Overtime spending in city agencies killed Baltimore’s $53.8 million budget ‘windfall’; city preparing for deficit
Excessive overtime spending in city agencies all but erased Baltimore’s fiscal year 2024 surplus, and now the city is ...
Baltimore DPW worker who died on job had ‘literally no training,’ Ronald Silver II family’s attorney says
The Baltimore attorney representing the family of Ronald Silver II says the Department of Public Works trash collector ...
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Lawyer for DPW worker who died after a hot day on the job: “They treat them like servants and slaves”
The family of Ronald Silver II presses the Scott administration for answers, armed with the state’s issuance of a serious safety violation and a damning report by the Baltimore Inspector General.
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‘Deliberate, willful inaction’: Family of Ronald Silver II demands answers
Ronald Silver II, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works employee, who died last summer due to hyperthermia received no formal training prior to starting. This news comes after Baltimore City I ...
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It’s not sexy, but fixing Baltimore’s permits process could solve a lot of problems
Charm City has enough problems to overcome, and self-inflicted ones like poor permitting only make it more difficult.
Family to speak out after heat-related death of Baltimore DPW worker leads to citation
The family of a Department of Public Works (DPW) employee who died from overheating while on the job is expected to speak out after the agency was cited for failing to protect its workers.
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No fine for Baltimore DPW worker’s death, thanks to weak workplace protections in Maryland
When Ronald Silver II died, no statewide workplace heat standard was in effect. And MOSH can’t fine public sector employers for safety violations. Legislation pending in Annapolis aims to change that.
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Meet the environmentalist defending Baltimore’s polluting trash incinerator
Environmentalist Christopher Dipnarine should hate Baltimore’s trash incinerator, but he might be its biggest defender.
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Baltimore's drinking water supply is within federal standards but not necessarily safe, report says
BALTIMORE CITY DPW SERVES MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION CUSTOMERS, AND REPORT FINDS THAT WHILE THE WATER QUALITY MEETS FEDERAL STANDARDS, THERE ARE NINE CONTAMINANTS THAT WERE FOUND TO BE HIGHER THAN ...
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Dems Will Not Appeal Judge’s Ruling in Saratoga Springs Special Election; New City DPW Commissioner will be Chuck Marshall
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Chuck Marshall will serve as Saratoga Springs’ new Commissioner of Public Works and one of its five voting members on the city council. Citing “an expensive cost to mount an appeal, ...
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Baltimore City School parents express frustrations to school board at meeting
BALTIMORE — Baltimore City Schools parents, community members, and staff expressed frustrations with what they see in the area's schools at a listening session Wednesday night. The Baltimore City ...
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Towson water main break leaves dozens of residents without water, DPW says
an engineer at Baltimore City DPW. How do you prevent water pipe breaks? When the temperature drops, DPW officials say it's important for property and homeowners to do their part too. Once service ...