MIDDLE RIVER, MD—The Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability plans to conduct the next round of helicopter application of midge treatment along the Back River next week, Councilman David Marks announced on Friday. The application is scheduled to occur on Tuesday, April 9 and Wednesday, April 10. As is often the case, timing will be dependent on changing […]
ROSEDALE, MD—Dr. Edralin Pagarigan, a middle school science teacher at Golden Ring Middle School, has been named a 2024 CDC Science Ambassador Fellow. The CDC Science Ambassador Fellow program supports professional development opportunities for science teachers across the country. As a part of the program, Pagarigan will participate in a CDC course in Atlanta, Georgia, which will focus on foundational […]
BALTIMORE, MD— In honor of National Public Health Week, the Maryland Department of Health is celebrating Maryland’s public health workers and how their hard work in Maryland communities promotes wellbeing. Public health work is essential to ensuring that everyone has access to essential health services and resources. The Maryland Department of Health has partnered with numerous organizations to develop and […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski has announced the launch of BaltCo Litter Blitz 2024 and is seeking residents and organizations to team up and tackle litter in the county. The effort will run from April to May, and will involve community cleanups and a map-based record of cleanup efforts. Participating groups can register their events and indicate whether they […]
BALTIMORE, MD—With April being Stress Awareness Month and money, the economy, and health issues proving to be Americans’ biggest stressors last year, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2024’s Most & Least Stressed States, to identify where Americans can best take care of their mental health and which states are in need of improvement. WalletHub compared […]
The following is an editorial piece from Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki. Are you fed up with the relentless surge of unplanned development projects in Baltimore County, oblivious to the strain they put on our already overburdened schools, roads, and crumbling infrastructure like the Back River Wastewater Treatment Facility? It’s been four long years since the Baltimore County Adequate […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore has announced that the Maryland Department of Health awarded $13.5 million in grants to 19 jurisdictions across the state to help promote health equity and improve access to behavioral health crisis services for Marylanders. The grants will fund pilot programs to expand and improve mobile crisis team services and establish behavioral health crisis stabilization centers, which […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Councilman David Marks on Friday announced that the Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation is in the final stages of design and permitting for the new Richlyn Manor pumping station. The project will be advertised in early July of 2024, with actual construction taking place from December of 2024 to July of 2027. The Richlyn Manor […]