Olszewski Baltimore County Education Announcement 20220328

Olszewski announces $70 million investment in Baltimore County school construction

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TOWSON, MD—County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Monday was joined by House Speaker Adrienne Jones, Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Darryl Williams, and Baltimore County Council Chairman Julian Jones to announce $70 million in new investments in school construction for Fiscal Year 2023. Standing inside of Scotts Branch Elementary School, Olszewski announced that the school would be rebuilt from the ground […]

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Western Maryland Snow 20220328

Elevated fire risk in Baltimore area on Monday, snow showers possible

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NOTTINGHAM, MD—The National Weather Service says there is an elevated fire risk in the Baltimore area on Monday. Forecasters say there is a risk of rapid fire spread on Monday afternoon through early evening, especially across portions of central Virginia. Snow showers are also possible on Monday along and west of I-95 through northernmost Virginia, eastern West Virginia, and central/western […]

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Gas prices hold steady as oil moves erratically

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NOTTINGHAM, MD—After a storm of surging gas prices followed by a week of decline, the national average is virtually unchanged from a week ago, declining just tenths of a penny to $4.23 per gallon on Monday according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average […]

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BOOM ALERT: Aberdeen Proving Ground to conduct testing March 28 – April 1

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ABERDEEN, MD—Loud noise alert! Aberdeen Proving Ground officials have announced that the base will conduct firing tests this week. APG has firing tests scheduled Monday, March 28 through Friday, April 1 from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The surrounding communities may hear weapons firing and see flashes or light visible off-post from illumination devices. These operations are not hazardous […]

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Carjacking reported in White Marsh, storage building burglarized in Kingsville

Posted on by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating two local crimes that were reported this week. At just after 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 22, an armed individual got into someone’s vehicle in the 11000-block of Pulaski Highway in White Marsh (21162) and demanded a ride. The victim was then pushed out and the suspect fled in their vehicle. Sometime between 11 p.m. on […]

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Baltimore County Council Revised Redistricting Map 20220324

Baltimore County Council votes unanimously to adopt new redistributing map following approval by federal judge

Posted on by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—At Thursday evening’s meeting of the Baltimore County Council, the council unanimously voted to adopt its new redistricting map. Earlier in the day, a U.S. district judge approved the County Council’s revised redistricting map of Baltimore County’s seven council districts, ruling that the new map accurately represents black voters. In February, the judge had granted an injunction against an […]

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BCPS: External vendor to discontinue optional COVID testing at schools

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TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools officials on Tuesday announced that, due to low student and staff participation across the system, CIAN Diagnostics, the school system’s external testing vendor, cannot support continued optional COVID-19 testing in schools and offices. CIAN has made the decision to end optional testing in BCPS effective immediately. This change does not impact school-based testing that is […]

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