Director of DPW to retire, Olszewski makes other Baltimore County personnel announcements

TOWSON, MD—County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Friday made several important personnel announcements, filling key Baltimore County positions. “The key to building a better Baltimore County is building a great team, and I’m thrilled that these talented individuals will put their experience and passion to work on behalf of our residents and communities,” Olszewski said. Department of Public Works Acting Director […]

Work to result in weekend-long detour of southbound I-895 at Moravia Road

ROSEDALE, MD—Southbound I-895 at Moravia Road in Baltimore will be closed to traffic temporarily over the weekend. A detour will direct motorists to Moravia Road (Exit 14) with access to westbound Route 40 or southbound I-95. Weather permitting, work will begin at 10 p.m. on Friday, October 2nd and last until 4:30 a.m. Monday, October 5th. Crews will be performing […]

Maryland residents get second chance to view NASA’s rescheduled Antares rocket launch

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Maryland residents will get a second chance—on a clearer night—to view a rescheduled rocket launch. The ground support equipment problem that scrubbed Thursday night’s Antares rocket launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility just before liftoff has been resolved. The launch has been rescheduled for Friday night.  The 5-minute launch window opens at 9:16 p.m. ET. Northrop Grumman is coordinating […]

Angler catches Maryland record gray triggerfish

OCEAN CITY, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has recognized Logan Liddick of Carlisle, Pa. as the new Maryland state record holder for the gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus). The 34-year-old angler caught the 6.0-pound, 20-inch long fish on Sept. 25, while fishing near a shipwreck 14 miles off the coast of Ocean City. Using both clams and squid for bait, […]

I-95 Express Toll Lanes in Rosedale blocked by debris spill

UPDATE: All lanes have now been reopened. Original story below… —— ROSEDALE, MD—A truck that lost its load on Interstate 95 on Friday afternoon is causing traffic delays. At 12:30 p.m., the Maryland Transportation Authority reported that the northbound I-95 Express Toll Lanes as well as the left lane along northbound I-95 were blocked just past the Pulaski Highway/Route 40 […]

Nottingham storage shed, Rosedale liquor stores burglarized

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating several local crimes that were reported over the past week. Sometime between midnight on Thursday, August 27 and 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 27, an individual broke into a secured storage unit in the 7800-block of Rossville Boulevard in Nottingham (21236) and stole multiple items. At just after 12:45 a.m. on Monday, September 28, an individual […]

BCPS launches online ‘Teacher as Artist’ exhibit

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Public Schools Office of Visual Arts this week announced its first show of the school year – the 2020 Teacher as Artist Virtual Exhibition – which features artwork by teachers from 48 schools. “Each school year welcomes this exhibition of artwork exclusively by our BCPS art educators,” said Sherri Fisher, visual arts coordinator for BCPS. “The […]

WEEKLY ZIP CODE REPORT: Maryland COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to fall as positivity rates remain below 5%

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on  Friday reported that COVID-19 hospitalizations in the state continue to fall as the state’s overall positivity rate remains below 5%. Previous zip code reports can be viewed here. Overall Metrics As of Friday, October 2, 2020, there have been 126,222 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland. The state has now conducted 2,660,800 tests. […]