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Cadence Quaranta

Cadence

Cadence Quaranta was a breaking news reporter with the Banner. She graduated from Northwestern University with degrees in Journalism and International Studies, and is a Baltimore native. She previously served as a metro news intern at the Chicago Sun-Times and as a production intern with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS. She also worked on two projects for the Washington Post as an intern with the Medill Investigative Lab.

Latest content by Cadence Quaranta

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 01: In this photo illustration, A Narcan nasal overdose kit, given out free by the city of New York, is displayed as part of the Brooklyn Community Recovery Center's demonstration on how to use Narcan to revive a person in the case of a drug overdose on September 01, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Nearly one million people have died of drug overdose deaths in America in the past two decades, with an increasing majority of those deaths due to synthetic opioids like fentanyl. The Brooklyn Community Recovery Center handed out packs of Narcan nasal spray before holding a brief vigil to those lives lost due to drug overdoses.
How to get naloxone (Narcan) in Maryland — and how to use it
Naloxone is a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose.
Overhead footage of crash on I-695 that killed six highway workers.
I-695 crash that killed six workers among deadliest since 1980
Life as a highway construction worker: We ‘don’t know who’s gonna go home that day’
Gregory Simmons, 19, and Lamar Hill, 20, hold buckets of squeegees that have been turned in by participants of the From Squeegee To Success program.
With job training and accountability, a program helping squeegee workers is succeeding
The program aimed to pull young people off squeegee corners and give them an opportunity to grow personally and professionally, and to help them achieve their version of success.
7/8/22—A squeegee worker cleans a windshield at the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
Months into the mayor’s squeegee plan, there’s ‘significant progress’ but work remains
In the nearly seven months since banned zones went into effect, the city has seen fewer squeegee workers on street corners and young people have been connected to mentors and jobs, City Administrator Faith Leach said.
Workers make repairs at the Cromwell pumping station after a fire damaged the facility. (Courtesy: Baltimore Department of Public Works)
Here’s how a pumping station fire affected the rest of the water system
Officials are continuing to ask residents of Baltimore City and Baltimore and Howard counties to restrict their water use.
Tawanda Jones wipes her eyes at the 10-year anniversary memorial to honor Tyrone West held on the corner of Kitmore and Kelway roads on July 18, 2023. West was killed after being pursued by two officers of the Baltimore Police Department after he fled a traffic stop in 2013.
10 years after Tyrone West’s death, supporters won’t stop fighting to hold police accountable
Tyrone West died during a struggle with police officers on July 18, 2013, following a traffic stop. Every Wednesday since, his sister Tawanda Jones and supporters have gathered to call for accountability.
Mayor Brandon Scott addressed the city's pools during his news conference Wednesday.
Pool’s out for summer: Patterson Park’s pool won’t reopen this season as city tackles repairs
Baltimore officials acknowledged this week that the Patterson Park pool won't reopen this summer so it can undergo much-needed repairs. It comes after a radio station's video of kids swimming without permission in a city pool's green water went viral.
Chris Bendann, 38, exits the Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson with his legal team after a hearing on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. The former Gilman School teacher is accused of sexually abusing a student between 2016 and 2019, and was indicted on 16 counts, including sexual abuse of a minor, rape and related offenses.
Lawyers for ex-Gilman teacher charged with abuse seek school, student records
Defense lawyers argued the school and student records have information relevant to the case, but a Baltimore County prosecutor called the request a “fishing expedition.”
An entranceway to a building includes a revolving door. Above the door are letters that spell out business appointments. On the facade above, letters spell out Edgar Hoover FBI Building.
Feds amend criteria for new FBI headquarters, giving Maryland bid a boost
The GSA anticipates making a selection in the next few months.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) logo is displayed on a door at its headquarters on March 16, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
Baltimore approaching deadline to expand sewage backup assistance program, advocates say
Under the order, the city will have to assist any sewage backup caused by problems in the city-owned portion of the pipe system
Breaking News alert
DPW asks residents to limit water use in Baltimore, counties after pumping station fire
The request comes after a Thursday morning fire at a DPW drinking water pumping station in Baltimore County strained the region’s drinking water system.
A man in Cecil County died from a heat-related illness, according to the Maryland health department.
Marylanders urged to ‘take every precaution’ after first heat-related death of the year
A 52-year-old man died from a heat-related illness in Cecil County, according to the Maryland Department of Health.
File photo of the rainbow pride flag.
Anne Arundel County school board narrowly rejects proposal to limit flags
Critics said they believe the measure targeted flags such as those promoting gay pride. Backers said they wanted to ensure all students were comfortable in their surroundings.
The owner of the Lidl food market in Brooklyn Park says it will close the store on Sunday, July 16, 2023 (Cadence Quaranta for The Baltimore Banner)
Lidl grocery store in Brooklyn Park to close on Sunday, company confirms
The discount food chain said in a statement that the store was “underperforming.” The announcement follows a mass shooting in the nearby Brooklyn section of South Baltimore that left two dead and 28 wounded.
One of Puttshack’s “tech-infused” mini golf courses. (Courtesy of Puttshack)
Puttshack is bringing ‘tech-infused’ mini golf to Harbor East
The company uses a special ball that automatically keeps track of each player’s score, and unlike traditional mini golf, players try to get the highest score by racking up bonus points.

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