Reduced water usage asked during northwest main repairs
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The Baltimore City Department of Public Works is asking residents in Northwest Baltimore and portions of Baltimore County to reduce water usage by taking shorter showers, not watering their lawns or washing their cars, and not letting the water run unnecessarily. The department will be doing maintenance work today on a main that provides drinking water to the area bordered by Druid Lake to the south, Interstate 83 on the east, Butler Road-Ivy Mill Road to the north and Liberty Heights Avenue on the west. The repair efforts are expected to continue for three weeks and are not expected to interrupt water service to residents in those areas. The work is largely preventive, as the main is about 40 years old and has had two significant breaks in the past 10 years.
- Sarah Fisher
Traffic offender guilty of two more offenses
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A Westminster man who served 15 months in prison for his role in a fatal 1998 crash and has continued to rack up traffic violations was found guilty Friday of two more offenses. In Carroll County District Court, Frederick Henry Hensen Jr., 32, was found guilty of negligent driving and driving on a suspended license, charges stemming from a traffic stop in January, and must pay $413 in fines and court costs. He was acquitted on a charge of reckless driving. Hensen received traffic tickets before and after his involvement in the crash that killed middle school teacher Geraldine Wu. Hensen was convicted of manslaughter by automobile in 1999, along with another man who participated in a road race on Route 140 that ended in the crash that killed Wu. A third man pleaded guilty in 1998. Since his release from prison in 2000, Hensen has been found guilty of five speeding offenses. He received probation before judgment in another case.
- From Baltimore Sun staff reports
Man, 44, dies after falling off Middle River pier
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A 44-year-old man fell off of a pier in Middle River and died Friday night, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. Divers located the man about 11:30 p.m., nearly an hour after he fell into Hopkins Creek near the River Watch Marina in the 200 block of Nanticoke Road, a department spokeswoman said. Authorities did not release the man's name and are investigating the incident.
- Brent Jones
Man hurt in suspected drug deal pursuit
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