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Baltimore, MD - Feb. 3, 2025 - I’ve heard from many of you about the significant increase in your BGE bills, and I understand how challenging this is for everyone. Unfortunately, this rise is impacting many of us. I’m now serving on a committee that oversees energy legislation, and I’m working closely with my colleagues to address this issue. While it’s not an overnight fix, our office has been in direct communication with BGE to discuss concerns with the rising bills we have seen this winter. BGE is taking several steps to help customers manage their bills and maintain service during the winter months:- Waiving late payment fees for January and February 2025.- Suspending disconnections for nonpayment in February 2025. - Streamlining the process to get any customers...
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Baltimore, MD - Feb. 2, 2025 - Like the rays of sun shining brightly, the kol Torah bursts forth from Yeshiva Gedolah Ohr Hatorah each morning. From morning until night, the sounds of the Yeshiva and Kollel fill the Bais Medrash and elevate each Talmid and Yungerman to new heights.
Nestled in the heart of the Baltimore community at 3506 Bancroft Road, the Yeshiva currently is home to 60 bochurim and 15 Kollel Yungerleit. Under the leadership of Rabbi Dovid Hoffman and Rabbi Moshe Aharon Rosenbaum, Ohr Hatorah has become a steady address over the last twelve years for Bochurim and Yungerleit looking to find a makom Torah where they can develop a deep kesher with the Rebbeim, solidify their derech halimud and build a foundation for the future. Alongside the Roshei ...
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 3, 2025 - The city of Baltimore filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration late Monday, joining a group of organizations challenging a sweeping executive order that rescinded federal funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs.The lawsuit claims that the city has been left with a “quandary”: It relies on hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants, many of which could be at risk under the executive order.“The uncertainty of federal funding leaves the city wondering whether it needs to start reallocating resources—and likely reduce support for other programs—just to sustain its critical municipal functions," the complaint reads.President Donald Trump signed the executive order on his first day in office. The order deman...
Washington, D.C. - Feb. 3, 2025 - The Department of Education announced Monday an investigation into five universities over reports of “widespread antisemitic harassment” in the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israelis.
The five universities are Columbia, Northwestern, Portland State, the University of California Berkeley, and the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
“Too many universities have tolerated widespread antisemitic harassment and the illegal encampments that paralyzed campus life last year, driving Jewish life and religious expression underground,” said Craig Trainor, the department’s acting assistant secretary for civil rights.
Today, the Department is putting universities, colleges, and K-12 s...
Mexican drug cartels are ordering their members to attack US Border Patrol agents with kamikaze drones and other explosives in a desperate bid to thwart the crackdown at the border, according to an internal memo obtained by The Post.
The alert, which cites social media posts and other sources, cautions federal agents “to remain cognizant of their surroundings at all times” in the face of the new threat.
“On February 1, 2025, the El Paso Sector Intelligence and Operations Center (EPT-IOC) received information advising that Mexican cartel leaders have authorized the deployment of drones equipped with explosives to be used against US Border Patrol agents and US military personal currently working along the border with Mexico,” the internal memo titled “Officer ...
US President Donald Trump on Monday afternoon will issue an executive order to withdraw the US from the United Nations Human Rights Council, and end funding for UNRWA, Politico reported.
According to a fact sheet obtained by Politico, the Human Rights Council "has not fulfilled its purpose and continues to be used as a protective body for countries committing horrific human rights violations." The sheet also condemned the Council's position on Israel.
Under the executive order, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio must review and report to the White House regarding any international organizations, treaties, or conventions which "promote radical or anti-American sentiment."
A similar report came out late last month. That report, from the Daily Mail, quoted two ...
Arlington, VA - Feb. 3, 2025 - A crane in the Potomac River has removed a large portion of the American Airline Flight 5342 wreckage, which allowed searchers to recover the bodies of more passengers killed in Wednesday's crash between the passenger flight an an Army Black Hawk helicopter.
And an early look at data from the plane's the plane’s flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, along with the helicopter’s black box, showed a shift in its position a second before the crash, officials said.
In all, 67 people died in the crash: 60 plane passengers, four American Airlines crew members and the three-member Army flight crew. As of 4 p.m. ET Monday, authorities said that 55 of the victims have been recovered and identified as work continues to find ...
Annapolis, MD - Feb. 3, 2025 - Maryland was dubbed “most improved” in a new report grading state policies to combat tobacco use among residents, due in part to new laws that raised the state tax on cigarettes and included e-cigarettes in the state’s Clean Indoor Air Act last year.
But there is still room to improve, according to the American Lung Association.
“Maryland did a couple of really great and strong policy things last year,” said Aleks Casper, the association’s advocacy director for Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and Washington, D.C. “But the report highlights that there is more work to be done … That report is a snapshot, so we need to make sure to protect the progress that we’ve made.”
The annual State of T...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that proposed 25% tariffs to be levied by the US will be put on hold for 30 days following a phone call with President Trump.
“I just had a good call with President Trump,” Trudeau said in a post on X. “Canada is implementing our $1.3 billion border plan — reinforcing the border with new choppers, technology and personnel, enhanced coordination with our American partners, and increased resources to stop the flow of fentanyl. Nearly 10,000 frontline personnel are and will be working on protecting the border.
“In addition, Canada is making new commitments to appoint a Fentanyl Czar, we will list cartels as terrorists, ensure 24/7 eyes on the border, launch a Canada- U.S. Joint Strike Force to combat organ...
US President Donald Trump spoke with reporters in the Oval Office on Monday afternoon about a variety of issues including Israel and the chances of the ceasefire holding.
Based on a previous statement about Israel's size, the President was asked if he would support the annexation of Judea and Samaria by Israel. While he did not answer the question directly, he said: "It certainly is a small country in terms of land." He demonstrated how small Israel is compared to the rest of the region using his pen.
"It's a pretty small piece of land, and it's amazing that they've been able to do what they've been able to do when you think about it. There's a lot of good, smart brainpower, but it is a very small piece of land," he added.
Trump was also asked about the cha...
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 3, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Ari and Aleah Poliakoff on the birth of a son.
Mazel tov to grandparents Abba Dovid & Laura Poliakoff and Dr. Brad & Joanne Morantz.Mazel Tov to great-grandparents Mrs. Hadassah (Rabbi Mendel, Z’L) Poliakoff and Joseph & Bubbles Jassinowsky
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Mexico will send 10,000 National Guard troops to its northern border to help reduce the flow of fentanyl into the US, reinforce the border, and help improve security in its own territory, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said.
“For humanitarian reasons, we must help the United States address its fentanyl consumption crisis, which is leading to overdose deaths,” she said at her morning news conference Monday.
This comes as President Donald Trump and Sheinbaum earlier on Monday announced a deal to delay tariffs by a month after Mexico agreed to place the soldiers at the border.
Sheinbaum also noted that the US, for the first time, has agreed to work together to prevent high-powered weapons from entering Mexico.
“I believe this is a very important aspect of ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he is acting administrator the US Agency for International Development, confirming the de-facto takeover of the humanitarian agency by the State Department.
The news came hours after Elon Musk, the world’s richest man charged with overhauling the federal government, said President Donald Trump had signed off on shutting the agency down.
Rubio said that the “functions of USAID” must align with US foreign policy and that it is “a completely unresponsive agency.”
Rubio said he is serving as acting administrator of USAID, but said he has “delegated the authority” to someone else with whom he is in touch. The acting USAID administrator had previously been Jason Gray – CNN has asked ...
Worries about President Donald Trump’s tariffs are sending U.S. stocks through sharp swings on Monday as financial markets worldwide drop on concerns about a potential trade war.
The S&P 500 was down 0.7% in midday trading following worse losses for stock markets across Asia and Europe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 99 points, or 0.2%, as of 11 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1% lower.
The U.S. stock market had been on track for a much worse loss itself, with the Dow down 665 points shortly after the start of trading, on worries about how much pain U.S. companies would feel because of the tariffs. Some of the sharpest losses hit Big Tech and other companies that could be hurt most by higher interest rates ...
President Donald Trump said he agreed to “immediately pause” tariffs on Mexico for a month after a “very friendly” conversation with the country’s president Claudia Sheinbaum.
“I just spoke with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico. It was a very friendly conversation wherein she agreed to immediately supply 10,000 Mexican Soldiers on the Border separating Mexico and the United States,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“These soldiers will be specifically designated to stop the flow of fentanyl, and illegal migrants into our Country,” he wrote.
“We further agreed to immediately pause the anticipated tariffs for a one month period during which we will have negotiations headed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secret...
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 3, 2025 - Baltimore’s top financial watchdog has long advocated for ways to change how the city spends its money. Now, he’s emphatic that the city has vested too much power in its mayor.
“We’ve had this culture for now almost three generations of the mayor is just an absolute monarch,” City Comptroller Bill Henry told The Baltimore Sun.
Henry referred to Baltimore’s Board of Estimates, which handles the city’s fiscal policy. The mayor effectively controls three out of five votes on the board: his own and those of his two appointees — the city solicitor and director of public works. The two other BOE members are the comptroller and City Council president, both elected citywide.
While some say there are advantages to a &...
U.S. stocks fell sharply in early Monday trading, the first session of the new month, after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on major trading partners.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite fell more than 1%.
Trump placed tariffs of 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico, and 10% on China over the weekend, causing concerns over how they will affect the global economy
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 3, 2025 – 8:10AM – A stalled vehicle at Greenspring & Smith is causing delays.
Approach the area with caution
Annapolis, MD - Feb. 2, 2025 - State Delegates Adrian Boafo, of Prince George’s County, and Marlon Amprey, of Baltimore City, called on the Maryland Public Service Commission to “impose an immediate and indefinite moratorium on [utility] rate increases” in a joint news release Friday.
The delegates, both Democrats, wrote a letter to the chairman of the commission, Frederick H. Hoover, saying the cost of utilities was untenable for Maryland families. The commission approved a three-year, $408 million rate hike in 2023, yet BGE asked for another $150 million in price increases months later, the letter noted.
“The magnitude of these price hikes can only be characterized as highly irregular, if not unprecedented,” the pair wrote, according to the release. &ldquo...
Baltimore, MD - Jan. 29, 2025 - The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will be replacing a drainage inlet on southbound I-695 (Baltimore Beltway Outer Loop) at exit 19, I-795 (Northwest Expressway) in the Pikesville area of Baltimore County on Sunday, February 2, and Monday, February 3. This is emergency work that will require multiple lane closures. The work is expected to be complete by 1 p.m. Monday, February 3, weather permitting.
Beginning 4 p.m. Sunday, February 2, contractor crews will work overnight Sunday and Monday morning to remove and replace a damaged drainage inlet on the far right through lane of southbound I-695 (Beltway outer loop) at the I-795 interchange. This work will affect travel on southbound I-695 through m...
