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The Avenue News · Parkville, MD
Nearby: Parkville, MDJust two weeks after completing CPR and first aid training, Giustino “Guis” Puliti found himself in a situation he never expected, helping to save a man’s life.On the morning of Feb. 25, 2026, Terry Frank, a 73-year-old member of The Y in Parkville, was exercising on a rowing machine in the facility’s functional fitness room when he suddenly collapsed.Another member, Stacey Matthews, heard a thud and turned to find Frank slumped over on the rower, unresponsive and bleeding from a head injury. She immediately alerted Y staff, setting in motion a coordinated response involving employees and members who rushed to help.Y associate Elijah Obayemi helped remove Frank from the rowing machine so emergency care could begin. Two Y members began CPR after determining Frank was unresponsive and had no pulse.Fitness Director Liam Dwyer and another fitness coach retrieved the facility’s emergency equipment, including its automated external defibrillator.
Old Post Books · Chadds Ford, PA
Nearby: Chadds Ford, PAThe most useful thing on a collector's bookshelf is not a price guide. It is a book that explains the people and the craftsmanship behind the objects, because that is the knowledge that outlasts any market cycle. Andrew Nodell made exactly that argument in a roundup of seven new illustrated titles for Intelligent Collector, published November 3, 2026, and his framing holds as general advice: a vintage watch, he writes, can reveal as much about its design era as about the engineering beneath the dial. Read the roundup as more than a shopping list. Each title models a different way of looking closely at a collectible — through the maker's biography, through a place transformed over time, through a single publication's visual history. That is the durable lesson for anyone building a collector's library, whatever the category. And the economics matter too: these are $30 to $150 volumes, and knowing what a book costs to make and sell is part of knowing what it is worth.
Baltimore Witness · Baltimore, MD
Nearby: Baltimore, MDOn Nov. 12, Brian Bruce, 41 accepted a plea agreement in Baltimore City Circuit Court before Judge Kimberly McBride, following a Dec. 29, 2024 shootout involving multiple vehicles in Southwest Baltimore. Bruce pleaded guilty to using a firearm in the commission of a violent crime, receiving an 18-year sentence suspending all but five years, without the possibility of parole. Upon release he will be required to register as a gun offender and serve three years of supervised probation. According to charging documents, Baltimore police responded to the 1600 block of Inverness Avenue shortly after midnight on Dec. 29, 2024, following reports of gunfire. While on scene officers recovered multiple 9mm and .40-caliber shell casings and observed damage to several vehicles. Surveillance footage captured an exchange of gunfire involving multiple vehicles, including a 2023 silver Toyota Tacoma allegedly driven by Bruce.
The Diamondback · Baltimore, MD
Nearby: Baltimore, MDUniversity of Maryland students and community members are demanding that ICE release fellow student Maria Flores Garcia and her mother from custody and are urging university administrators to publicly support their release. Flores Garcia, a freshman public health major, and her mother are currently in a detention center in Louisiana after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained them in Baltimore last week, The Diamondback reported Tuesday. The two were completing a routine check-in at a Baltimore immigration office. This university’s Coalition of Latinx Students Organizations hosted a town hall Wednesday evening to stand in solidarity with Flores Garcia and her mother. At the town hall, students sent emails to university President Darryll Pines, Student Affairs Vice President Patty Perillo and the Belonging & Community office, calling on them to acknowledge the harm ICE detainments and deportations have caused to the Latino community. They also made phone calls to Sen.
The Berkshire Edge · Baltimore, MD
Nearby: Baltimore, MDPittsfield— A new chocolate shop, Truffles by Tarah, has opened in downtown Pittsfield at 123 North Street, enriching the area’s culinary offerings. As its name suggests, the shop focuses on truffles, but it also carries chocolate lollipops, bars, and other treats. Truffle flavors range from dark chocolate mousse, salted caramel, and maple pecan to elderberry, mulled cider, blueberry cheesecake, and Earl Grey coffee break. “Truffles are my passion, and that is what my main emphasis is,” said owner Tarah Warner, a professional chocolatier. “But I have other goodies and will be expanding the selection over time,” including specialty products for the holidays. Local sourcing shapes both Warner’s “small-batch chocolates” and the shop’s displays. Ingredients include extracts from Charles H. Baldwin & Sons of West Stockbridge, spirits from Berkshire Mountain Distillers of Sheffield, dairy products from High Lawn Farm of Lee, and jellies from Berkshire Wine Jelly of Lenox.
The Derrick · Denver, PA
Nearby: Denver, PADENVER — The death of a 42-year-old Black man after a struggle with Denver police officers this summer was ruled a homicide Thursday. Milton “Mister” Banks died July 14 from cardiopulmonary arrest “following prolonged struggle and physical restraint,” according to…
