WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia court system is closed for the day because of Hurricane Sandy. The judiciary posted a message on its website Monday indicating that the courts would be closed.

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When construction crews arrived on Light Street to repair a broken water main July 16, Department of Public Works officials told the public they’d be done in three weeks.

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The Maryland Department of the Environment says portions of the Wye River in Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties are closed to shellfish harvesting because of high bacterial levels. The closure began Monday and includes parts of the Wye East River, ...

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Two Maryland banking institutions, HarVest Bank of Maryland in Gaithersburg, and Bank of the Eastern Shore in Cambridge, were closed Friday by the Maryland Commissioner of Financial Regulation, it was announced late Friday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which ...

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The city terminated its lease with the Hollywood Diner and the Chesapeake Center for Youth Development because the nonprofit organization was not complying with all of the terms of the agreement, Baltimore’s comptroller said Tuesday. Joan M. Pratt said that ...

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BETHESDA — The search for parking in downtown Bethesda will be even worse for about three years, with a key street and major parking lots closing for high-rise and underground construction projects. The Washington Post reports that in January, construction ...

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RIVA — Anne Arundel County health officials say they have closed a beach on the South River due to high bacterial levels. The county health department issued an advisory on Monday warning residents to avoid swimming, water skiiing and other ...

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A Baltimore County advertising agency with roots that date to the 1980s has closed and boxed up its offices in Owings Mills. SNS Marketing, which was formed by the 2004 merger of Noble Steed Associates and Strategix Advertising Inc., informed ...

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EDGEWATER — If it had been up to Mike Selinger, he wouldn’t even have bothered getting out of bed this past weekend. The owner of the Old Stein Inn had just seen the business he’d run for 16 years — ...

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