NOTTINGHAM, MD—Good Samaritans were working overtime this weekend, making masks and cleaning up trash in a local neighborhood. Ryan Hensler spent several hours on Saturday cleaning up trash at the corner of Ebenezer Road and Pulaski Highway in White Marsh. The Double T Diner allowed Hensler to utilize their dumpster after COVID-19 cancelled the Bird River Watershed Restoration Campaign‘s spring […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks recognized a Perry Hall man on Friday. Dan Connor, with the support of many residents and organizations such as the Woman’s Club of Perry Hall, has helped manufacture more than 100 face shields. The masks are now being used at Johns Hopkins Hospital, University of Maryland Medical Center, and other medical facilities throughout […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Thursday recognized a local resident who made masks for the vulnerable. “Perry Hall resident Kim Franke is our Fifth District Good Samaritan today,” said Councilman Marks. “Kim has manufactured more than 300 face masks for vulnerable populations in our area.” “She came to the rescue last week when Morningside House of Satyr […]
UPDATE: Funding for a new northeastern Baltimore County elementary school has been approved. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Construction funding for the proposed new schools in northeastern Baltimore County is now uncertain due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday night, the Baltimore County School Board approved a contract modification that authorizes the school system to purchase new technology for […]
PARKVILLE, MD—Four COVID-19 deaths have been reported at a Parkville nursing home. Four residents at Genesis Loch Raven Center have died, according to Councilman David Marks, and 46 others have tested positive at the facility. The novel coronavirus outbreak at Genesis in Parkville was first reported on April 1st. “Let me begin by expressing sympathies to the families of these […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks announced on Tuesday that the proposed Fiscal Year 2021 county budget includes funding to design and expand parking at Seven Oaks Senior Center in Perry Hall. The senior center is one of the busiest in northeastern Baltimore County, sharing an entrance with Seven Oaks Elementary School. Parking is often difficult. Members have advocated […]
CARNEY, MD—Councilman David Marks on Monday recognized two Carney youths who made masks for a local learning center. “Today’s Fifth District Good Samaritans are Alex and Evan Glaeser, who manufactured 40 cloth masks as a Boy Scout service project,” said Councilman Marks. ” The masks were then donated to the Celebree Learning Center located in Perry Hall/Nottingham, which had previously […]
UPDATE: After speaking with the principal of Perry Hall High School, the police, and BCPS School Board Member Julie Henn, Councilman Marks says the PHHS track will remain open. “If there are any further practices by teams that violate social distancing – it will be closed,” said Councilman Marks on Thursday evening. Original story below… —— PERRY HALL, MD—Councilman David […]