PERRY HALL, MD – Baltimore County Councilman David Marks announced on Tuesday that construction would begin this week on a raised intersection at Joppa Road and Carlisle Avenue in Perry Hall. The project is a speed hump that covers the entire intersection. Its purpose is to help protect pedestrians from motorists who run or roll through stop signs. The $45,000 […]
WHITE MARSH, MD – In one month, Baltimore County Public Schools will celebrate the upcoming school year with its annual BCPSfest. The festival will be held on Saturday, August 24, from 10 a.m.–1 p.m., on the lower parking lot at Boscov’s at White Marsh Mall. Here are 10 reasons you and your family will want to be there: 1. Print […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD – The Maryland School for the Blind announced on Monday that Nicholas Pagani had been appointed Principal of the General Academic Program, effective immediately. Pagani has been on the staff at MSB for six years, beginning in 2013 as a Teacher of the Visually Impaired before being promoted to an Assistant Principal in 2015. He received a Bachelor […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD – The Baltimore County Police Department’s White Marsh Precinct has announced that they will be holding a Back to School Supply Drive in August. The drive will run from August 1st to August 31st. Supplies can be dropped off in the precinct’s lobby. The drive is being organized by Officer Reynolds and the Community Outreach Team. The White […]
KINGSVILLE, MD – Vandals have struck at a school in Kingsville. Images circulating online Saturday evening depicted a wooden desk at Kingsville Elementary School’s outdoor learning center that had been spray-painted, seemingly with someone’s initials. “Amazing expensive wood was used to create this desk for our children,” said a representative with the Kingsville Elementary PTA, “and someone has defaced it.” […]
TOWSON, MD – The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools is collecting new school supplies to restock The Exchangeree, which offers BCPS teachers access to free school supplies year-round to share with students in need. The drive is taking place through Friday, August 23rd. Drop-off locations: Nottingham-area Baltimore County Public Library Branches Essex – 1110 Eastern Blvd., 21221 Parkville-Carney […]
TOWSON, MD – Dr. Darryl L. Williams, superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools, has posted his 100-Day Entry Plan on the school system’s website. In the plan’s introduction, Williams writes that the plan and his work as superintendent will be guided by his “core values, background, and experiences as an educator and administrator.” He emphasizes that the plan – which […]
ESSEX, MD – During the annual Baltimore County Public Schools Safe Schools Conference, the school system announced that Officer Carlos Allen, the school resource officer (SRO) for the Essex Precinct, was named the elementary-level School Resource Officer of the Year. While each BCPS middle and high school has a full-time SRO, at the elementary level, one officer from each precinct […]