Archive for November 2019
16th Annual Maryland Remembers Memorial
Maryland Remembers is an annual memorial that honors the lives of people killed on Maryland roads at the hands of impaired drivers. All victim families and friends who have lost a loved one to an impaired driving related crash, as well as representatives from partner agencies and advocates are invited to attend the 16th Annual Maryland Remembers Memorial service. The 16th Annual Memorial service will be held at the Miller…
Read MoreGiving Tuesday: A Global Generosity Movement
Giving Tuesday is an annual international day of charitable giving at the beginning of the holiday season. Originating in 2012, Giving Tuesday has been celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving and has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. Since 2012, the total amount raised from the Giving Tuesday movement is over $1 billion in the United States!…
Read MoreFamily sues city, officers (Baltimore Sun Article)
Former members of gun task force named in suit over fatal crash By: Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, The Baltimore Sun Children of an 86-year-old man who was killed by a driver fleeing a corrupt police officer are seeking $25 million in damages from the Baltimore Police Department, the city, the state and former members of the department’s Gun Trace Task Force. Six of Elbert Davis’ adult children said in a lawsuit filed…
Read MoreTrain derails in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Multiple fire departments in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania responded to a train derailment today along the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks in Hempfield. A county dispatch supervisor said the derailment occurred at about 3:25 PM along the tracks near the village of Bovard in the vicinity of Georges Station Road. There were no initial reports of injuries or chemical leaks and no evacuations were deemed necessary, the dispatcher said. Witnesses at the…
Read MoreAzrael Franz Stands with Public Libraries
On Tuesday, November 6, 2019, the Baltimore Sun published an op-ed titled “Libraries: Macmillan unfairly restricts access to e-books.” The publication was written by CEO and President of Enoch Pratt Free Library, Heidi Daniel, and Director of Baltimore County Public Library, Paula Miller. The article discusses Macmillan Publishers’ new policy that restricts public libraries from purchasing more than one e-book copy for the first eight weeks of a new release. …
Read More3 lawsuits filed against maker of Banana Boat sunscreen
Three Florida families have filed lawsuits against Edgewell Personal Care, the company that makes Banana Boat sunscreen, claiming chemicals in the product burned their children. All three cases involve parents applying Banana Boat Sport for Kids on their young child, aged between 4 and 6 years old. Reports state that the day after applying the sunscreen, parents noticed red marks on their child’s bodies which progressively got worse and eventually…
Read MorePolice identify victims in triple-fatal crash
Police are investigating a two-vehicle collision that killed three people and injured a fourth in western Maryland on Friday, November 1. Maryland State Police Crash Team investigators say the incident took place shortly before 7:00 PM on Greencastle Pike, Route 63, just south of Findley Mill Road in Washington County. The preliminary investigation indicates an SUV attempted to make a U-turn from the southbound lanes into the northbound lanes when…
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