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Husband | Father | Baltimore City Councilman, District 7 | Policy Wonk | ΚΑΨ | UB Law Alum | TU Alum | By Auth: Friends of James Torrence

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Join us for the 16th Annual Reservoir Hill Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 31 from 11 AM to 2 PM! 🍂

Celebrate the season with your neighbors at this free, family-friendly event. Help repaint the traffic calming installation at Linden and Whitelock, then enjoy art activities, a costume contest, live music, and more.

📍 900 block of Whitelock Street

#ReservoirHill #HarvestFestival #Baltimore

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Just 53 days until the 53rd Annual @themayorsxmasparade right here in Hampden and Medfield! So many ways to support the parade, including as a volunteer, participant, and/or as a donor/sponsor.

Not sure where you fit in? Ask me! I'll help you find the right opportunity to "be a part of the MAGIC!" This beloved Baltimore tradition only exists because of amazing folks like *you* and our community. Thank you!

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♻️ We’re Making It Easier to Get Your Trash & Recycling Cans!

Good news, Baltimore! We’ve made several improvements to help residents get the trash and recycling cans they need.

🚛 Trucks Ready for Delivery: We have the equipment needed to deliver cans to residents.
📦 Cans in Stock: Trash and recycling cans are available and ready for delivery.

📲 One Simplified Service Request: We combined our trash and recycling can request into one streamlined Service Request (SR), called City Trash Can and Recycling Can Issue, making it easier for residents to report an issue or request a replacement. Our turnaround time is 10 business days.

✅ Zero Overdue Requests! As of October 8, 2026, we have zero overdue can-related Service Requests.

We’re continuing to improve the process to make it faster, simpler, and more responsive to the needs of Baltimore residents.

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This work will take me all over the 40th District, but sometimes the work has to start right at your own front door.

I appreciate Councilman @jamestorrencejd for working alongside the Matthew Henson Neighborhood Association to organize our Eastwood Community Walk. After September’s fire, neighbors came together to identify hotspots and areas where we need greater support from our city agencies and law enforcement.

And they answered the call including our own Western District @baltimorepolicedepartment Major Preston.

Seeing 25 people walking block after block together was a powerful sight. This is what it looks like when people show up, identify the problems and work toward solutions.

I’m looking forward to many more walks like this across our communities.

@dpwbaltimorecity
@baltimoredhcd
@baltimoremohs

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💧 Update on Baltimore’s Water Supply (10/7/2026). DPW has activated the Deer Creek Pump Station to draw water from the Susquehanna River and supplement the City’s reservoirs during the ongoing drought.

Please note: Susquehanna River water has NOT reached residents’ homes yet. ☝️ The water will travel to the Montebello Water Treatment Plants, where it will be treated, tested, and gradually blended with reservoir water.

Baltimore is NOT switching to 100% Susquehanna River water. DPW will continue its rigorous treatment and testing processes to ensure water meets drinking-water standards.

Minor changes in taste or odor are possible, but not expected.

🚰 Voluntary water restrictions remain in effect. Please continue conserving water as drought conditions persist.

Every drop counts. 💙

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⚠️ Regular collection hours resume on October 6. Trash and recycling collections will return to the normal 6:00 a.m. start time. ⏰

🗓️ Collection days stay the same
🚮 Set bins out by 6:00 a.m. or the night before
🚫 No more 5:00 a.m. collections

We appreciate your patience and support in helping keep our city clean and our crews safe.

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🗳️✨ What a great Saturday!

Our Civic Engagement Workshop was an amazing opportunity to connect, learn, and talk about the importance of being informed and engaged in our communities. Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the conversation so meaningful! 💙

A special thank you to our facilitator, Tarolyn McKinney, for guiding the conversation and Councilman @jamestorrencejd for helping create space for thoughtful discussion and community engagement. 👏🏾

Ready to get more involved in the voting process? 🗳️

Check out the Baltimore City Board of Elections online by clicking the link in our bio. 🔗

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🎃✨ THE SANDERSON SISTERS ARE COMING TO Wyman Park Dell! 🧙🏾‍♀️🧹

It’s just a bunch of HOCUS POCUS… and the perfect way to kick off October! 👻

Join us for the next CVCBD Presents: Screen on the Green – Nights of Fright & Fun featuring the Halloween classic:

🎬 HOCUS POCUS
📅 Friday, October 2, 2026
📍 Wyman Park Dell
🎟️ FREE & OPEN TO EVERYONE
🌙 Movie begins at sunset

Come early, grab your spot, and enjoy an evening of music, community, and Halloween fun before the movie begins!

🎃 Halloween-themed fun
🍿 Giveaways & community activities
🐶 Well-behaved, leashed dogs are welcome!

Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, family, friends, and furry movie buddies and settle in for a magical night under the stars.

🧙🏾‍♀️ October 2. Wyman Park Dell. Hocus Pocus on the big screen.

Movies. Music. Community. All under the stars. ✨🎬

#ScreenOnTheGreen #HocusPocus #CVCBD #NightsOfFrightAndFun #WymanParkDell #CharlesVillage #BaltimoreEvents #Baltimore #FreeBaltimoreEvents #HalloweenInBaltimore

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Good Morning: Take Pride where You Reside..

Yesterday community clean up was awesome thank you Baltimore city & partners & volunteers..

#ShareForAwareness
#TagFriend
#explorepage✨
@nellaware

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🧹🏾‍♀️🌿 MARK YOUR CALENDARS for the Druid Heights Community Cleanup! 💪🏾🏘️

Druid Heights CDC is proud to partner with Councilman @jamestorrencejd for a community cleanup focused on keeping our neighborhood clean, safe, and beautiful! 🌱✨

📅 Saturday, October 24
📍 Meet-Up Location: Maggie Quille Community Center
2149 McCulloh Street, Baltimore, MD 21217
⏰ Start Time: 10:00 AM

We’re calling on residents, volunteers, and community partners to come out, lend a hand, and show some love to Druid Heights. Every bag collected makes a difference! 🙌🏾

🙋🏾‍♀️ Interested in VOLUNTEERING? Sign up using the volunteer link in our bio! GROUPS ARE WELCOME!!

Let’s continue working together to invest in our neighborhood, strengthen our community, and take pride in the place we call home.

💙 Druid Heights is stronger when we work together!

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✨ Coming Soon to Charles Street: A Brighter, More Welcoming Corridor!

We’re excited to share plans for new café-style lighting along Charles Street as part of our continued efforts to create a more vibrant, welcoming, and attractive commercial corridor in the Charles Village Community Benefits District.

The proposed overhead lighting will add warmth and character to the streetscape, enhance the pedestrian experience after dark, and help create a stronger sense of place for residents, businesses, students, and visitors.

💡 These improvements are about more than lighting. They’re part of our broader commitment to investing in our commercial corridors and public spaces—supporting local businesses, encouraging pedestrian activity, and making Charles Street an even better place to shop, dine, explore, and connect.

The image shown is a conceptual rendering of what the café lighting could look like once installed.

📍 Charles Street | Charles Village
✨ More improvements are on the way. Stay tuned as we continue working to make our district cleaner, safer, and more vibrant!

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Grateful for those who invest in the work.

Your support helps turn second chances into real opportunities.

Check out our feature in The Elm!

https://elm.umaryland.edu/elm-stories/2026/Digital-Equity-for-Second-Chances-Creates-Technology-Pathways-for-Returning-Citizens.php

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