Free Waverly Street Bridge Could Go If Unclaimed
Westernport AP reports the 100 year old Waverly Street Bridge spanning George's Creek in a mining town of 2400 is unsuitable for coal trucks. Officials say it could be given away for free if unclaimed by month end, though demolition may follow to allow a new span. The bowstring arch bridge is historically significant and can be taken apart easily.
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Waverly Street
George’s Creek
Jerome Laffey
Maryland economy battered by layoffs and budget cuts
Maryland faces heavy job losses and sluggish growth with layoffs at Westinghouse Electronic Systems Group and University of Maryland operations, 450 million in state budget cuts, and USAir service reductions at BWI. Housing and retail show slight improvements, but experts warn the bottom is not yet reached as the holiday season looms. Maryland’s August jobless rate stood at 5.5 percent with manufacturing adding 4,400 jobs.
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Towson
Columbia Opera
Estinghouse
Electronic Systems Group
Usair
Baltimore- Washington International
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Seea
Imigga
Maryland
Schaefer and Schmoke Diplomacy Amid Budget Crisis
Maryland Gov William Donald Schaefer and Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke, long estranged since 1982, met thrice last week amid a budget crisis. They lunched at a Baltimore club and held private talks in the State House and CSX event, signaling a possible end to years of friction as both pursue joint efforts to manage deficits.
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Maryland
William Donald Schaefer
Baltimore
Kurt Ivamuse
State House
CSX Corp
B&o
Schaefer
Schmoke
Clarence H. “du” Burns
Union appeals long workweek in Maryland Supreme Court
The Maryland Classified Employees Association will appeal to the U S Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging the governor’s order raising the state employee workweek from 37 44 to 40 hours. The union argues the change violates contracts and constitutional limits, after defeats in state courts.
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Maryland Classified Employees Association
U.S. Supreme Court
MCEA
Supreme Court
U.S
Stephen Awalt
Anne Arundel
Maryland Court of Appeals
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