State Highway Administration to host public information session on Essex pedestrian safety initiative

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration will host a public informational workshop this fall to provide updates and receive feedback on an initiative to improve pedestrian access and safety along a key Essex corridor as part of the agency’s ambitious Pedestrian Safety Action Plan (PDF). Through the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan, the State Highway Administration reviewed existing conditions across the […]

Crews to improve pedestrian access on Martin Boulevard in Middle River

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration will begin improving pedestrian access on a section of MD 700/Martin Boulevard in eastern Baltimore County beginning later this week. The work will begin on Thursday, August 15, and is expected to be complete by early fall, weather permitting. Beginning at 9 a.m. on Thursday, crews will begin the project along MD 700 […]

Wires down, roadways flooded with rescues in progress as storms roll through area

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Wednesday evening’s storms are wreaking havoc on local roadways, with wires down and several rescues under way. Pulaski Highway at Rosedale Avenue in Rosedale is flooded with several people trapped in their vehicles, according to the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company. Eastern Boulevard is closed in both directions between White Marsh Boulevard and Martin Boulevard due to live power […]

Building fire reported in Middle River

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Crews responded to a building fire in Middle River on Tuesday evening. At around 6:30 p.m. on June 25, units from the Baltimore County Fire Department responded to the 1400-block of Martin Boulevard (21220). Crews arrived to find fire along the roofline of the building. There was no fire inside the structure. No injuries were reported. The cause […]

pOpshelf to open new location in Middle River

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A new shop will soon be opening its doors in Middle River. pOpshelf, a retail store concept from Dollar General with the vast majority of items priced at $5 or less, is bringing its second Baltimore-area location to the Martin Plaza Shopping Center. Dollar General first announced the pOpshelf concept in October 2020 and has since opened around […]

Three robberies reported in Parkville, Middle River business burglarized

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating an assault, a burglary, and three robberies that were reported over the past week. Sometime between 12:15 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 13, 2024, an armed suspect robbed someone in the 8400-block of Kings Ridge Road in Parkville (21234) and fled in the victim’s vehicle. At just before 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 13, […]

Two robberies reported in Middle River, two burglaries reported in Rosedale

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating two robberies and three burglaries that were reported over the past week. Sometime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 15, 2023, an individual entered a residence in the 5200-block of Daybrook Circle in Rosedale (21237) and stole property. At around 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 15, an individual committed a second-degree burglary in […]