Commencement held for The Maryland School for the Blind Class of 2022

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland School for the Blind held its 169th commencement on June 6, 2022. The ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of 19 students from the Class of 2022, who are now proud MSB alumni. The ceremony consisted of the conferring of diplomas, certificates, and awards, with remarks from Dr. Joshua Irzyk, MSB Director of Education, and commencement speaker, Paul Schroeder, […]

Portion of Taylor Avenue to be closed overnight through June 26 for sewer project

PARKVILLE, MD—A portion of Taylor Avenue will be closed overnight during the week as part of an ongoing sewer project. Taylor Avenue will be closed between Perring Parkway and Oakleigh Avenue from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sundays through Thursdays, through June 26th. This construction is part of Baltimore County’s East Branch Herring Run Relief Sewer project. The project represents […]

Retired police officer collects $50,000 Powerball prize after purchasing ticket in Parkville

BALTIMORE, MD—Playing Maryland Lottery games isn’t routine for retired police officer John Boyd. However, the Towson resident does spend $20 on Powerball tickets whenever the jackpot rolls past the $100 million mark. Now, the occasional player is celebrating a $50,000 win. The 64-year-old bought his lucky ticket at Maria’s, his regular Maryland Lottery retailer, which is located at 1812 Taylor […]

Man run down by vehicle during Nottingham altercation, attempted stabbing reported in Middle River

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating several local crimes that were reported over the past week. At shortly after 6:15 p.m. on Monday, April 28, two armed individual entered a business in the 1700-block of Taylor Avenue (21234) and fled with a bag of merchandise without paying for the items. Sometime between 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 31 and 6 a.m. on […]

Nottingham, Parkville players land big Maryland Lottery prizes

NOTTINGHAM, MD—A few local players scored big prizes from the Maryland Lottery over the past week. Lottery officials say the following winning tickets were sold in and around the Nottingham area: $50,000 Powerball ticket sold on April 1 at Maria’s, located at 1812 Taylor Avenue in Parkville (unclaimed) $15,514 RACETRAX ticket sold on March 31 at Perry Hall BP located […]