Category: Baltimore News

BALTIMORE – Every morning for more than a year, Joe Brown has made the 45-minute, multi-bus commute to The Arc of Baltimore headquarters where he is the friendly office clerk responsible for all mail operations. Brown is mentally disabled. Brown, 22, is just one of The Arc’s many success stories. Beyond being the first service […]

Helen Phillips’ body once bulged uncomfortably in size 22 pants. The Michigan woman – who went on to vanquish an astonishing 140 pounds on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” last year – had fallen victim to a destructive cycle of overeating, inactivity and self-pity. Like millions of obese Americans, it seemed Phillips’ fate had been predetermined […]

With Maryland’s primary election just days away, candidates for Baltimore State’s Attorney made their last minute pitch to voters with a full weekend of events and appearances. According to University of Maryland Law Professor Larry Gibson, one of the top political strategists in the state, this last minute flurry of activity is normal, and is […]

September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month and across the United States, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of death for healthy infants from one month to one year. In Baltimore the disparity of infant deaths between African-American and Caucasian babies is at an alarmingly high rate. That is why the Baltimore City […]

The Maryland Port Administration recently announced that the Port of Baltimore has been chosen for further study and analysis by the U.S. Maritime Administration’s for the America’s Marine Highway program. The program was designed to find routes along the Interstate 95 corridor where water transportation can replace surface transportation routes that contribute to air pollution […]

Residents at Bolton House Apartments expressed anger at Edgewood Management Corporation at a community meeting on Sept. 2 where they voiced concerns about the security and cleanliness of the 260-unit building. According to the company’s website, Bolton House is one of 70 properties in Maryland that is managed by Edgewood. Linda Campbell, who has lived […]

Dr. A. Paul Moss, a longtime YMCA executive credited with revamping Baltimore’s YMCA camping network, died Sept. 6 at the Ellicott City Rehabilitation Center. His health has been deteriorating since July. He was 99. Though Baltimore became his adopted home, Moss was born the sixth of seven sons and one daughter to Robert and Ida […]

Maryland Sen. Ulysses Currie has been indicted in federal court on charges that he took bribes from grocery chain Shoppers Food and Pharmacy. The 48-page court document claims Shoppers and Currie “knowingly and unlawfully” conspired to “commit certain offenses against the United States.” Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley released a statement saying the situation must now […]