PERRY HALL, MD—After more than one year of planning and discussion, a new traffic signal will soon go live in Perry Hall. On Monday, December 9, the Maryland State Highway Administration Elwood activate a new traffic light at the intersection of Belair Road and Klausmier Road. The intersection has been called one of the most dangerous in Perry Hall. The […]
UPDATE: Full details of the traffic calming plan have been released – click here for details. Original story below… —— PERRY HALL, MD – Baltimore County Councilman David Marks announced on Friday that six speed bumps would be constructed along Perry Hall’s Klausmier Road this summer. The traffic calming project will cost about $25,000, and was approved following a neighborhood […]
Baltimore County Public Schools on Monday announced the nominees for the 2019 “Eastern Zone” Teacher of the Year award. Here are this year’s nominees, listed in alphabetical order by school. Stephanie Lawson, Battle Grove Elementary Terry Flynn, Battle Monument Cindy Laue, Bear Creek Elementary Stacey Steinberg, Berkshire Elementary Diane Pfeifer, Chapel Hill Elementary Carrie Sprucebank, Charlesmont Elementary Irene Check, Chase […]
Baltimore County Councilman David Marks and School Board member Julie Henn announced on Thursday that the school system is advancing a long-needed expansion of the Gunpowder Elementary School parking lot. In a letter to Henn, Interim Superintendent Verletta White wrote, “We are aware of the need for additional parking spaces at Gunpowder Elementary School and have been working with our […]
Brianna Sosnowski, a special educator at Gunpowder Elementary School, is among the Twenty Tigers in their Twenties recently honored by the Towson University Alumni Association. The program is designed to honor Towson University alumni, between the ages of 20 and 32, whose achievements have significantly enhanced their professions, communities, and/or Towson University. Sosnowski graduated from Towson University in 2014 with […]
UPDATE: Officials believe a faulty projector was too blame. Children have safely returned to their classrooms. Original story below… —— Fire crews are responding to an incident at a local elementary school. At just before 10:30 a.m., units from White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company were dispatched to Gunpowder Elementary School. WMVFC says that units were responding to a report of smoke in a […]
Baltimore County Councilman David Marks has asked the Baltimore County Board of Education to include funding in its Fiscal Year 2019 budget submittal for an enlargement of the Gunpowder Elementary School parking lot. A letter was sent to Interim Superintendent Verletta White on July 25th endorsing the plan. “This spring, I created a task force to recommend improvements to ease […]
UPDATE 8: All four suspects are now in police custody. The first suspect arrested has been identified as 16-year-old Dawnta Anthony Harris. UPDATE 7: The fallen officer has been identified – click here for details. UPDATE 6: One suspect has been arrested. Three others remain at large. UPDATE 5: Parents of Perry Hall Elementary, Seven Oaks Elementary, and Gunpowder Elementary […]