Big Gunpowder River Archives

Federal Railroad Administration awards $30 million to replace 110-year-old MARC train tracks on Gunpowder River Bridge

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore applauded this week’s announcement of nearly $7 billion in awards from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration for Maryland projects that will make Amtrak and MARC rail service safer, faster, more reliable and more convenient for passengers. The projects, in Baltimore City and Baltimore, Harford, and Cecil counties, were selected through the Biden Administration’s […]

NOW YOU KNOW: Addressing Development Concerns and Preserving our Waterways

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

The following is an op-ed piece from Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki. As you may have read, there are significant local concerns over the 1,000 plus new apartments coming to the White Marsh area. Many residents in Eastern Baltimore County are witnessing a sprawling development taking place along Route 1, Route 43, and beyond. Much of the rural character […]

Gunpowder Riverkeeper reaches proposed settlement with EPA on PCBs in the Gunpowder River, Bush River

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—In accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator’s March 18, 2022, memorandum regarding “Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements to resolve Environmental Claims Against the Agency,” a proposed settlement has been reached that would resolve Gunpowder Riverkeeper v. Regan, et al., No. 1:20–cv–02063 (D.D.C.). On July 29, 2020, Gunpowder Riverkeeper filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the […]

Rescue under way at Big Gunpowder River

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

KINGSVILLE, MD—A Wednesday evening rescue is under way in Kingsville. At around 6:45 p.m., swift water rescue teams were trying to reach an injured person on the Big Gunpowder River. A male reportedly fell and became wedged between two rocks in the area of the 11200-block of Belair Road. The rescue operation involves multiple land, ATV, swift water rescue teams, […]

Volunteers needed for Gunpowder Falls State Park stream clean-up

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Chris Montcalmo

Maryland State Parks, the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy, Historic Jerusalem Mill Village, and Project Clean Stream are looking for help with a stream clean-up at Gunpowder Falls State Park. The event will take place along the Jones Road Trail (10400 Jones Road) in Kingsville on Saturday, April 6, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers will be cleaning up the […]

Rescue underway after vehicle overturns along I-95

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Chris Montcalmo

Crews are on the scene of a Thursday night crash along Interstate 95 in the Bradshaw area. At about 9:45 p.m., the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company reported that one of its engines was assisting units from Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company after a vehicle overturned along southbound I-95 between Raphel Road and the Big Gunpowder River. Reports indicate that the […]

Crews battled overnight car carrier fire along I-95

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Chris Montcalmo

Crews battled a car carrier fire that was reported in White Marsh last night. At just before 11:30 p.m., units responded to southbound Interstate 95 between the Big Gunpowder River and New Forge Road, according to the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company. Crews from WMVFC, Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company, and Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company worked to douse the flames. The […]