With local organizations raising more than $500,000 for flood recovery efforts in Ellicott City, a newly formed Ellicott City Recovery Fund Committee is meeting on Monday for the first time to draft an application process to distribute those funds to ...

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Small businesses, homeowners and renters in Ellicott City could be eligible for low-interest loans under a disaster request made by Gov. Larry Hogan. Hogan announced his request for a disaster area declaration from the Small Business Administration Tuesday as part ...

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ELLICOTT CITY — A Maryland woman faces criminal charges for allegedly stealing from a restaurant that had been damaged in a recent flood. Media outlets quote Howard County police as saying Madeline Eve Scott of Ellicott City was arrested Wednesday ...

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With recovery efforts still underway and concerns about the structural deficiency of some buildings, people with homes and businesses on Ellicott City’s Main Street are slowly being allowed back in — for 10 minutes at a time. Due to the number ...

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ELLICOTT CITY — Howard County officials say some buildings damaged during flooding in Ellicott City are in danger of collapsing and are not safe for anyone to enter. County Executive Allan Kittleman said at a news conference Wednesday that two ...

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In response to Gov. Larry Hogan’s declaration of a state of emergency in Howard County following last weekend’s flooding in Ellicott City, Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer Jr. has issued temporary regulations to accommodate flood victims. Redmer is asking insurance companies ...

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In talking to several dozen business owners on Ellicott City’s Main Street, Maryland Insurance Administration Commissioner Al Redmer Jr. found that an “overwhelming majority” of them do not have flood insurance. Business owners and residents are reeling from a historic ...

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A once storm some meteorologists are dubbing a once in a thousand year event that caused massive flooding in Ellicott City Saturday could be the result of global warming. So says state Sen. James C. Rosapepe, D-Prince George’s and Anne ...

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As emergency crews went in and out of Ellicott City’s Main Street on Monday, John Shoemaker was standing outside up the hill, surveying the damage from afar. He was typing on his phone, giving updates to other business owners. Shoemaker’s ...

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As business owners in Ellicott City review the damage from Saturday’s historic flooding, they should also be taking immediate stock of their insurance coverage and making sure they elected to be insured for flooding. Flood insurance is a separate type ...

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