County Executive Kevin Kamenetz dead at 60

UPDATE: Funeral arrangements have been announced – click here for details. Original story below… —— Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz – a Democratic candidate for the 2018 gubernatorial contest – died early Thursday morning at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center following a cardiac arrest. He was 60 years old. Kamenetz was at his home in Owings Mills, asleep, […]

BCPS supervisor of research wins award for paper on program at Overlea High School

The Northeastern Educational Research Association has presented its 2017 Lorne H. Woollatt Distinguished Paper Award to Maria Y. Finger-Elam, Ph.D., supervisor of research for Baltimore County Public Schools. As a result, Finger-Elam will present her paper at the 2018 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. The meeting will be held in New York City from April 13 to […]

Pet-friendly oxygen masks arrive at Baltimore County fire stations

The Baltimore County Fire Service is taking steps to assist animals that suffer smoke inhalation as a result of fires, thanks to a donation from a local company. Invisible Fence Brand of Baltimore will donate 58 pet oxygen kits to county fire stations during a press briefing scheduled for Wednesday, September 21, 1 p.m., at Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company […]