MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center achieves Magnet redesignation

MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center has earned Magnet redesignation for excellence in nursing services by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Magnet Recognition Program – the highest level of recognition a nursing program can achieve in the United States. Only three percent of the nation’s hospitals have earned the honor. The Magnet designation honors medical facilities with the highest […]

Community shred day, yard sale coming to Fullerton Plaza in September

UPDATE: Due to the impending hurricane, this event has been rescheduled for September 22, 2018. Original story below… —— A Community Shred Day will take place in Fullerton next month. The Overlea Fullerton Rosedale Business Association will be holding the event on Saturday, September 15, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Fullerton Plaza Shopping Center, located at […]

Overnight shooting reported in Rosedale

Police are investigating a shooting that was reported overnight in the Rosedale area. At about 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, units responded to Leatherwood Place (21237) for a report of shots fired. After arriving at the scene, officers found a victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the mid-body. The victim, a 24-year-old male, was taken to a local hospital with […]

Board approves superintendent’s plan to reorganize to support school success, safety, climate

Superintendent Verletta White’s proposal to create a new Division of School Climate and Safety and to reorganize the school system’s management of schools was approved on Tuesday evening the Board of Education of Baltimore County. The change will take effect beginning in the 2018 – 2019 school year. “I had been considering this reorganization for some time,” White said, “to maximize opportunities […]

Councilman Marks announces start of stream valley improvements in White Marsh

Baltimore County Councilman David Marks announced on Monday the start of improvements to repair a stream valley in White Marsh. Around August 27th, contractors will begin work to restore approximately 7,000 linear feet of the West Branch of the White Marsh Run North Fork. This stream valley extends along near the Southfield and Castlemill Circle communities. The waterway has become […]

Serious crash reported in Fallston

Crews are on the scene of a serious, Monday afternoon crash in Fallston. The crash was reported at just before 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of MD-152/Fallston Road and Friendship Road. Three people are said to be injured. A second ambulance is being dispatched to the scene. Motorists should use caution in the area.