The following Letters to the Editor were sent to NottinghamMD.com during the week of November 27, 2023. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in letters to our community should not be interpreted as the viewpoint of NottinghamMD.com. Letter #1 Response to Councilman Marks announces passage of bill to eliminate paper bag fees at fast food restaurants, pharmacies “Weak men are vicious men.” […]
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 […]
WHITE MARSH, MD—Crews attempted to rescue a boat that appeared to be stranded in a White Marsh river on Thursday morning. Units from the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company, Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company, and Bowleys Quarters Volunteer Fire Rescue & Marine Emergency Team 21 responded to the Bird River in White Marsh to investigate a boat that was reportedly stuck […]
BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD—Last week, the City of Baltimore and Baltimore County, along with eleven other governmental entities across the country, announced a proposed nationwide class action settlement with Monsanto Company, Pharmacia, LLC, and Solutia, Inc., for $550 million, resolving PCB water contamination claims for a proposed class of 2,528 governmental entities nationwide. “This national resolution will empower nearly 2,000 cities, […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A new northeastern Baltimore County high school is one step closer to becoming a reality. At this week’s session of the Baltimore County Council, Council Chairperson Cathy Bevins announced that over 30 acres have been donated to the county for the development of the new school. The property, which is located along Ebenezer Road near Greenleigh at Crossroads, […]
Project to Improve Boating Navigation and Safety Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and Sixth District Councilwoman Cathy Bevins visited the Bird River waterfront in Middle River on Thursday to announce a dredging project to support recreational boating on the upper Bird River and enhance the county’s waterfront communities. “Our waterfront is one of Baltimore County’s best amenities and this project will […]
Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz submitted a $3.15 billion budget for fiscal year 2018 on Thursday. The new county budget will provide many positive initiatives that will help the citizens of northeastern Baltimore County. Initiatives include $500,000 for improvements to Double Rock Park, $800,000 for turf fields at Perry Hall High School, and $4 million for the dredging of the […]
The state is investigating the deaths of nearly 6,000 fish in Baltimore County waterways this month. The Maryland Department of the Environment says the dead fish were spotted in local waterways, including the Gunpowder River and Bird River. MDE spokesperson Jay Apperson says that preliminary results would seem to indicate that algae-created toxins are the probable cause. The fish kill […]