Acknowledging that a crematorium is “functionally a type of incinerator,” the Baltimore Circuit Court rules nevertheless in favor of Vaughn Greene Funeral Services.

Maryland is seeking financial penalties for multiple violations. Meanwhile, the tower owner says a new contractor will resume the stalled painting project, working “seven days a week” through the fall.

SPECIAL REPORT: A former CHAP staff member says the panel failed to follow its own procedural rules. Also called out: the one-hour gap in the now-taken-down meeting video.