TOWSON, MD—The National Artist Travel Prize has been awarded to a Carver Center teacher, and will allow her to travel to document ghost forests along the mid-Atlantic coast and to Germany. Sherry Insley, a visual arts teacher at the George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology, has won the $7,000 prize from the Municipal Art Society of Baltimore City. […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Tuesday announced that he will support reducing the development potential of more than 188 acres in the south Perry Hall area as part of the Comprehensive Zoning Map Process. The properties are included in Issues 5-036 and 5-181 and stretch from the White Marsh Road area across to Bucks Schoolhouse Road and […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—School supplies for students in need will be collected at a Perry Hall church in August. Perry Hall Presbyterian Church will hold a back-to-school drive for students at Perry Hall Middle School on Saturday, August 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is being sponsored by Perry Hall Lodge No. 235. Supplies needed include colored pencils, 9-volt […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Martin Boulevard Elementary School will be holding a “Stuff-a-Bus” event to collect school supplies for students in need. The event will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 3, 2024 at the Walmart located at 112 Carroll Island Road (21220). Among the items needed are bookbags, binders, pencils, glue sticks, erasers, and more. Additional details […]
OWINGS MILLS, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools is looking to collaborate with more businesses and organizations to support students’ success, and it’s doing so by hosting the BCPS Partnership Fair on Wednesday, July 17. The fair, which runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at New Town High School in Owings Mills, is an opportunity for BCPS to strengthen its partnerships […]
TOWSON, MD—Tanise Thornton-Fillyaw from Goucher College’s women’s track and field team has been named the USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete for the second consecutive year. This honor is only bestowed on two student-athletes each year. To qualify, Thornton-Fillyaw must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale across the most recent grading period. Institutions that use a […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Department of Education is offering free meals to kids this summer. The federal government funded program aims to make sure kids have access to healthy food during the break. This summer, schools, libraries, and recreation centers will offer free breakfast and lunch to students under the age of 18. No ID is required and service days […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County woman has won a $100,000 top lottery prize. The lucky woman won $100,000 as a FAST PLAY Mega Multiplier top prize. The woman, who has not identified herself, played at Edgemere Convenience on North Point Road and received the cash prize after buying three tickets. The woman had a $5 winner to cash when she first […]