Pamela Wood
Pamela Wood covers Baltimore County government and politics. She joined The Sun in 2013 as an Anne Arundel County reporter and previously wrote for The Capital, the Maryland Gazette, The Daily Times (Salisbury) and Gannett News Service. She grew up in Howard County and graduated from the University of Maryland.
Recent Articles
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Closely watched race for Baltimore County executive opens with Olszewski announcement
The 2018 campaign for leadership of Baltimore County — Maryland's third-most populous jurisdiction — gets underway today as Democrat Johnny Olszewski Jr. officially launches his bid for county executive. Olszewski, 34, a former teacher and state delegate from Dundalk, is scheduled to announce his...
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Perry Hall's Double T Diner prepares to roll to new location
The doors have been shut, the dessert cases are empty and the kitchen no longer serves up spinach pie, omelettes or milkshakes at the Double T Diner in Perry Hall. Contractors have emptied the basement and are disconnecting the utilities in preparation to carefully roll the entire diner about 300...
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In heroin fight, focus turns to educating young people
In the ongoing battle to stem the epidemic of opioid addiction and overdoses in Maryland, state officials have opened a new front: teaching students from elementary school through college about the dangers of the powerful drugs. Public schools are tweaking drug-education lessons and colleges are...
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Charter review panel meets Wednesday to hear ideas on changing Baltimore County government
A commission that's reviewing the way Baltimore County government operates will hold a public meeting Wednesday night. The Baltimore County Charter Review Commission will hear public testimony at 6 p.m. at the Historic Courthouse, 400 Washington Ave. in Towson. The commission is charged with considering...
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Baltimore County employee withdraws request for sewer deal that was questioned
A Baltimore County government employee has withdrawn her request for taxpayer help to extend a public sewer line to a property she owns in Reisterstown, a proposal that was first approved by the County Council, then put on hold. Suzanne Berger, the county's deputy director of human resources, withdrew...
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Viewing set for Perry Hall soldier killed in Afghanistan
A Perry Hall soldier killed in Afghanistan will be remembered during a public viewing on Saturday. The viewing for Sgt. Eric M. Houck, 25, will be held 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Schimunek Funeral Home, 610 West MacPhail Road in Bel Air. Houck's family also will host a public memorial gathering at noon...
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Baltimore County Council bills target public meetings, ethics, developer contributions
The Baltimore County Council is considering four measures that members say would make county government more transparent, and could attract more public input. County Councilman Wade Kach, a Republican, is proposing a bill that would require the council to hold more meetings in the evenings, and...
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Former Maryland transit official spent $65,000 on office remodel
One of the top officials who abruptly departed from the Maryland Transit Administration this week had authorized spending more than $65,000 on remodeling the administrator's office, according to documents released Friday. James Knighton, chief of staff for MTA Administrator Paul Comfort, had ordered...