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Baltimore County officials celebrate groundbreaking for Hazelwood Skatepark in Rosedale

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

ROSEDALE, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski and Department of Recreation and Parks officials on Thursday joined state and local elected officials and skateboard enthusiasts to break ground for Hazelwood Skate Park in the Rosedale community. This will be the Baltimore County’s second public skate bowl facility in nearly fifty years. “Recreational activities and community spaces that keep residents of all […]

Councilman Marks: Why I Am Restricting Apartments at the White Marsh Town Center

Posted on September 14, 2023 by News Desk

UPDATE: Bill 52-23 has passed unanimously. Original story below… The following is an editorial piece from Councilman David Marks. At its meeting on September 18th, the Baltimore County Council will consider my legislation to restrict apartments at the White Marsh Town Center. Bill 52-23 repeals earlier legislation that allowed for apartments in an area east of White Marsh Mall. That […]

Baltimore County Summer Basketball League to hold kickoff event in Overlea

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

OVERLEA, MD—Baltimore County’s new Summer Basketball League will soon hold a kickoff event in Overlea. The upcoming 2024 Summer Basketball League, which came about through the advocacy and support of Delegate Carl Jackson and other community leaders, kicks off 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 27, 2023 at the Overlea High School gymnasium. The kickoff event will include […]

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Councilman Marks opposes ‘sea of apartments’ at White Marsh Town Center

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Monday released the following statement regarding the proposal for more apartments in the White Marsh Town Center: “I inherited three major land use challenges after taking office: the potential development of the C.P. Crane plant in Bowleys Quarters, the proposed warehouse project at the Lafarge Quarry in Middle River, and a plan for hundreds […]

BCPS celebrates 2023 spring athletics state champs, runners-up

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools officials are celebrating the student athletes and teams recognized at the state level during the 2023 spring season. The following student athletes and teams were honored: State Champions Boys 100m Class 3A – Daysen Shell, Milford Mill Academy Coach Sharon Johnson Boys 110m Hurdles Class 1A – Ojigwe Olua, Western School of Technology and Environmental […]

BCPS celebrates its 2022-2023 winter athletics state champions

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools officials are celebrating their high school athletic teams recognized at the state level during the 2022-2023 winter season. The following student athletes and teams were honored: State Champions Allied Bocce – Dulaney High School Coach Anita Shaw Allied Bocce – Franklin High School Coaches Anthony Burgos and Maria Powers Allied Bocce – Loch Raven High […]

Josephine Oseromi Perry Hall Middle School 2023 Black History Month Award

Perry Hall Middle School student among winners of 2023 BCPS Black History Month Writing Contest

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—Top honors in the 2023 BCPS Black History Month Writing contest have been earned by students from Hillcrest and Warren elementary schools, Perry Hall Middle School, and Catonsville High School. This year, the contest, coordinated by the BCPS Offices of English Language Arts and Social Studies, had as its prompt a quotation from Ketanji Brown Jackson, who, in 2022, […]

BCPS graduation rate declines 1.7 percent for Class of 2022

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—The four-year cohort graduation rate for Baltimore County Public Schools students for the 2021-2022 school year is 84.5 percent, according to data released March 9 by the Maryland State Department of Education. BCPS’ graduation rate is 1.8 percentage points below the state average of 86.3 percent and is a decrease of 1.7 percentage points from the previous year. “The […]

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