Councilman Marks issues statement to address Gerst Farm concerns following town hall meeting

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Councilman David Marks issued a statement on Friday evening to address concerns that arose following Thursday night’s public meeting on the future of the Gerst Farm property. So many people turned out for Thursday’s meeting that crowds spilled out into the hallways of the Hilton Garden Inn. At the meeting, developer Elm Street showed a plan for the 317-home […]

Sears to close White Marsh Mall store

WHITE MARSH, MD—Sears announced on Thursday that the company would be closing three stores in Maryland, including its White Marsh Mall location. Liquidation sales are set to begin this week ahead of planned closures in April. “After careful review, we have made the difficult but necessary decision to close the Sears stores in Annapolis, Baltimore and Waldorf, Md.,” wrote Sears […]

Nottingham man killed in fatal I-95 crash

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred early Tuesday morning in Baltimore County. At just before 1:30 a.m., troopers responded to northbound Interstate 95 just south of I-195 for a report of a single-vehicle crash that involved a pedestrian. According to a preliminary investigation, the driver of a Mercedes sedan was traveling northbound on I-95 when […]

Seasons Pizza in Perry Hall burglarized, knifepoint robbery reported in Essex

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating several local crimes that were reported over the past week. At around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 30, an individual entered an unspecified store in the 200-block of Back River Neck Road in Middle River (21220).  The suspect pulled out a gun and demanded money and cigars, then fled on foot. Sometime between 7 p.m. on […]