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Portion of Taylor Avenue to be closed overnight through June 26 for sewer project

PARKVILLE, MD—A portion of Taylor Avenue will be closed overnight during the week as part of an ongoing sewer project. Taylor Avenue will be closed between Perring Parkway and Oakleigh Avenue from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sundays through Thursdays, through June 26th. This construction is part of Baltimore County’s East Branch Herring Run Relief Sewer project. The project represents …


Business, Politics

Councilman Marks recognizes 2021 Fifth District Citizens of the Year

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks has announced the 2021 Fifth District Citizens of the Year. The award, created by Councilman Marks when he began service as Fifth District representative, honors outstanding volunteers and community leaders who have made a difference in communities stretching from Towson to Kingsville. The 2021 recipients are as follows: Pat Keller, for service as President …


Harford Park Community Association to hold Parkville stream clean-up event on Sunday

PARKVILLE, MD—The Harford Park Community Association is inviting Parkville residents to help clean up the Herring Run on Sunday. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on April 18th and is being held in partnership with the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy. Participants are asked to meet outside the community building at 2522 Linwood Road (21234) to sign a …

Flash Flood Warning issued for Parkville, Overlea, Rosedale

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for portions of Baltimore County. The warning will remain in effect until 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday. At just before 6:15 p.m., Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the area. Up to one inch of rain has already fallen. Rain of one to two inches is expected in …

Downpours cause sewers to overflow into Herring Run

NOTTINGHAM, MD – Thursday night’s strong storms caused a local sewer overflow, according to the Department of Public Works. DPW says that the storms caused a sewer overflow of almost 7.8 million gallons of storm water mixed with sewer water into Herring Run, and over 830 thousand gallons into the Jones Falls. The overflows were recorded at four underground overflow …

Heavy rains contribute to sewer overflows, Herring Run affected

NOTTINGHAM, MD – This week’s heavy rains contributed to three sewer overflows, discharging 1.87 million gallons of stormwater mixed with sewer water, according to the Department of Public Works. Most of the overflow volume stemmed from the severe rain that pounded parts of Baltimore City during the Tuesday, August 6, evening rush hour. As a result of these downpours, approximately …

20K gallons of sewage spill into Herring Run tributary

The Baltimore County Department of Public Works has reported a sanitary sewer overflow near the Nottingham area. Approximately 20,500 gallons of sewage was leaked at Glendale Park, located west of Loch Raven Boulevard and south of Taylor Avenue (21239). The release was discovered at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 29, and was stopped 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 30. …