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Massive Fire At Anne Arundel County DPW Building Causes $5.7M In Damage Massive Fire At Anne Arundel County DPW Building Causes $5.7M In Damage
Massive Fire At Anne Arundel County DPW Building Causes $5.7M In Damage Some officials in Anne Arundel County are picking up the pieces following an overnight fire that tore through a DPW building, causing millions of dollars in damage. First responders from multiple agencies were called to Broadneck Road shortly after midnight on March 19, where a fire was reported in the 10,500-square-foot DPW Traffic Engineering building. Anne Arundel County Fire Department Investigators say that the The Anne Arundel County Fire Department received a 911 call at 12:13 a.m. from a MDTA representative who was in the area and could see fire coming from the roof of the bu…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Hateful Vandal Who Thought Street Art Represented 'Gay Pride' In Hyattsville Arrested: Police Hateful Vandal Who Thought Street Art Represented 'Gay Pride' In Hyattsville Arrested: Police
Hateful Vandal Who Thought Street Art Represented 'Gay Pride' In Hyattsville Arrested: Police There has been another case of hate-motivated vandalism reported in Maryland. Kenny Antonio Guevara, 29, of Chillum, has been charged in Prince George’s County for allegedly damaging new street art in Hyattsville because he thought it "represented gay pride," according to police. Late in the afternoon on Thursday, June 29, officers from the Hyattsville Police Department were called to the intersection of Jefferson Street and 40th Avenue, where a man was caught spray painting the recently completed project. According to officials, the art, “Quilted Crossing,” was installed this week by the …

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by Zak Failla
Business
Don’t Recycle That! Baltimore Launches New Program To Remind Residents What Can’t Be Recycled Don’t Recycle That! Baltimore Launches New Program To Remind Residents What Can’t Be Recycled
Don’t Recycle That! Baltimore Launches New Program To Remind Residents What Can’t Be Recycled We've all been curious about what we can and can't recycle.  Well, now one city in Maryland is working to clear up that confusion! Baltimore recently announced they are launching a new program aimed at reducing the City’s recycling contaminants, or items that are not meant to be recycled.  The program, called the “Fleet on the Street” campaign, is designed to remind residents what they can and can’t recycle. As part of the campaign, workers with the Department of Public Works (DPW) will check and tag containers with items that are not supposed to be recycled over the next two m…

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by David Cifarelli