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Top Baltimore news: Rains cause million-gallon sewer overflow; mayor says he may run; more

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Published on July 10, 2019
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Young says he’s considering running for Baltimore mayor in 2020

Democratic Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young says he's now considering running for Baltimore's top job. He took over the office in May when Catherine Pugh resigned.

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Founder of The Book Thing in Baltimore stepping down, new leader taking over

Russell Wattenberg, founder of The Book Thing of Baltimore, has stepped down as director; his replacement is Bonnie Hoppa.

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Baltimore’s weekend rains cause 1.3 million gallons of sewage-tainted water to overflow

The heavy rains caused the overflow of mixed sewer and storm water into the Jones Falls.

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City investigating racist and anti-Semitic tweets allegedly posted by employee

An employee of the Baltimore Department of Public Works is under investigation by the city’s watchdog agency after his Twitter account was revealed to contain racist, anti-Semitic and Nazi-sympathizing posts, a city councilman said.

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