Baltimore, MD (Wednesday, May 1, 2024) - Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced an investment of $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to support the Baltimore City Fire Department (BCFD).
As part of this investment, the Department of General Services (DGS) will use $4.1 million in ARPA funding towards BCFD facility improvements, including bathroom renovations and boiler and generator replacements. In addition, DGS will use $1.2 million in ARPA funding for roof repairs at multiple sites. The Baltimore City Fire Department also plans to allocate $4.7 million in ARPA funding toward strategic acquisitions of life-saving equipment, reinforcing safety standards for our firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, and the broader Baltimore community.
“O...
UPDATED as of 2:40PM - Area Now OpenBaltimore, MD – May 1, 2024 – 2:25 PM - A wire has fallen and is lying across Greenspring Ave approaching the on-ramp to I-695 when approaching from the city.
Baltimore, MD - May 1, 2024 - 1:35PM - Please note the following important updates to Post-Pesach Store Info Guide.
This information supersedes any information on lists that were previously posted.
Shoprite: Chometz may be purchased ONLY from the Shoprite store located at 37 Aylesbury Rd. Timonium, Maryland. We can not confirm the chometz status of other Shoprite stores in the Baltimore area.
Giant & Target - The local stores in the Baltimore metropolitan area have been confirmed to be permissible to buy chometz from. Other cities may have a different status so when travelling check with the local Kashrus agency.
Dunkin Donuts – There is now only ONE Kosher certified location, at 7002 Reisterstown Rd. No other locations in our area are currently kosher certified.
New York, NY - May 1, 2024 - This Sunday marks the Five Boro Bike Tour, expected to impact traffic significantly. Click here for the bike tour maps which should help you navigate your travels.
Baltimore, MD – May 1, 2024 – (WBAL) Students involved in an anti-Israel encampment at Johns Hopkins University returned to campus after their negotiating team failed to reach an agreement with university administrators. The protesters demand divestment from Israel, termination of the degree program with Tel-Aviv University, and cessation of Department of Defense funding for weapons development. The Baltimore chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace expressed support for the students' efforts, emphasizing the demand for Palestinian freedom and an end to U.S. support for Israel. The encampments were organized by various student groups to urge the university to end investments in Israel and the U.S. military-industrial complex.
Baltimore, MD - May 1, 2024 - It will cost more to park at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport starting in the summer.
The airport announced on Wednesday that parking fees are increasing for the first time since 2009.
The new parking rates take effect for vehicles that enter parking facilities on July 1, as follows.
Long-term lots increase from $8/day to $11/dayExpress parking increases from $10/day to $14/dayThe daily garage increases from $12/day to $16/dayThe hourly garage increases from $22/day to $30/dayBWI-Marshall Rail Station Garage increases from $9/day to $12/dayRead more on WBALTV
Washington, D.C. - May 1, 2024 - We have all been stunned and outraged by what we have been hearing and seeing on America’s college campuses: Antisemitic and anti-Israel vitriol from students and professors; praise for Hamas and its butchery; threats, assaults, and violence against Jewish students; tepid response from university officials.
Jewish students are rightfully scared for their safety. And we must support them!
Representative Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) have introduced the Antisemitism Awareness Act (H.R. 6090), which directs the U.S. Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of antisemitism when investigating possible antisemitic actions on campus. Passage of this legisl...
Baltimore, MD – May 1, 2024 – 10:04AM - A fire in the Fallstaff Shopping Center (where Shabsi’s Judaica is located) has traffic shut down in both directions on Reisterstown Road.
Baltimore, MD - May 1, 2024 - Dozens of mail carriers from across the region gathered in downtown Baltimore Tuesday concerned about their safety. They raised their signs and lifted their voices and now they're expecting change.
They gathered outside the main post office to ring the alarm, call attention, they say, to what's become a disturbing trend across the country: letter carriers being assaulted and robbed.
"(Our workers) are out there doing their jobs and people out there pulling guns on them, taking the mail equipment, taking the mail, parcels and packages and we're fed up. Enough is enough," said Tony Vaughn, local president of the National Association of Letter Carriers.
According to union leaders, since 2020, there've been 2,000 incidents reported acr...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday met with representatives of hostages' families and bereaved families from the Heroism and Hope Forum at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem.
Speaking to the Forum, Netanyahu said, "The idea that we will halt the war before achieving all of its goals is out of the question."
"We will enter Rafah and we will eliminate the Hamas battalions there – with or without a deal, in order to achieve the total victory."
The Prime Minister also listened to the families' call to continue achieving the goals of the war and to withstand the international pressure.
Earlier on Tuesday, it was reported that Netanyahu twice delayed the military operation in Rafah.
Netanyahu's office denied earlier, similar reports.
Sources in the Hamas terror group have said that the Egyptian proposal for a prisoner swap deal is the best offer presented in recent months.
Arab media claims that Israel has agreed to significantly compromise on a number of points which the terror group insisted on.
According to the reports, Israel is willing to compromise on its presence in Gaza on the day after the war, and will not prevent Gazans from who left their homes from returning.
It was also reported that Hamas will continue to rule Gaza, and there will be no international or Arab forces replacing it.
London's Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported that there are still disagreements regarding the scope of Israel's withdrawal from the Netzarim area, as well as regarding the number of terrorists to be released in the ...
Former US President Donald Trump has blamed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the Hamas massacre of Israelis on October 7, but says that he thinks a two-state solution will be "very, very tough."
Speaking to TIME magazine, Trump said he would support Israel in the event of a war with Iran: "If they attack Israel, yes, we would be there."
He added that he now believes Israel's skepticism regarding the viability of a Palestinian state is on target: "There was a time when I thought two-state could work. Now I think two-state is going to be very, very tough."
However, Trump also thinks that Israel should get the war "over with," and refused to rule out withholding military aid to Israel. Blaming the October 7 massacre on Netanyahu, Trump explained simply, "It happened on hi...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Tuesday, 30 April 2024):"You have to hear this to believe this. The International Criminal Court in The Hague is contemplating issuing arrest warrants against senior Israeli government and military officials as war criminals. This would be an outrage of historic proportions.
&...
A Revolutionary Guards official involved in planning terrorist attacks against Jews in Germany has reportedly been killed in Tehran.
Israeli media reported that Israel was behind the assassination, citing a correspondent for Iran International.
Large numbers of New York City police officers began entering Columbia University late on Tuesday as dozens of pro-Palestinian Arab protesters remained on the campus, The Associated Press reported.
Shortly before officers entered the campus, the New York Police Department received a notice from Columbia authorizing officers to take action, a law enforcement official told AP.
After entering the campus, a contingent of police officers approached Hamilton Hall, the administration building that students began occupying in the morning.
“Walk away from this situation now and continue your advocacy through other means,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams advised the Columbia protesters on Tuesday afternoon. “This must end now.”
The White House earlier o...
Baltimore, MD - Apr. 30, 2024 - Click here for the STAR-K Guide to Buying Chometz After Pesach
One may not purchase from Dunkin until after 9:50PMDunkin @ Old Court is now officially closed!
An Israeli diplomatic official responded on Sunday to the criticism that has been leveled at the government for contemplating calling off an operation in the Gazan city of Rafah if a hostage release deal with Hamas were to be agreed upon.
“The preparations for entering Rafah are continuing. In any deal, if there is one, Israel will not give up the goals of the war,” said the official.
Earlier on Sunday, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich blasted the Egyptian outline for a deal to release the hostages, in exchange for a ceasefire that would prevent the entry of Israeli military into Rafah.
Smotrich spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a videotaped message and said, "Mr. Prime Minister, all Egyptian mediation agreements that ended previous ‘rounds&rsquo...
Baltimore, MD - Apr. 27, 2024 - One month has passed since the Singaporean-flagged container vessel M/V DALI allided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which connects Hawkins Point and Dundalk, Maryland, resulting in the bridge’s collapse into the lower Patapsco River. This incident brought all maritime traffic in and out of the Port of Baltimore to a standstill.
During the incident involving the M/V DALI, eight road crew workers, who were on break from repairing potholes, were present on the bridge when it collapsed. While two workers were rescued, four missing persons have been recovered, leaving two still unaccounted for. Despite the distressing circumstances, efforts to locate the missing workers continue, with utmost care and concern for the well-being of the families...
