ESSEX, MD—LoonAsea has announced a grand opening date in Essex. The former River Watch Restaurant & Marina was purchased by the owners of Looney’s last year. This will mark the popular chain’s fifth location, with the others being in Perry Hall, Bel Air, Maple Lawn (Howard County), and College Park. LoonAsea will open on Thursday, June 20, 2024. “LoonAsea Maryland […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—The Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability plans to conduct the next round of helicopter application of midge treatment along the Back River next week, Councilman David Marks announced on Thursday. The application is scheduled to occur on Monday, June 17 and Tuesday, June 18. As is often the case, timing will be dependent on changing […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A man from Baltimore has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for an armed robbery that took place in January 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Maryland District. The sentencing will also include three years of supervised release for Marvin Benjamin Sparrow, 32, of Baltimore. According to his guilty plea, Sparrow was part of a […]
ESSEX, MD—Police are responding to a shooting in the Essex area. The incident occurred on Sunday morning, June 9, 2024 in the 300-block of Torner Place (21221). Initial reports indicate that a male victim sustained has been shot in the face. There has been no word on his condition. No suspect information is available at this time. This is a […]
ESSEX, MD—A Baltimore County woman is sharing her surprise after winning a $50,000 scratch-off card as a gift from her daughter. The Essex mom initially believed the $50,000 Gold Rush 7s Tripler instant ticket was a prank, but her daughter was quick to point out a match for the winning number 01. “I said to her, ‘Are you sure it […]
ESSEX, MD—Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department are requesting help from the public in locating the driver who was involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred in the Essex area over the weekend. The crash took place at just before 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, 2024, on northbound Route 702. The vehicle, described as a 2018-2021 Ford […]
ESSEX, MD—A new pavement improvement project will bring delays and overnight closures to MD 702 in eastern Baltimore County beginning next week. The Maryland State Highway Administration will begin milling, patching, and resurfacing approximately one-mile of MD 702 from Middleborough Road to Back River Neck Road, including the roundabout at Hyde Park Road, starting on Monday, June 3. This project […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Stormy weather is expected in the Baltimore area each day as the holiday weekend approaches. The National Weather Service says scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected on Thursday afternoon and into the evening hours. A few thunderstorms may be severe, with damaging wind gusts and hail as the primary threats. A few isolated instances of flooding are possible on […]