Eastern Avenue closed overnight following serious Middle River crash

UPDATE: A Maryland Air National Guard members was killed in this crash. Original story below… MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Crews responded to a serious crash in the Middle River area overnight. At just before 10 p.m. on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, units responded to a motor vehicle collision with entrapment on Eastern Avenue at Mariners Point Drive (21220). Emergency personnel worked for […]

Councilman Marks proposes to protect over 3,300 acres in northeastern Baltimore County as green space

NOTTINGHAM, MD—With the closing of filing for the Comprehensive Zoning Map Process, Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Thursday announced that his office has initiated a review of a historic amount of land in the Eastside communities of Kingsville, Perry Hall, White Marsh, and Middle River. Altogether, Councilman Marks has requested that 3,343 acres be downzoned to as green space […]

Councilman Marks opposes request for Baltimore County to sell 8-acre Middle River property

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Councilman David Marks on Wednesday said he would be opposed to a request for Baltimore County to sell a piece of land in Middle River. According to Councilman Marks, there has been a request by a private party for the county to sell the eight-acre Bengies-Walters property along Eastern Avenue, east of Earls Road, as “surplus property” for […]

State Highway Administration to begin installation of new sidewalk ramps, bus shelter on Eastern Avenue on Tuesday

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will begin a project to install Americans with Disabilities Act compliant concrete sidewalk ramps and a concrete bus pad shelter along eastbound MD 150 (Eastern Avenue) between Tidewater Lane and Biscayne Bay Boulevard near Chase on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. The project should be complete in early August, weather permitting. Drivers […]

Councilman Marks, police look to stop illegal dumping at Middle River intersection

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Councilman David Marks on Sunday announced that he’s taking steps to stop illegal dumping at one Middle River intersection. At Councilman Marks’ request, the Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation has initiated an effort to remove and block future dumping at the intersection of Stevens Road and Eastern Avenue. On June 22, DPWT removed one-half ton […]

Baltimore County announces vehicle height monitoring cameras to reduce truck traffic in residential areas

TOWSON, MD—In an effort to reduce truck traffic in residential areas and address long-standing community concerns, Baltimore County Department of Public Works on Wednesday announced plans to install vehicle height monitoring camera systems at seven designated residential roadway locations in southwestern and southeastern Baltimore County. The vehicle height monitoring system is an automated enforcement tool that uses cameras and computer […]