Putty Hill Avenue Archives

I-695 ramps to Perring Parkway to temporarily close overnight for guardrail upgrades

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

PARKVILLE, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration will temporarily close exit ramps and detour traffic at the I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) / MD 41 (Perring Parkway) interchange in Parkville beginning Sunday night, July 7. The overnight closures will allow contractor crews to upgrade traffic barriers (guardrail) on eight ramps through late July, weather permitting. Crews will work overnight with temporary interchange ramp […]

Water main break snarls traffic in Nottingham area

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Crews are responding to a water main break in the Nottingham area. A water main has ruptured along Belair Road in the Overlea/Fullerton area, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. MDOT reports that two of three southbound lanes are closed along Route 1 between Wholesale Club Drive and Putty Hill Avenue. The Department of Public Works says the […]

Walmart to close Putty Hill Avenue store

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—A local Walmart will soon be closing its doors. The company announced on Wednesday that it would be closing its store located in Towson Place at 1238 Putty Hill Avenue. “This decision was not made lightly and was reached only after a careful and thoughtful review process,” Director Alicia Anger said in a statement. “We have nearly 5,000 stores […]

22-year-old charged with rape, robbery following sexual assault in Parkville

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

PARKVILLE, MD—Police have arrested and charged a suspect following a sexual assault that occurred in Parkville over the weekend. Detectives with the Special Victims Unit of the Baltimore County Police Department are investigating a sexual assault that occurred in the 3000-block of Putty Hill Avenue (21234) on Sunday, February 11, 2024, at around 3:30 p.m. Police have arrested and charged […]

Loch Raven Boulevard shut down due to Parkville fire

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

PARKVILLE, MD—Crews are on the scene of a fire in the Parkville/East Towson area. The fire was reported at just after 8 p.m. in an apartment complex along Loch Raven Boulevard just south of Putty Hill Avenue, across the street from the Knettishall community Units arrived to find smoke showing from the roof of the building. Loch Raven Boulevard has […]

Parkville 9/11 Path of Honor to mark 12th year

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

PARKVILLE, MD—An annual tradition will return to Parkville this weekend. For the past twelve years, volunteers have placed 2,977 American flags along Putty Hill Avenue, from Old Harford Road to Harford Road, in honor of those who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The 2023 Path of Honor will go up on Friday morning, September 8, […]

Overnight crash takes out utility pole, brings down power lines in Parkville

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

PARKVILLE, MD—Crews responded to a crash in the Parkville area overnight. The crash was reported along Putty Hill Avenue between Perring Parkway and Old Harford Road. Reports indicate that a vehicle struck a utility police and brought down power lines across Putty Hill Avenue, knocking out power to those nearby. There has been no word on any injuries. Photos via […]

Robbery reported in Fullerton, suspect arrested following Parkville assault

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating an assault, a robbery, and two burglaries that were reported over the past week. At just after 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, a first-degree assault with a weapon was reported in the 8400-block of Arbor Station Way in Parkville (21234). The suspect was subsequently arrested. At just after 12:30 a.m. on Friday, June 16, […]