Laundromat fire reported in Overlea

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Crews are responding to a Sunday evening building fire in Overlea. At just after 6:30 p.m., units responded to a laundromat in the 7500-block of Belair Road (21236). Arriving personnel found smoke showing from a one-story laundromat. There are no reports of any injuries at this time. Crews from the Baltimore County Fire Department are working to extinguish fire […]

Vehicle loses control, crashes into house in Seven Courts community

UPDATE 2: Pat and Melissa Nocera are finally back home. UPDATE: The family whose home was struck in this crash has finally started to rebuild. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police responded to a late-night crash in the Seven Courts community overnight. Initial reports indicate that the brakes failed on a vehicle that was traveling down Hickoryhurst Drive. The vehicle […]

BCPS announces meal distribution changes beginning Monday, March 1

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD—Some Baltimore County Public Schools students will begin attending classes in their school buildings during the week of March 1st. To facilitate the Phase I and Phase II hybrid instruction model, the school system will modify its meal distribution program beginning on Monday. Under this new plan, school officials say all elementary school students who opted for in-person […]

Parking improvements completed at Gunpowder Elementary School [PHOTOS]

PERRY HALL, MD—Parking improvements have been completed at Perry Hall’s Gunpowder Elementary School, Councilman David Marks announced on Friday. The project is one that supporters say will improve mobility both at the school along Holiday Manor Road. “Parking has been a problem at Gunpowder Elementary School since before I was elected,” said Councilman Marks. “Along with the resurfacing of Baker […]

WEEKLY ZIP CODE REPORT: Maryland COVID-19 positivity rate drops below 4%, hospitalizations fall to less than 1,000

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Friday reported that the statewide COVID-19 positivity rate and total hospitalizations continued to decline over the past week. Previous zip code reports can be viewed here. Overall Metrics As of Friday, February 26, 2021, there have been 380,436 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland. The state has now conducted 7,804,095 tests, including more […]

BROOD X: 17-year cicadas to re-emerge in Maryland this spring

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Brood X is coming.  For the first time in nearly two decades, the 17-year locusts (actually, cicadas) are set to return to Maryland this spring. Trillions of the noisy creatures will begin to emerge from the ground in mid-May and stick around through late June.  They typically begin to make their way upward once the soil temperature reaches 64 degrees […]

Guy Fieri’s Flavortown ‘ghost kitchen’ opens in White Marsh

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Celebrity chef Guy Fieri is rolling out a new delivery-only restaurant chain that adopts the “ghost kitchen” concept instead of a static brick-and-mortar, sit-down establishment, according to Deadline. The ghost kitchen concept is fairly new, but their popularity has blossomed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  A ghost kitchen (also known as a delivery-only restaurant, or virtual kitchen) is a professional […]

Councilman Marks presses for eastern Baltimore County vaccination center

UPDATE: An eastside vaccination center has opened at CCBC Essex. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Tuesday lent his support for a vaccination center to serve residents in eastern Baltimore County. “I am wholeheartedly in support of a vaccination clinic to serve our residents in places like Perry Hall, White Marsh, Middle River, and southeastern […]