oval Office and Air Force One,” the spokesperson ad...
