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Probationary firefighter injured in Baltimore County training exercise accident

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—A Baltimore County Fire Department probationary firefighter was injured on Tuesday in an accident during a training exercise at the Fire-Rescue Academy in Sparrows Point. The probationary firefighter, a 30-year-old woman, was transported by ground to the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center with non-life threatening injuries. The incident occurred at around noon during a rooftop ventilation exercise. This […]

Niagara Bottling to open new manufacturing facility at Tradepoint Atlantic

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Monday announced that Niagara Bottling, LLC, one of the nation’s leading beverage manufacturers, will soon open a new manufacturing facility at Tradepoint Atlantic in Sparrows Point. Niagara Bottling plans to construct a 600,000 square-foot facility at the global logistics hub and anticipates moving into the facility by Spring 2023, and will add more than 90 […]

BCPS celebrates winter 2021-2022 state champions and runners-up

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools celebrates its high school athletic teams and student-athletes recognized at the state level during the 2021-2022 winter season. The following student-athletes or teams and their schools and coaches were honored: State Champions Co-ed Wrestling – Dom Ambrosino – Sparrows Point High School Coach Mike Whisner Co-ed Wrestling – Gage Carr – Sparrows Point High […]

Olszewski Baltimore County Crab Pot Announcement 20220303

Olszewski announces project to remove thousands of derelict crab pots from Chesapeake Bay

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Thursday highlighted a short-duration Baltimore County project engaging local watermen to remove between 1,500 and 2,500 derelict crab pots and fishing gear from the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay, at the mouth of the Patapsco River off the North Point Peninsula. “Bringing together the environmental science community and county government to work alongside our […]

Attorney General Frosh files lawsuit for environmental violations at two local wastewater treatment plants

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Friday filed a lawsuit in Baltimore City circuit court on behalf of the Maryland Department of the Environment to eliminate unpermitted discharges from the two largest wastewater treatment plants in Maryland: the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant. Both plants are owned and operated by Baltimore City. During […]

Flood Warning issued for portions of Baltimore County

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for portions of Baltimore County. The warning will remain in effect until 11 p.m. EDT on Friday. At just before 7 p.m. EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain which will cause flooding. Up to one inch of rain has already fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of one inch are […]

Police searching for missing man with dementia

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: Brinley Fried has been found safe and unharmed. Original story below… ——- NOTTINGHAM, MD – Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing man. Brinley Fried, 62, was last seen at 2 p.m. on Monday, August 19, in the 5500-block of Baltimore National Pike. At the time, he was wearing blue jeans and a gray sweatshirt. Fried has […]

Essex motorcycle crash victim identified

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Chris Montcalmo

ESSEX, MD – Authorities have identified the man who was killed in a fatal motorcycle crash in Essex on Sunday evening. At just before 8:30 p.m., state troopers were dispatched for a report of a motorcycle crash on the inner loop of I-695 past Route 702. The crash involved a 1996 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. John H. Schell Jr., 61, of Sparrows […]

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