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John O'Connor

Political Editor at The Baltimore Banner

Local man edits content @BaltimoreBanner. Past: @BaltimoreSun @WNYC @WLRN @WUSF @TheState @MDDailyRecord. Keepin’ it 140.

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  • Squirrels' Lou DiBella, after boxing fling, reconnected with first love, baseball

    5 days ago | ourcommunitynow.com | John O'Connor

    In seeking one job, Lou DiBella found another. That twist of fate led DiBella to where he is today, the managing general partner of the Richmond Flying Squirrels , headed to a new stadium next season, CarMax Park . The franchise he oversees, currently a Double-A affiliate, is contractually connected to Richmond for the coming 30 years. DiBella watched the Flying Squirrels play Chesapeake on Wednesday at The Diamond and during an interview motioned to the crowd of 8,277. “They did it.

  • Planned music festival was never going to take place near condos, Atlantic City mayor says

    1 week ago | pressofatlanticcity.com | John O'Connor

    ATLANTIC CITY — A Caribbean music festival originally planned to take place in July in front of the Ocean Club Condominiums at the former Chelsea Beach Bar is now expected to occur at a different location in the city, Mayor Marty Small Sr. says. "If you would've came to the Mayor's Office on the seventh floor or came to the community center in Ocean Club, you would've already known that we decided to move the concert," Small said at the beginning of a City Council meeting Wednesday.

  • 4 Middle Township residents accused of distributing crack cocaine, methamphetamine

    1 week ago | pressofatlanticcity.com | John O'Connor

    Four Middle Township residents were arrested Friday after they allegedly distributed methamphetamine and crack cocaine, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office said. Augustine Stesney, 59, Jason Popplewell, 40, Amanda Conway, 35, and Katlyn Williams, 29, all of the Burleigh section of the township, were each charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance. Stesney and Popplewell were sent to the Cape May County jail, while Williams and Conway were released pending court.

  • Atlantic City man admits breaking into vehicles, stealing credit card, attempting to steal police vehicle

    1 week ago | pressofatlanticcity.com | John O'Connor

  • Atlantic City mayor announces 3.4-cent tax rate cut as part of $258 million budget

    1 week ago | pressofatlanticcity.com | John O'Connor

    ATLANTIC CITY — Residents will see a 3.4-cent municipal property tax decrease in 2025 as part of a $258 million budget, Mayor Marty Small Sr. said Wednesday. This marks the sixth straight year the tax rate has decreased, Small said. "When city and county entities are on the same page with tax decreases and the finances, the residents of Atlantic City and everywhere else win," he said at the start of a news conference.

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JOC
JOC @johnroconnor
5 Mar 25

A crab cake summit

Zeke Cohen
Zeke Cohen @Zeke_Cohen

Great breaking bread (and crab cakes) with @MayorBMScott and @MarkConway4th I feel blessed to serve with leaders who love our city unconditionally. In this moment of national discord, Baltimore will not be divided. And Kocos remains undefeated 🦀 https://t.co/8m22jb89Rg

JOC
JOC @johnroconnor
18 Feb 25

RT @Invisibae: NEW INVESTIGATION 🚍: Baltimore City is the only district in the state that doesn't offer most students a yellow bus ride af…

JOC
JOC @johnroconnor
12 Jan 25

RT @brianhwaters: Ravens 21- Steelers 0 https://t.co/owYkxpRrjB