UPDATE 3: BCPS and HCPS will also be closed on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. UPDATE 2: Baltimore County government will also be closed on Monday. There will be no trash or recycling collection on January 6 and all drop-off centers will be closed. UPDATE: Baltimore City Public Schools will also be closed on Monday. Original story below… ——— BALTIMORE, MD—Baltimore […]
PARKVILLE, MD—Crews responded to a fire that broke out in a shopping strip on East Joppa Road overnight. The blaze broke out during the early morning hours on Saturday, January 4, 2025 in the 1800-block of E. Joppa Road (21234). Upon arrival, firefighters found fire showing through the roof of the shopping strip and a second alarm was sounded. No […]
TOWSON, MD—Fifty-three Baltimore County Public Schools teachers achieved and 10 BCPS teachers renewed their National Board Certification in December 2024. To achieve National Board Certification, the highest certification a teacher may obtain, teachers must successfully complete a rigorous, performance-based, peer-review process, demonstrating their proven impact on student learning and achievement. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, an independent nonprofit […]
UPDATE: Harford County Public Schools have cancelled all afterschool activities, including aftercare. Original story below… TOWSON, MD—Due to impending inclement weather, all Baltimore County Public Schools will dismiss two hours early on Friday, January 3, 2025. All afterschool and evening activities are also cancelled. School and central offices will remain open. There will be no afternoon pre-kindergarten. A Winter Weather […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Families are invited to ring in the new year at the Baltimore County Public Library on Tuesday. Several BCPL branches will celebrate “Noon Year’s Eve” for children on December 31, 2024. 11 a.m. Loch Raven Branch Owings Mills Branch Randallstown Branch Towson Branch Woodlawn Branch 11:30 a.m. Catonsville Branch Cockeysville Branch Hereford Branch North Point Branch Parkville-Carney Branch Perry […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—In 1967, Baltimore County passed one of the most far-reaching land preservation acts in Maryland history, creating the Urban-Rural Demarcation Line. The URDL, as it is commonly known, separates the county into “urban” and “rural” areas. Sewer systems, public water, and infrastructure is generally focused within the urbanized part of the URDL, while farmland dominates the region outside this […]
UPDATE: A grand opening date has been announced. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—Specialty value retailer Five Below has selected North Plaza Shopping Center in Parkville as the site for its seventh location in the greater Baltimore County region. The Philadelphia-based company, which operates more than 1,600 stores across 43 states, has signed a lease with Continental Realty Corporation (CRC) for […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The following is an update from Fifth District Councilman David Marks on the search for a new Baltimore County Executive: A new Baltimore County Executive will be inaugurated in early January to complete the term of John Olszewski, Jr., elected to Congress. I would like to thank those who have submitted their names to replace County Executive Olszewski, and […]