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Dogs, Cats, Ducks Rescued From Burning Carroll County Home: Fire Marshal
At around 4:30 p.m. on July 30, first responders from the Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department were called to a residence on Railroad Avenue, when a passerby reported seeing flames coming from the structure. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, firefighters rescued two dogs, two cats, and two ducks from...
Manchester plans nine street rehab projects
Manchester has planned street repairs on nine roads, including upgrades to the Manchester Town Hall front parking lot and the Manchester Post Office rear lot, according to town meeting documents. Manchester has also planned a 2-inch mill and asphalt overlay for seven town roads. Victory Street, Hilltop Drive, about 750 feet of Brightside Drive, a portion of Maiden Lane beginning at Beaver ...
Hanover gets green light on state grant for traffic signal upgrades
Hanover Borough was among 73 municipalities in the state to receive a portion of a $30 million program to improve traffic signals. The borough will receive $328,120 towards comprehensive upgrades to traffic signals along the borough's busy Eisenhower Drive, according to a release by PennDOT. The signals on Eisenhower Drive being...
Face painting, magic shows, and petting zoo are highlights of Children’s Day at Carroll County Fair
Children flocked to the vendor area at the Carroll County Agriculture Center in Westminster Tuesday for face painting, a magic show, music, a petting zoo and sidewalk chalk, all meant to teach them more about agriculture and farming. It was the 127th Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair’s annual Children’s Day, when children and their parents are welcome to wander the fair, stopping to get their faces painted, pet a calf, goat, pig or pony, and watch the Agricadabra and Hypnosis Show, Cowboy Circus and Hot Dog Pig Races. Sweta Sharma, of Sykesville, and her daughter, Rhea, 5, stopped at the petting zoo and the Agricadabra and Hypnosis Show. Sharma, who attended the fair as a way to spend the day with her daughter, said the magic show was “amazing.”
Up to 2.2 GW Maryland Offshore Wind Project Moves Closer to Federal Approval
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Marks: Council expected to approve purchase of C.P. Crane property
One of my top priorities as Baltimore County Councilman has been to preserve open space and reduce the development along Baltimore County’s waterfront. We’ve initiated dozens of rezoning issues that will lower the amount of development allowed throughout Bowleys Quarters, Oliver Beach, and other neighborhoods—and in early September, the Baltimore County Council is expected to review a contract to purchase over 80 acres of the former C.P. Crane plant. With...
Dozens of AP exam students in Baltimore County may have to retake tests due to missing answer sheets
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore County Schools said about 100 Advanced Placement exam answer sheets from students at Western School of Technology are missing which could mean retakes for those students.While the district says it's working with College Board -- the organization that administers the test -- to find them, a student told WJZ he is worried about his missing test."It's terrible given how big of a test it is," Western Tech student Daniel Fitzpatrick said. College Board wouldn't go into specifics on the retesting options due to student privacy. However, the organization hopes to prevent situations like this one in the...
Peter Max Zimmerman, people’s counsel for Baltimore County, dies
Peter Max Zimmerman, people’s counsel for Baltimore County who specialized in zoning issues, died of pancreatic cancer July 15 at a friend’s home in Midland, Michigan. The Towson resident was 77. Born in New York City, he was the son of Dr. Louis Zimmerman, a physician, and Helen Helfstein, a homemaker. A 1965 graduate of the Horace Mann School in New York City, he earned a degree at ...
Councilman Marks endorses zoning change to support church in Middle River
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Wednesday announced that he will support a zoning change that will allow the Redeemed Christian Church of God – Life Center to continue operating at its campus at 9750 Bird River Road (Issue 5-076) in Middle River. By changing the...
Marks to recommend downzoning 18 acres along Bird River
Baltimore County Councilman David Marks announced rezoning recommendations designed to reduce the impact of development on the Bird River. First, Marks will recommend classifying nearly 18 acres of land on the southern side of the Bird River near White Marsh Run to RC 20, removing an existing industrial zoning. The new classification is designed to better protect this critical area of the Bird River region from development. ...
Baltimore County considering ‘clarifying’ bill after overriding veto on school overcrowding
Weeks after overriding County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.’s veto of a school overcrowding bill, the Baltimore County Council is now considering a corrective bill to supplement that legislation. The council is workshopping a ‘clarifying’ bill that would amend parts of the recently passed Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance, which caps development in areas of the county where schools are ...
Hygea Healthcare opens its newest medical facility in Middle River
Elected officials and medical professionals came together to celebrate the grand opening of an esteemed rehabilitation and substance use treatment center in Middle River on Monday afternoon. The opening of Hygea Healthcare’s Middle River facility marks the company’s third and most recent inpatient detox center in the Baltimore area. It is a culmination of the advocacy and efforts of former Baltimore County Councilwoman Cathy Bevins who worked closely with county leaders during her last term on the council to bring the much-needed facility to the...
Councilman Marks to support preserving 47 acres as open space near Orems
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Tuesday announced that he will support rezoning changes that will preserve about 47 acres of land as open space in the communities centered around Orems Elementary School. He will supporting changing about 19 acres of land to DR 1, or one...
Campaign to expand Baltimore County Council by four seats fails
Despite a last-minute push from Democratic leaders, a campaign to expand the Baltimore County Council by four seats failed to gather enough signatures to appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. A host of politicians at the local and state level, including Democrats County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. and Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, last week endorsed the Vote4More campaign led by Linda ...
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