BEL AIR, MD—At a reception held at Mountain Branch in Joppa on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, Freedom Federal Credit Union honored Ms. Sue Nickerson and Ms. Jen Olkowski, as the grand award recipients of the Credit Union’s 2024 Golden Apple Annual Educator Awards. The program, now in its thirteenth year, offers eight annual educator awards of $2,000, $1,000, $500 and […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Crews responded to a crash involving a pedestrian in the Perry Hall area on Friday. At just before 4 p.m. on August 9, units responded after a pedestrian was struck in the area of Belair Road and Joppa Road. A Maryland State Police medevac unit landed at Perry Hall High School to transport the patient to a trauma center […]
PERRY HALL, MD—A Perry Hall High School graduate barely missed making the U.S. Olympic track & field team in Paris. Vince Ciaettei, who graduated in 2013, came in fourth place in the Men’s 1500m with a time of 3:31:78. Ciaettei posted to Instagram following the near miss: At every level of this sport, I’ve had the belief -sometimes completely unfounded- […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Perry Hall High School officials recently thanked those that will be retiring following the end of the school year. “Ms. Michele Scheppske (pictured: front), our bookkeeper, has 26 years of service to BCPS and 8 years as a Gator. “(Second to left) Ms. Evelyn DaCosta has served 40 years in BCPS as a Spanish teacher. She served the […]
PERRY HALL, MD—The 2024 edition of The Town Fair is almost here. This year’s fair will be held on Saturday, June 22, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 4601 Ebenezer Road (21236) in front of Perry Hall High School. There will be vendors, kids’ activities, giveaways, demonstrations, and live entertainment. There will also be a DJ in the entertainment […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Perry Hall High School graduating seniors Aisha Batista and Mahlet Nigussu have been selected to participate in the National Institute on Aging Summer Training in Aging Research Program. Batista and Nigussu are among only nine students selected from the more than 1,400 students who applied to the program. Through the Summer Training in Aging Research Program, which is part […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Following last month’s virtual session, an in-person meeting will be held in Perry Hall this week to discuss a large transmission upgrade project called BGE Brandon Shores Mitigation. The project will affect Middle River, White Marsh, Kingsville, Fallston, and other areas in northeastern Baltimore County and southern Harford County. The project is necessary due to the announced retirement of Talen […]
UPDATE: The Baltimore County Council has passed the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance. Original story below… The following is an update from Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki Many schools in Baltimore County are experiencing a crisis level of overcrowding. Yet, development continues to be approved at record levels, especially in eastern Baltimore County. Allowing development when there is not enough […]