The following is an op-ed piece from Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki. As you may have read, there are significant local concerns over the 1,000 plus new apartments coming to the White Marsh area. Many residents in Eastern Baltimore County are witnessing a sprawling development taking place along Route 1, Route 43, and beyond. Much of the rural character […]
TOWSON, MD—A group of Towson High School students are organizing The 2023 Tributary Festival, a third annual music festival to benefit the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. This year’s festival will be held on Saturday, September 9, from 11 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. at Patriot Plaza in downtown Towson, as part of the Towson Chamber of Commerce’s Towson Fall Festival. Scheduled performers […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—In accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator’s March 18, 2022, memorandum regarding “Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements to resolve Environmental Claims Against the Agency,” a proposed settlement has been reached that would resolve Gunpowder Riverkeeper v. Regan, et al., No. 1:20–cv–02063 (D.D.C.). On July 29, 2020, Gunpowder Riverkeeper filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—County surveyors are surveying the Lower Gunpowder tributary at the Seven Oaks environmental protection area, Councilman David Marks reported on Tuesday morning. Currently, surveyors are merely assessing conditions. “This area was targeted for study due to the number and extent of headcuts – spots of extreme streambed erosion – that are impacting the network of tributaries within the environmental […]
UPDATE: Police say Tyler has been located. Original story below… ——- KINGSVILLE, MD—Police in Baltimore County say a missing hiker was last seen in Kingsville. Tyler Fitts, 24, is 5’10” tall and weighs 160 pounds. He was last seen at around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday evening at Big Gunpowder Falls State Park off of Belair Road walking back from Pot […]
JOPPA, MD—Hazmat crews are responding after a boat sank in the Gunpowder River in Joppa on Monday. The incident was reported at just after 12 p.m. (noon) on July 18th. The boat reportedly sank in the area of Bridge Drive in Joppa and is leaking fuel, which prompted a hazmat response. There has been no word on any injuries. Motorists […]
UPDATE: The make has been rescued and is being evaluated by EMS personnel. Original story below… ——— FALLSTON, MD—Crews on the scene of a swiftwater rescue in the Fallston area. At just after 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, units responded to the Gunpowder River in the Harford Road area for reports of a male clinging to a kayak in the river. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has dedicated a portion of the Gunpowder North Trail in memory of Jim Gracie, trout fisherman and stream restoration advocate who died in 2020. A ceremony at Gunpowder Falls State Park was attended by his wife, Jane Gracie, numerous current and former state officials, and others in the fishing and conservation communities. A […]