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Baltimore FD boosts EMS funding in proposed $362M budget as OT, costs climb
EMS1 - Texas
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June 2, 2025
By Carson Swick Baltimore Sun BALTIMORE — The Baltimore City Council’s final task on Thursday was to consider a $362 million proposed budget for the Baltimore City Fire Department, an agency that has racked up big deficits from employee overtime...
Officials cut ribbon on rebuilt Northeast Baltimore school
WBAL - Maryland
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June 4, 2025
Officials on Wednesday cut the ribbon on a newly rebuilt school in Northeast Baltimore’s Frankford neighborhood. Furley Elementary School will serve as many as 620 Pre-K through 5th grade students. In addition to the rebuilt school, a new...
Controversial home builder tapped for Broadway East town home development in Baltimore
WYPR - Maryland
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June 4, 2025
A grandmother pushing her grandson in a stroller stopped on the sidewalk Tuesday, peering across the street at a group of people seated under a white tent. “Excuse me,” she asked. “What’s going on?” In front of her, state and city officials,...
Man in custody for theft in Pennsylvania after stolen vehicle found in Maryland
WGAL 8 - Pennsylvania
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June 4, 2025
Man in custody for theft in Pennsylvania after stolen vehicle found in Maryland Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Updated: 7:03 AM EDT Jun 4, 2025 YEARS AGO. WE ARE TAKING A LIVE LOOK HERE OF THE SUNRISE OVER LANCASTER. BUT WE DO WANT TO...
Maryland sees 10 H-1B petitions from employers classified under the Real Estate and Rental and Leasing industry during 2024
Maryland State Wire
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June 2, 2025
Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadership/ur-m-jaddou-director-us-citizenship-and-immigration-servicesUr Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship...
Maryland PSC Cuts BGE, Delmarva Rate Hike Impact
The Southern Maryland Chronicle
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June 2, 2025
BALTIMORE, Md., May 30, 2025 — The Maryland Public Service Commission issued two Letter Orders on Thursday to address recent rate increases affecting Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) and Delmarva Power customers. The actions aim to mitigate the...
Trump Doubles Steel and Aluminium Tariffs, Industry Braces for Fallout
The European Financial Review
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June 4, 2025
President Donald Trump signed an order on Tuesday doubling tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from 25% to 50%, escalating trade tensions and sparking concern across the manufacturing sector. The decision, effective Wednesday, marks the second...
Maryland and Washington Join Growing List of States with Packaging EPR Laws
JD Supra - California
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June 2, 2025
[co-author: Bryce Lourié] Maryland and Washington have joined the growing list of states enacting extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws for packaging and paper products. These laws shift the cost of recycling these materials from the...
Baltimore tech company raises $15M for product development, team expansion
The Daily Record - Maryland
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June 2, 2025
Pixee, a Baltimore-based software company, has announced it raised $15 million in seed funding that will go toward scaling up its go-to-market team and accelerating product development. The funding, made possible by strategic investments from...
Baltimore has ambitious plan to repave streets, fix potholes
WBAL TV - Maryland
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June 2, 2025
Baltimore has an ambitious plan to repave streets and fix potholes across the city.The Baltimore City Department of Transportation intends to resurface 110 lane miles this year, marking a 53% increase over last year's paving season.BCDOT said its...
Scientists engineer mosquito STD to combat malaria
Popular Science
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June 4, 2025
To combat the deadly diseases spread by mosquitoes, entomologists often turn to the blood-sucking insect’s reproductive life. Deactivating their sperm, using a mosquito kill bucket to take out mosquito larvae, and now researchers are creating...
Cyber startup raises $15M to open Baltimore office and expand sales team
Technical.ly
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June 4, 2025
Startup profile: Pixee Founded by: Surag Patel and Arshan Dabirsiaghi Year founded: 2022 Headquarters: Baltimore, MD (CEO based in San Francisco, CA) Sector: Cybersecurity, artificial intelligence Funding and valuation: $15 million seed raise....
Maryland announces new funding round for cannabis business assistance
FOX45 - Maryland
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WBFF — Governor Wes Moore announced a new round of funding through the Maryland Department of Commerce’s Cannabis Business Assistance Fund. This marks the fourth financing round aimed at bolstering small businesses and entrepreneurs in Maryland's...
Hounds Town USA Set To Open Millersville Location
Franchise Opportunities
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By: Hounds Town USA | 0 Shares 184 Reads June 06, 2025 // Franchising.com // MILLERSVILLE, Md.—Tails are wagging throughout Millersville as Hounds Town USA prepares to open the doors to Maryland on June 7. The daycare and boarding concept will...
Babe Ruth’s legacy continues to grace Archdiocese of Baltimore
Catholic Review - Maryland
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June 4, 2025
The legacy of George Herman “Babe” Ruth continues to grace his native town more than a century after his rise to international baseball renown. Largely considered one of the most influential sports figures of all time, the “Sultan of Swat” has...
Raiders will need rookie receivers to make impact
ESPN Australia
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HENDERSON, Nev. -- It was a small sample size, but Dont'e Thornton Jr.'s potential was noticeable in the first week of the Las Vegas Raiders' OTAs last month. During the team period of practice, quarterback Geno Smith rolled to his right before...
Raytheon Books $1.1B Contract Modification for Expanded Missile Production
GovCon Wire
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June 4, 2025
RTX business Raytheon will manufacture additional AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles under a $1.1 billion modification of a previously awarded contract. The modification exercises options of the previous contract, which include the production of 1,756...
Shumate Engineering Presents Breakthrough Hybrid Dry Adiabatic Cooling Design, Passes Key Benchmark
MENAFN
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June 3, 2025
(MENAFN- News Direct) WASHINGTON, D.C. | June 03, 2025 04:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time In a major breakthrough for the data center industry, Shumate Engineering , a leading full-service MEP engineering firm specializing in mission-critical data...
The Dish: Baltimore’s dining scene mourns ‘magical’ bartender J. Mooy
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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June 4, 2025
There he was at a Pride celebration, smoking a cigarette in a rainbow speedo and sunglasses. There he was at the bar in a three-piece suit, asking if anyone needed anything. During his years in Baltimore, bartender J. Mooy seemed to be everywhere....
7 things to do in Baltimore County, from ballet to backwoods music
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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June 4, 2025
We have a window before it’s 90 degrees all the time, so it’s a good time to get outside before it’s hot enough to melt a snowball. Here are seven things to do in Baltimore County for the week ending June 11. Thursday Pokémon Club, 6-7:30 p.m....