State, Local Officials Tour Laurel Park Dormitories, Call For New Housing

LAUREL, Md. (AP) — State and local officials say new housing is needed for workers at Laurel Park racetrack after touring the dormitories.

Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman and state Delegate Nick Mosby, a Democrat from Baltimore, toured the dormitories at Laurel Friday in response to concerns about their level of disrepair.

News outletsreport that both Pittman and Mosby said after touring the dorms that they need to be replaced.

The Stronach Group, which owns the track, said it hopes to have a new barn with 115 dorms completed by the end of the year.

There are 72 older dorms for track workers at Laurel, which are free for those who live in them. Workers who live in 40 newer, apartment-style units pay $150 to $200 a month in rent.

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Adam Jones Selling Massive Maryland Estate He Bought from Cal Ripken Jr.

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Outfielder Adam Jones has spread his wings and flown away from the Baltimore Orioles. As a result, he’s placed his estate in Reisterstown, MD, on the market for $3.995 million.

The sprawling 24-acre property with a 21,890-square-foot main house was previously the property of Hall of Fame shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. Jones emerged as the winning bidder for the massive estate in an auction just last year.

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Ripken had originally placed the compound on the market for $12.5 million in 2016. Striking out on a sale, the Hall of Famer placed the home in a no-reserve auction, where fellow big leaguer Jones picked it up for a reported $3.465 million.

And that wasn’t the only real estate move Jones made last year. Shortly after winning Ripken’s regal spread, the 33-year-old placed his suburban Maryland mansion in on the market for a hefty $2.7 million. That property is now off market, and Jones is still listed as the owner.

Now that the Ripken estate finds itself available again, perhaps some other Orioles may flock to take a look at the home. It’s built for a major-league ballplayer.

Adam Jones lists estate on over 24 acres.
Living room and dining room
Chef’s kitchen
Master suite
Lower-level family room
Indoor sport court
Pool and poolhouse

Ripken purchased the land in 1984, built the home in 1987, and renovated it in the late 1990s. The layout features plenty of perks a big leaguer would appreciate.

The gated estate offers an attached sports complex with an indoor basketball court, gym, locker room, and batting cage, as well as a hydrotherapy and shower room.

The grounds include a large pond, a pool with spa and poolhouse, and two garages. Plus, fans of the national pastime will appreciate the regulation baseball diamond that completes the offering.

Indoors, the layout includes six bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, with gathering and entertainment rooms, a chef’s kitchen, and a main-level master suite with two dressing rooms and two master baths. Guests or family members can easily be invited to stay, given that there are five more bedroom suites, two with full kitchens and separate entries. Entertainment features on the lower level include a home theater, a bar, and a media room.

As great as this property sounds, it was destined to sit empty after Jones signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. His desert migration has led to his attempt to do a quick flip of the home after owning it for less than a year.

Previously, the San Diego native played with the Orioles from 2008-2018. The five-time All Star has earned four Gold Gloves and a Silver Slugger Award.

Karen Hubble Bisbee holds the listing.

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Train derailment reported near Howard Street in Baltimore, fire officials say

A train has derailed in Baltimore City, according to a fire department spokeswoman.

The derailed happened somewhere near Howard Street, said spokeswoman Blair Adams.

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Decomposing body found in Mount Vernon apartment building, Baltimore police say

The decomposing body of a 64-year-old man was found in an apartment in Mount Vernon on Tuesday, Baltimore police said.

The man’s name was not released. His body was found with no signs of trauma in a third-floor apartment at 6 East Read Street about 9:38 a.m., police said. The body was taken to the medical examiner’s office for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

It wasn’t immediately clear how long the man had been dead, but “the body had started to decompose,” Detective Chakia Fennoy, a police spokeswoman, wrote in an email.

A tenant on the third floor reported a foul odor in the hallway last week, but maintenance staff did not smell it when they came for a check, said Melody Fairchild, assistant property manager for American Management, which manages 6 East Read.

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“We checked it out. We didn’t find any smell,” Fairchild said. “There was no cause for concern.”

Then, on Tuesday morning, management received another complaint and maintenance staff knocked on all the doors on the floor, she said.

“We did wellness checks on all the apartments, and that’s when we discovered the body,” Fairchild said.

However, a photo posted on social media of a flier hanging in the building said that residents had made “many complaints” for weeks to management about an odor, and claimed “they allowed this issue to go unresolved.”

Fairchild was matter-of-fact about the experience of finding one of the building’s tenants dead inside an apartment. American Management has nearly 800 units spread around the city, she said.

“Unfortunately death is part of life, and tenants die, so it’s not a first time experience for us,” Fairchild said.

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