UPDATE: The County Executive’s office has released additional clarifications on Thursday’s announcement: County Executive Olszewski will issue an executive order stating that effective Friday, May 22, at 9 a.m., Baltimore County will take the following actions: Retail stores may reopen for in-store retail with a maximum capacity of 10, including staff. This applies to all retail establishments outside of those […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Councilman David Marks on Wednesday evening issued a statement on Baltimore County’s reluctance to fully enter Phase One of Governor Larry Hogan’s Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery. Councilman Marks’ statement reads as follows: “It’s time to reopen small business in Baltimore County – with safety precautions. “That’s what more than 1,000 people have told me in emails and […]
CARNEY, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Monday announced that an agreement had been reached to prevent commercial development at the corner of Joppa Road and Magledt Road in Carney and enhance the longtime snowball stand at that area, a local landmark. Claude and Joni Elmore, owners of the Kona Ice snowball stand, have purchased the half-acre property at the […]
UPDATE: For the latest local zip code reports, click here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Saturday reported that there have now been close to 38,000 COVID-19 cases in Maryland. As of Saturday morning, there have been 37,968 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland. There have been 1,842 related deaths, 6,755 total hospitalizations, and 1,500 […]
UPDATE: Baltimore County Councilman David Marks issuer the following statement on Wednesday evening: ”Governor Hogan has laid out a cautious plan to reopen Maryland’s economy. Should the Baltimore County administration want to go in a different direction, I look forward to a discussion with the seven Councilmembers first.” Original story below… ——— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Wednesday […]
CARNEY, MD—The employees at Tim’s Automotive and Towing in Carney are doing their part to help front-line healthcare workers. On Monday, Tim Bonner, CEO at Tim’s, dropped off 125 free gift certificates for healthcare workers at Rosedale’s MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. “Today’s Fifth District Good Samaritans are the employees at Tim’s Automotive & Towing,” said Councilman David Marks. “This […]
PERRY HALL, MD—It’s official. Tim Bonner has been elected president of the Perry Hall Recreation Council. Bonner is the first new president of the Council in half a century, succeeding the late Jerry Soukup, who passed away in February at 92 years of age. Since its founding in 1955, Jerry Soukup was a member of the Perry Hall Recreation Council, […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Celebrating Mother’s Day while in quarantine can be challenging, but BrightView Perry Hall made it happen. The local senior living community organized a “parade” consisting of family members and friends who wished all of the residents a Happy Mother’s Day. Councilman David Marks also joined the caravan to salute the residents. “During this very difficult time in our […]