Baltimore County Police reported a fatal pedestrian accident in Rosedale on early Wednesday. Officers with the Baltimore County Police Department responded to the area of Pulaski Highway and Chesaco Avenue on March 15 around 1:45 a.m. in reference to a pedestrian being struck. Investigators with the Baltimore County Police Crash Team have determined the pedestrian … Read more
Baltimore County Public Schools has narrowed its Central and Northeast Area Middle School Boundary Study down from seven to four options. Most of the options are similar to the current map that has the elementary schools in Perry Hall going to Perry Hall Middle; the Chase and Middle River elementary schools staying at Middle River … Read more
This year the inaugural Kingsville Fireworks will start on July 3, 2023 The event will held at:Mount Vista Park, 11101 Raphel Road in Kingsville. The fireworks will begin between 9 – 9:30 p.m. and last for approximately 23 minutes. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. The event is looking for sponsors. Anyone looking to sponsor the … Read more
–photo courtesy of North Point Edgemere Volunteer Fire Department- Crews from the North Point Edgemere Volunteer Fire Department and other units responded to a fire in the 2500 block of N Snyder Avenue in Edgemere. The fire was reported on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 15.
Baltimore County Police made an arrest on Tuesday, March 7 at approximately 11:15 a.m., in reference to a January first-degree assault that occured in Dundalk. The suspect is a 15-year-old juvenile, who detectives identified after utilizing local business and residential cameras to assist them. The juvenile was charged with attempted 1st-degree homicide and 1st and … Read more
–photo courtesy of Baltimore County Fire Department- Baltimore County Fire Department give an update on the fire at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant. The fire was reported on Wednesday, March 15 around 11:30 a.m. The fire was called under control just after 3 p.m. “Crews remain on scene extinguishing fire in building where fire … Read more
– photo courtesy of Maryland Transportation Authority- The Maryland Transportation Authority will temporarily hold traffic in both directions on the Francis Scott Key Bridge (I-695) and Chesapeake Bay Bridge (US 50/301) on Thursday, March 16, during passage of marine vessels carrying three large older, blue cranes heading outbound via the Chesapeake Bay. Traffic on the … Read more
The White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company reported crews responded to a two-alarm commercial building fire with explosion at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant in the 8200 block of Eastern Ave. The fire was reported on Wednesday, March 15 at 11:30 a.m. Fire is reported to be gas fed and that has caused unstable areas … Read more
– The following article was submitted by Delegate Bob Long of District 6- When I attended a briefing from the Bureau of Revenue Estimates last week, I heard bad news but not shocking news. We were informed that there is a shortfall in the budget less than two months after the new Governor was inaugurated. … Read more
– photo courtesy of BCPS- Top honors in the 2023 BCPS Black History Month Writing contest have been earned by students from Hillcrest and Warren elementary schools, Perry Hall Middle School, and Catonsville High school. This year, the contest, coordinated by the BCPS Offices of English Language Arts and Social Studies, had as its prompt … Read more
– The following article was submitted by Delegates Ryan Nawrocki & Kathy Szeliga (District 7A) and Lauren Arikan (District 7B)- In the first week of 2023, seven high school students were shot in Baltimore City. Tragically, 16-year-old Deanta Dorsey died. So far this year, six juveniles have lost their lives and another 18 have survived … Read more
-photo courtesy of Rosedale Volunteer Fire Company– Baltimore County Fire Department reported crews were on the scene of a train/ tractor-trailer collision on Tuesday around 10:10 a.m. in Rosedale. The incident was reported in the 7500 block of Lake Drive in Rosedale. One person was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. Haz-mat crews were … Read more
Teams from Eastern Technical High School earned first and third places at the CYBERQUEST® competition held in Hanover on March 4. CYBERQUEST® is Lockheed Martin’s annual high school cyber competition held at locations across the nation as well as in Australia and the United Kingdom. The goal of the competition is to encourage high school … Read more
-photo courtesy of MPSSAA- Parkville defeated Meade 72 to 56 to win the 4A State Title in Boys Basketball. Meade was beating Parkville at halftime 29 to 26 but the Knights outscored Meade 43 to 27 in the second half to win its first title in school history. Parkville is coached by Josh Czerski. He … Read more
–photo courtesy of North Point Edgemere Volunteer Fire Department- The North Point Edgemere Volunteer Fire Department reported its crews along with other units from the lower East side battled a marsh fire with extension to a barge on Thursday afternoon. Units were called to the marina at Creek and Bayfront Roads in Edgemere around 2:30 … Read more
–photo courtesy of Baltimore County Government- Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski visited the Essex waterfront this week to spotlight the second year of a program to remove derelict crab pots and fishing gear from the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay, and announced a collection site for oyster shell recycling. In conjunction with Maryland non-profit Oyster … Read more
The four-year cohort graduation rate for Baltimore County Public Schools students for the 2021-2022 school year is 84.5 percent, according to data released March 9 by the Maryland State Department of Education. BCPS’ graduation rate is 1.8 percentage points below the state average of 86.3 percent and is a decrease of 1.7 percentage points from … Read more
–photo courtesy of BCPS Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams- The Parkville Boys Basketball team finally made it to the 4A State Finals after a 71 to 58 win over Gaithersburg at Wise High School on Wednesday. This is the Knights first appearance in the state title since 1974 and the team is still looking for … Read more
-by Delegate Bob Long, District 6- Last week, I testified in front of the Board of Public Works (Gov. Wes Moore, Comptroller Brooke Liberman and Treasurer Derek Davis) on the Merritt Station II proposed housing project in Dundalk. The Merritt Properties LLC’s project calls for the construction of an 84-unit age-restricted community, located at 1440 … Read more
-photo courtesy of Greater Dundalk Chamber of Commerce- The Dundalk St. Patrick’s Day Parade is back this weekend. The Greater Dundalk Chamber of Commerce will host the event this Saturday, March 11 at 11 a.m. The parade will start at the Logan Village Shopping Center and will end at Dundalk Elementary School. For more information, … Read more
-by Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki- Your neighborhood middle school may be changing. Baltimore County Public Schools are in the process of redistricting middle school students. As you know, this doesn’t just impact the kids in your neighborhood, this also impacts your property values. You probably chose your neighborhood in part or whole because … Read more