OVERLEA, MD—A unique art exhibit is coming to the Overlea area this weekend. “Art in the Park” (“Arte en el Parque”) takes place at Holt Park this Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12 from 10:00 to 4:00 p.m. The exhibit will feature unique contemporary artwork by Latino artists reflecting on nature, climate, traditions, immigration, and abstract. There will be […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Key Bridge crews are preparing to begin the next phase of bridge removal, which will involve using explosives to “cut” sections of the Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage. The demolition team is using small charges to split the large section of truss at specific locations, which will create multiple, smaller sections. This will allow salvors to use cranes and barges […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Fire Department has promoted several of its members. Fire Chief Joanne Rund has announced the promotion of the following 9 personnel: FIRE LIEUTENANT Fire Specialist Anand Chelliah Fire Specialist Matthew Dize Fire Specialist Justin Goodwin FADO Albert McCausland FADO Justin Pryor EMS LIEUTENANT PMFC Matthew E. Murphy PARAMEDIC FIRST CLASS PM Christopher M. Carroll PM Naomi […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Salvage teams at the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse located the sixth and final victim and promptly notified the Maryland Department of State Police. Maryland State Police investigators along with officers from the Maryland Transportation Authority Police and the FBI responded to the scene and recovered the body of a sixth construction worker. The victim is […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks and Board of Education member Julie Henn on Wednesday reported that the pathways from Perry Hall Elementary School to Ebenezer Road will be improved this summer, once school has closed. The current pathways are in a state of disrepair. “These are used by dozens of students every day, and by our recreation council volunteers […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Commission on Civil Rights has named Cleveland Horton II as interim director following Alvin Gillard’s retirement, Governor Wes Moore announced this week. Horton, a graduate of the Community College of Baltimore County, the University of Baltimore, and the Maryland Advisory Council on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, is a civil rights lawyer with extensive experience in […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Key Bridge salvage workers and Coast Guard crews are preparing for the removal of a large piece of bridge that is currently lying on top of the M/V Dali. The ship is currently being maintained in Fort McHenry Channel, and salvage crews are working to make space for the shipping channel to reopen. The bridge piece in question is […]
OWINGS MILLS, MD—A Baltimore County Public Schools teacher will soon be receiving a special honor. Anthony Calise, a math teacher at Owings Mills High School, has been named the STEM Educator of the Year by the Maryland Tech Council. The award, sponsored by AstraZeneca, will be given to Calise at the 36th Annual Industry Awards Celebration on May 23 at […]