Riviera Beach NewsLocal news for Riviera Beach, MD continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Anne Arundel County- March 29, 2008 "Anne Arundel County has not been immune to the housing slump" By Eileen Rivers Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, March 30, 2008; Page R04 As popular as neighborhoods with waterfront property have long been in Anne Arundel County , last year the luxury-home market dried ... via The Washington Posthttp://www.topix.net/city/riviera-beach-md/2008/03/anne-arundel-county?fromrss=1 Activism awakens in waterfront community- March 26, 2008 "We're volunteers, and we do the best we can. Something like this is a slap in the face" For years, residents of waterfront Riviera Beach have paid about $100 in extra annual taxes for their Anne Arundel County community's shoreline, money that has funded everything from dredging projects and bulkhead repairs to fixing the damage from Tropical Storm Isabel. But in recent months, some residents have started questioning how this little-known special tax district has been managing its money. They.http://www.topix.net/city/riviera-beach-md/2008/03/activism-awakens-in-waterfront-communit... Riviera Beach group under scrutiny- March 25, 2008 "This project has been in the works for 30 years." The county auditor recommended last week that the county withhold funds for a $400,000 shoreline project in Riviera Beach, following residents' allegations that the money was spent improperly. via Hometown Annapolishttp://www.topix.net/city/riviera-beach-md/2008/03/riviera-beach-group-under-scrutiny?from... Thefts propel overall rise in county crime- March 12, 2008 "Both the city and county have police vacancies, and both the city and county governments need to beef up police pay as a recruiting tool." With homicides down by nearly a third, Anne Arundel County saw a small drop in overall violent crime in 2007. via The Baltimore Sunhttp://www.topix.net/city/riviera-beach-md/2008/03/thefts-propel-overall-rise-in-county-cr... Religion Digest- March 9, 2008 Unity by the Bay holding 'St. Patrick's Day Do' today Unity by the Bay Church will hold "The St. via The Baltimore Sunhttp://www.topix.net/city/riviera-beach-md/2008/03/religion-digest?fromrss=1 |