2023 BCPS Film Expo honors 10 projects from 8 schools

TOWSON, MD—Several award-winning student films were showcased recently at the 2023 BCPS Film Expo. Held on May 16 at The Senator Theatre, the BCPS Film Expo is Baltimore County’s largest student film competition. In its eighth year, the competition attracted 148 film and GIF entries from 27 schools, including the Virtual Learning Program. Ten films were selected as favorites by […]

NOW YOU KNOW: End-of-session review part II

The following is an op-ed piece from Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki. Welcome back to the 2023 End of Session Review, a continuation of last week’s article! This article outlines additional measures that took place during the Annapolis legislative session – some good and others not so much. In March, Governor Moore announced that Maryland would move to electric […]

Police, elected officials to hold community walk in Holland Hills

BALTIMORE, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department and local elected officials will hold a community walk in Holland Hills on Wednesday evening. Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough, County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr., and Delegate Carl Jackson will be among local officials partnering with community members on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 7 p.m., at the Hazelwood Inn for a Community […]

Gas prices tick slightly higher

BALTIMORE, MD—For the first time in several weeks, the nation’s average price of gasoline has inched up, rising 0.4 cents from a week ago to $3.51 per gallon this week, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is down 14.9 cents from a […]

Police seek to identify person of interest in deadly northeast Baltimore shooting [VIDEO]

BALTIMORE, MD—Homicide detectives with the Baltimore Police Department are looking to identify a person of interest in relation to a deadly shooting. The incident occurred at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 5, 2023 in the 6800-block of Elsrode Avenue (21234). One on the scene, officers located a 29-year-old male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He later died from his injuries. […]

Code Orange Air Quality Alert issued for Friday in Baltimore area

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Friday in the Baltimore area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The effects […]

NOW YOU KNOW: End-of-session review part I

The following is an op-ed piece from Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki. UPDATE: Part II can now be viewed here. Original story below… The 2023 Legislative Session proved to be full of wins and losses, as with any season in life! As a member of the Health and Government Operations (HGO) Committee, Delegate Szeliga sponsors and cosponsors many bills. […]