Four days after Hurricane Irene blew through Maryland, Gov. Martin O’Malley said there remains much work to be done to clean up in the aftermath of the storm. “Some of those streets looked like the Jolly Green Giant came by ...

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Utility companies say about hundreds of thousands homes and businesses in the Mid-Atlantic region are still in the dark days after Hurricane Irene blasted the area with heavy rain and winds. Baltimore Gas and Electric’s power outage website was reporting ...

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WASHINGTON — For many in the Mid-Atlantic region, Hurricane Irene caused only minor inconveniences. But hundreds of thousands of others remained without power Monday, including some who could wait days for their electricity to return. And for a few, the ...

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Ladies and gentlemen, this is my final Getaways post. Yes, that’s right. I’m taking a job in D.C. and leaving Baltimore. I decided to ignore that silly WaPo article about Baltimore being better than the District. But hopefully “Getaways” itself ...

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Baltimore Gas and Electric says it is arranging for several hundred linemen and support staff from outside its service area to help deal with stormy weather from Hurricane Irene. BGE says additional resources will arrive Thursday and Friday to deal ...

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Baltimore Gas & Electric spokesman Rob Gould says the utility’s systems appear to be operating well, although inspections are ongoing following an earthquake along the East Coast. The utility, which serves about 1.2 million electric customers in central Maryland and ...

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Baltimore Gas and Electric says more than 1,000 customers are without power following thunderstorms over the weekend. The utility was reporting on its website that as of 7 a.m. Monday, about 815 customers lacked power in Baltimore city. About another ...

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Baltimore Gas and Electric says it is preparing for more outages from storms that could bring 50 mph gusts. The utility says it has restored power Wednesday to more than 14,000 customers who lost service during overnight storms, and about ...

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Middle East residents expressed their anger Thursday night at a presentation from East Baltimore Development Inc. and Ravens games may be a little trickier to get into this year. Those stories and more in this week’s business top 5. 1. ...

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Baltimore Gas and Electric says more hot weather is coming, but it doesn’t expect it will need to use a demand response program that prompted complaints from customers and a review by state regulators. The Maryland Public Service Commission is ...

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