UPDATE: Bowleys Quarters Volunteer Fire Rescue & Marine reports that there have been two rescues, with seven vessels recovered so far. The Oliver Beach Improvement Association reports heavy damage to piers in the area. Original story below… MIDDLE RIVER, MD—As the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby move through the Baltimore region, flooding is occurring in many locations. As of Friday […]
We are blessed with a beautiful waterfront in eastern Baltimore County. There are more than 219 miles of tidal shoreline throughout Baltimore County, much of it in the Fifth District that I represent. One of the most difficult “balancing acts” involves the need to protect this sensitive area, and how much development is allowed so that businesses and homeowners can […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, the Department of Recreation and Parks, and additional state and local officials on Wednesday celebrated the opening of the new Middle River Recreation Activity Center (RAC). The 15,000 square-foot facility, located alongside Glenmar Elementary School and in close proximity to Martin State Airport’s Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum in eastern Baltimore County, […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Wednesday announced that he will recommend preserving 75 acres in southwestern Perry Hall between Honeygo Boulevard, Silver Spring Road, I-95, and White Marsh Boulevard. This includes the Featherhill, Lawrence Hill, and Tartan Hill areas. Councilman Marks hadn’t represented these areas until the most recent election. He will recommend applying the Neighborhood Commons […]
UPDATE: The property has now been bulldozed by the county. Original story below… WHITE MARSH, MD—A vacant property that was on Baltimore County’s demolition list went up in flames overnight. At just after 11 p.m. on Monday night, August 5, firefighters were dispatched to a vacant home on Carrington Drive near Hamilton Place (21162). Emergency personnel arrived to find the […]
UPDATE: Belair Road has now been reopened and the subject is now in custody. Original story below… ——— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are on the scene of a barricade situation in the Perry Hall/Nottingham area. At just before noon on Tuesday, August 6, the Baltimore County Police Department reported that a barricade situation was unfolding in the 9200-block of Belair Road (21236). […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Monday announced today that he will recommend protecting over 100 acres of land in the Bird River Road corridor as open space, or Neighborhood Commons zoning. He will recommend reducing 15 acres of land to DR 1, or one house per acre. The zoning issues are 5-069, 5-079, 5-091, 5-120, 5-121, 5-130, 5-131, […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—The Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum will hold a Family Fun Day on Saturday. The event will run 10:30 a.m. to 3: 30 p.m. on August 10, 2024 and will be themed “It’s Rocket Science.” Families will be able to engage in mini workshops on rockets (sessions at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.), make and launch paper rockets, […]