Baltimore Spending Board Approves 3% Water Rate Hike For Next 3 Years
The Baltimore City Board of Estimates voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of the increasing water bills by 3.2% a year for the next three years. That means a household paying $118.46 now will pay $130.21 by fiscal year 2025. “It’s awful,” said city resident Andy Pollard. “We shouldn’t have to pay that much for water.” DPW said the increase will be used to cover rising costs and infrastructure improvements.
Harford County Public Schools marks end of universal meal program, restructures safety and security department
During the Board of Education of Harford County’s meeting on Monday, the board announced that the universal meal program will be coming to an end and security and safety department will be expanding in response to national and local violence related to schools. The board voted to approve amendments to the fiscal year 2023 unrestricted and restricted capital and food budgets. The unrestricted fund was approved for $579.4 million with amendments. The restricted fund was approved for $49.8 million with amendments.
Baltimore Residents Adjust To Rising Prices Tied To Inflation, Supply Chain Issues
With U.S. inflation at a more than 40-year high, some Baltimore consumers are adapting to rising prices. “I feel like I’m trying to make more stuff at home rather than the convenience foods,” mother Sarah Khor said Tuesday after grocery shopping. “Everything (is more expensive). Fruits, vegetables, snacks, dairy.” Until demand goes down and the issues with the supply chain stabilize, consumers should not expect any relief anytime soon, he said. “A lot of these forces are beyond any one person or government’s ability to control,” Krahel said. “Inflation has hit people very differentially. We’re not all feeling this the same way.”
Baltimore Restaurants Serve Up Mouthwatering Dishes For AFRAM Restaurant Week
Calling all foodies: AFRAM Restaurant Week is back to satisfy everyone’s cravings. More than 20 local Black-owned eateries are partnering up with the festival, offering AFRAM-specific dishes and beverages from Monday through Sunday. This year, organizers are highlighting local, Black- and women-owned businesses across Charm City. Located at R. House, Creole Soul Restaurant is participating once again this year, serving up mouthwatering meals all week long. Owner Shunquita “Chef Que” Neal said it’s important to recognize women in business, minorities in business and small businesses in general, especially this year.
Stanley Black & Decker teams with fire companies to help Ukraine
Stanley Black & Decker, the industrial tool and hardware manufacturer, has teamed with the Baltimore County Volunteer Firefighters Search & Rescue Mission to send a large supply of hand tools, accessories and storage to Ukraine to support the nation’s own search and rescue operations. About 10 pallets of tools were pulled and packed to be taken to Ukraine by a team of 63 firefighters, including 10 volunteer firefighters from Baltimore County. The team of firefighters is not only delivering the tools but also joining in the rescue efforts.
County Council OK’s application to expand subsidized ride program
The Frederick County Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to greenlight a county application for a $250,000 state grant to help expand a local ride-hailing program for low-income families and individuals. The funding would come from the federally funded Maryland Community Development Block Grant Program, established to help county and municipal governments pay for development projects and improve public facilities and services, according to county documents. Ride United, a program through the United Way of Frederick County, offers some Lyft riders up to $25 in credit per one-way ride. It has provided thousands of free or reduced-fare rides.
Amid legal battle with brother, Orioles chairman and CEO John Angelos says team ‘will never leave’ Baltimore
In the midst of a lawsuit among members of the Angelos family, Orioles chairman and CEO John Angelos issued a statement Monday asserting that the club “will never leave” Baltimore. Louis Angelos, the brother of John, brought a lawsuit against his brother Thursday, alleging he was trying to seize control of the team and the rest of his father’s holdings. Their 92-year-old father, Peter, has owned the Orioles for nearly three decades. The suit also named their mother, Georgia Angelos, as a defendant. The lawsuit included the claim from Louis Angelos that John Angelos would consider moving the team to Tennessee if he gained full control.
Howard County NAACP, other groups raise concerns about encounter between council member and group of young adults
A May 29 encounter between Howard County Council member Deb Jung and a group of young men has some county leaders asking for an apology. Representatives from the NAACP Howard County, Council of Elders of Howard County, Howard County African American Community Roundtable, other organizations and residents gathered outside the George Howard Building in Ellicott City Wednesday to address the encounter.
Traveling from BWI Airport this summer? It will cost more than double what it did in 2021
Judge In Maryland Strikes Down Library E-book Law
In a legal case closely watched by libraries and the publishing industry, a federal judge in Maryland struck down a state law requiring publishers to make e-books available on “reasonable terms” to libraries if they were also being offered to the general public. The Association of American Publishers, the industry’s trade organization, had contended that the bill violated the United States Copyright Act by allowing states to regulate publishing transactions. The Maryland law was passed with overwhelming support a year ago and included provisions for fines up to $10,000 and higher.
