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Tim Prudente

Tim

Tim Prudente is an enterprise reporter for The Baltimore Banner. His job is to find and tell great stories, wherever that may lead. He previously worked six years at The Baltimore Sun, covering state courts, criminal justice issues and city schools. He’s worked at local newspapers in Maryland and Pennsylvania. He was born in Baltimore.

The latest from Tim Prudente

Howard County planners reject Sheetz development on historic pet cemetery
Howard County’s planning board voted Thursday night to reject gas pumps and a Sheetz convenience store on historic Rosa Bonheur pet cemetery in Elkridge.
A mockingbird sits on the statue of St. Francis of Assisi at the Rosa Bonheur Memorial Park, a pet cemetery in Elkridge established in 1935.
Ex-midshipman charged with threat following Naval Academy active shooter scare
The threat against the Naval Academy last week set off panic and confusion and resulted in a midshipman being shot and wounded in a case of mistaken identity.
U.S. Navy Security officers speak with a driver entering Gate 1 at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis on Thursday.
Social media rumors fueled Naval Academy confusion that ended in shooting
Amid the wave of threats to college campuses and public officials, an alarming rumor began to spread among midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy of an active shooter roaming the campus.
A U.S. Navy Security officer attends Gate 1 at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis on Thursday evening after a lockdown following reports of a shooting on campus.
Missing in Trump’s trade war is the tariff Maryland’s seafood industry wants most
American crabmeat has largely been replaced by cheap substitutes from Venezuela and elsewhere in crab cakes, soups and dips. Maryland’s seafood industry wonders why the tariff-happy Trump administration won’t impose steeper levies on it.
Crab pickers process Blue Crabs at J.M. Clayton Seafood Company on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Cambridge.
Seventh woman sues Maryland hospital system over pharmacist’s alleged voyeurism
At least seven women have accused former University of Maryland Medical System pharmacist Matthew Bathula of a decade-long campaign of cybervoyeurism.
Views of the University of Maryland Medical Center in downtown Baltimore on November 8, 2024.
Odyssey of the crab: Inside the 1,100-mile network feeding Maryland’s frenzy
Within a generation, the Maryland crab business shifted from the waters of the Chesapeake Bay to the interstate.
Rin Tho, center, helps load crab trucks at the Pomes Seafood warehouse in New Orleans, destined for processing in Alabama. Louisiana supplies more blue crabs nationally than any other state.
Harborview co-owner cries foul, arguing partner orchestrated foreclosure to take over
Attorneys for minority owner Richard Swirnow are arguing that the foreclosure case was the result of a takeover scheme.
Harborview Marina in South Baltimore sold at public auction in May for $2.9 million.
Amid spat with mayor, theater owner wants another chance to bring historic Havre de Grace venue up to code
On July 1, Havre de Grace shut down the historic State Theater, saying the 300-seat venue had continued to hold events without a final permit.
The State Theater of Havre de Grace held an event called Lockdown Festival in 2020, where performances were live streamed during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.
An uneasy calm as West Baltimore organizes to remember well-known arabber killed by police
Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, who was shot and killed by police Tuesday, was a longtime arabber and a fixture in his community.
Balloons tied to the railing outside Upton–Avenue Market Metro station on Thursday to honor Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, who was fatally shot by Baltimore Police this week.
Grief and questions follow fatal police shooting of arabber BJ Abdullah
Chair of a police oversight board and city council member say they are heartbroken and awaiting answers after Tuesday’s fatal police shooting in West Baltimore.
In this June 20, 2018 photo, Bilal Yusuf Abdullah, center, leads a horse to an arabber stable as neighborhood boys tag along in Baltimore. Baltimore has long been the last U.S. city to have functional horse-cart vending.
Kids who escaped school by boat finally get a field day
Some of the children are frightened by rain now. Westernport counselor Tessa Fitzgerald invites them to talk about their fears.
Westernport Elementary School Principal Derek Horne leads a group of students to their bus at the end of the school day at Frostburg State University on Thursday.
Baltimore’s Harborview Marina sells at auction after one bid — and lots of legal drama
With a lone bid of $2.9 million, Baltimore's Harborview Marina was sold in moments and the auction betrayed none of the legal drama that has played out behind the scenes.
Harborview Marina was auctioned under foreclosure on Wednesday.
NWS confirms it: Tornado with 110 mph winds touched down in Baltimore on Friday
National Weather Service meteorologists have confirmed a tornado with maximum winds of 110 mph blew east through Baltimore into Dundalk on Friday evening.
Two large trees were uprooted at Canton Waterfront Park after a brief but powerful storm passed through Baltimore on Friday, May 16, 2025.
Why is a rich doctor making his South Baltimore marina go bust?
A minority owner of Harborview is suing his business partner, accusing him of a scheme to seize complete control of the South Baltimore marina.
Boats docked at Harborview Marina in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
Carla Hayden let Lizzo play a Founding Father’s flute. Is that why Trump fired her?
Carla Hayden, the nation’s first female and first Black Librarian of Congress, fired Thursday by Trump, "will remain a Maryland treasure," her fellow Maryland librarians say.
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden speaks during a discussion with historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Jon Meacham on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, on how "to establish and preserve the narrative of January 6th." The event marked the first anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection, the violent attack by Trump supporters that has fundamentally changed the Congress and raised global concerns about the future of American democracy.
Pharmacist hacked hospital computers to watch doctors undress, breastfeed, lawsuit alleges
The women further accuse Dr. Matthew Bathula of installing software on hospital computers to steal their personal passwords and take control of their home networks.
Views of the University of Maryland Medical Center in downtown Baltimore on November 8, 2024.
A power struggle between two rich owners looms over a Baltimore marina’s closure
Harborview Marina’s floating neighborhood of 278 slips is set to meet an abrupt end on Monday, and the sailors wonder if the owners' legal fight is playing a role.
The owners of the Harborview Marina, slated to close Monday, are locked in a long-term legal battle.
Pet cemetery’s mystery owner may swap graves for gas pumps
Development plans reveal the owner wants to put a gas station and convenience store on the famous little Maryland cemetery.
Rosa Bonheur Memorial Park, a pet cemetery in Elkridge established in 1935, occupies a little over 11 acres along Route 1.
Dream promotion ends with a DOGE layoff for Baltimore federal worker
Democrats are inviting laid-off federal workers like Katie Stahl to the Capitol on Tuesday to call attention to what they say have been indiscriminate job cuts.
Katie Stahl had recently received a promotion at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but then was laid off as the Trump administration slashed government spending.
Pet owner cited for ‘dangerous dogs’ before fatal mauling in West Baltimore last summer
A month before the attack, animal control had deemed the two dogs dangerous and ordered the owner to keep them muzzled and securely fenced in.
Two stray pit bull terriers were roaming North Pulaski Street in West Baltimore around 9 p.m. on June 14, 2024 when they attacked three people. A 54-year-old woman died at the scene, according to police.
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