Eastern Tech High School was evacuated on Wednesday morning. Around to an email, the members of the school staff noticed a smoke smell in the building around 10:25 a.m. The school was evacuated, and the Baltimore County Fire Department (BCFD) was called to the scene. The BCFD investigated and allowed students and staff to return … Read more
The Essex Volunteer Fire Company will hold a tree lighting on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Back River United Methodist Church, 544 Back River Neck Road. Santa will arrive on a fire engine around 7:30 p.m. The full “Santa on a fire engine” schedule for the Essex area will be … Read more
The Perry Hall Improvement Assocation will hold its annual tree lighting on Friday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. at Perry Hall Elementary School, 9021 Belair Road. “Meet us at Perry Hall Elementary for some cider and treats as we watch our beautiful tree up! Bring a chair and enjoy the night with us,” said a … Read more
-photo by Heritage Society of Essex & Middle River- The Essex Community Tree Lighting will be held by the Essex Heritage Society of Essex and Middle River, Inc. at 516 Eastern Blvd. in Essex on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is free. For more information, email Essexmuseum@gmail.com or call 443-579-5266, … Read more
–by the Essex-Middle River Fishing Club- The next monthly meeting of the Essex-Middle River Fishing Club will be on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at the FOP Lodge 34 located at 730 Wampler Road in Middle River. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. We will feature a presentation from Sonny Stollings. Sonny will be talking about … Read more
–photo courtesy of Baltimore County Government- Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski along with the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, Chesapeake Gateway Chamber of Commerce, and Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks, broke ground on the new Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Youth Development Park at Essex’s Fields at Renaissance … Read more
In the latest effort to improve quality of life for residents and expand vermin abatement efforts, Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski announced a new pilot program to distribute high-quality trash carts for residential trash pickup in the Essex community. Beginning on Thursday, Nov. 3, new 65-gallon trash carts will be delivered to approximately 4,300 residences … Read more
-photo courtesy of Baltimore County Government- Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski today joined local partners and leaders at Roca Baltimore to announce a new pilot partnership with Roca Baltimore to expand the organization’s youth violence intervention efforts into Baltimore County. The County’s partnership with Roca will be a pilot funded with a combination of state … Read more
Baltimore County police officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 900 block of Holgate Drive and a vehicle crash in the area of Sugarwood Circle and Hartland Road in Essex on Sunday after midnight. When officers arrived to the scene of the crash, they located a vehicle occupied by two people. One person … Read more
-The Maverick defense was over Noah Cornish and the Patapsco offense- Eastern Tech defense was dominant with three turnovers and had three touchdowns passes to shutout Patapsco 20 to 0. Eastern Tech has won five straight after starting the year 1-2. Patapsco is heading into the opposite direction with a three game losing streak after … Read more
Eastern Tech High School announced that one of its students was involved in a minor traffic accident outside the Essex school on Thursday morning. A transformer was struck that resulted in a power outage. The student was checked out by the school nurse and no injuries were reported. The power outage forced the school to … Read more
The Back River Restoration Committee will be cleaning up the low-lying area next to the pumping station on 336 Riverside Drive on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 9 a.m. to noon. BRRC is asking that everyone park at the Hawks Club, 430 Riverside Drive. For more information, email savebackriver@outlook.com, call 410-241-0259 or visit savebackriver.org.
Local schools went 3-5 last week as only Dundalk, Eastern Tech and Mt. Carmel won. Kenwood, Overlea, Perry Hall, Parkville and Sparrows Point suffered losses. Patapsco and Chesapeake were only area schools that played each other. Owings Mills 22 Kenwood 6 Kenwood dropped to 1-4 on the year. Chesapeake-AA 24 Perry Hall 9 After winning … Read more
– photo courtesy of Patapsco Patriots Football Facebook page – Patapsco football is off to their first 5-0 start since 2007 after a 7 to 0 win over Chesapeake on Saturday. The Patriots came into this game undefeated last year against the Bayhawks but Chesapeake pulled off the upset at home 14 to 13. Patapsco … Read more
Justin Patterson, interactive media production teacher at Chesapeake High School, is being honored by the Maryland Society for Educational Technology (MSET) with a Digital Learning Showcase for September 2022. Chesapeake High School boasts state-of-the-art media production facilities thanks to a grant from the John Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Lab. The Digital Learning Showcase highlights Patterson’s … Read more
– Parkville defeat Catonsville photo courtesy of BCPS Superintendent Dr. Darryl Williams Twitter page- Patapsco is undefeated at 4-0. Dundalk suffered their first loss of the year. Parkville & Overlea pick up their first wins, Sparrows Point is 3-1 and Eastern Tech, Mount Carmel and Perry Hall are 2-2. Patapsco 12 Loch Raven 8 Patapsco … Read more
Baltimore County Police Department homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a homicide that occurred Thursday, Sept. 22 in the 1000 of block of Old Eastern Avenue. At approximately 5:40 a.m., an officer from the Essex precinct was on routine patrol, when they located an adult male victim who appeared to have sustained trauma to … Read more
Come join the Perry Hall Improvement Association for our first-ever Halloween Shrimp Feast and Bull Roast at Columbus Gardens, 4301 Klosterman Avenue on Friday Oct. 28 from 7 until 11 p.m. They will be serving up a spooky amount of all-you-can-eat steamed shrimp, pit beef, pit ham and pit turkey along with a ghoulish amount … Read more
Baltimore County Police reported a barricade situation in Unit block of Moline Circle in Essex. The incident was reported Tuesday, Sept. 20 around 3:30 p.m. Motorists can expect road closures in the area. There are no further details at this time. Police said this barricade is not associated with the incident at Pine Grove Middle … Read more
The 47th Annual Essex Day Festival, presented by the Eastern Regional Lions Club and sponsored in part by Medstar Health, is a FREE family-friendly event held on Saturday, September 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. along Eastern Boulevard from Mace Avenue to Woodward Avenue in the heart of Essex. Opening ceremonies will be held … Read more
The Essex Precinct announced that Officer N. Thompson has been named their Officer of the Month for August. According to the precinct, Officer Thompson helps make Essex safer by getting weapons and dangerous individuals off the street. Additionally Ofc. Thompson helps recruits learn the ropes, is motivated and understands his precinct’s criminal activity.