TOWSON, MD—A new 122-unit apartment complex in Towson is expected to make a significant dent in Baltimore County’s goal of adding 1,000 affordable rental units by 2027, Baltimore County Johnny Olszewski announced on Thursday. Loch Raven Overlook, slated to replace the Days Inn at 8712 Loch Raven Blvd., will contribute 115 units toward that goal. The project is the largest […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Baltimore County Commission on Disabilities recently announced Maria Powers, a paraeducator at Franklin High School, as its 2024 Educator of the Year. Perry Hall High School sophomore Hannah Mitchell was named the 2024 Student of the Year. Powers has worked in Franklin High’s Functional Academic Learning Support (FALS) program for five years. The program assists students in developing […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski has announced Heang Tan as his nominee for the next director of the Baltimore County Department of Aging. If confirmed, Tan will be the first Asian American woman to lead a Baltimore County department. Tan’s 20 years of public service experience includes being deputy health commissioner for aging and care services at the Baltimore […]
BALTIMORE, MD—For the fourth week in a row the national average price of gasoline dropped, falling 6.2 cents to $3.30 per gallon, according to data released on Monday by GasBuddy. The national average is now 20.7 cents per gallon lower than last month and 49.2 cents per gallon less than a year ago. “It seems fitting that, in the run-up […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Jamaican National has been indicted for an alleged lottery scheme that defrauded victims of millions of dollars, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced this week. According to the indictment, between October 2020 and February 2024, Nickoy Campbell, 29, of Jamaica, and his co-conspirators contacted victims by mail or phone and convinced them that they had won millions of dollars […]
TOWSON, MD—For the 19th consecutive year, Baltimore County Public Schools has received the Best Communities for Music Education designation. This national honor is an acknowledgement of the extraordinary commitment of the school district to providing all students with access to quality music education. The Best Communities for Music Education designation is conferred by The NAMM Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated […]
UPDATE: The body-worn police camera footage from this incident has been released. Original story below… WINDSOR MILL, MD—The victim in Monday’s wrong way crash involving a stolen vehicle on I-695 has been identified. At just after midnight on Monday April 8, 2024, Baltimore County Police Department officers located a stolen vehicle in the 1800-block of Belmont Avenue (21244). Officers attempted […]
TOWSON, MD—On Wednesday, Kayla Drummond, a rising senior at Parkville High School, was sworn in as the 2023–2024 Student Member of the Board of Education. Drummond is an honor roll student at Parkville and serves as a class officer and in leadership roles in the school’s AVID Club, Student Council, and in the One Love Club. She is a National […]