UPDATE: Miami Beach will also be closed on Friday, July 19, 2024. Original story below… MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A popular beach in the Middle River area will be closed on Thursday. The Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks says Miami Beach Park will be closed for the day on July 18 for maintenance. Beach access will be available at nearby […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service is dispatching four different survey teams to investigate damage after multiple tornadoes and funnel clouds were reported in the Mid-Atlantic on Wednesday night. The teams will survey nine counties in West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia. Tornadoes and/or funnel clouds were reported in Poolesville, Arbutus, Gaithersburg, Columbia, Middle River, Fallston, Darnestown, Joppa, Edgewood, Boonsboro, and several […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—The Middle River area officially has a new playground. On Saturday morning, officials cut the ribbon at a new playground at the Bengies Community Center. Baltimore County plans to build or replace 25 playgrounds each year. On hand for the ribbon-cutting were Councilman David Marks, Delegate Ryan Nawrocki, Baltimore County Parks & Rec. director Bob Smith, and members […]
BOWLEYS QUARTERS, MD—A storm planning community information meeting will be held in Bowleys Quarters next week. Bowleys Quarters Volunteer Fire Recue & Marine will host the session at its banquet hall on Thursday, May 23, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Along with BQVFD personnel, representatives from Baltimore County Emergency Management will also be in attendance. Topics discussed will include recent […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating a robbery and several assaults and burglaries that were reported over the past week. At just after 2 a.m. on Monday, April 22, 2024, a suspect entered a location in the 5500-block of New Forge Road in White Marsh (21162) and stole property before fleeing. At around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23, two suspect broke […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—More than a dozen local community groups and business organizations have written a letter to Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld regarding what they deem to be an unsafe stretch of Interstate 95 in northeastern Baltimore County and southern Harford County. The letter reads as follows: Secretary Paul Wiedefeld (MDOT), We are writing today concerning the ongoing construction […]
UPDATE: Two firefighters sustained non-life threatening injuries. No civilians were injured. The Red Cross is assisting displaced residents. Original story below… ——— BOWLEYS QUARTERS, MD—Crews are on the scene of an apartment fire in Bowleys Quarters. The blaze was reported at around 5:45 p.m. on Saturday evening in the unit block of Starwood Court (21220). Units arrived to find fire […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration will hold a community meeting to present recommendations from a study that examined safety concerns along Eastern Avenue in Middle River. The meeting will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 7 p.m. at the Bowleys Quarters Improvement Association hall (1124 Bowleys Quarters Road). Senator J.B. Jennings, Delegates Ryan Nawrocki and Kathy […]