St. Leonard-Port Republic, MD
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'We'll Take It From Here': St. Leonard Fire, Flight Paramedic Legend John Hassler Dies 'We'll Take It From Here': St. Leonard Fire, Flight Paramedic Legend John Hassler Dies 'We'll Take It From Here': St. Leonard Fire, Flight Paramedic Legend John Hassler Dies
'We'll Take It From Here': St. Leonard Fire, Flight Paramedic Legend John Hassler Dies John Hassler spent a lifetime answering the call, on the ground and in the air. The longtime Maryland first responder, founding member of the St. Leonard Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company and former Maryland State Police flight paramedic died on Thursday, Sept. 24, the department announced.  For decades, Hassler's name was tied to emergency service across Calvert County and Southern Maryland. The 84-year-old was a founding and life member of St. Leonard Volunteer Fire & Rescue, where he went on to serve as president and deputy chief. His impact stretched well beyond Company …

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by Zak Failla

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'Wedding Crashers': Loudoun Firefighters Make Surprise Appearance At Virginia Couple's Big Day 'Wedding Crashers': Loudoun Firefighters Make Surprise Appearance At Virginia Couple's Big Day 'Wedding Crashers': Loudoun Firefighters Make Surprise Appearance At Virginia Couple's Big Day
'Wedding Crashers': Loudoun Firefighters Make Surprise Appearance At Virginia Couple's Big Day A Virginia couple had already invited everyone they wanted at their wedding. Loudoun County firefighters apparently didn’t get the memo. Crews from Kirkpatrick Farms Fire Station 27 were called to a fire alarm during a recent wedding celebration, briefly putting the festivities on hold and bringing some unexpected guests to the big day. Fortunately, there was no wedding-day disaster waiting for the responding B-shift crew. Instead, firefighters got a chance to meet the newlyweds, who were still dressed for the occasion, and pose for a memorable photo in front of an engine with its emergen…

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by Zak Failla
East Hampton, NY
Weather
Warnings, Advisories Extend For 900 Miles As Slow-Moving Monster Nor’easter Closes In: Update Warnings, Advisories Extend For 900 Miles As Slow-Moving Monster Nor’easter Closes In: Update Warnings, Advisories Extend For 900 Miles As Slow-Moving Monster Nor’easter Closes In: Update
Warnings, Advisories Extend For 900 Miles As Slow-Moving Monster Nor’easter Closes In: Update A powerful Nor’easter could leave some communities facing more than a washed-out weekend. Storm-related warnings and advisories extend over about 900 miles from the Outer Banks in the Carolinas to Maine. National Weather Service States of emergency have been declared in most of downstate New York, including the five boroughs, Long Island, and Westchester County, as well as eight coastal New Jersey counties. The National Weather Service warns that prolonged rain and strong gusts could bring down trees and power lines.  Related report - Nor’easter Takes Aim: What To …

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by Joe Lombardi
Fort Lee, NJ
Weather
States Of Emergency Declared In NJ, NY As Nor'easter Threatens 60 MPH Winds, Flooding States Of Emergency Declared In NJ, NY As Nor'easter Threatens 60 MPH Winds, Flooding States Of Emergency Declared In NJ, NY As Nor'easter Threatens 60 MPH Winds, Flooding
States Of Emergency Declared In NJ, NY As Nor'easter Threatens 60 MPH Winds, Flooding States of emergency are being declared across parts of New Jersey and New York as a powerful Nor’easter threatens the region with damaging winds, heavy rain, coastal flooding, and power outages through the weekend. In New Jersey, Gov. Mikie Sherrill declared a state of emergency for Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Salem counties, effective at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25. Starting Friday night, the storm is expected to bring strong winds, heavy rain, significant coastal flooding, and beach erosion, with those eight counties facing the greatest risk, Sh…

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by Cecilia Levine
White Plains, NY
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State Of Emergency Declared For Westchester, Long Island As Nor’easter Approaches State Of Emergency Declared For Westchester, Long Island As Nor’easter Approaches State Of Emergency Declared For Westchester, Long Island As Nor’easter Approaches
State Of Emergency Declared For Westchester, Long Island As Nor’easter Approaches New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has declared a State of Emergency for Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties, as well as New York City, as a powerful coastal storm threatens dangerous flooding, damaging winds, and power outages through the weekend.  Hochul made the declaration on Friday afternoon, Sept. 25, urging residents in the affected areas to take the storm seriously and avoid unnecessary travel.  The declaration comes as the National Weather Service warns of significant coastal flooding in southern Westchester and dangerous winds across both Westchester and Long Island. …

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by Ben Crnic

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Landover, MD
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Teen Charged As Adult After Dispute Led To Shooting On Maryland College Campus (UPDATED) Teen Charged As Adult After Dispute Led To Shooting On Maryland College Campus (UPDATED) Teen Charged As Adult After Dispute Led To Shooting On Maryland College Campus (UPDATED)
Teen Charged As Adult After Dispute Led To Shooting On Maryland College Campus (Updated) A 16-year-old is facing attempted murder charges as an adult following a shooting on a Maryland college campus. The Upper Marlboro teen was arrested Friday night after Prince George's County Police say he shot a 15-year-old during a dispute a day earlier at Prince George's Community College in Largo. The teen has since been released from the hospital. His injuries were not considered life-threatening. Police say the two had gotten into a dispute earlier Thursday before the situation escalated and the victim was shot on campus. He didn't wait around for an ambulance. At around 11:40 a.m.,…

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by Zak Failla
Aberdeen, MD
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Boozing 'Chi Town' Smashed Stranger With Liquor Bottle At Aberdeen Bus Stop, Jury Finds Boozing 'Chi Town' Smashed Stranger With Liquor Bottle At Aberdeen Bus Stop, Jury Finds Boozing 'Chi Town' Smashed Stranger With Liquor Bottle At Aberdeen Bus Stop, Jury Finds
Boozing 'Chi Town' Smashed Stranger With Liquor Bottle At Aberdeen Bus Stop, Jury Finds A Maryland man's booze-fueled search for his girlfriend ended with a stranger bloodied at a bus stop, prosecutors say. Alford Delone Johnson, 46, of Abingdon, had been drinking and was agitated while looking for his girlfriend in Aberdeen on Nov. 7, 2025, before turning his attention to two men waiting for public transportation on East Bel Air Avenue, according to the Harford County State's Attorney's Office. One of them never saw it coming. Prosecutors said Johnson walked up to a 31-year-old man and, without provocation, struck him in the face with a liquor bottle. The blow left the vict…

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by Zak Failla
Rivertowns, NY
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Thieves Steal From Cars In Dobbs Ferry — Here's Where Thieves Steal From Cars In Dobbs Ferry — Here's Where Thieves Steal From Cars In Dobbs Ferry — Here's Where
Thieves Steal From Cars In Dobbs Ferry — Here's Where Police are increasing patrols in a Westchester County village after receiving numerous reports of items being stolen from vehicles. The thefts have primarily been reported in areas west of Beacon Hill Drive in Dobbs Ferry, the village's police department said on Friday, Sept. 25.  Investigators believe the incidents are crimes of opportunity involving unlocked vehicles. Police said the area's proximity to the Saw Mill River Parkway also provides convenient access into and out of the village.  In response to the recent thefts, the department has added patrols in the affected area.…

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by Ben Crnic
Fairfield, CT
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CTDOT Worker Killed On I-95 In Fairfield; Gov. Lamont Calls Death ‘Heartbreaking Tragedy’ CTDOT Worker Killed On I-95 In Fairfield; Gov. Lamont Calls Death ‘Heartbreaking Tragedy’ CTDOT Worker Killed On I-95 In Fairfield; Gov. Lamont Calls Death ‘Heartbreaking Tragedy’
Ctdot Worker Killed On I-95 In Fairfield; Gov. Lamont Calls Death ‘Heartbreaking Tragedy’ A Connecticut Department of Transportation worker was killed while working along I-95 Friday morning, Sept. 25, Gov. Ned Lamont said. Elvin Hernandez, 60, was struck by a vehicle around 10:35 a.m. near southbound Exit 20 in Fairfield, authorities said.  Hernandez had worked for CTDOT since 2010.  Lamont called Hernandez’s death a “heartbreaking tragedy that never should have happened.” “CTDOT workers face dangerous situations while performing their jobs because of drivers who aren’t paying attention to road conditions and speeding through work zones," Lamont said in a Faceb…

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by Josh Lanier
Kerhonkson-Accord, NY
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Police Dog Sniffs Out Seven Kilos Of Cocaine In Rosendale Traffic Stop: Police Police Dog Sniffs Out Seven Kilos Of Cocaine In Rosendale Traffic Stop: Police Police Dog Sniffs Out Seven Kilos Of Cocaine In Rosendale Traffic Stop: Police
Police Dog Sniffs Out Seven Kilos Of Cocaine In Rosendale Traffic Stop: Police A New York man was busted driving through the Hudson Valley with seven kilograms of cocaine, police announced Friday, Sept. 25. Jesus A. Camacho, 36, of Columbia, was pulled over just before 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15 on the New York State Thruway in Rosendale, New York State Police said. Camacho was traveling northbound in a 2017 Nissan when he was stopped, authorities said. He was the only person in the car, according to officials. As police were investigating, K-9 officer Kell was deployed and alerted troopers to the smell of narcotics, state police said. Investigators then found seven i…

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by Joe Wilkinson

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Red Lion, PA
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Cinnamon Recall Issued After Testing Finds Elevated Lead Levels Cinnamon Recall Issued After Testing Finds Elevated Lead Levels Cinnamon Recall Issued After Testing Finds Elevated Lead Levels
Cinnamon Recall Issued After Testing Finds Elevated Lead Levels A spice-cabinet staple is being recalled after testing uncovered a contamination concern. New York-based Galil Importing Corp, located in Hauppauge on Long Island, is recalling Lior Cinnamon Ground Seasoning because it may contain elevated lead levels, according to the company’s announcement posted on the FDA website. Consumers should stop using the affected product and either discard it or return it to the purchase location for a refund. The recall covers cinnamon in transparent plastic containers holding 3.2 ounces (90 grams). Shoppers should check for UPC 794711005484 and lot code GAP11…

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by Joe Lombardi
Hartford, CT
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Chili's Planning Dozens Of New Restaurants, Including Northeast Locations: Reports Chili's Planning Dozens Of New Restaurants, Including Northeast Locations: Reports Chili's Planning Dozens Of New Restaurants, Including Northeast Locations: Reports
Chili's Planning Dozens Of New Restaurants, Including Northeast Locations: Reports Chili's is preparing for a major expansion after years of surging sales, according to reports. The casual dining chain plans to open about 20 to 30 new restaurants per year through fiscal 2029, Restaurant Dive reported. Parent company Brinker International is targeting annual restaurant growth of 2% to 3% after Chili's same-store sales jumped 71% over the past five years. The company has identified as many as 300 potential sites across the US, chief financial officer Mika Ware said during Brinker's 2026 Investor Day. Chili's had more than 1,200 restaurants nationwide as of late July, a…

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by Chris Spiker
Baldwin, NY
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Will USPS, Amazon, UPS, FedEx Deliver During A Nor'easter? What To Expect Will USPS, Amazon, UPS, FedEx Deliver During A Nor'easter? What To Expect Will USPS, Amazon, UPS, FedEx Deliver During A Nor'easter? What To Expect
Will USPS, Amazon, UPS, FedEx Deliver During A Nor'easter? What To Expect That package sitting in your tracking app might take a little longer to reach your doorstep as a powerful nor'easter impacts the East Coast. The US Postal Service is already warning that the storm may delay the processing, transportation, and delivery of mail and packages across Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. And USPS isn't the only delivery service keeping an eye on the weather. Amazon, UPS, and FedEx all have procedures for severe weather that can result in packages being delayed, routes being changed, or deliveries being…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hartford, CT
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Starbucks To Close 250 Locations In Major Coffeehouse Shake-Up Starbucks To Close 250 Locations In Major Coffeehouse Shake-Up Starbucks To Close 250 Locations In Major Coffeehouse Shake-Up
Starbucks To Close 250 Locations In Major Coffeehouse Shake-Up Starbucks is closing about 250 cafés across North America while moving ahead with a major remodeling effort for hundreds of other locations. Chief operating officer Mike Grams told employees about the closures in a message on Thursday, Sept. 24. Starbucks will close approximately 1% of its more than 18,000 North American coffeehouses. The shutdowns are part of the company's ongoing "Back to Starbucks" plan, which is also focused on upgrading stores and improving the customer experience. "We have carefully reviewed our North America coffeehouse portfolio and identified locations where …

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by Chris Spiker
Norwalk, CT
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Stop & Shop Serving Up Free Coffee, New Grocery Offers: Here's How Long Stop & Shop Serving Up Free Coffee, New Grocery Offers: Here's How Long Stop & Shop Serving Up Free Coffee, New Grocery Offers: Here's How Long
Stop & Shop Serving Up Free Coffee, New Grocery Offers: Here's How Long Stop & Shop is brewing up a new freebie, giving shoppers a limited window to claim a seasonal pick-me-up. The supermarket chain is now offering a free 48-ounce bottle of its ready-to-drink cold brew coffee from Friday, Sept. 25, through Thursday, Oct. 1, while supplies last. No purchase is necessary. However, customers must check in at an in-store Savings Station kiosk using a GO Rewards account to activate the offer. Checking in automatically adds a digital coupon to the shopper’s account. Customers without an account can create one at the kiosk. The giveaway is limited to one bottle…

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by Joe Lombardi

National Interest

National Interest
Names, Hometowns Released Of 2 Out-Of-State Students Who Died Suddenly At Ole Miss Names, Hometowns Released Of 2 Out-Of-State Students Who Died Suddenly At Ole Miss Names, Hometowns Released Of 2 Out-Of-State Students Who Died Suddenly At Ole Miss
Names, Hometowns Released Of 2 Out-Of-State Students Who Died Suddenly At Ole Miss Two grieving families have allowed Ole Miss to identify the students at the center of an ongoing death investigation. The University of Mississippi has Friday, Sept. 25, that Aidan Hamilton, 18, a freshman from Englewood, Colorado, and Robert Strang, 20, a junior from Atlanta, as the students who died Monday, Sept. 21. Hamilton was found unresponsive on campus and later died after CPR attempts, while Strang died off campus, according to The Daily Mississippian, the university’s student newspaper. Original report - Campus Tragedy: 2 Sudden Student Deaths Leave Ole Miss Seeking Answer…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Stunning Scenario: Canada Prepped For Possible US Invasion, Prime Minister Says Stunning Scenario: Canada Prepped For Possible US Invasion, Prime Minister Says Stunning Scenario: Canada Prepped For Possible US Invasion, Prime Minister Says
Stunning Scenario: Canada Prepped For Possible US Invasion, Prime Minister Says Canada’s leader says his government has considered a scenario few neighbors would want on their planning list. In an interview this week with The New York Times, Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada has prepared for the remote possibility of a US military invasion, describing it as an “extreme tail risk.” He framed the exercise as contingency planning, not an outcome his government expects. “That’s just risk management,” Carney told The Times. “That’s not a base case, but it would be irresponsible not to” prepare. The comments followed President Donald Trump’s repeated re…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Alina Habba Set To Marry Turkish Billionaire Turhan Mildon: Reports Alina Habba Set To Marry Turkish Billionaire Turhan Mildon: Reports Alina Habba Set To Marry Turkish Billionaire Turhan Mildon: Reports
Alina Habba Set To Marry Turkish Billionaire Turhan Mildon: Reports Alina Habba, Former Acting U.S. Attorney and former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump, is set to marry Turkish billionaire Turhan Mildon, this weekend, The Correspondent reports. Mildon, 29, will be the third husband of Habba, 42, a Summit, NJ native. Habba has two children with her first husband, Matthew Eyet. The two divorced in 2019.  Habba went on to remarry Gregg Reuben and the two settled in Bernardsville, NJ. Habba and Reuben divorced in February, and has since reportedly moved to Palm Beach, FL, near Trump's Mar-a-Lago club. The Daily Beast also rep…

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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
New Rankings Reveal Nation's Highest-Taxed States New Rankings Reveal Nation's Highest-Taxed States New Rankings Reveal Nation's Highest-Taxed States
New Rankings Reveal Nation's Highest-Taxed States New rankings reveal the nation’s highest-taxing states, with a sizable gap separating the leader from the pack. New York and its local governments collected more taxes per person than any other state, according to the Citizens Budget Commission’s “Top of the Charts 4” analysis. They also ranked second in spending per person, behind Alaska. The report uses fiscal year 2024 data, the latest available, to compare combined state and local finances. New York’s tax collections per person exceeded the national average by 71 percent and California, in second place, by 22 percent. The top 10 states…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
Cereal Crown: This Brand Is No. 1 In NY, New Research Reveals Cereal Crown: This Brand Is No. 1 In NY, New Research Reveals Cereal Crown: This Brand Is No. 1 In NY, New Research Reveals
Cereal Crown: This Brand Is No. 1 In NY, New Research Reveals America is divided over what belongs in the breakfast bowl, but one colorful contender has left its rivals eating dust. CSP Global analyzed Google Trends data to identify the most-searched cereal in every state and Washington, DC, from January 2025 through January 2026. The findings measure relative search interest, not purchases or consumption. Froot Loops took the cereal crown, finishing first in 13 states. It dominated searches across much of the South, including Florida, Texas, Georgia, and North Carolina. Froot Loops generated the most search interest nationwide, leading in 13…

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by Joe Lombardi

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Annapolis, MD
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Truck Clipped SUV, Kept Going Before Head-On Crash Killed Maryland Police Chief (UPDATED) Truck Clipped SUV, Kept Going Before Head-On Crash Killed Maryland Police Chief (UPDATED) Truck Clipped SUV, Kept Going Before Head-On Crash Killed Maryland Police Chief (UPDATED)
Truck Clipped SUV, Kept Going Before Head-On Crash Killed Maryland Police Chief (Updated) Maryland is mourning a police chief who spent more than three decades leading his department. Denton Police Chief George Bacorn, 62, was killed in a head-on crash shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 25 in Talbot County, according to Maryland State Police. Bacorn was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe east on MD 331 near Dover Neck Road when a westbound Ford Transit delivery truck crossed the double-yellow line for unknown reasons, investigators said. The truck first struck the side mirror of an eastbound Chevrolet Silverado before continuing across the road and crashing head-on into Bacorn's…

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by Zak Failla
Leesburg, VA
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Going Against The Online Grain: New Leesburg Shop Opens With One-Of-A-Kind Finds Going Against The Online Grain: New Leesburg Shop Opens With One-Of-A-Kind Finds Going Against The Online Grain: New Leesburg Shop Opens With One-Of-A-Kind Finds
Going Against The Online Grain: New Leesburg Shop Opens With One-Of-a-kind Finds Who needs the machine? Some treasures are better found in person. A new Virginia shop is betting there are still plenty of people who would rather wander through a store, stumble across something unexpected, and take it home than add another item to an online cart. The Painter's Cottage has opened its first brick-and-mortar location at 23 N. King St., Suite 125 in Leesburg, bringing its collection of artisan, antique and vintage home décor under one roof. The Painter's Cottage In Leesburg The Painter's Cottage In Leesburg via Facebook The shop celebrated its grand opening with a ri…

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by Zak Failla
Hagerstown, MD
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No Way In: Maryland's State Park Nobody Could Visit For Nearly 30 Years May Finally Open No Way In: Maryland's State Park Nobody Could Visit For Nearly 30 Years May Finally Open No Way In: Maryland's State Park Nobody Could Visit For Nearly 30 Years May Finally Open
No Way In: Maryland's State Park Nobody Could Visit For Nearly 30 Years May Finally Open Maryland has spent nearly three decades sitting on a state park with one fairly significant problem. Nobody could get into it. That may finally be changing at Wills Mountain State Park, where officials are taking the next steps toward opening more than 800 acres overlooking Cumberland to the public after decades of waiting. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that more than $750,000 is being put toward planning the future of the long-promised park, including a $521,684 federal grant awarded to Frostburg State University. And "long-promised" might be putting it mildly. …

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by Zak Failla
Woodstock-Marriottsville, MD
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Maryland Soldier Lost In Pearl Harbor's West Loch Disaster Comes Home 82 Years Later Maryland Soldier Lost In Pearl Harbor's West Loch Disaster Comes Home 82 Years Later Maryland Soldier Lost In Pearl Harbor's West Loch Disaster Comes Home 82 Years Later
Maryland Soldier Lost In Pearl Harbor's West Loch Disaster Comes Home 82 Years Later More than 82 years after he was killed half a world away, a Maryland soldier is finally home. Pfc. Owen M. Norris, a 26-year-old Marriottsville native, returned to his home state on Thursday, Sept. 24, when his flag-draped casket arrived at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport as family members, service members, first responders, and airport workers gathered to welcome him. On Saturday morning, they will finish a journey that began in 1944. Norris will be buried at West Liberty United Methodist Church Cemetery in Marriottsville, two months after military officials finally identified remains that …

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by Zak Failla
Rivertowns, NY
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$270M Project To Protect Hudson Line From Floods, Mudslides: MTA Officials $270M Project To Protect Hudson Line From Floods, Mudslides: MTA Officials $270M Project To Protect Hudson Line From Floods, Mudslides: MTA Officials
$270M Project To Protect Hudson Line From Floods, Mudslides: MTA Officials A major project aimed at protecting Metro-North's Hudson Line from flooding, mudslides, and other extreme weather is moving forward, with nearly $20 million awarded to begin designing the improvements.  The MTA announced this week that it awarded a $19.7 million design contract for work along the Hudson Line between Spuyten Duyvil in the Bronx and Hastings-on-Hudson.  The project is part of a broader $800 million resiliency effort included in the MTA's 2025-2029 Capital Plan, MTA officials said. The specific project moving into design is expected to cost $270 million and will…

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by Ben Crnic