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Baltimore workers remove ‘fatberg’ of grease from sewer pipe

BALTIMORE

A “fatberg” that may have taken beyond half a century to grow below Baltimore has been removed.

News outlets report the city’s Public Works department used a camera, pressure washer and truck-mounted industrial vacuum to clear the mass of curdled grease, wet wipes and other waste. Workers resorted to the strategy last week after they’d begun scraping pieces off last month.

The notorious glob was found clogging up to 85 percent of a 24-inch pipe near Penn Station. It’s blamed for causing more than 1 million gallons of sewage to overflow into the Jones Fall stream. It’s the culmination of objects caked along a pipe’s walls that shouldn’t go down drains.

Girl goes on mission to find owner of missing $2

PEQUANNOCK, N.J.

A young girl in New Jersey who hoped to return two dollar bills she found on a sidewalk to their rightful owner will use the money to donate a box of Girl Scout nuts to the military.

Isabella King found the money on a sidewalk in Pequannock on Oct. 18 and her mother, Alyssa, told the Daily Record that Isabella insisted on bringing the money to the police.

Pequannock police Capt. Christopher DePuyt said that police politely declined to take it since there was no way to prove ownership of such a small amount.

“Obviously, this young lady has outstanding parents,” DePuyt said. “Her honesty and integrity should be an inspiration to everyone.”

Isabella, 10, said that she didn’t feel right keeping the money because whoever lost it might need it more than she does.

“I know it was only $2, but I still wanted to do the right thing and be honest,” she said.

Alyssa King said that no one came forward to claim the money so they will donate a box of Girl Scout nuts to the military.

Facebook bug puts Pittsburgh users in Philadelphia for a day

PITTSBURGH

Facebook users in Pittsburgh and other western and central Pennsylvania locations found themselves transplanted to Philadelphia for a day.

A glitch on the social media site caused Pittsburghers and others to receive Facebook notifications welcoming them to the City of Brotherly Love on Oct. 18.

Facebook says a “bug” with the site’s location services application caused the problem and was fixed later that day.

Associated Press