TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department has a new tool to help build relationships with the community it serves: a Mobile Community Center. The Baltimore County Police Department launched the Mobile Community Center on Tuesday. It’s a mobile platform that will bring “essential services, outreach, and educational programs directly to the communities that the Baltimore County Police Department serves,” according […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier, Councilman David Marks, the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks, and state legislators will dedicate the new playground at Honeygo Run Park in April. The event will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The playground is one of seven in the Fifth District that have been renovated or […]
TOWSON, MD—Overdose deaths in Baltimore County decreased by 30% in 2024 from the previous year, a significant drop that County Executive Kathy Klausmeier and County Health Officer Dr. Lucy E. Wilson announced this week. This decline represents a 49% decrease in overdoses since 2021. This decrease is based on preliminary information from the Maryland Overdose Data Dashboard, which reported 286 […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Friday announced that the new Fiscal Year 2026 county budget will include $4 million to complete the 22-acre park on Gerst Road in Perry Hall. “I thank County Executive Klausmeier for supporting this request, which will help us finish the fifth new park in Perry Hall’s Honeygo area since 2010,” said Councilman Marks. […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier on Friday submitted a $4.8 billion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2026 that provides funding for public education, recreation and parks, public safety, sustainability, public works and transportation, libraries, and beyond. “Baltimore County residents deserve leadership that continues to invest in our communities, deliver record funding for educators, and provide for long-awaited infrastructure projects. […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier is inviting residents to order free native trees to plant in recognition of Arbor Day 2025, which is the last weekend in April. This year’s annual native tree giveaway offers advance online pre-ordering, or limited same day pick-up. Trees are expected to run out quickly in both cases. “We need more trees in […]
KINGSVILLE, MD—Kingsville Elementary School recognized 46 students on Monday who completed the Patriotic Scholars Program. The students demonstrated a command of history, government, and geography that is essential for U.S. citizenship. “As the nation prepares for its 250th birthday in 2026, we need more programs like this to remind future generations of the lessons of history and the meaning of […]
SPARROWS POINT, MD—Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier, the Department of Recreation and Parks, elected officials and community stakeholders on Wednesday participated in a ribbon cutting event at Sparrows Point Park, the first new major recreational site in southeast Baltimore County in more than two decades. Located on a portion of what was once one of the world’s largest steel-producing and […]